The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-23

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As BOY
the ansidersin the Pittsburg Dis
PATCH
lost people, including those who
netserE dreamed of collecting any phi
losoph u from their careening through
exist ence, have. detected that invaria-
bly, associated with all political move
n1ents is the bogy man. State after
State announces in favor OF some
SON, and pledges unremitting loyal
to his cause. and then the mana
gers anxfously start the task of com
putting the ballot outlook But al
ways over the scene hovers the bogy
man, the one force that holds with
his grasp the subtle power to dis
rupt all that months OF careful prop
uganda have done. Sometimes the
bogy man is a welcome yisitant and
descends like the old god from a ma
!. chine in Greek tragedy to resolve all
the tribulations and tangles into
which the fatess and the tragic muse
3 have involved the hero. Grover
Cleveland is the spectre that now
eibroods, oye-. all tic manipulate and
II speculations CT the Democratic lead
ers.
Mention OF the Sage of Princeton is
persistent His delineations have
been as numerous and emphatic
as the most greedy could command.
and yet within the very closing
1ours of the canvass. a loud refusal
is heard to kany surrender to his an
nounced desire to enjoy his retire
ment. The situation has been fire.
quently analysed and still the last
e process has not been exhausted, nor
rs full reliance shown to the report
of the experts. Many suspect Mr..
Cleveland Of not only secretly cher
5@ishing the wish to essay another cam
#paign, but to force into unmistakable
view that a nomination remains with
in his own voluntary refusal. But the
4 perusal of the daily journals of his
5 party faith discloses in many forceful
sections that the sentiment in his IA
syor. emanates not from any consider
8 alton of what his personal wishes may
be, but from the controlling idea of
obtaining candidate presenting
more elements of success than any
mentioned hitherto.
"A third dissection OF the queer sit
nation discovers that Mr.. Cleveland
IS nurturing the present status with
deliberate intent of preventing any
combination by which the rad
: zeal wing can win, or con
ceding the now utter improb-
ability of that. of aiding his
{, own preferred contingent toward sue
cess. Since his exit from the White
House and settling down in Princeton
his appearance at intervals in the role
of lecturer or publicist, and especially
upon matters OF outdoor sport, elected
no, comment other than Of welcome
and the scissors Were applied busily
in making copous quotations from his
articles 50 surcharged With his unique
style. Within the past six weeks his
crow CCtiSLLlIt anu III
{5 some Instances he has even "syndi-
Gated upon some topics, notably his
.recitalofthe bond issues and his &C
ton during the Debs strike troubles
III Ghicaso. Upon matters purely
partisan he has not been as loath as
formerly to give counsel, and he even
has stated his personal preference as
& to a candidate. Though other canardS
and bitter bits of gossip have perco-
& lated he has cared to-refute none, ex-
cepts one, as to his ever having invited
II a negro to his table, a peculiarly SEN
8sitive item in Southern attitudes.
Without further itemizing the idea re-
mains fixed that for a gentleman in
retirement Mr.. Cleveland has kept
himself unduly busy.
AT the threshold a survey of the
2 field of managers who might compass
his nomination at ST. Louis reveals a
strong and familiar string. They are
Z Democrats who have manipulated
L conventions before and organized vic