The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
Washington Politicians Are Amazed
It What They Regard as His
Open Candidacy.
Point Out That the No Third Term
idea Would Operate Against
Him.
Saw His Nomination Would Mean a
Bolt and Roosevelt's Election
by Big Majority.
From The Journal Bureau Room IS, Post Build
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From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washington May 6.-Grover Cleve-
land S recent trip into the middle west Is
taken there to mean that he has hnaiis
consented to permit the use OF his name
in connection with the democratic presl
dental nomination next year. his fecep-
ton in ST. Louis. altho bearing many IN
dcations of having been carefully prear-
ranged was hearty and sincere on the
surface. His friends are proud OF II, ana
are taking it to mean that III the strong
hold of Organism he has many loyal sup
porters. His appearance for an address
at the banquet given the Washington cor
RESPONDENTS in St. Louis last Friday
night, is regarded as another indication Oh
his willingness that his name be used py
the president makers in their preliminary
talks The Friday night address was
prepared in advance, and cast in happy
mold. There was a fine opportunity to set
the question of his candidacy next year
at rest, but not once, directly or Indirect
w. did he mention the subject. While in
st. Louis he met by appointment the
leading gold democrats of the middle
west some Of whom came hundreds OF
miles from other states to see him. 1t IS
understood that to these men he said
enough to indicate that he would accept
another nomination If 1t were to come to
him, and it will be surprising If, as re-
suit of the conferences, an attempt is not
made soon to start a Cleveland boom in
the Bryan country.
SO far as the democracy of the east is
concerned-and that is the section where
Cleveland is strongest and where the gold
democrats in 1896 made their greatest
showing-it appears very willing to accept
Cleveland as it's nominee next year. The
New York World and the Brooklyn Eagle
influential journals in the east are stu
started. Cleveland himself has prepared
two interviews for publication in the
World, both of which gave him an OPP
portunity equal to that of last Friday
night to go on record as not wanting an
other nomination, but he said nothing.
Meanwhile, these two newspapers, which
have his confidence in an unusual degree.
and do not publish anything which would
tisplease him. are asking for his nomina :
ton. And Mr.. Cleveland made long
journey to st. Louis for the express pur-
pose of talking over the situation with the
gold democrats of the middle west
Notwithstanding Grant Was refused a
third term, in compliance with the un-
written law of the republic, there are
MANY reasons aside from those mentioned,
for believing that this Cleveland talk is
meant to be serious. His friends are
saying that the fact that his service as
president was not continuous, HARRISON
coming between his first and second
eight years between the close of his sec
ond term and the beginning of the term Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's successor. will operate tC
suspend this unWritten law. But even Il
this were true and it probably Is not i
public opinion as expressed thus far may
be relied upon, what guarantee is there
that the democratic party can be prevailed
upon to have it's salvation undertaken il
that way? Apparently there is not nov
single democratic state calling for Mr.
Cleveland's reappearance In politics. Thi:
would be equally true if he had served on.
term instead of two. and there were NJ
third term preiudices to overcome. H;
saved the country, from a debased cur
rency. but that very fact makes him al
imposibility among those democrats VIII
adhere to Bryan and the Kansas Cit.
platform. IF nomina ted at all. it will b.
by minority Of the party, and the Bry
an protest would probably take form in
bolt and a third ticket, or open support Q
Roosevelt.
Looking at it from every practical poin
of view, it seems absurd to talk abou
Cleveland for a third term. His nomna
ton would insure the election of ROOse
welt by a record breaking majority, an
so divide the democracy as to postpon
for many years the coming of a tim
when it can hope to make a successful
presidential campaign. The strange par
of it all, to those in Washington who ar
following the political drift, is Cleveland
own blindness to the real situation; TO
he is blind or he would not permit hi
New York newspaper friends to exploit
him as they are now doing.
w. w. Jermane.