Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
THE THIRD TERM PLAN
What the Booms for Russell and Pattison
Seem to Signify
Massachusctts and Pennsylvania
Delegations to he Held Until Turn
ed Over to Cleveland.

The proceedings of the recent democratic
conventions in Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island are disquietirg to those men who
oppose the suggestion Of n third term for
Mr.. Cleveland. They cannot accept Mr.
Russell's presidential candidacy seriously
They conceds that he is a young man of
good parts. personally popular, and with
some gift of speech. But, despite his three
terms as governor of Massachusetts,, they
regard him only bright young man
without experience in large affairs. And
the next President of the United States will
be called on to deal with most complicated
and trying situa ton. Would a of Mr..
Russers caliber prove equal to ii? Many
prominent democrats think not. They fear,
therefore, that this so-called Russell boom
is merely part of a program TO mold certain
delegations in line at Chicago until such a
time they can be utilized for serious
purpose. These men INSIST tina. Mr.. CleVe-
land would be offended IL it were actually
proposed to make Mr.. Russell his successor
in the White House. He has large self
appreciation, and, considering himself to
be both great captain and veteran, he
would resent the proposition that ne turn
over the command of the democratic forces
to mere cornet fresh from the hands Of
the drillmaster. But to hold a fort until
Mr.. Cleveland can get there, Mr. Russell
will do as well as another.
Similar Feeling as to Pattison.
There is a similar feeling, too, with re-
gard to the candidacy of Mr. Pattison of
Pennsylvania. He is personally a popular
and most excellent man, but not regarded,
as the lines are at present drawn, as
presidential quantity. He has had no ex-
perience in the conduct of national affairs
and, besides, comes from a state where the
republicans, when they happen to be feel
ing good, can roll up a majority of a quar-
ter of million votes. But Mr.. Pattison is
warm friend of the President, and, in CO.
operation with Mr.. Harrity, can hold Penn
sylvania at Chicago subject to Mr.. Cleye-
lands orders.
The Cleveland Mems Program.
Here then, it is feared, is disclosure of
the program of those who are anxious to
again bring Mr.. Cleveland forward. The
south, of course, cannot be asked to par
ticipate. She is for free silver, and against
Mr.. Cleveland. At farthest she would sup
port some man like Colonel Morrison as a
compromise candidate. But against the
south the Cleveland democrats are pre-
pairing to array the east and a portion of
the northwest, and in order to make the
play effective they must get control of the
delegations from those sections. Mr.. Rus
sell is to be the rallying cry in the extreme
east, Mr.. Pattison i'll the middle states and
Mr.. Carlisle here and there, wherever ap-
the program is further explained, when the
tug of war comes. when it is demonstrated
that neither Mr.. Russell, Mr.. Pattison nor
Mr.. Carlisle can command more than a
local following; when the demand is heard
above all other demands for a man strong
enough to poll the Russell, the Pattison, the
Carlisle and ether votes, the name of Mr..
Cleveland is to be presented to carry every
thing before it.
What Some Democrats Believe.
There are some very prominent democrats
who do not believe that for a third term
Mr.. Cleveland could carry single state in
the Union. He could not, in the opinion of
Senator Jones, carry a single county in
Arkansas, and Texas, it is said, would
throw an overwhelming vote against him.
If democratic strongholds like these would
fail him, the anti-Cleveland men inquire,
from what quarter would his support at the
polls come? From states like Massachu-
sets and Pennsylvania, which had assisted
in his nomination?