The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-09
cleveland MAY
TAKE PART IN THE COMING CAM
PAIGN IN THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
New Route for Suicide-Put Knife
to His Breast and Cody Drove
it. in With Hammer
Other News.

Albany, July 2.-Ex-President
Grover Cleveland, who made his re-
appearance in politics at the Tilden
Club the other night, after ten years
of inactivity, may consent to be one
of the star speakers of the coming
democratic campaign in New York
State.
After the Tilden Club meeting,
Mr.. Cleveland. in conversation with
ex-senator Hill and other demo-
cratic leaders, expressed his willing
ness to assist in every way possible
his party to reclaim the state Of
which be was once governor. He
did not wish the fact generally
known, but to number of his
friends he has expressed the belief
that with proper management of
the campaign the state can be
Cured by the democrats.
If he remains Of the same mind
after the state convention he will be
asked to make number of speech
es, not only in New York but in
other localities. The campaign
managers say there is every reason
to believe that be will consent to do
so. Other distinguished men, rep
resenting factions which have dis
turbed the unity Of the party since
1896, will also be invited to make
speeches during the campaign.
A convention Of the old-time sort,
unrestricted by the candidate of
any boss, with a free fighting
ground for as many candida tes for
state Office as may elect to enter the
list and perfect liberty Of speech,
are some of the features of the dem
ocratic programme which ex-Sena-
tor Hill, Chairman Campbell, of
the state committee and other lead
ers are now considering.
This programme has been sug-
gested to county leaders through
out the state and has met with uni
versal approval.
The World correspondent can
state with every assurance Of ac-
curacy, that Senator Hill, Mr..
Campbell, Mr.. Mack, Mr.. Nc
Laughiin or any other Of the lead
ers powerful in various parts of the
states have not considered the ad-
visibility of nominating any par
ticular man for governor. There
has been no discussion of candi-
dates for any state Office. There is
the highest authority for the dec
laration that no boom will be
sprung for any man for a nomina-
ton to state office from the state
headquarters.
It is in the mind of Senator Hill
to encourage as far as possible the
growth Of candidates from among
the people who know them best.
1t would undoubtedly please him
to have the names of half a dozen
eligible agpirants presented to the
state convention for the nomination
for governor. He has not said so,
but his intimate friends say that he
would like a general discussion a.
mong democratic voters and demo-
cratic newspapers OF the merits and
qualifications of a mum ber OF men
Of good standing, undisputed de-
mocracy, and the proper mental e.
quipment to lead q great fight. The
idea that be does desire such a con-
troversy over the selection of the
proper candidates is taking bold in
several parts of the state and will,
it is believed, encourage the presen-
tation of the names of men who
have never been conspicuously al
lied with any one faction of the
party.
i The change from the recent meth
DDS OF arranging cut-and-dried pro-
grammes for state conventions and
the selection of a candidate for gov
ernor weeks in advance, seems in
some degree to have inspired some
thing approaching the old time en-
thusiasm with which dsmocrats
prepared to enter a campaign.
The opening of the state head
quarters apparently has done much
to increase the faith of democrats
throughout the state, in the
improved chances of their party
this year.
Guthrie, Okla, July 2.-Thomas
L. Smith, of sneed, Indian Terrific.