Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
THE PAYNE BOOM.
The New Crew In Ohio Who Are Run.
ming the Democracy.

Cleveland, January 23.-Ine fhyne
presidential boom has been born ana
Is now wrapped in flannel. Catnip
tea Is being administered in doses 10
suit. and n half-dozan old nurses are
busying themselves in preparing the
infant for public inspection. When
the pain in Its stomach Is allayed ana
the weather grows warmer attempts
will be made to send IL on tour OF
the states. The Democracy OF ONO
have already been permitted to take
ppep at il. and they are apparent
ly delighted with the prospect OF It's
future Senator Pendleton, Judge
Thurman. John q. Thompson, Judge
Seney. Durbin Ward, and u dozen
other ex-party leaders look upon the
child with mingled scorn and hatred,
but thew have lost their influence ana
IL doesn't make great deal OF differ
ence whether they like the youngster
or not. A new crew OF politicians
have secured control of the Democratic
party in Ohio, and the bell-wethers
who have been bossing the machine
for the past generation are rapidly
going to the rear. Senator Thurman's
grin upon the hearts OF nia
I'D constituents has lost ~
power. 1 recently heard him
say to an old farmer, as the two sat pc
fore blazing fire in the senator's
hotel: 81 am dead. but had the satis.
faction ofkillina and burying myself"
Pendleton is defunct, also, in politi-
cal sense, 30 far as the present Is con-
cerned. His corpse was carried out
along with those of John G.. Thomp-
son and Durbin Ward. The ms ut
present are the Paynes, Gov Hondly,
Mayor John III. Farley of Cleveland,
John w. Bookwalter of Springfield,
Congressman Foran OF this city, John
n. Mel ,ean of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Congressman Dave Paige of Akron,
and Representative Gilbert III. Bargar
of CushOcton. In their keeping are
the Democrats of Ohio.
Henry b. Payne, the senator-elect,
is no doubt well-known to the readers
of the Times. He is seveGty-two
years old, resident of Cleveland, and
counts his cash by the millions. He
is high-tarifi Democrat, and the own
er of stocks in most of the leading
manufacturing companies of this vein
ity. Recently he and Judge Burke of
Cleveland invested $500 600 in u new
Canadian railroad. Hoadly, the gov
ernor, halls from Cincinnati, and is
nearly wreck physically, If he is a
power in politics. He is attending to
his own knitting at present, and l do
not believe takes very much interes,
in Payne'~ affairs.
PAYNE SECURED THE SENATORSHIP
through combination of unavoidable
circumstances. The programme ut
first intended Bookwalter Tor the place,
but there was such hue and cry
raised against him by the old members
of his party that his managers Were
forced to throw him overheard. Book
walter was formerly Republican, and
ran against Foster for the governor
ship, but was defeated. Hoadly, be-
ing an S-Republican also. it was not
considered the proper thing to do to
give these recruits the two best offices
in the state in the same year. Book
walter is collector of bric-a-brac, an
engine-maker and an udmirer of cam
ePs-hair shawls He is worth probably
halfa million. Mayor Farley is about
40, and AS rough as a black bear. AS a
manager of political fights he does eX-
ceedingly well, and his popularity,
though daily diminishing, is sill great
among the Irish in this part of the
state. He was elected mayor last
spring by a handsome majority, but
would probably have been defeated
had there not been u division among
Republicans on the nominee of their
party. Congressman Paige Is fair 10
II iddling wire'puller, and stands high
in the favor of the present dynasty.
He represents Il district where there
are large manufacturing interests,
and is consequently by force of circum-
stances a tariff advocate. Bargar
is a member of the legislature
and the chairman of the Democratic
state executive committe. He is cred
tied with a large share in defeating
Foraker, the Republican candidate for
governor, and for this and other rea-
sons was given the management of the
recent Payne campaign. He is one of
the shrewdest politicians in this part
OF the country, and is possessed of a
desire to 20 To congress. His conduct
of the Payne canvass was II thing of
beauty, and to him will be n ioy for
ever. He is lawyer about As years
old. Mclean of the En-
quirer, is only SO, but he
has the experience of man of fifty.
He hates Pendleton for some reason.
and for that reason entered the combi
nation to defeat his reelection. Me-
Lean is the possessor of considerable
wealth and energy, and the owner of
the leading Democratic paper in Ohio. |
Such are
THE PRESENT BOSSES.
In another year there may be an en-
tireiy new assortment.
said Payne follower TO me to-day:
'Mr. Payne was not ambitious TO
shine in politics, but his sons were de-
termined to have him do so. He mar.
ried "A Miss Perry, through whom he
got the foundation for his fortune. He
pegged away, buying here and selling
there, until he found himself mil
llonaire. He has been the father o
live children. One son died number
oil years ago, leaving two sons and |
TWO daughters, One of the daughters |
Is Mrs. Bingham OF Cleveland. and
the other is Mrs. Whitney of New |
YORK city, wife of Whitney, at one time
corporation counsel of that city. Col. |
Pay ne OF the standard Oil company is |
very devoted to his sister, Mrs. Whit |
hey, ana her children, and it is under. |
stood will make them his heirs, not |
having u wife and children of his own. |
Whiie In Europe, recently. he pur.
chased Mrs. Whitney n vast amount
OF costly furniture, bric-a.brac. etc.
which he gave her in addition
10 a S6OO,OD0 house. Mrs. Whitney
would make an excellent mistress
Of the White House, and, as Mrs.
iayne is old, would no doubt assume
nat position. The colonel is worth n
nlnt OF money, and knoMs where 10