New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-23
HOTEL GOSSIP AND STRAY CHAT.

Senator Camden, OF West Virginia, with his
while chin whskers and mustachs, ia which there is
gene raly traes OF the constant chewing OF tobacco
Is often seen In New.York lie is slightly stoopshou
dersa In conversation he is OF the everyday
common, plain and sensible ! was chatting with him
on Monday about the inquiries made by the Senate Com
nIttees for information from tho Executive branch OF
the Government, when he said " This Is all politics.
OF coursssparrug for position. Every one understands
that My own view of the that the Senate has
no right to ask the President his Tor the uspen
pension of officer That act is his Presidential and
ecuye prerogave II Senator votes for confirmation
oraganst confirmation no one has the right to ask him
for the why ho voted That Is the Senatorial
prcrogatve IL the Senate should ask the President for
his reason for suspending official he has only to
that he did IL for satisfactory TO himself
and for the good service Thou he has the Senate
In q hole. The Senate has, however right to all the
information regarding appointment that is submitted
for confirmation, II has also tight To any Information
from the Departments unless possibly, from tho State
Department IN the matter of secret negotiations within
the province OF the President and tho Secretary Of
State"
fell into conversation with the Senator about the
charges made In regard to the election OF Senator Payne
OF Ohio when he said Although have been actively
engaged in politics and political movements OF all kinds
for over twenty years, have never In all that time
known OF any transaction that amounted to the direct
sale or purchase OF vote do not believe VIC are any
more vrtuous in West Virginia than they are in Ohio,
Ia other States Eavo known money to DO spent freely
in polite, IN various ways by which votes were In
Aucnced and secured We pay the bright to organ
Izo their friends and it takes time for the work the
pay is generally liberal So 1t ia customary to pay tho
expenses OF running for the Legislature who
go that body for the mere pittance that
is paid them. But such things are always done
through tho committees. | am inclined to
think that this talk about buying members at Coumbus
has come through the that several Of the
who were advocate Mr. Paynos election are in
the habit OF spending money lavshy In their everyday
affairs They spent money Literally at Columbus and
paid tho expenses of large numbers OF persons to stay
there and help them In their fight They may have paid
expenses OF psr.ons who went over The state IN Mt
Payne's Interest These mon who went over the state
believe member oil tho Legislature received
dollar hsvo am positive too. that Senator Payne
himself had nothing Whatever TO do even with the pay
ment OF the expenses such as have suggested
Mayor Fulton, OF Pittsburg. who is at the
Holman House. has big face or Ratchet shape smooth
shaven. and powerful frame He was bell founder
before he became Mayor. aud showed me proudly Inc
other that tile callouses were stu on his hands lie
was backed for the Mayoraty ny "Chrls. Magte ana
received the labor vote lie isn't exactly moralist and
there were people IN ltspurs wno heiu up tner hanuS
ecutlye. since he has been IN Onice so am told by
PtsDurgcrs who opposed his election he has managed
the city affairs with an ron bahd ana grasp mat mas
only a-tonished his opponents. but has created
genuine admiration for him. There has even been talk
OF running him FOR Governor but he has stopped u by
the emphatic declaration that lie know. enough TO run
Governor. ONCE II he put there aud that lie does
not propose to undertake any business or accept any
Office that he cannot run hlmsolL
Pitt,hurs man. who has recently come to New
York TO live w. n. Riddle, the old president OF tho
Penn Bank, about tho failure Of which there was so
mrch scandal. Mr. Riddle ont OF the affair with
nyinr coIors 1t being shown after the bank had
become through the fault OF others he put his
entire private fortune ~ the effort to save the bank John
A. Grith told yesterday that within two weeks all
tho that were brought against Mr. Riddle. growing
out Of the bank failure. hays been Withdrawn by the
prosecutors. The eVidsnce was 30 conclusive In Mr..