Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
AS TO CLEVELAND.

AS TO ClEVelAND.
 The Chicago Record-Hesald has made an effort to ascertain the sen timents of the members of the Dem ocratic national committee regarding the proposal to nominate Cleveland for the presidency again next year. Only twenty-eight members of the committee have been heard from and of these three favor Cleyeland's nom ination, eight are non-committal and seventeen are opposed.
 The strongest expression in favor of Cleveland came from Norman E. Mack, the national committeeman from New York, and the strongest in opposition from Clark Howell, of Georgia.
 Mir. Mack wired: Grover Cleyelani made lhe best president the country ever had. I also am of the opinion that he would make strong candi date if he should be nominated
 Mir. Howell said: "To nominate Mir Cleveland in 1904 would be to put the club of Hercules into the hands of the republicans"
 That the interest in this talk about Cleveland is widespread there can be no doubt. That the bee is buzzing is generally supposed. Whether MT. Cleveland put it in his hat or allowed some one else to do so is the question. And that the question puzzles the na- tional democratic committeeman is manifest.
 Efforts were made to reach every member of the national committee. But some of them were away from their homes, and others were beyond the limits of the telegraph wires. However, a fair representation was secured-a representation quite sufi- eient to reflect prevailing opinion.
 The three committeeman who be lieve that MT. Cleveland would make as strong a candidate as tho lemo- cratic party could propose are: Nor man E. Mack, New York; John S. M. Neill, Montana; James B. Eaton, North Dakota
 Those opposed to him are: Tacmas Gahau. Illinois; D. c. Dunbar, Utah; Adair Wilson. Colorado; Urey Wood son, Kentucky; R. Nj. Johnson, Texas; T. E. Ryan, Wisconsin; Ma ris Taylor, South Dakota; James c. Dahlman, Nebraska; Clark Howell. Jr., Georgia; Josephus Daniels. North Carolina: Thomas Taggart, Indiana; T. D. o'Brien, Minnesota; George Fred Williams, Massachusetts; George ". Greene, Rhode Island; H. s. Cum mings. Connecticut; True L. Norris. New Hampshire; John H. Senter, Vermont.
 Eight committee men prefer to ''sit on the fence until they know moro of the situation. Some of them in their interviews speak of the good qualities of Mir. Cleveland; refer to the fact that he made an excellent president, but refuse to commit themselys one way or the other. They are. Daniel J. Campau, Michigan; H. B. Fergu- son, New Mexico; John R. Mclean, Ohio; Richard s. Kennedy, Della ware; J. N. Gufey, Pennsylvania; Arthur .Pue German, Maryland; James P. Clark, Arkansas; George E. Hughes, Maine
 One feature of the replies is that the south and west is b'"erly opposed 10 Cleveland. Some Of the leaders iook upon his candidacy as joke; others see in it scheme of republicans to "set up a man of straw Nearly all of them say it would be tantamount to political suicide and i5 not to be con sidered by any serious-minded demo 'crat.
 The southern members express T preference for Judge Parker of New York, while New England is for olney.
 Committeeman Ryan of Wisconsin says he admires Cleveland personally, but his politics are too irregular to permit of his candidacy.
 Committeeman Msris of South Da- kota says the democrats of his state would prefer Senator Tillman to Cleve- land.
 Committeeman Daniels of North Car olina says Cleveland's nomination would alienate all the labor vote of the country.
 Committeeman Taggart of Indiana says that renomination talk is foolish and will soon pass away.
 Committeeman Dunbar of Utah calls Cleveland a boiter, and says Bryan and his friends win dominate the con vention.