The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-07
NOT SEEKER
 FOR OFFICE E MT. g leland Prefers Retirement. .ys. BE INDUCED TO RUN Henry Stafford Little Talks of
 Ex-PreSident. Says New Jersey Delegation will Be Instructed for Him Unless He
 Expressly Prohibits
 Such Action.

| Washington. Aug. s.-tspecial. )-The Brooklyn Eagle of this evening contains the following special from Saratogas 1 Henry Stafford Little of Trenton. N. T.. 1 who was the head of the New Jersey ! State House Democracy during MT. Cleve- ! lands first term as President, is now i one of Mir. Cleveland's associates in the Board of Trustees of Princeton Uniyer- sity, is at the Grand Union Hotel This afternoon he told The Eagle correspond ent that he believed Mir. Cleveland would
 accept the nomination for the Presidency next year if it became nlanifestly his duty to do so, and said that the New Jerseg delegation to the National Convention will certainly be instructed to vote for his nomination, unless Mr. Cleveland spe- officially prohibits such course.
 Something of Little.
 Mir. Little has not been active in poli- tics lately. but he is a close personal friend of ex-Senator Smith, the Demo cratic leader, and is well informed on party conditions in the State. In 1884 when Mir. Cleveland was rrst elected, he
 was elected in office in the State, having been appointed by Governor Randolph. When the State Democracy divided, he sustained MT. Cleveland, and was one of
 the victorious foes of Governor Abbett. He was one of the several leaders who carried the State three times for MT. Cleveland, and when Mir. Cleveland re- tired in 1896 from the Presidency. it was Mir. Little who induced him to accept the trusteeship of tue University
 "I am very much interested in the dis cussion of Mir. Cleveland for President and am in sympathy with everything The Brooklyn Eagle has said to promote his candidacy" said Mir. Little. ''The propo- sition to nominate him is not extra ordina- ry at all, but Is sound politics from every point of view. It is my opinion that Mr. Cleveland can be nominated and have no doubt that if he is nominated he will be elected. You will understand that l am speaking only for myself. T do not assume to commit Mfr. Cleveland in any way nor to express any views he may entertain on the subject.
 "Mr. Cleveland does not desire, obvi- ously. to re-enter public life. He has accustomed his mind to retirement and wants nothing better than to live in his modest way with his family In Prince ton. He could not be induced, to say things that would influence the Demo- cratic convention or mould the thought of Democratic votes in his own behalf.
 May Accept Nomination.
 Tt is thoroubhIy consistent with his public career that he occasionally in prl- vate life, says the right thing in national or party emergency, as he did at the Tilden Club in New York last year, and at the Tuskegee institutee meeting this year. He does not bid for popu- larity or indulge in any of the trickeries of politics, but believe if 1t becomes manifestIy his duty, not so much in a party sense as from patriotic views for the welfare of the country he would con sent to be the Democratic candidate.s
 Time and events have alreadY indi- cated the judgment of Mir. Cleveland on the great questions he dealt with during his two administrations. That is tie real reason for the spontaneous call for him from all parts of the country at this time. Nobody knows better than the Democrats who disagreed with him in 1896 that he was right. His manly atti- tude in the unusual situation of that year and his modesty .and self-command in the trying ordeals which followed have commended him to the judgment of con servative citizens of all parties. He is strong in the East, the South and West, wherever the ideals of public service are night, and that is the kind of candi- date the Democratic party wants
 New Jersey cast it's electoral vote three Republican since he retired. It believes in him, the Democratic party of the State will vote delegation and it's vote will be for him unless he expressly probihits it. If he is nominated, he will carry the Stare and rehabilitate the Democratic party" R. H. Watkins.