Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-26
IS HE A CANDIDATE?
a Friend of President Cleveland
Says Not.
SAYS he is TIRED OF OFFICIAL LIFE
Party Leaders Think He Ought
to Speak Out.
SOME WOULD FOLLOW HIM

A leading member of the democratic side
Of the House, who has al-1ays been in ac-
cord with the administration and VINO is
admitted to the presence of the President
for d confidential chat wha1 he sees fit,
was asked by Star reporter if he thought
Mr. Cleveland would be candidate for the
democratic nomination.
Il haven't the least idea that he WILL
the gentlemen said; in fact, l do not be-
-ieve that lie would allow MS name to be
used under any circumstances. In all the
speeches l have made the financial ques-
ton recently 1 have referred to Mr. Mr.Cleveland
practically as a man of the past, with a
history that would adorn the pages of any
fcok.'
The next day after this conversation the
gentleman called en- the President and had
chat with him the political situation
Wat passed between them is not known.
: Ihe reporter again saw the member. and
asked him if his views the President s
a!iesed candidacy had undergone any
-hange He said that they had not, and he
lid not believe any situation could arise
which would induce Mr.. Cleveland to ac-
rept nomination.
Tired CT Official Life.
From other sources the statement is made
that the President is tired of official Hfe
and that hereafter he wants to spend his
the freedom of free man. He does not
want 10 be cooped UP in an office which is
often as solitary as n dungeon
Ii is said that since the i'll feeling arose
etween the silver men and the admnis-
ration the President has been bothered
70 by comparatively few callers. The soli-
tude has become irkSome TO him. Many of
the men who formerly enlivened things by
Visiting the chief executive have held aloof
from hin Tney do not even go to the
w House hon
members of the cabinet or personal friends
call upon him the President spends the
hoHrs by himself OF course. on the days
set aside for public receptions he sees
something of the people. but even then he
Knows that in most cases it is mere curl
oslty which promI is the majority to pay
visits.
1T must be n strange feeling" a member
sail, that comes over the President when
he re1lizes that at least half of his own
party think bitterly of him that they
would not darken his home or speak to
him either on private public business.
VI here sits Il man who ought to command
ne good viii and love of nation. ire
spective OF party. Instead of that he has
the good W / portion of one party,
many of whom are holding office through
his power You know. 1t is said that the
President feels this more keenly than can
be imagined
Ought to Say Something.
The politicians argue that the President
Is aware of the newspaper talk that he may
be candidate for President, and that his
very silence is an Indication that he would
not be averse TO more political honor. If
he had no intention of being a candida te,
they say, he should have written or allowed
some thing to be given to the press on the
lyIbjsct. Ex-PresiGent Harrison promptly
did this. and yet the President maintains d
Silence as profound the silence of a
tomb. If it was his desire TO retire and al
low some other democrat a show, he could
L. = II
has had time, they say, to thoroughly study
Prefer Him After All.
Notwithstanding the feeling the silver
men have for the President, they say that
if they are outvoted at Chicago, and have
to remain in the party under a gold stand
ard banner, they had rather follow Mr..
ClevelaHd's lead than any other man. They
would know what to expect of him and
would know how to act. While he went
DIck on them once, they say, he could not
do SO again, as they know him better than
fore The argument is again advanced
tnat II the democrats could DO anything at
all iii the next election under Il single stand
ard platform they could do more with Mr..
Cleveland than any other man. He COM
-Ie country, and they would contribute
nberaiIy to q campaign fund. He could
command their full strength and assistance,
1t is ayowed. should the republicans Strad-
ole the financial question and put up a
man whose position would he doubtful, or
against whom there would be any Suspi-
cion of sympathy with the cause of silver.