New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
riding. returning M y. m for dinner Last evening h
was called on by few friends.
WALKS AND TALKS IN TIE CITY.


SAID an Iowa man yesterday: What the
p"oc "ont understand In this fIatton Clarkson conto
vcrry Is that the participants rival newspaper
a''oh Is the principal owner Of The BmrngfDn Hack
eye CRson IL editor OF The Dts Moinrs Regis There
mas hI"ys beon moro lcss rivalry between these
P'rS when iiatton was appointed Assistant Postmas-
tef"ehcra there green all round Claksons eyes.
M" wheh recently iIatton Sopped into tho high position
Cinrkson was filled with an envy that has lost him hs
hc"d IN the present uncture on the other hand atOn,
though ho secured official position, has not been
hoio TO retain any hold or standing
III he party at homo. The Register catered
strongly to tho Prohbitionlsts. who are now the
controlling element In Iowa II also swung into the
Blaine movement. and. at Chicago Hatton like flea
ID gale OF wind, while Clarkson the top
Iowa gavo 20 votes for Blaine until the closing ballot,
whcn couple OF delegates swung OFF for Arthur under
promise or oicc from attOn but could not stay the rs
ing udo ClarksOn went into the National Committee.
ana. Hatton says, expected to suooocd him. l don't
thnk Hatton tore hs undcrgarmcnt any in the recent
campaign, but In this NewYork Post Onico matter he
mas the law and common and the facts
Gil on HIS sidc and Clarkson foolish to stir such
muss up 1t neither for his good nor for that OF
the party.
The following rather remarkable correspondence
quarters yesterday:
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL,
NEwroRK. Nov. %, 1884. )
Chairman Democratic National Committee
nSs on. IN the evening papers ma dispatch dated at
Of grca @ ca@ by M s o ' Io%a
Der or the National Committee In which he says that
hbliing tho closing Of " posoiiess on election
day, "by the Democratic Chairman" Assuming that
TO ask whether MIR Carkson's assertion is true false
Respectfully, etc. FRANK HATToN.
HEADQUARTERS NATIONA A. DEMOo RATIO COMMITTEE
a. III
. NEw-YORK CITY Nov %, 1884
DEAR SIN: Your favor of this date. asking wheiher
Mr Clarksons assertion that your attention had been
Of the post oce, on election day. by the Democratc
chairman Is trnc or false Is received. In answer
that or any other law touching post Office matters
Yours very truly, WILLIAM II. BAISUM, Chairman.
There current talk ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel last
eyonnG ha, Mr. Hendricks is hing but pleased with
thing Of tho cross-purposcs at which lndi-
ana Demo ratio statesmen are playing said: !" Mr.
the friends OF Mr. Cleveland II wa, considered a, an
assumption that no was The incoming administration
Wo had cuDugh Of that In tho campaign cartoons, which
represented Mr. Hendricks rs tho big end OF the Demo
asked TO state his views to policies, appointments or
anything else This Ia subject which he could moi no,
opportunity to say u single word about his Indiana
friends even 10 say whether he desired Mr. Mcdonald
@ g the saTis Dan sai sr Ssa sa % the % 'i G
SergeantaArms Of the United states Senate, and Jay
up on the tight boat Hcmdricks Understands that
yoorocs goes up n response to vaDs m hon
ncighhorhoOd In CONSEQUENCE. lie Is booked Tor a
speech IN Newark tomorrow night. and ] venture TO
predict he VIII not lnuch Importance rs no uid
at Brooklyn"
The Democratic National Committee has not yet fully
provided for It's debt Is tho latest inside statement to
which the fact that August Belmont was closcted for
several hours yesterday afternoon with Chairman Cor
man lends color
Henry Roinninc, n young Engshmin who IL Visiting
this country for the frat time, said to me yesterday
concerning the COeridge- Adams scandal sympathy
IA with tho dofondants unless 1t has changed since
camo away. Tho man who knew such things a. no was
apprscd OF concerning his sisters lover and did not let
her know the same. would boa villain. cannot under
stand any jury could gvc verdict for the plaintiff
I'm such "A oasc Why, that would prevent oven father
from protecting his daughter from engagement with
an improper person. For If brother may not warn
sister, how could father appIisc daughter
At Roselic, N. j., tho Democrats held pow ono
night last week. which there sacrcgous repro
scntation OF q funeral. Ono person represented Mr.
Blaine a coffin ard another Dr. Buchard preaching the
funeral sermon.
Campaign orators get pretty good taste OF hotel life
One OF the best known speakers or the last campaign
says: In New England. Ncw-York NowJerscy. and
some parts OF Pennsylvania found excellent hotels
even in tho little country towns. Tho New England
Tho linen H. genuine White table cloths spread at
rnealtime and the dining room has an inviting. home
like air The vi,uals plain and wcl-cookcd
Tho only trouble found was with the
pies which sparingly filled with
mince pumpkin. apple or whatever material was
used in their preparation But this IL general New
England habit The snowy white bread delicate smok-
Ing biscuits. choice cold meats and hot tea which have
had for supper in one OF these New England hotels
vas simply unsirpasscd Through Ncw-York the butter
the great feature that struck me- ! believe IN ,he
found poor butter As you go west the hotels
ss on So 'f .ha sr' not 10 @ IT, 5
leave evory tavern keeper t" think he tho
and the Lord only knows what is offered upo guest on
dirt grimcd rod tablc-spreads ana greasy
pis"' pnu are of Off Thsre are places in tho coal
yyegions Of Ohio where was told
the hogs rat the reise M from ,he
some Of he who visit that country might follow the
Prodlgai Sons example and eat win TIC swine 10 ao'"
tage."
Ono of the men who WIS with Mr.. Blaine's party in
Ohio sald to me recently: "At place in Ohio wnere
we stopped hotel proprietor won't up TO Me- Blanes
door at o'clock In the morning. raped ana caou oat'
breakfast is roady Fifteen minutes later ne acco-ted
one Of the party who had been walked UP similarly win
this remark If Mr. and his lazy son don't come
down to breakfast pretty soon they'll get none Break
fast don't wait in this for any man. when ono fthc
Marty remonsraed with him. he replied Nobody runs
ih,s house but y,clf didn't ask Mr. Blaine to come
here 1 didn't want him here. | wouldn't nave gwen
him A room at all. only wasn't going 10 et ths oih,
Intel get aheid OF mine. During Mr Biaihe sl,! W
,his nlnce the number OF visitors WAS 40 great INA ne
comnodati0ns wcrc exceedingly scarce Mr. bhio n9s'
was applied to by many OF these VISITORS ior @
tions rcpying negatively each case one man "ns
heard TO ask: Haven't you any rooms are you , ~ ~,
full I'm full rs want to bc ~ SnooSo nnP oG' M If
mi some of my rooms it's my own business got al
the people want-and that's enough
Colonel Jacob Kemper. of West Virginia 'tnmpea tn'
stc for Blanc lie believes that with free ballot a"d
fair count West Virginia would have Wheeled INTO Tie
Hlalnc column lie also believes that t"nry years oi "e
ocroiic rulc will make II absolutely necessary Tor 'nc
It., =, tbe yrnion that every man entitled to
I'll Hn allowed that privilege. AMI that all votes
.st shuu be counted east. shall grease ia? h"n'