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Show GEN'LSCHOFIELD. Speaks of His Candidacy For President. NEVER THOUGHT OF IT Until After He Saw it Mentioned in tbe Press 1 All Big-ht on Silver Daug-hter of Jeff iavia Meets u Friend of Her Childhood. Sah Antonio, Tex., May 24. General Gen-eral John M. Scholield, to whom has been attributed presidential aspirations, aspira-tions, denied emphatically to a correspondent corres-pondent of the associated press that .he had ever entertained the Bubject for an instant. He was seen .this .afternoon .after-noon at Fort Sam Houston just alter he had witueBsed a cayalry drill. When asked if it were true, as reported, report-ed, that he would be a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination nomina-tion on a free silver platform, he at first laughed, and then with a suspicion suspi-cion of indignation in his voice, said: "I have never had that matter under consideration," and General Schofleld looked aa if he were really ane;ry. uWould vou, if you should be a candidate can-didate at all, run on a free coinage platform?" was asked. "That is an issue," he replied, "on which I have very firm convictions, having studied the question for many yearB, bet I am sure the American people care absolutely nothing for my opinion on the silver question, so that any expression of my views would be entirely gratuitous. As to rumors that I would be a candidate for the presidency, presi-dency, of course, I have heard them, but I do not know how, when or where they originated. Those who have been using my name in such connection have done so without authority," General Schofield was asked if he would consent to beeome a candidate if he should be urged, but he would give no committing answer, reiterating, 'I have never given any consideration to that question." When aeked i Speaker Crisp's interview, inter-view, in which he announced hlmpelf in favor of some western man with a military record, aided in giving birth to the rumor, he said that it might possibly pos-sibly be, but he did not know. He expressed himself as delighted I with bis visit to Houston during the confederate reunion. 'I was profoundly impressed with the loyalty evinced by the old confederates," confed-erates," he added, "and I shall always recall that visit ss one of the happiest incide nts in my life." WINNIE HUGGED HIM. Houston, Tex., May 24. Although raaDy of the visiting confederate veterans vet-erans left for home last night and this morning, there are still several thousand thous-and here. A grand parade was held this afteinoon by the yeterans and all the militia companies at Camp Culberson. Culber-son. The weather was rather unpleasant, un-pleasant, being hot and muegy. The parade was formed by states, the companies com-panies oeirg in line in the order in which their respective states seceded from the union. Miss Winnie Davis and General Gordon reviewed the veterans vet-erans and militia which participated, after which there was a grand sham battle, with an exhibition drill of light battery F. third-regiment, U.S.A. An elaborate display of fireworks will conclude the day's celebration tonight. to-night. Miss Winnie Davis will leave tonight with the Washington artillery of Hew Orleans, and after spending a day in the Crescent City, will proceed to Richmond, Virginia. She held several sev-eral receptions this morning, during wbich she met thousands of veterans and others. A touching incident occurred in the course of the morning, when Governor Lubbock, in a choking voice, said to the daughter of Jefferson Davis: "It was I who carried you, child, into prison to Bee your father, " He got no further. Miss JJavia threw her arms about his neck, and they both mingled min-gled their tears. Grizzled yeteranB and vunger spectators present weie visibly affected by the scene. |