The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-02
CLEYELAND's LETTER.
Gossip as to His Wish for Party Sue
cess in New York.

Similar Expressions Wanted for Maryland
and Kentucky-Effect of His Failure
What Practical Politicians Believe.
Washington, November 1.-The letter
of President Cleveland to Gen. Tracey,
which was read at the Albany meeting
by Senator Hill, announcing
that he approves the excellent Demo-
cratic ticket of New Yorkto 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 now that the
letter may be embarrassing to the DEM
ocratio party unless ne follows up the
precedent set for himself and writes
some more letters of the sort. 1t is sug-
gested that this brief letter must be re-
ceived..with something Of shock in New
York, when it is remembered that he re.
Trained from uttering a word in behalf
of the Democratic ticket while Hill was
running for. governor last year. 1t was
rather dramatic exhibition of self
abnegation for Mr.. Hill himself to read
the letter last night.
1t is known that Mr.. Hill is op posed
to that sort Of letter by the President,
and it is said by his friends, that when he
was running for governor, he resented
the suggestion that Mr. Cleveland should
write letter indorsing his candidacy.
He argued that such a letter would in
dicate that there was some reason why
the Democratic President might be ex-
pected not to support the regular Demo
cratic tickot, and that it was like pro-
claiming a mans honesty or woman S
virtue when that should be taken for
granted. In this instance there is little
division among the Democrats as to the
state ticket, and Mr. Cleveland would
wire his letter with out fear of offending
any considerable faction, and it is
thought that the sending OF the letter will
be beneficial to him personally in New
York state, if it does not help the party
much.
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 dis
pose of this suspicion by writing letter
to some one in Kentucky and another to
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wish that the Democrats may win there
If he had not written concerning New
York this might properly be expected of
him, but now his expression as to New
York and his silence s.3 to Maryland and
kentucky may be subject to the con-
struction that he does not care much for
Democratic success in those two states,
and it may hurt the party there.
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 Presidential contest of next
year against the Democrats in advance,
and the nomination by that party would
not be worth having. At the same time,
a failure to follow up the New York let
ter with one of the same sortl about the
other states would be very apt to hurt
the Democratic ticket, in view of all
that has been said about administration
antagonism.