The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

PULIllOhb NUIEc AMI UcoolI'
Cleveland Movement.-It is be
ginning to be believed that Mr.. Grover
Cleveland is possessed of a very strong
desire to make trouble. 1t. has never been
doubted that Mr. Cleveland regards him
self as again entitled SO The Presidency.
1t is said that a superstition controls his
view Of the PresidencSias ~ lated to him
self The circumstance 'that,he was beaten
for reelection in his Second race and won
in his third go at the prize is thought 10
have filled his head with the vagary that
as a son of destiny it is foreOrdained that
for the remainder of his life he shall oc-
cupy the highest Office In the land every
ether four years II is only on this theory
that Mr. Cleveland's present talking Mt
can be accounted for. His candidacy Ior
a third term has been launched by a New
York paper that has never become recon
cied 10 Bryan or the Western Democracy
control OF the party. IL is believed bY
Democratic leaders of sound judgment IN
Washington that the newspapers director
has brought out Mr.. Cleveland with the
consent Of the former President, who has
never declared an unwiIingness, as has
General Harrison, to again enter active
politics. II this be not the case, then II is
thought that the Eastern element or the
party are using the Cleveland bugaboo tor
the purpose OF frightening the Westerners
into material notifications OF the chicago
platform at Kansas City, in July. In every
discussion Of the topic Mr.. Bryan ana the
men close to him have emphasized their
determination to readopt the Chic ago plat
form in its entirety. line for line, ana
word for word. That this element will
control the Kansas City convention is more
certain now that it was at the correspond
ing time previous to the Chicago cOnven-
tiOn. 1t is conceded that there will be
many auti-free silver men in the Kansas
City convention. but it is not believed that
there will be sufficient number Of them
to force the majority into concessions OF
any kind. At the same time, it is ac-
knowledged that they can make trouble if
they are determined to do so. But nobody
is willing to concede that they can create
enough discOrd to advance the political
4 ambitions or designs Of Mr.. Cleveland
Mclean NJ Reporter.-The Hon John
R. Mclean gave out an interview yester-
day for consumption in Ohio, but which
conveys information Of interest outside Of
/ that State. Mr. Mclean declares in I'M
mistakable language that he is not can
! didate for delegate-at-large to the Kansas
City Convention. and desires that his name
be not used in that connection. The Ohio
Democracy has honored me beyond my de-
serts," said Mr.. Mclean with becoming
modesty to the interviewer. 1t is now
/ time for the honOrs TO be passed around. l
hone the party Will send none but its best
men to Kansas City-men whose loyalty
to the great principles OF Democracy Is IN
questioned" The eminent OhiOan then
hot D. IN tom Ia
to go TO Kansas City during he convention
as a plain newspaper man" Mr. Mclean
owns d right breezy newspaper in Ohio. and
the presumption is that he wants to see TO
I it personally that his journal has a first
I rate report Of the big convention. II is
I said that there are few better reporters
than Mr.. Mclean, when he cares to turn
his hand 10 the work Of chrDnIcllng events
/ OF passing or permanent interest. and 30 IS
! expected that he will set d pace at Kansas
/ CITY in July. that viii n AXE the bright
young men Of his staff hump themselves in
I lively fashion. II is recalled that at the
last Republican National Convention MIR.
William j Bryan reported for an Omaha
paper the nomination of Nj, Mckinley. II
is believed that Mr. Mclean thinks he Is
! as good a reporter as Mr.. Bryan was four
| years ago. and that probably he can 90
such work as will SO benefit the party that
! maybe ne VIII De IeiutlADtTeu VIII 6l1''-
! tude when next the Democrats are looIins
around for a Presidential candidate. In
deed il is not certain but that when the
delegates at Kansas City gaze upon him
with his sleeves rolled up. his hands
/ smeared with lead pencil dust and stream
/ Of Precipitation pouring from his face as
he tries to follow and accurately describe
the gymnastics OF the orators, Vice
Presidential boom then and there Will be
started for him which it will be impOssi-
BILE to head OF. Still Mr. Mclean does
net authorize the announcement that he
would accept second place on the ticket II
il should De offered to him.
Mr. Penrce Has Quit.-The Fifty
seventh Congress will not know the Hon