New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
PERSONAL TRAITS AND CHAT
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES GATHERED
~ TOWN.
The politicians or ,he country

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Of the Michigan Democro oy, Is no exception vas chat
ting with him duripg the week ~ tho Hoffman House
he of General Azer. the present Governor o,
his state that be not an al ot IN poiflcs ia
continued Why, when Mr.. Blaine % Dst,,it IN
ls-l the General, who vas xperleneeG n slch MT
ler.. got up parade with lot Of hor.emra IN ta,e
and Ae pat ane at the Eeld oi lt IN crriage aud
drove him all over the city on exhibition 81. 3itine
furious about IT, lie wanted ths lns ~ march cur.
tailed but Alger himself had mapped f. out ant had ID
lead the procession lie lid tbre fa b. any
mans house wncre he had promised 70 and Blaine
forced to endure the torture t" the end. NOR,
,pcuOu~. AMI quite riculous occurrence. vas
at Flint, duriHg Mr. BlaiDc's visit. An Immense con
course OF people had gathered in front o, the hotel
where they were stopping T'ey were Democrats aaI
HepuDicans alike, which the Governor should have been
slrewd enough to know. Whcn t TO a Presiien-
ta candidate. men OF all parties have equal curiosity %
see him. The General stepped where h. could
look the crowd when a sudten impulse seHet him ani
he took OF his hat and swinging lt around II wcrs
going call Tor three cheers snl tiger, he shoue
the top OF his voice Where are the Democrats nOvl
There wasn't = minute uniii fully haii thc in ths
crowd had hands up and were shouting Here sc are.
General Some say thrce-;oarhs OF the hands wen.
up But enough responses to make the ne
raj understand that n; had put his loot Ia IT, think
the Republicans the crowd enjoyed the Joke well
the Democrats for the wd mighty god nAurcd
afterward"
Memories OF Old Zach " Chandler crop up OCCASION
ally. When he chairman or the Republican Ne
tional Committee. with headquarters at the Fnh
Avenue Hotel, he astonished the coored man in charge.
who slept in the secretarys room. By appearing there
one morn NJ about o'clock It scarcely daylight
ana the sleepy darkey could not understand what
up Wtha vigorous fusilade Of his emphatic, but ia-
elegant and somewhat prOfane language, Chandler or
dere. him to 20 and wake up the secretary, stcnDS
rapAer and two three clerks. whom he named iho
man ba by this waSeI up enough To know thai 1.
was still night and he 10 the hasty concus On int
Mr. Chandler must be "a little OF" lie yentlrel to
say, But Mr. Chautlcr itan not mlwnnE yet" Tne
Mchigander ripped out another ot his bs OATH a. hs
said: II is morning when the Chairman o: tue Con-
mittee get, Goand tell them to se ~ aa repJ;s
for duty"
II the Office of the surety company, No. 100 Broaf-
way, recently ran IN upon arennscencc D tle last
admin stration. gathering OF tho "eSs or d" has
beens" There were ex-Po stm General Frank Hat
ton andhis two exas-lstants. H. ner anI Lynn. GEN
era HulekOper, who was postmaster al PIillielpAi.
ana p avid l. 5.cAIes. wno wis Minister to siam In7
only nlIn present not * was Major George 'Is-
SON. OF san Francisco who doscr,b Il by Nr. Elmer
the owner Of Lower Ca forlia" The little r'np
OF has Dcens" IN the humor described by Franz
Iatton, Ptotty weI hana yol bar NJ" are the oth.r
frAOwsF Ihey are iI etttDII'hcl IN business tat -
much more profitable AMI prDotDy mheh inbre agree
able than holding office under the Government.
Nh Elmer said the presence Of the old assoc es IN the
POs once Department remn lea aim OF al o'chE-
renee at wizards Hotel 4 party had been made up
to play cards In it were Jldze Jedorls General Belk
nap General ihone and three Assistant Postmaster
Generals. II IN Jugse Greshams time H. happened
TO come TO WIZARDS that neh'. He was tail, dgnihei
man VINO was Constantly tae guard against anl tuns
hunting for Hatton and he ask Il tile hall boy plrn<
the door where the party was gstherei "lo
Is 80 !" The response amDs took h's lignlty al
breain away: "Dere's Jld,e Jedords." sad tle boy.
