Evening star., 1896-03-03
CARL4sLE'S FRIENDS
Not Pleased With the Rumor Of
Qe,eland's Support.
FEARS AT II WILL lNJuRE Him
His AYs'sbi'ity Compared With
That yf Secretary OIney.
HE LATTER STRONGER

The friends of Mr.. Carlisle are by no
| means pleased with the printed story
| which represents Mr.. Cleveland as being SO
much an advocate Of the Secretary's NOM
ination at Chicago that he is preparing to
make him the Administrations candidate
before the convention. For whatever the
design may be- the effect of the story.
they fear, Will be to injure any prospects
their favorite may have to receive the
presidential nomination. Mr.. Carlisle is
not announced as a candidate, but his
friends feel that in the speculation now
rife on the subject of the new leader to be
selected by the democracy his case ought
not TO be in any way prejudiced. Besi1es,
they do not believe the story.
An Unlikely Story.
That Mr. Cleveland holds MIR. Carlisle in
very nigh regard Is not news. That he
would be glad 10 see him elected President
Is thought more than probable. But that
he designs taking steps systematically to
help bring about such a result is regarded
as as most unlikely. Such procedure might
nave tendad the very opposite effect to that in
must know the story of his own rise to
power. He would probably never have
advanced beyond municipal office had an
opportunity not been opened to him by the
tary Folger governor of New York. The
assistance of Mr.. Arthur. we'll intended.
proved fatal to the candidate. The re-
publicans of New York resented the in
terference. and by remaining at home on
election day enabled Mr.. Cleveland who
was the democratic candidate. TO win in a
walk What the republicans of New York
old on that occasion the democratic dele
gates at Chicago might do IL Mr.. Cleve-
land should undertake openly to repeat in
Mr.. Carlisle's behalf the performance of
MIR. Arthur in Judge Folgers behalf.
Carlisle and OIney.
The talk about Mr.. Carlisle for President
IS interesting. and in silver circles his
claims are often canvassed in comparison
with Mr.. Olney's. Neither man is ap-
proved by the friends of silver Both are
classed as advocates of the gold standard
and both, therefore, are Objectionable to
those who are insisting on free coinage
But the question Is sometimes put to the
silver men, IF at Chicago the choice should
be narrowed down so that one or the other
or those two men would have to be taken
which one?" ~
OIney the Stronger.
prominent silver man replied to this
today IN these terms:s Mr.. Clney. in my
opinion. would make better run on gold
standard platform than Mr. Carlisle Not
that he is abler more sincere in advo-
cacy of that policy. but because he is more
representative of it than Mr.. Carlisle He
comes from New England. where everybody
Is for gold. He has probably never felt
any other way than in sympathy with
those who hdld that the gold policy is the
only proper policy 1t is different with Mr.
Carlisle. He was at time in sympathy
with silver He has made free silver
speeches andB cast, free silver votes. The
silver men ramemher HIS record. They re-
fuse to forget it. and at the polls many of
them would repudiate him. His own home
people are divided the subject, and
among the hft terest Of his opponents are
tnose or his old constituents now led by
ar. Blackhurn. For this reason Mr. Car
nsle would be weak, candidate for the
uehlocfacy to neuninatec I don'ti pretend
| to say that Mr.. Olney would he a strong
| personal resentment among free coinape
democrats than would, that of his distin-
sulshed CABINET associate. My judgment is
| that neither one will be taken''