The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-14
Senator German Predicts the senti-
,nent for Cleveland Will Die
in Three Weeks.
If Not the Two-thirds Rule Is Ex-
pected to Beat Him in the
Convention.
Germans Friends Declare the Mary.
lander Would Make an Ideal
Candidate.
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New York Sun Special Service
Chicago. May 14.-Walter Wellman in
a Washington special to the Record Her
aid says:
stand another chance to win at the polls
but it is virtually Impossible for him to
get the nomination. This appears to be
the prevailing opinion among eastern
democrats. Conversations with quite
large number of them both in New York
and here have brought out general ex-
preston of the opinion given above. In
New. York l was told Tammany STOOD
ready to support Mr.. Cleveland In the
convention II there Is any chance Of his
nornina ton and in the campaign II he Is
nominated 1t is not so many years since
the vast majority of Tammanyites habitu-
ally spoke of Mr.. Cleveland In language
which cannot be disinfected, and for
which there is no adequate synonym But
now he is almost popular with the tribe
The truth is, of course, that Tammany is
counting the days till Jan. next. when it
confidently expects to be in full posses
sion of the Metropolitan feshpots. 1t
does not care very much about the prea-
dency. ''Twould be nicer to have demo-
cratic president, of course, but really that
does not matter much, so far as Tammany
is concerned, and the braves are ready to
throw their beavers into the air for Sen
or any one else.
Tho it is apparent on all sides that the
talk of Mr., Cleveland had enjoyed a
fortnight of unexpected prosperity and
eclat not the slightest evidence has ap-
peared that the demand for the reincarna-
ton Of the ex-president Is strong enough
ever to assume the proportions OF tidal
wave and sweep everything before It, In
fact, so much opposition has developed
that shrewd and impartial democrats say
his nomination is clearly impossible In
convention where the tWo-thirds rule
obtains if considerable majority OF the
democrats of the United States come to
the conclusion that Mr.. Cleveland Is the
only man with whom there is chance to
win, 1t will not be possible to get two
thirds vote for him in the convention.
Practical politicians looking the facts
In the face say Cleveland's nomination is
wholly out of the question and declare
the, project many as we'll be dropped first
Is last. They say that more than one
third Of the delegates to the national con-
vention win be so bitterly antf-Cleyeland
that they would not nominate him IL they
knew he could be elected, and that an
other large, but not SO outspoken element,
will be opposed to the resurrection of a
man who has not supported the demo-
cratic ticket since 1892 when he was him
self the head of IT,.
~ Before leaving Washington for his Eu-
ropean tour Senator German told one OF
his friends that he believed the so-called
Cleveland boom would run itself out In
two weeks. Mr.. German is understood
to be very glad the Cleveland business
was started early in the campaign so that
It may be decently and finally disposed
of before the real work of selecting can
didate is begun.
Friends of Senator German believe he Is
rapidly coming to the front as promising
candidate for the democratic nomination.
They say he Is gathering strength all the
time without making the slightest effort
to do so, and that next winter as leader
Of the democracy In congress he will loom
large as the man Of the hour and of the
coming year.