The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-03

ulated His present tour to St. Louis has developed personal popularity quite | equaling that of President Roosevelt.
 These matters have changed the casual. ago on the ex-Presidents candidacy. to l the sober, calculation on his availability estimates of his running strength and prophecies of his election in the event of his nomination, which are heard today. A fair concensus of local Democratic opinion seems to be that Mir. Cleveland meets all of the requirements of a situa- tion which is too complicated for other sion. It is assumed by the advocates of MT. Cleveland's nomination that Mir. Bry- an will be a factor of very little conse- quence in next years campaign, and that the issues which rose to party dominancy with him will disappear with him. Such complete collapse of Bryanism as this would undoubtedly render impossible the nomination of other men of Mir. Bryans school. like Carter Harrison, Tom L.
 As to MT. German, the leaders of the party believe that he would be weak candidate in the Middle West, where It will be necessary to carry Indiana and perhaps one other State, and in New initiate against him. The only other candidates who have been seriously con- sidered are Chief Judge Alton B. Parker, Edward M. Shepard and David B. Hill, all New York men.
 Observant Democrats say that MT. Hilrs nomination is not to be thought of on account of the violent enmities he has aroused in this State. to say nothing of his unpopularity out of the State. The possible candidacy of Chief Judge Parker is discouraged on the ground-possibly unjustffably taken, yet much discussed
 that the judge is still a factor in the Hill machine. It is quite true, at least. that many of the uncompromisng antag- onists of Hill who favored the nomina- tion of Parker for Governor of New York in 1902 are now opposing Parkers nomi- nation for President.
 MT. Shepards presidential claims are opposed by the Hill State machine. and its two most powerful component parts. the Tammany machine in Manhattan and the Wiiloughby Street machine in Brooklyn. MT. Shepard is entirely with out the equipment, under these circum- stances, to secure a friendly delegate from his home State, city or borough. For this reason the politicians have not rated MT: Shepard as factor of im- portance in the Presidential situation.
 MT. Cleveland has, as is shown by po- litical history, which Is being discussed today, carried New York three times once for Governor and twice for Presi- dent-and lost it once. for President.
 His gubernatorial candidacy was In 1882, when he carried the State against his Republican opponent, Folger, by plurality of 192,S54 in a total vote of 915,- 539. In his first candidacy for President, in 1884. MT. Cleveland carried the State against James G. Blaine by a vote of 563,04S against 562,O01, plurality of 1,047 He lost the State in 1888 by 14,S7s. In his last candidacy for President, Mir. Cieve- land defeated MT. Harrison, the vote be- ing 654,90S to 609.459, plurality of 45.449.
 When MT. Cleveland ran for Governor in 1882 his plurality in Kings County was 39, 4SS; in New York County 77,129; in Queens County, 496S. His plurality in Kings County was 1900 more in round numbers than was cast for the Demo- cratic candidate for Governor last year. which was a landslide in the city, and it is the largest plurality ever cast in the county for any candidate.
 These figures account in some measure for Mir. Clevelands present popularity with the leaders in this borough They believe that his candidacy would restore old party conditions and enable the De- mocracy to win the State.