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Show WHAT'S MATTER WITH GROVES? Old-Time Campaign Cry Is Renewed, "Stuffed Prophet" May Again Becoma the Democratic IVIoses. Hoarst Says Ho Is in Race to -Remain Groat Principles Underlie His Candidacy. Special to The Tribune. WASHINGTON, June 12. "What is the matter with Grover?" That is a question thousands are almost certain to ask at St. Louis In three weeks, as they are now asking at their homes in almost every State in the Union. Cleveland's figure will not down. It has grown since his first declaration for Judge Parker, and the magic of his name is a thing the people delight lo conjure with. "Cleveland luck." "Cleveland firmness," "Cleveland honesty," hon-esty," and other such expressions arc rolled under the tongue and used for texts in the newspapers until the average aver-age Democrat finds It possible to speak the former President's name with more ease and to find in it more satisfaction than any other name that has been urged this year. "After all," remarked a leader, "the Democracy could do no better than to nominate and re-elect Grover Cleveland. Cleve-land. His name would bring together lens of thousands of men who have had nothing to do with the Democracy since it ran wild after the visionaries of the ninety-six campaign. It would also bring back to the Democratic standard many thousand more who have been affiliating with the Republicans. Repub-licans. It would alienate many. It Is true, but Roosevelt's nomination would alienate an equal number, with the chances In favor of the Democracy." Another Democratic leader believes Parker Is mprely an advance light for the coming of Cleveland. Ho says there is so much to suggest this that any student of events must recognize the logic of the statemenl. Cockran May Spring- Sensation. The story is going the rounds that the Conservative Democrats may be the ones to spring a sensation upon the Democratic convention this year, as Eryan did in 1S06. Bourke Cockran. It is said. Is to be offered as the piece de resistance. If the situation warrants an effort for Cleveland's nomination, recognized by all elements of his party as one of the best. If not the most dramatic orator of the Democracy, Mr. Cockran will be prepared to mount the rostrum at a minute's notice and touch off the spark for Cleveland's nomination. nomina-tion. His effort In that role. It is pointed point-ed out, might be all the more effects e because he was the man who held tho Democratic convention In 1802 spellbound spell-bound while he made his famous speech declaring that Cleveland was u popular man on every day of tho year except on election day. Cockran, as all know who have studied his political record, would not be at nil abashed In espousing this year the candidate whom on that occasion he denounced as unable to carry New York or the nation. It Is said on the highest authority au-thority that despite what Senator Mc-Carren Mc-Carren or any other Parker boomer In New York may say, Senator Gorman is not affiliated with the Parker movement, move-ment, but in fact is slyly antagonistic to It. Hearst Will Stick. Hearst Is In the race to stay. He has but recently declared: "I have no Intention In-tention of withdrawing, nor has any change been made" in any of my plans. The newspapers. make frequent changes in these plans, but I have made none, and my name will be presented pre-sented to the St. Louis convention and voted upon." He has also given out this statement: "The question of my nomination for the Presidential office by the St. Louis convention is, to me as well as to the party, one of minor Importance when comnarcd with' the real nrobloms th.-if the convention must determine. "My own candidacy is of no moment except as lt bears.on the greater question ques-tion of whether -the Democratic party shall be dominated by that element which does not look beyond the offices, or whether what I have been pleased to term the 'Progressive Democracy' shall prevail. "I do not regard the Presidency as an end, but ns an opportunity. I would not deem It worth while merely to be pointed out as the man who Is President, Presi-dent, but I would give all I possess to be pointed out as the man who, when President, stopped the trusts from robbing rob-bing the people." It Is clear from the two statements that the New York Congressman and newspaperman Is not weakening because be-cause of the fierce fire that has been made on him. He has the second largest vote pledged to a candidate, Parker barely leading. He Is already being treated -with by the anti-Parker men, and will be a factor at St. Louis, though In no wise longer a formidable j candidate for President. No man is nearer the goal, the politicians poli-ticians argue, than he was months ago, but Cleveland's peculiar station promises prom-ises much In certain contingencies. |