The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
BIG LAW FIRM.
Cleveland, Reed and Carlisle t,
PrActi In New York


Practice In New York.
Chicago, June 15.-According to "a New
8 York special to the Times-Herald, Cleve-
land, Reed and Carlisle. That is to be the
name OF law firm to be established in
this city soon after the fourth Of next
March. At least such is the rumor on
Wall street. and it comes from the offices
OF well known firm, with the head OF
which President Cleveland is on most in
innate .orms.
As the distinguished men who will COM
pose this remarkable firm are Grover
Cleveland, Thomas b Reed and John
q: Carlisle, the announcement of its form
alton Will. IT it be true, be pregnant Of
political import. In the first place, it will
effe"tually answer the question regarding
President Cleveland's intentions as to a
fourth nomination. 1t may be that this
Aas to be the presidents method Of an
sWering those who have so anxiously de-
manded to know the course he intends to
pursue. The announcement WILL too, de-
monstrate Secretary Carlisles intentions for
the future. ~
Those who have SO vigorously denounced
Joseph Manley for Aforsaking' the Reed
boom in st. Louis will be compelled to
admit that the speaker Of the house Of
representatives has long seen the inevita-
bic, as he would hardly contemplate an
arrangement Of this sort while he believed
ne had any chance Of receiving a nomina-
ton from the st. Louis convention.
One incident that gives q bit of color to
this remarkable rumor is that President
Cleveland and Speaker Reed are on
frequent calls at the White House before
the adjournment Of congress.
BEFORE his last nomination for the presi-
dency Mr.. Cleveland was a member Of a
prominent law firm Of this city. Two things
concerning that partnership are known.
frcf So
came into contact with him by his intimate
and intricate knowledge Of the law. The
second is that the partnership proved lucra-
tive to all connected with it. 1t was an
nounced not many weeks ago, and, OF
course, was not given authoritative denial
or confirmation, that Mr.. Reed would,
should he fail in his political aspiration, re-
fuse denomination for congress and re-
move to this city for the purpose of prac-
ticing law. At that time nothing was said
concerning any connections he might form
here. -
A gentleman ie1 who is on more than friendly
terms with Secretary Carlisle's son Logan
recently told the correspondent Of The
Times-Herald that next year the present
secretary of the treasury will, with his
two sons, open law Office in Chicago.
About ten years ago, when the Democrats
Kansas from the control Of the Republi-
cans, Mr.. Carlisle sent his two sons to
Wichita, where they opened a law Office
and prepared to enter politics. In 1889 the
older Of the two boys was chairman Of the
seventh congressional district Democratic
committee, and, counselled by his father,
expected to elect his candidate. When that
district contributed more than it's share
of the $1,000 Republican plurality rolling
up in the state, the Carlisles, father and
sons, returned to the East. Two years
later that district gave the Republicans it's
first adverse vote and sent Jerry Simpson
to Washington.