Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-31
CLEVELAND'S LETTE r
Gossip as to His Wish for Party Success in
New York.
Similar Expressions Wanted for Mary
land and Kentucky-EGect
of His Failure.

The letter of President Cleveland to Gen.
Tracey, which was read at the Albany
meeting by Senator Hill, announcing that
he wished the excellent democratic ticket
of New York to be elected next Tuesday.
has caused much surprise in Washington.
1t was not thought that Mr.. Cleveland
would write letter in support OF any
ticket, and the circumstances are such now
that the letter may be embarrassing to the
democratic party unless he follows UP the
precedent set for himself and writes some
more letters of the sort. 1t is suggested
that this brief letter must be received with
something of shock in New York when 1t
is remembered that he refrained from ut
tering word in behalf of the democratic
ticket while Hill was running for governor
last year. 1t was rather dramatic eX-
Libition of self-abnegation for Mr.. Hill him
self to read the letter last night.
Mr.. Hills View.
1t Is known that Mr.. Hill is opposed to that
sort of letter writing by the President, and
it is said by his friends that when he was
running for governor he resented the sGg-
gestion that Mr.. Cleveland should write a
letter indors:ng his candidacy. He argued
that such a letter would indicate that there
was some reason why the democratic Pres
ident might be expected not to support the
regular democratic ticket, and that it was
like procla.ming mans honesty or a wo-
mans virtue when that should be taken .or
granted. In this instance there is little
division among the democrats as to the
state ticket, and Mr.. Cleveland could write
his letter without the fear of offending any
considerable faction, and it is thought that
the sending of the letter VIII be beneficial
to him personally in New York state, ii it
does not help the party much.
Two More Letters Wanted.
On the other hand, there are contests in
two states-Kentucky and Maryland-where
it is suspected that Mr.. Cleveland is not
in sympathy with the democratic ticket.
1t is likely to be demanded since he is
writing letters, why he does not dispose of
this suspicion by writing letter to some
one in kentucky and another to some one
in Maryland, expressing the wish that the
democrats may win there. If he had rot
written concerning New York this might
properly be expected of him. but now his
expression as to New York and his silence
as TO Maryland and Kentucky may be sub
ject to the construction that he does not
care SO much for democratic success in
those two states, and it may hurt the party
there.
What Practical Politicians Believe.
1t is believed by practical politicians that
from political point of view he is anxious
that the democrats should win in all three
of these states. The loss of Maryland and
kentucky, they say, would decide the pres
idential contest of next year against the
democrats in advance, and the nomination
by that party would not be worth having.
At the same time, failure to follow up
the New York letter with ore of the same
scrt about the other states would be very
apt to hurt the democratic ticket, in view
Of all that has been said about admins
tratiOn antagOniSm.