New-York tribune., 1884-11-30
WALKS AND TALKS ABOUT THE CITY

Nh"s' HINTS AND GOSSIP PICKED UP IN STREET
AND HOTEL.
'oiector Robertsons has been quietly canvassed
Ior several days I'm connection with the United
'"' te next four years will every inch of tariff
ground fought over and that his practical knowledge of
customs duties would be invaluable in the Senate during
such contest.
W. L. Scott, of Erie. when asked about the Cabinet,
'"'"' uont know anything about it. haven't been
up TO Albany since election and don't know as /
snan CO. IL Mr.. Cleveland wants my advice
nc WIZ SEND Tor me- Iapprehend he knows more about
such thihgs than do. He has a hard to hoe Men
VINO assist In political canvass always get the idea
th the man elected is under obligations to them which
nc must repay This very fact makes his position so
oherous that man who accepts Office these days really
places the public under obligations"
senator Mcpherson, Of New Jersey says: Cup to
fHday before election New-Jerscy was Repub-
hcan' My connection with tho canvass had
ho1 Deeh very close up to that time.
But had private poll Of the State made
anu IL showed some alarming things For instance, in
hudson County we found 800 Irish Democrats who
were prepared to vote the Republican ticket This was
only one county, and evidently couldn't stand that
"ewept to work vigorously, and fortunately the Burch
ara matter helped us ont think that remark may be
set down. without exaggeration, as changing 5000 to
whether NewJersey was Republican. Democratic or
New York ten days before election would have given
Cleveland larger majority than it did. Mr..
Bialnes speeches were wonderfully adroit-
remarkable for their happy adaptation and
to each new locality and situation c visited they were
winning back Republican votes"
About Cabinet making the Senator said: Really no
one knows anything about It, went up to see Mr..
Cleveland with party Of gentlemen, the other day.
toI1-. rr,.
went there FOR. But we got no sign. We didn't ex-
pect any at that time but expect to know later There
Is only one candidate from NewJersey for Cabinet po
son--John p. stockton. His trimming would es-
pccialy fit him for the Navy Department nit he Is
competent for any position have heard that General
Mcclellan would like Cabinet Office. presume likely
he would But there is only one candidate presented by
NewJersey Icant say whether he will get 1t or not
But hope so.'
Statements going around the press about General
Logan's poverty He isn't rich But he 3O0acre
farm, with good buildings it, in Southern Illinois, and
he says he can raise wheat and potatoes enough 10
keep him alive
An old Arzonian tells that the young who Is nd
vertlsng IN Philadelphia the representative Of thirt
one Arizona bachelors for thirty Eastern maids to
wife must be frud because there Is such county IN
q e Territory "a Trenton, which he claims to hall FROM
Mr. Bayas hesitancy about accepting the state port
fOu arises from the mos natural O rasps There "a ma
Younger BAyarl ready to step ihto the Senate anu
wouidn io Us lct tho sennoshlr pass ur ~ The Batad
family. At least TATE "a what Delaware rotriahs Say
cincinnati travelling man ipiia me That he teephtit
mpt es-,lHte,ner Il. A. hsheh ~ Uhla, win dHm
mpls eiip ~ hls hana, spins elsas through heNNeht
~ iaff he was fprnud N,iiNhNaiie shi was eieeip
tin,erWNg W the bHeheFe Commonwealth hf haidseme
vote iis Wholesale gFaee'i hn Was Nne es tho largest
~ the Queen Gy, Lnfs than Near after he entered
the Guheguai0gAl Ohpn no tailed pr large ampupt; IL
said thai the money spout Ia the election caused tho
failure but thai he alwN donitd, layins tho fault to-
shriubage oI values. Tho hrin settled with It's
creditors aud started up again Ia small
way, making "a specially OF cigars and tobacco, hut .he
floods of two successive have been pretty hard on
them II the old gentleman takes To the road His grit Is
Ia good example for younger men, IL Is related OF him
that he had been long in business that when lac began
signing state papers he frequently wrote on thon H. NJ
Il In