The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
mr.. Cleveland Was Not
Thought a Possibility.
CONTEST NOV. WITH \
GORMAN AND PARKER
Latter Has Gained Greatly sins
Strength Since the Re 5S3:1
cent Election. sES
HANNA THE SPHINX
ALL WANT u TO % Re- \ I a
Known That He is osingl
Presidents Dearest Wish, But
the Question is Will He OPP
pose Mr. Roosevelt for sal:
Republican Nomination ~,
for Presidency. ii:5sl
No } .r,.n,,,eg,.DIspat ch Bureau ,,l,li

Tho Times Dispatch Bureau. lSEss5 3sss
Colorado Building. 18th and G Sts. N. Va
1, Washington. D. c., Noy.sS = Ss s5ss
Tho publication by all the papers Of tha
country OF the letter from Mr.. Clevelar
In which he says positively and finally 8
that he will not be- candidate for thu
Democratic nomination to the pres ldeney.}s
did not create the stir here which might ~
have been expected. 5 IN A sS3 VA
1t Is hard to find a Democrat or Res:
publican who ever thought there was e s n
any likelihood that the ex- Prcsident}8
would be a serious factor IN the coming
campaign. l talked for q long while to-day
with a leading Democrat from Georgia.
and also one from Alabama. Each Is very
friendly to Mr. Cleveland yet they both
agreed that some OF the Southern Sta TED Il
would have been in.sthe doubtful column
had he been nominated. thong IL the each
thought thai the time would come WhetlS y
the masses of he people " ould see tttt n
he had made the, nblest Presl dent the Il
country had had since the war: q IS spec s
\ cial weakness In the Nest, they thong tit.#i
4 possibility Ibis Id tie III w takonsb all
students OF the pol itical5 81 tlat ton
4. German or q arkef. X rs
The contest for the nomination Is po,vs3
narrowed down to Senator German and II
Judge Parker There Is no dou BIT hat Il
there has been an enormous Increase Ia
the strength of.the Parker nttment sinceSf
the elections. German list eh favorite With
perhaps Il majority Of the Democrats lin u
Congress-, but It is admitted by every.
friend of his with whom have Il had u
any conversation on the subject, hat on y
the point OF availability Parker Is FAR;
ahead of the Marylander Parker has no VI
record as national &chArac ter, a nd his u
reputation In New York = Is such as ITO &
& make him populariwthFboth partes. FL 4
equals German In c0nservat iEnl NJ say II
the friends of the New Y ork man, aud 81
In point Of vunerabillty he Is far so fHr::s88
German was In the lmolisht at the ma q
tlorlal capital for so long. and even In his
retirement he was constantly In the Pub-SS
lie eye. by reason of the slGllt he was r
making to have Maryland redeem herself 4
and return to the Democratic fold, III y
But the fact remains that the Demo.
Gratis Of tho South and West, as q rule
would prefer TO see Mr. German to aEt3S
other Democrat succeed Mr.. r oosevelt.sa
They are for Parker because they think "
he would stand a better chance to win,
Flirting With Position. sS
There Is nothing in the immediate tus
{tlire that the average politician. whet her u
Democrat or Republican, would rather n
know than. the answer which Senator
Hanna will make TO the direct question t
which will be propounded to him when. &
the Republican National COMMITTEES II
meets here on the 18th Of December.
The question which he will 3be asked -
whether he will consent to remain at
3 Az, ftao a
the leading Republicans OF the country
Including. It is said, Quay and Plat ara N
movers In the scheme to have the chaiy-
man declare hts position. They thirk N
that 1t will be to the interest Of tho Il
party to have some definite knowled Sc az Az
to who will conduct the campaign next Il,
years . 45j
Notwlthstan ding the assertion r,sdeeh
Senator Hanna few weeks ago that
he would retire from the leadership pes
fore the next campaign, II Is said THAI e. Il
he is really flirting with the position, n
md that he may reconsider. IN otnsras
words In the language Of a we'll known x
Republican. ,'He is in about the posi-.
ton he was when he tried TO prevent me 4
ohio State. convention from endorsing b
Roosevelt for the presidency. q .fs
Mr., Roosevelt has asked Mr. Hanna4 to /
remain at the head Of the Nnt1onal III
committee Mr.. Hanna had said before Il
the request was made that he would res
lire. Now he refuses to reply 70 ths
suggestion Of Mr.. Roosevelt That u tns 33&l
situation IN a nutshell, 4
Fighting Roosevelt.
ri is a certainty that II Mr.. Hanna N
should in tire course OF the speech at the al
dinner which Is to he attended by the rs
members Of the National Committee, def n
clare emphatically that he will not LONGER
serye ut tho hend OF the COMMITTEES, there
viii be a strong revival OF the gossip
hat he is Il candidate for the nomina lion IA
n succeed Mr.. Roosevelt, There u no
conceallng the fact that he Is not IN
accord with the administration, inc Il
nne fact thnt he Is fighting with all the
vicor OF which he Is capable to prevent
ne confirmation of the nomination ofS
Roosevelts dearest friend 10 be major Il
general, is sufficient to show that the
senator from Ohio, the leading Repuhli-
can OF the country, is not at heart y
friend OF tho gentleman who lives IN the a
Whlte House. 4 93
May Hang Fire.
The recent acauittal Of Miller ana
Johns. Who were being tried on shs
charge Of intent 70 defeat the pprposs
end Intent OF the postal laws, he's created s
the Impression that the goYerpn9 eht haa 4
very slender chances OF soIyteting Ma
chen, Beavers and others OF the Ispa TT SS
,pnant under indictment Tor similar sAASs4 N