New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-12
CURRENT TALK AT SARATOGA
SOME OF THE wELL-KNOwN MEN THERE,
AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
IRON A SPECIAL CoRREsPOSDENT OF the rRTBuNET

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is devoted to his family. lie has nve cndr en-. all girs
tho oldest within year or two OF rpenlng in to woman
hood. Mr Morton mover happy when he Is
surrounded by hts family group. He has provided the
children with goyernesses AMI special instructors and
Is lavish In bis expenditure their behalf In respect
his home circle II has become understood that while
his hatits simple he give delightful dinner ana
entertain guests charmngly His experiences in Paris
as Minister AMI in Washington Congressman. where
he entertained generously. well a. his social lie IN
New-York city, have given him complete command OF
all those little arts OF hospitality which 60 to make
dinner party a Win the wealth TO command
all the deicacss of and the genial qualities
OF cennine host an invitation to dine with him Ia one
OF the things that the and politicians OF the
day never they know the excellence
OF the ccmI any that gathers at his table.
Congressman Buregh who seusauOnal in pol Tics or
nothing said to me here to-day have been ~onlef-
Ing, In the event that the Republican National Conven-
ton should think wise not renomnato the old Ticket
where 1t would be possible to nnl man better nttei
TO unite oil the elements OF the party. carry NewYork
and take us back into power. than Levi p. Norton
believe laying all question Of NJ Blaine aside that u
could be done Mr. Morton was a warm Blaine man,
yet he Is an OLD stawart He has been In any OF
the fights OF faction and so would unite all elements
We could put some such Governor Foraker on
the ticket with him AMI win certainly" Mr-Burelgh
admits that Ter the present circum'ances Mr. Blaine
y VI" O"oItc VI tlc hepuDlcau parry "hV A"NN 49,
remark about Mr.. Morton only a a suggestion.
General Nathan Gof. chairman OF tie Republican
Congressional Committee been dp nero Tor a any or
two conierrns with various politicians more especially
with reference 70 or two Sew York districts In
which there likely be close contests The General
not inclined talk publication abo It the work
OF his committee but said will DO my talk n
after tbs erect do not believe In t1king
beforehand. The Republicans may or may not carry
House OF Representatives but certainly have
a chance to carry it."
had chat here TO- night with a leading Republican
~ho spoke OF General OFFS visit % SARATOGA and went
say Goi has the right IDEA Of what ought to he
done with reference 70 the House. The Repuoh-
have the chance carry t. They ought to accept
that chance 10 and make the ngn to win posi-
he II tho House and accept the resPon
shy OF uauguratns legislation AMI Is forced
with the President appeal to tho country ana
the election In 1898 much more easily than II we s1
oily by AMI let the Democrats nounter around TOT
another two years The country Is not satisned WIN
the action OF the last Congress II tho Republican party
rule all It SHOULD be wiling TO undertake the
resT onsibty rule NJ any time when the People arc
ling 10 trust with the power There are cOunselors
in the party who are advising General Gof to make no
active with his committee TO secure control OF
tho Rouse. They big leaders In the party too
but think the opinion and judgment VI the party RANK
ard that leadership does not deserve to he
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win every point as opportunity ofers'
The veteran Senator Ell Salisbury Of Delaware spent
short time at Saratoga the close OF the session. but
has now gone home. The senator Is about seventy
years age lie Is principally noted for the fAct that
he always votes straight Iary questions an Is 50
quiet o;her times that 10 might he mistaken TOT
chance visitor the Senate Chamber Instead OF mem
bel Delaware has been carried a. sort OF pocket
borough between the sauburys and the Bajards almost
| MIN Mr. "A BAvArl
the Sonata and he had had old enough 10 succeed
him Il IA probable that Senator Gre re Gray would sun
be practising law at homo. Ell SALISBURY snccee 'eu
William salisbury In the senate AMI has been thero
continuously siuce 1871 He IS getting Old Tor active
service and suspect that salisbury will be pat
forward tor his place in 1888. one OF senator >auis
burys chief characteristics ia associated with the ire
oucut friendly st- that used to ray with senators
Thurman ana Edmunds to the cloak room the sigma
FOR which was onS hug eike blast OF the nose ron
rho Oboan and a ware from his red Oandanna hanGker
chief These three old members OF tue senate vert
enough to maze a PrOhihtonist weep.
The summer resort. throu bout the heginnns
70 close I'D and re u e going away from Saratosa
every day ran across Uriah Wtlch who Is the pro
rrotor ~ the New American Hotel n Richhed springs
Ir toll me that the at summer hotels haI been
very GOOD one but 1t bad heen very short FROM "h'
! hear iudge that there has been gre 't deal o.
running about the country. People have hroppe" ID a.
SARATOGA for day two or week then gone up 70 lux
! Adirondack FOR a week aud then over 20 the Whitt
Moupt aims then back 10 York and so WINE lheli
outing" has been brief they able to talk about
reat many things and locations and great many people
that they have met Thus they give out the hshohao'
IMPRESSION that they have been "out OF the CITY al
summer.
With Vermont politics Senator Efmuuis AMI the
Vermont election prominent at the present tine con
sdered NY fortunate IN finding to-day CoIohe peorS
W. Hooke; Of BrattIetoro Vermont the Colohe' was
formerly sergeanatArms OF the United states senate
He has been member OF the Republican National Com
ntee AMI az Assistant Secretary IN the Hayes, Garne
and Blaine campagus. The Colonel years ago wa
a New York man aud began his rollticaI career IN tp
Democratic party He married sister OF Coione
lin Fisk OF Erie Railroad fame He yves 10 one
tho anes houses IN vermont the main street OF BEAT
,leboro Just at iise OF the HILL For long time 'H
soldiers Monument Association contemplated tue erec
-ion OF the Vermont monument to the soldiers Oh th
war in the corner OF Colonel Ho0kers lot Tue Ooiohe
has served In the Vermont Legislature ami Is nov
grooming for COnyress He was pushei TO the 'ronI
a mild sort OF way candidate against Iehera "'o'
this year merely get him into position In 1888 IN
state which has only Congressman the question O
who shall be sent Washington aosorOs great lea
more attention than In larger STAT where tee repre-
seutatlon s greater Ths Colonel Is ta'l erect ans
soldierly looking AMI generally wears \ ciose'l
butoned Prince A.bert coat OF brown or black lie ia
| a little Ear mustaohe. an otherwise smooth lace
! md a complexion OF deep red hue. almost purple
! asked Colonel Hooker about Vermont politics. ra'
he: senator Ednlunls will be returned to the senate
That ha, been a foregone conclusion all the time FER
.ons outside OF Vermont are acquainted WIN on
! reople may not the reason why While we censur
Mr. Edmnnds severely FOR what he dld In l3Slor ra'he
,- What he failed to DO we arc still willing 70 send biz
back 60 Washington TO represent US. Our people nav
hecome attached TO Senator Edmunds they are prou
OF MIN as a lawyer. legislator and. Leader In 'h
senate They recognize the fact that because they nav
kept Senators Edmunts and Morrill, IN the senate whe
ether states changing their public servants 'ne'
man have conc iar the front IN the National couhci
and haye mt Vermont In leading position quite OF
NJ proportion with her interests her populato
or her votes. Her Senators have been for yeal
chairmen OF the most important CONN ittees oil u
senate the committees OF Judiciary and Finance. N
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