The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-02


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-(Special.)
If the estimate of a Democratic Uni
ted States Senator may be taken as
final, President Cleveland has now in
that higher branch of Congress only
two friends that he can count on
through thick and thin. The Senator
referred to was quite bitter in criti-
eism of the President, the criticism
evidently having for its basis an alleg-
ed personal rebuff that the Senator
had received in connection with an
Office at the hands of the Chief ENecu-
tive. The Senator, it seems with some
congressman from his State. was
urging the claims of their man, when,
said the Senator, who is a new man. by
the bye, the President in a way that
was impertinent, cut him short by
saying: 1T is useless to tell me any
more of that case, | know all about it,
and then the Senator added: Il don't
believe the President has over two
friends iii the Senate now, and all be-
cause he seems utterly to disregard
that part of the constitution which
would seem to render the advice and
consent of Senators, quite the proper
thing when appointments are made III
their respective States" The Senator
was talking with so much temper that
he ignored the feelings of his visa
Wis at the table, a Democratic CleNe-
land man in the lower House, who de-
Tended the President staunchly at the
. I,a D,,nc Hnr1t
had chosen a man recommended by
him THE Congressman over the head
of his Senator. But that this had
made no change in the friendly feel
ings between him and his Senator.
Thus there seems to be no middle
ground in opinions concerning Mr..
Cleveland The idea of n third-term
nomination is almost yiciously re-
scented BY the anti-cleyeland Demo
Gratis, while the pro-Cleyeland men
seem to be actually at work making
the slate for next year. | was talking
SUNDAY with an official high in de-
partment, who is close to Mr.. Cleye-
land. / am permitted to use some
things he said, of course without
mention of his name To start with,
it may as well he known that the
breach between Mr.. Stevenson and Mr..
Cleveland is not only personal but
seemingly one that cannot be bridged.
1t is said that only recently, Mr.: Stew
enson delivered himself in terms SO
scathing toward the President that
the high official referred TO found no
refuge except in retirement from the
room. OF course Mr.. Cleveland rs
kept au eourant with all such out
bursts on the part of his enemies, and
he has determined once for ali that Mr..
Stevenson shall not go ON the ticket
with him next time.
Then the second place man was dis
cussed and my Ii. O. was frank to say
that it was altogether likely that
either Morrison or Matthews, the lat
ter now Governor of Indiana, would
be the running-mate.
As to the philosophy of this alterna-
tive choice, it was said that Matthews
had all along been Cleveland man,
and was allowed to play the role OF
presidential candidate, commanding, as
II seems. the electoral vote of his State.
When the time comes, he will, II need
ed, be able easily to fall into second
place. Yet the only fact of this per-
feet cooperation in view between the
President and the Indiana Governor
may be a block in the way of effective
politics. the money views, also, OF Mat
fhe,ys being the same as those OF Mr..
Cleveland.
Sc that Morrison, less prominent
lust now. .han Cleveland, as to imam
ciai programmes turned TO. from
the conversation, il seemed 10 be t..kcn
as matter Of fact thai the Zig Nan
i, tie White House would bc The NOM
in.t. and that Matthews ~ Morrison
vonli be his understudy.
Although not entirely relevant to
the subject above another Government
official who was present, In the run OF
the conversation, got to talking about
how slowly Postmaster General VIII
son became reconciled in his mind to
the idea of "A third term for Cleveland.
but that now he was unable to stand
against the signs of the times. And
continuing, twas said that it was true.
bat not generally known, that Mr.. Will
sons heart had been set on the Next
can mission, which afterwards fell to
Ex-senator Ransom. of course no
intimation of his feelings ever escaped
the now Postmaster General, unless
what he said to the gentleman who
was talking, be called an intimation.
At any rate there was no room I'd think
that President Cleveland ever knew OF
Mr.. Wilson's preferences; If he did, ne
did not heed them. For as the story
goes. the President knew of the com
ing resignation of Mr.. Bissell, and was
keeping Mr.. Wilson in mind for the
place the man for whom, together
with Carlisle, he seems TO have a sort
Of affection-and whom he wanted
closer to him than Mexico. So VIII
son took the portfolio, in spite of the
remark, made casually TO my inform
ant, that there then was nothing he
cared for in the gift of the President
unless, perhaps, il might be the Mexi
can Mission.
Speaking of the rumors Of another
sucl<-hunt for the President, me-
to-day in the lobby of the Metropoli
tan Mr.. VIM. Ryan. the Collector fol
the Eastern district of Virginia. Mr.
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