Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-10-31
The Times" Informant SubcrIb-
es an Oath as to Correctness
OF Interview.
BRYAN RECEPTION AT TOLEDO
More of Venezuela Earthquake
~ Magazine Explosion at
Naukin.
Beers NOT READY TO QUIT

AAiouciPhAos a. OSe- OOs 10VO@
Robert J. Black, had an interview will
Grover Cleveland on the 23rd, day o
October, 1900, in his home in Prince
ton, N. j., and during a lengthy tall
with him in his parlor he told me tha
he favored Bryan, and said:
"My boy, you will see landslide
for Bryan on the day after election
That he also said that Bryan was :
great orator. (Signed) R. ]. BLACK,
Vinton, la
Witness-JOHN A. BRADLEY.
Sworn and subscribed before me
this Both day of October, 1900.
JOHN A. THORNTON,
Magistrate of Court No. 90
D. C. FENNO, Managing Editor
Times"
The following is the interview as
published in the Philadelphia Times"
yesterday morning:
princeton, N. j., Oct. 29.-Grover
Cleveland, former president, in an in
terview which had with him, predict
ed landslide to William Jennings
Bryan, the democratic candidate for
president
HE advanced several reasons for
this. For an hour the democratic
statesman fought shy of any reference
to the political situation. He urged
that he no longer takes any active in
terest in politics and is content to
quietly look on.
Then our conversation turned to
the conditions in the west and after
little reminiscent talk Mr.. Cleveland
said:
"'Young man, you will see a land
slide for Bryan the morning after cleo
zion; of this am confident
ITO this replied that indications,
according to the republican leaders,
are favorable to Mckinley. but he
quickly retorted:
"'Of course they are. That is poll
cy. What l tell you is my private
opinion
There was no doubt concerning the
former presidents sincerity in his ex-
pressed belief, and when 1 asked him
what reasons he had for so thinking,
he continued:
You do not understand the condi-
tions. There are elements all over
the country at work which it would
be impossible to draw into line for
Mckinley
IN THE FIRST PLACE, UNION
LABOR is FOR BRYAN. OF RE
CENT YEARS THIS ORGANIZATION
OF LABOR HAS BEEN A FACTOR
IN POLITICS, AND IT CERTAINLY
is NOT FAVORABLE TO THE IN
TERESTS OF CAPITAL.
"'THE TRAVELLING MEN ARE
FOR BRYAN THESE MEN WHO
ARE A SMALL ARMY, ARE OF THE
OPINION THAT THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY is THE PROTECTOR OF
CORPORATIONS, AND BY THE
AMALGAMATION OF INDUSTRIAL
INTERESTS MANY OF THEM HAVE
BEEN THROWN OUT OF EMPLOY
MENT.
In the northwest, in Minnesota,
in Dakota and Iowa, there are many
Hollanders. Sympathy for the Beers,
who are their own flesh and blood, will
induce them to support Bryan : See
if am not correct.
have no desire to be drawn into
any controversy over the results of the
! election, but if the republican mana
gers honestly think that President Nc
Kinley will be reelected, it is my opin-
ion they are mistaken. They do not
know the situation
Further than this Mr.. Cleveland re-.
fused to discuss the campaign. He
said that Mr.. Bryan is a remarkable
orator and has magnetic personality,
which is responsible for his tremend-
GUS popularity. asked him what the
effect of an oratorica1 campaign is.
He said: Well, for a man who can
talk as Bryan does, it is a successful
method. For candidate who is an
orator, it would be a dismal failure
Mr. Cleveland said he was out of
politics.
Accorded Reception.
Toledo. Ohio. Oct. S1.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan arrived this morning from Dun
kirk, N. Y, and they were met by