Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
prc.,d-n,in, Candidates.

ur,,ay and was there interviewed as 10
the purpose Of Mr.. Cleveland 10 run TOT
| a third term Mr.. Watterson expresse"
! the opinion that, Notwithstanding Mr.
| CIeyeland's silence on the subject. MI
Cleveland does not entertain the iuea VI
being "A candidate again. and the uis'"i-
ruished I.ouisvillian went on to say:
There was never Drawer. more gai,
ian,ly led little band than the inhoi'.ii
500 who stood for Grant in thal historic
! convention at Chicago. ana when ihey
falsd of success II was written. never 10 ne
erased. that a third term IS rsPuH"'"'
10 the people OF the United states
cleveland, | repeat, would not carry
a single precinct in the country
Mr.. William c. Whitney, VINO was MI
ClevTland's first Secretary OF the Navy
and who managed Mr. Cleveiands FORCES
at the Chicago convention three YEARS
ago. declares that he himself Is BOT an
aspirant for the presidency. In SUNDAY
New York World he is quoted as saying
"In the next twelve months Mr.. CieVs-
land will grow in public esteem ne
is now necessarily the only bui"aiN
AGAINST Republican extravagance In Con-
pT,ss and / think he will make RECORD
az II As for the thi'd term, car ON!
saw this: If you went among the Demo
Gratis of the country ana coulu dsh
every actual Democratic voter whom ne
really preferred as President, Whoiy
apsrt from any considerations OF the
feasibility or proprety or Il thiu Term,
I think a majority OF them wOuid zen
YOU that they preferred MT. 'IeFeia"u
10 any other man as President. cannot
conceive anything other than that' per
hans. "A practically unanimous call would
,,ducr him again TO be Il candidate. al
though in my judgment. he is more
popu.ar than he ever was
AS to other candidates
"Events Of the next twelve months
WIFI develop them. You see they begin
and finish the making OF candidate
with marvellous celebrity in this country.
The occasion brings the man. NJ. Cieve-
land was himself the most striking IN
stance OF this.
Il think the condition of the Democrat
jc party in the whole country to-day Is
remarkably strong, stronger than IL mas
ever been since the war
Remembering how Mr.. Whitney coaxed
David Il. Hill TO become the Democratic
candidate for Governor last year, MI
Cleveland may have misgiyings as TO
the reliability of Mr. Whitney as n po-
litical adviser. And by the way. though
there has been no actual break" between
whitney and Cleveland so far as we Know.
Whitney has been uninfluential Win ,he
administration, ana we believe rarely
or never. goes TO the White House now-a-
days
Though Mr.. whitney dene. that ne II
a presidential aspirant, 1t must De "u-
mitted that such expressions as he mas
made are likely to make him very strong
with administration men, and after the
formal announcement OF Mr.. Cleveland
nurnose 10 retire Ii made these are quite
likely TO bring forward Whitney's name
for the presidency. Hill, Stevenson, Nor
rlson, Carlisle. and the other Democratic
aspirants for the presidential nomiha-
ton are keeping their eyes upon whitney
He is popular with both wings OF TIE
New York Democracy. and all That can
be said against him is that he Is inti-
mately connected with the Standard Oh
Trust, or that in view of the iactiohai
fights of the party In New YORK 1t wouiu
be better TO go 10 some other State Tor
a presidential candidate for our party
In the New York Times of yesterday an
Interview with Ex-Governor Flower is re-
ported. in which he declares that in his
opinion New York State VIII 60 Demo
cratic this fall. He says that II Is a
good year in which TO drop all talk about
"Hul Democrats" and Cleveland Demo-
Gratis" and that that sort of thing has
been bugbear long enough. Some
times | am Cleveland Democrat ana al
other times | am a Hill Democrat, but !
An, ALWAYS a Democrat" he added Inc
conversation then turned upon presiden-
tial candidates. and Mr.. Flower was ask
ed by the reporter, Whom do you FAVOR
| He answered:
"Oh. Whitney Is my choice have been
rather in favor of Mr.. Cleveland. MI
Cleveland IS a very strong man III many
| directions lie Is growing stronger now
| steadily. He is much stronger now IMAM
| he was a year ago. | don't know That he
| would even consider the idea OF tnlrd
| term. As | say / am in favor OF Mr..
| whitney" l..
"But Mr.. Whitney declares that he IL
| nor candidate" suggested the CORE
| spondent. 60 .Ao
| Does he? Wen, nominations for the
| presidency don't 30 begging. guess No
| could b. Induced to take it,
| ..Your own name has been mentlonei IN
| connection with the nomination..
| Mr.. Flower laughed merrily. and said:
| "Nbv | have 10 more notion OF going
| hack into politics than / have OF nyinS.
| No I am not candidate. When you are
| in office Won are target for every one 10
fire at You are in some ones way. am
very glad TO have been Governor, but
| have finished my political career. ana am
| taking things easily. j am enjoying se'-
| inc, some Of the newspapers 'sandDas
| somebody else. I have had enough oi
! It,"
And. finally. vice-President Adiai b.
Stevenson is heard from. through the
Toronto Mail. and Is reported as deciar-
ing that 1.-The President does not purpose
Offering himself again as candidate
! for the presidency. Nevertheless. OF
course. some emergency might possibly
arise which would cause the party to
urge upon Mr.. Cleveland the ACCESSIBILITY
| Of his again accepting office. and In such
| case the President might fall in with
| their views. But this is such an indefi-
| mite contingency" said Mr.. Stevenson
that il is hardly worth discussing
The New York Sun. however declares
| that Mr.. Stevenson has been misunder-
| stood. and says that the idea Of a third
| term for Mr. Cleveland exists only In