"an' Grnernl " lhone. an Gnera BelAntp AN al dem
Pos ma -Ginelds, p4t4lh poker, shIL
sila. Gurney. proprietor Of the fremont House Bos-
ton ol ne the other day that lie Dxey the actor,
the no ey with which he bought his hr,t suit OF ags
clothes. Now Dixey Is making $4,000 year Ili,
cap from poverty 10 aiIeuce ma, b'en wlthlh is"
years
When Governor MarnaiuSe. Of Missouri wa hero
week lie chat ins with ex-Congressman Miles,
OF Connecticut. aud myself about his acqu niancc wa
Eastern men, when he sad; " | was in college AZ 40
for two years In one Of my summer vacations male
tour Of New gland foot, going up into the Wh;s
Mountains IpGt knapsack Oh my back and triised
away 1t was fine sport" III that much of
Ney-En.land" said Mr.. Niles. "you must have great
@ ",r iD. snrS ronsitions Indeed have" was ths
Governors response. " ihe III IRE 40 when Sc how
soil OF " WHAT more respect for IN,
people Of w-.nsani was their constant struggle and
endeayor to educate ther children. they are amoss
in their sacrifices TO this enL 1t is noble trais
well cultivated"
There IA not little quiet talk In Washington about
certain black bottle that Is said TO he somewhere witha
easy reach Of the executive office the White House.
heard a story yesterday about 1t. Senator Eimunds,
talk had called on the President about soma
matter or business He mad transacted the matter that
brought him there and had stopped for moment 10
talk with Mr. Clevean. when lie sali. with sly look
around the room: They say, Mr. President. that you
seeu ick bO tie of excellent stuff do not discover
it. The Presidents qlch reply with noi ot MS heal
10 one corner OF the room vas Us sht IN that edp-
board. Mr. senator Help yourself Tho sugar is along
side the bottle
Ireferred to Thomas NJ. Nicho recently. having
ais head drawn sido by rheumatism. Mr. y chol
was years a conf lential agent OF John sherman
and WAS also a secretary TO General Garfield
lie stopped vest rday say: never had Ihcuma-
rsm. The affection OF my neck which you aud Others
have not eel came from scarlet fever hat 1t when
wa. about six years old II LETT with my heal drawn
clear my shoulder Ny teeth 81 at 50 thas
could not open them and for Two years took mix
through quin. 1t ten years before coud get my
up my right shoulder The muscles on that sida
have never developed. That side OF my face and
mead is smaller than the other side it
was numb for long time % so that You you
broke tried 10 enlist and was Rejected tried
and was rejected again But was determined 70
and cot notion that could strslSnten my meek
went INTO tho woods every day anu speat hours
there al alone twstlns ani turning my he4i % gt ~
nAd never heard any doctor advise such thins In
shoulder. wnen was examined asain tue surgeon
either dn. notice it or he ddn't care for he let mo
year Tho muscles strengthen mo anu more win
each year. ami there Is much less u notice
OF IL than tncro was ten years ago
Aguest at tho Holman House recently who was
noticeable Tor MS stature Robert T. kennedy, ot
Un.0ntown, Pcnu., on his ~ hone from Washington
and PhadclI ha. arsLrs at the latter place nam'er
of legl. which no Is said 20 have shown tacn'
worthy OF mIturer years Although only little above
thirty years OF age, am told that Mr. Kennedy Nhl
probably succeed Boyle in the advocacy of
AMI JeIersonIn principles for the cot mites
OF Pa.ette Greene and Westmorelanl. H. stanis SIX
,eet and tour inches tall in his stocking feet Sit
u.te OF Washington and Jefferson College. genla III
manuers and authority at nome on all hrld sports IA
College he rs the best baseball pitcher OF rs
d.v IN Now York ho was pointed ont often a. ths
follow that looks like the Prdt SscrefTb tue rcief
encs bang TO the character and play o. that TITLE
" T. Diwson ths steno ,Iapher VIII, was WITH Cen
eral Grant. has been here with the Senate Committee
x.i.h Ia irr In, was Nltlnk