New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-15
WHAT PUBLIC MEN AXE TALKING ABOUT
Luden BirdsaIl. editor of The Hnrtford Telc.

Judge BirdsaIl, Editor of The Hartford Teic-
gram. the city recently The Telegram
Ing Democratic paper lis editor has the reputation OF
being Connectcuvs new Democratic boss" His
paper dictated and tho editor manipulated the nomna
ton Of Mr.. Cleveland for Governor. The Judge says
that after Mr. Cleveland wrote letter refusing per-
NIT the $50 OF nisname candidate Mr. Sumner tic
other candidate mentioned persuaded TO 20 TO him
and get him 10 that declaration NJ. Birfsal
when asked about Connecticut politics, said: ~Mr.
Cleveland will carry the State by 5000 majority. The
candidates the Democratic ticket win on their
inertia They will not speDd dollar for campaign ex-
penses hey ond ordinary OF $500 each
the expenses OF tho state Committed We shall carry
the LEGISLATURE and william H. Barnum will be sent 20
the United states Senate. No other Is mentioned
in connection with that and he has no opposition"
Becoming more confidential the Judge said that tho
nomination OF Cleveland fOs Governor had been great
boom for re Telegram. Said be =" The Ietfgram WAS
the first paper In this state 10 mention Cleveland 1t
was the only daily paper In the State which continuously
urged his nominstion and It by my telling Mr..
Sumner that he lad no earthly chance OF an election
that got him to To Cleveland aud persuade him TO
accept nomination. We had things fixed mp for the
State Convention IN good shape We got hold OF tho
knights OF Labor handsomely. / sent for the leaders
aud asked them they wanted 10 support Mr. Cleyc
land They agreed TO support him II sosld recog
nize them by giving them the tail end OF the ticket We
agreed that aud Iut Grswoli on for Controller. TIC
Is a master workman Ia the knights OF Labor. We
had working over the state among the knights
aud wren The convention met at Ne.-Haven We were
asonshed TO that out OF some 400 delegates iOS
Knights That made ~ eat power In tue cOhyen-
down 70 Criswo!d but when We got TO New-Hayen we
found terrible there mat had to be fixed up some
way We hal intended TO pu: Alsop on the ticket, bat
we found that We could tx the NewEaysn affair 70
nominate Bradley instead ami sent for A,sop and
he agreed 10 10 right away. He Is loyal Democrat
declared that he wished more Tor Democratic cue
Ia tho state than for personal ad'anceheh 20 VIC
In.ia ustFtD OF Ell
u-t as we had arranged We are going 10 carry the
State most certainly"
Theodore c. Teae. who has been leader and manager
In Republican politics IN Greene County for many years,
was III c!ly day lie said that the Republican
Congressional Convention which Will meet next week
will In all probability nominate Assembyman stephen
T. Hopkins, OF CatsK. Dir. Hopkins was va.iaDe
OF the last Legislature an earnest ipdusrohs
AMI capable LEGISLATOR II" Is WEALTHY anu '"' 10
attention politics pa-tme, with the laudanlc al-
Dition Of benenting public Mr. Ieaie says mat Mr.
Hopkins Will Oe elected, although The dIslrict mas Deh
represented by "a Democrat
Ex-Congressman John s. Wise. OF Virginia, had stack
of letters az one and stenographer at tie other
when called on at the Hoffman House. He said
he was trying 20 answer the accumulated mall oil a
week. II Is fayOrIte custom now for persons coming
here country who are engaged IN business
requiring Pondence to SEND OUT TOT
etcnOgrspher and make clean JOB OF answering istte
Mr. Wise Is engrossed Ia telegraph, telephone ana rail-
road law business since his retirement FROM Congress
lie keeps weather tbs political signals % tne
49,, mi sid th. ne expects to "A Republican gain IN
Co',gre.sueu from Virginia He Is strenUousy opposed
to tue policy sOvOcatod ny some leAilng NSPioIc w
letting the democrats tie House o. Representa-
i've for .norher two years. thinks there Is an 90
po tuny to regain the House this fall when shou 10
seized upon.
Townsend Cox OF the New-York Forest Commission,
who was at tho Hoffman House, said that the
acreage OF the land owed ny the state Is increa
Inc yearly 10y the accumulation OF lands sold FOR unpaid
t,xes The state nas over 100000 acres of timber ,nd
al Tie present time fhere Is good deal oi trespa' ,hg
aud estimates tue value OF TIMER stoish asS
year at 10000 100000. The WORK OF the CoDns
Sion Is largely protect Tie forests rom destruction;
to that is dro Tnlne OF trees by the dammlng or
streams when tie water BACK ana spreads IL over
large areas.
heard compliments recently from Democrauo
sources for two weiknowD Republicans, whicn were
in tne s,ne strain Ex-Congressnan II. s. Stevens OF
Atrcs re marked about .tor Miller " The Senator
has been eKcse iiugy ooiging to Newly rKers' VINO
have gone TO am Washington, and has favored tlsn
all alike regardless OF politics. DO not refer 90 once
made upon Senator lie has been the servant OF MS
highest sense" TX senator herman,
speaking of Congressman Hiscock SAID: "Wuen hrst
went to Congress. remember now grateful WAS Tor
any little favors SHOWN by had hem there
longer than l. Hscock there while was seryifg.
He mas grown to he sIder OF MS p.rty there; 1nve
for which felt 50 grateful wneh hr's
went to WASHINGTON"
w. W. Peabody. Cincinnati. general manager
OF the Ohio ami Mississippi Railroad. Is a man OF
the stature and much the general appearance
Of General sheridan. He has large face
aud hesd but a similar bronzed skin and iron gray
mustache aud goatee. Mr. Peabody said recently that
buI marked Improvement aud hope 1t has come TO
stay he REMARKED
Colonel Brown the manager Of the Fifth Avenue
stage line, hurry these days lie drives
around in high TOP carriage, drawn by alarge ba,k
horse with rapid gait. and up and down town along
i'm Taw