Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-05
SENATOR GOKMAN.
HE MAY COME OUT As A PREsi-
DENTAL CANDIDATE.
ALLEGED Scarcity of Democratic TIM
her-Mr. Cleveland May Want the
Nomination Misunderstanding
specu:atiOrs.

| washington Evening Star Qnd), fh)
The opinion is being quietly expressed by
a good many Democrats that Senator Cor
nan will come out strong as caniiuate
| for the presidency before the next Demo-
cratic National Convention. The state
men, is ventured. with few Significant
mods, that the situation is more favorable
| to his candidacy than ever before. IL IS
| said that he holds this opinion himself
and that he Is keeping very quiet. so as
not to flush the game too early.
DEARTH OF CANDIDATES.
This idea gets encouragement from 'he
| fact that candidates for the Democratic
nomination appear to be wotully scarce.
| There is q list Of Republican candidates
almost as long as "A city directory. Tnere
! are dozen or more OF them so conspicu-
ously available as TO make their chances
appear about even in the race. But with
the Democrats the situation Is different
| There appears to be sucn a scarcity OF
| available men among them that hardly
ever is a name mentioned, and, instead OF
speculation as to the prospects OF this
leader or Of that, the question which most
often recurs is: Where shall we ma
candidateg 1t is a remarkable thlne that
with the national convention but year OH
this should be the case.
The three things that seem To he respon-
slble for 1t are. that the party have NOT
recovered from the disbursement OF
their last defeat; that they are so weak
i'm the East that there Is no CONSPICUOUS
leader in that section, and they hesitate
To- turn for a candidate to the South,
where their most prominent men are 10
be found: and, most serious OF all, that
they have yet TO settle the policy OF thc
party before they can tell anything about
candidates. They have yet to discover
whether they are one party or TWO.
CLEVELAND'S INTENTIONS.
on the theory that Mr.. Cleveland Is
himself a candidate the situation may
nave some significance If viewed III the
light of the last two Democratic national
conventions. Before both those conven'
tions. but most conspicuOusiy before the
meeting OF the last. there was similar
silence as to candidates almost up To the
time Of the meeting OF the convention
There was practically no attempt on 'he
part of the opponents of Mr. Cleveland 10
agree upon any one to make the h.ht III
convention and By the time the contest
began the Cleveland forces were 50 strong
and well drilled that nothing could pre-
vail against them.
IT, as many believe, Mr.. Cleveland
wants TO be renomnated for the fourth
time this silence as 10 other candidates
is just the thing for his interest.
II he is not intending TO BE- a candidate
himself there is no doubt whatever that
he wants TO name the candidate, or, at
least TO designate the sort Of candi-
date who shall lead the party, or what Is
left OF IL after the national convention
whichever object he has in view, the
continuance of the present situation Is
favorable to his plans. and the longer
time goes without any man appearing
conspicuOusly in the fore the more am
cult il will b. 10 make a successful hght
against the administration wing Of the
party.
ADMINISTRATIONS CANDIDATE.
There is no need that the administration
candidate should appear. Mr. Cleveland
stands FOR him. whoever he may be, and
the longer his identity is in doubt the bet
ter That Mr. Cleveland will be the can
didate of his people is not the most i'm
probable thing The talk OF Carlisle,
whitney. and Olney as administration
candidates is not generally regarded as Of
serious consequence for several reasons.
II Is probable that II he does not want
the nomination himrseIf Mr. Cleveland
would like 10 see II so 10 one Of two
hdence. II New York could be induced
to present the name Of Secretary Lamont.
il would doubtless. be in that direction
that the administration influence would
tend Otherwise. 1t is not improbable as
intimated in some quarters. that Russell
OF Massachusetts, will be brought out.
MAY BE a BREAK.
The prospects OF a break In the con
vention and the failure Of any one 10
get the necessary two thirds for nomna-
ton are more pronounced AT this time,
than are the chances Of any one now In
mind TO carry of the prize. II Is very
generally regarded as possible that the
Democratic convention will nominate two
sets Of candidates. Divided as the party
is on the silver question. IL looks at this
distance a. If il might be possible for
either faction % get two thirds Of the
convention. and It is doubtful which will
have a majority Of the delegates. though
IL is generally believed that the silver
people Will have this majority.
SMITH a POSSIBILITY.
The suggestion is made that, embar-
raised by the two-thirds rule. the ad-
minstration people. in order TO capture
the southern delegates, VIII make the
bold move of Offering the presidential
nomination TO the south. II this is done
IL will be by the practically unanimous
agreement OF the eastern sOund-money
delegates. and the man selected for their
candidate will probably not be Mr.. Car
Isle. but Secretary Hoke Smith. Of
Georgia The offer TO break down the
barrier that excludes a southern man
from the White House might go "A long
way toward reconciling the southern sill
yer men to the selection OF Il sound"
money candidate