New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19
AMONG MEN WHO CAN TALK.
AND WHO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ON
CU2RFNT TOPICS

| The well rounded figure. ford face and white
WHISPERS Of b. F. Jones. Of Pittsburg chairman Of the
Republican National Committee. have been seen about
tho corridors Of the Windsor Hotel for week. He
has been hero with his wife for their customary win
Ter visit and may remain some time. DIR. Jones Is
successful man. who has accumulated great wealth
IN the Iron business. His firm, Jones Loughlin. Is
leading In the great Pittsburg industrial system.
Mr. Jones began life at tho bottom OF the ladder, and
think at one time dug coal for living from the
mines OF Wales At all events his and ancestry
are Welsh BY of the peculiarities of the tar
IN the iron of this country carried into pol
ucs Immediately after the and have nearly all
been active politicians since. In his relations to
the party Mr.. Jones, while he has been accounted
what was known a Half Breed. account of GER
tain personal affiliations, he has been In fact Stall
wart Of the stawarts. 1t has been his theory and
constant practice that whenever tho party made a
nomination 1t was the duty Of every Republican to
turn In and support the nominee. Defeat In any
political venture always invites criticism. and thu
scapogoats are eagerly sought for by the self-ap-
pointed critics Mr.. Jones thus became OF the
scapegoats after the campaign OF 1854 and there
much unf1endly criticism Of his Craftsmanship. Ii
has not affected him way the other. In a chat
had with him the other day he made the remark
that the condition Of things In the Republican party
at the beginning Of the canvass sufficient to dis
courage any from hoping to bring out suo-
cessfm issue of the campaign. In the North at
cent State elections popular majority OF 100000
votes had been cast for the Democratic party against
the Republicans In the States Of NewYork. New
Jersey Connecticut Pennsy lvana, Ohio, Indiana and
michigan there were Democratic Governors and Dem
ocrauc administrations. Wisconsin had shown signs
OF wavertng and even Minnesota considered by
The Democrats as ground where they might
nIy plough Against such odds the National Com
mittee had only TO rely upon Mr. Blaines ability to
secure Democratic votes and 10 reunte the disco dant
elements in the party Tho feature of the Ma
uonal Committee work which most praise worthy
was the determined and successful effort Of Mr. Jones
TO conduct it, affairs upon business principles and IN
business manner. Previous committees had
pended thousands Of dollars in lunches and personal
expenses OF the members Members of Mr. Jones's
Executive Committee paid their exprases. The
receipts and expenditures of the committee made
matter Of business record and every dollar
counted for. When the difficulties of the situation
considered and the final results calculated calmly,
it reflects dscrcdit but, the contrary. great
credit the head of the National organization The
misfortunes from which defeat ensued scarcely
such as could have been averted By the committee.
Senator Miller said the other day that he spent an
entire winter in London twenty five years ago to
study the English process for the manufacture OF
paper in which branch Of business he has since been
so successful In this country. He does not bestow
any high praise upon London as a place for winter
residence
"Buck" Grant has been frequently during tho
week uptown. where he called In conference with
D. H. Mofat OF Denver. who Is the administrator VI
the estate OF his late father Senator j. B.
Cbafee. Mr. Grant Is growing stout and his face Is
covered with two weeks growth Of coal black
whiskers. The Chafee estate promises to turn out
well and only needs to be held sufficient length Of
time to realize. one OF Its curious features Is the
fact that Mr. Chaffee held little mining stock. al
though lt generally reported that he heavily
interested In mines. Mr MOffat said the other day
that tho only mining stock found in the Senator's
papers few shares Of Leadville Consolidated.
The Senator had interest some Leadville mines
which were not stocked.
Always notable In any assemblage Is James Fl.
Deard. the artist whose animal carcatures have
given him wide reputation. His stopped shoulders.
long gray beard. and lowing curly gray locks. COW
cred by black SLOUGH hat to be Broad
way almost any pleasant day. HIS studio Is at
Thirty fourth st. and Broadway. Mr. Beard L. not
merely artist but student and critic Of art
In n other day about sculpture, he made the
remark that one of the defects In some great
of ststasry position which
the ngurU- w-rr Inruwu. especially an
example. OF Powess famous statue Of Washington
sayingi "The figure. you know Is posed with
upufted arm. That Is a position quite out Of the
ordinary. | remember standing and looking at the
statue until my ached and had to turn away
TO get relief II sort of sympathetic reflex
from the uneasy attitude of the statue"
In a Sixth Avenue elevated train the other day
mot Colonel J. r. Fellows coming down from One
hundred and thirty fifth st to his labors In the Dis
trict Attorneys office. The Colonels Democratic brow
Is heavily clouded account of his failure to secure
the Democratic nomination la the With District Tho
Colonel mas been packhcse for the County Dem
Ocracy organization for ten twelve years. It !
WAS he who committed the great hand shaking act in
1880 with John Kelly at the Cincinnati Convention. |
IL was he VITO presented Abram S. Hewtt's to !
tho Democratic State Convention Of 1855
didate for the gubernatorla nomination against David
b. Hill. What rubbed him the hardest was the fact |
that he should be set aside for Edward COopers
in law. General Lloyd s. Bryce. His interest In poll |
tics has tagged greatly since the General secured the
nomination and subsequently the election. l am told |
that General Bryce developed in the campaign for |
the nomination much ability political tacLcian. |
The question how 10 get Colonel Fellows of the |
track, as the nomination had been promised to him
FATTY" Walsh induced to come out as can
dldate for the nomination, and he declared eternal
war any who should attempt 20 represent |
the district without ing 1t. AZ Colonel Fellows
lived far up this sort of talk hit him pretty hard
Walsh made things warm that the Colonel drew of.
night before the entiOn Walsh suddenly |
withdrew in favor Of General Bryce. disclosing the
fact that he had been running az ambush.
hear. by the way, many good things said about
General Bryce, and met him for few moments the
other day. He mGn Of medium stature. about
thirty five years of age, Of nervous temperament
with brown eyes. hair and mustache His latnet was
Major Bryce. of the United states Army. who
graduated from West Point with the great leader OF
the Confederate armies, General Robert E. Lee
General Bryce's title comes froE his position Oh
Governor Hills staff. He finished his education at
OxfOrI University. England. and has tlsto for lit
erary work which he has INDUCED TO considerable
extent by newspaper and magazine contributions. He
told me the other day that 1t was his Intention TO
take house In Washington. which his wife, who
b an accomplished and charming woman, vii preside
She Will be Uncomfortable addition to Washington
soc .ety
Inspector Byrnes spends his days In Police Head
quarters In Mulberry st. AT night be is generally to
be found up quiet haunts, within easy reach
Of his detectives. who securing the city He takes
immense pride Iii his work the criminals Of Amer
ca. rhrre wis the ring Of self cOncrLlnation in hs
tone the other day when he told that the Look had
already been instrumental in NewYOrk IN the detec-
tOn Of two criminals. one was a noted sneak thief