Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-11
Would Like to Establish New
Record For Presidency of
United States
ROLE ASSIGNED TO eoRMAN
It Is Stated That He is the Real Can.
didate of the Conservative, Sound
Money, Old Time Democracy, and
Will Be Put Forward as the Com.
promise Candidate.

Washington, June 11.-Former Pres
ident Grover Cleveland has a desire to
climb to a height where he may write
his name little higher than any other
American citizen has been able to write
it, to-wit: sit for the third time in the
States, thus establishing new rec
ord.
Since the visit Of the former presi-
dent to st. Louis, where he was given
a reception SO spontaneous and warm
ing and where the incipient third term
boom was showered until it gave in
dications of vigor and unexpected vi
tally the politicians have been asking
the question: What does 1t all mean?
Is Mr.. Cleveland candidate for the
democratic nomination for president in
1904? If he is not, why does he flirt,
and why does he not take himself
sduarely out of the running as he might
in dozen words?
The reason Former President Cleve
land has not handed out these dozen
words, positively declining to become
a candidate for nomination for presi-
dent and declining in positive language
not to permit the use OF his name, is
plain enough. When man desires an
office he does not indulge in state
ments that take him out OF the race.
Your correspondent is not at liberty
to quote his authority but is able to
make the statement that Mr.. Cleveland
occupies more than a passive position;
he covets the honor of again leading
his party in a presidential campaign.
This is not deduction. a pipe dream"
or bit of fancy; it is cold fact The
information came in direct line from
the former president himself. In a mo-
ment of heart to-heartness. Mr.. Cleve-
land admitted that he would like to be
president a third term.
The south Is weary OF Bryan. 1t was
weary of him in 1900. but faced the
music and gave Mr.. Bryan practically
all the electoral votes he got. The
south gives the bulk of the electoral
votes, and will have large voice in the
convention. The south still has a
warm place in its affections for Grover
Cleveland It prefers Cleveland before
Bryan, ten to one. The southern poll
tician perceives. however. that with
Mr.. Bryan and his followers armed
with axes and the Cleveland wing con-
cealing keen daggers about their
clothes, that hope dies. Therefore the
south says, ii can be neither Bryan nor
Cleveland.
Who is to be the compromise candi
date?
Arthur P. German
Senator German is the real candidate
OF the conservative. sound money, old
time democracy. 1t was figured that
to bring out Mr. German at the outset
would be to make him the beneficiary of
early opposition that would kill him
off. For this reason Cleveland was
starred for the purpose of example.
The politicians behind the great game
believed that after few weeks scare
by the Cleveland stalking horse that
the Bryan wing would become worked
up to such state that this element
would jump at a compromise PROPOSE
ton with Senator German as the cam
didate. or course, the conservative
wing has been for German all the
time
The conservatives. In fixing upon
German, have spiked the guns OF the
Bryan wing opon these scores. Mr.
German in both campaigns supported
the regular ticket. 1t is true Mr. Cor
man did not get sweaty in his enthusi
asm for Bryan in either campaign, but
he contributed to the fund, counseled
with the state and national leaders,
gave his moral support to the ticket
and voted both times for Bryan. That
makes him regular.
While Bryan may personally prefer
some other man, and it is quite evil
dent this is the case, he will be forced
to give Mr. German cordial support in
case of his nomination. Failure to do
this would subject him to the same
criticism he has leyeled against those
who failed to support him. Senator
German will have in the convention
practically the solid support of the
south, including. of course Maryland,
and probably the entire east. That
will give him practically the
two-thirds necessary to win. The
democratic politicians do not expect
to win in 1904. even with German. They
see it is on the cards that President
Roosevelt is to have an easy victory
Former Congressman Walt II. Butler
made the statement that in his opinion
only one democrat could beat Roose-
Welt, Hearst, and he is considered i'm
poc Sih1a