New-York tribune., 1886-08-01
CHAT AT SARATOGA.
PEOPLE AND POLITICS AT THE SPRINGS
TALK WITH LEVI r. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
M'LKAN's yIEws-POIITICAL INCIDENTS.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, july Silt mas
been said that must have new eycs every year 10
enjoy saratga. think my eyes are new for the ocea
sion find a mixture OF loaded hay wagons, farm
wagons, fashionable coupes anc carriages with their Nv
cried attendants, Gos-carts sprILg wagons. drass,
coaches and palmer vehicles. doubt II there Is any
summer resort Anerct where the elbows OF so many
types Of people touch in tho main street OF Saratoga
There pretty young girls wandering around WITHOUT
male escorts, dissira'cd young men talking horse
Wall Street brokers will air OF lassude and wcari-
which ey find it hard to overcome, lean bankers
willy politicians. ana that great mass OF people VINO
always 20 where it is fashionable to 60, because they
have money with which TO 30.
The osphcre Of Saratoga Is In which absorb
ent newspaper man gathers in a great many things
hear for instance story OF Roscoe Conkling In lsso
which in with his course in 1881 has strange
sound II WAS An occurrence Immediately following the
nomination of President Garfield at Chicago. In a
party of his personal friends the Senator had Tor
moment dropped heat and controversy o! the con
entirely ont Of sght, as he remarked In tone OF
candor that he Thought the nomination of Genera" Gar
field was all wrong and the for his belief
He said that the party should always nominate lis
strongest After Grant the nominee, he SAIL shond
have been Blaine the next strongest man to the
General.
heard too. a new account OF tho decision over tn
Vice Presidential nomination In that year. II fs matter
OF history that choice Of NewYorK State for that po
L.
uounee with General Grant If the third term movement
had succeeded, that being the understanding among
Conking Camrron aud Logan, who were managing
General Grauts candidacy. When Garfield WAS nomi-
mated pressure Mr.. Morton from all over
the convention to know II he would accept the second
place with the Ohio man. Mr. Morton went to consult
with his friends, ana first of all TO Mr ConGng. The
Senator's antaconsm AMI dislike OF the so called ONO
crowd were strong lie said To Mr.. Morton: |: you
think that you can be happy with that crowd anu that
the ticket will Je elected take the nomination by all
means" Mr. Morton hc4itated still after such alnois
uous advice and to consult his friend George =
Bout yell OF Massachusetts II was Mr.. Roatwes talk
that settled the matter Said lie: II Will cost you
hundred thousand dollars. They will expect you to
contribute ut least that much they you are able
to do IT, II the ticket j. defeated rs II may be- yon are
a dead man IN politics forever. would rather take
your Congress than take ibe chane- IN th
nomination tnink they preferable" With that
Mr. Morton's decision was made up Meanwhile General
Arthur who knew that Morton waverinr had quietly
wo ked up amovement for him-e. the particulars OF
which are already well known.
heard bit OF inside history about the Democratic
State Convention OF 1881 which up Ia discussion
OF tie qualities OF Hubert o. Tromp-on among group
Of men, one OF whom intimate irrni % Governor
Hill This man said: william G. whitney las always
bccu termed the brains o. the County Democracy ani
Hubert o. Thompson the working power or machine.
In the state Convention oi lssi Mr. Thomp'on showed
up as the bAns aud Mr. whitney became for tho time
being he machine The nieht before the convention was
held Manning and Lamont, Who with whitney ana
Thompson hal work to secure an Enforcement
OF Governor Cleveland for President found tha they had
not votes enough carry their project through. The
Prospect Of getting voos from the delegates before
the convention should convene tne following day
so homeless that most o, them mp the contest
lost cause Thomp-on only retained any puck. He
set at work to mud .nch possible about the
In tho nse hat
woud 80 aeain.t the Cleveland Endorsement lie found
hefore long that thero was following bshind John
O Rren. tho prcscut chairman o; tho Democratic state
Committed lie found too. that O'BIicn had recently
secured heavy contract on tile Sonth Pcnu'y ivana
road through the Intervention OF william g Whitney.
who was director IN tho corporation with these Two
facts N his posse Thompson was not ong IN bring
ing his influence to bear upon whitney - storm the
OBrien citadel Tho movement was 80 successful that
before midnight OIricn had swung Tor Cleveland and
brought enough to tIrn the tidc" have known
TOR "A long time that Chairman O'Bricn claimed the
credit tor OF thi- kind at the state conven-
ton which secured Tor Cleveland New iorks indoI,e-
ment aud 20 ina.is him PrfeslcnL
People much talked about al Saratoga are Levi T.
Morton and his family. The Mort"ns viii so on Mon
DAY 10 the Adironl.cks, returning In time 10 spend
September the SPRING.. went out on Circnar't.
20 call Morton. and found bin AMI his wio en-
gaacd In tho pleasant but roncwhat tresomc task oi
examining plans the house which they propose
build. Their resort has heretofore been New
port but ncuralgr affection Mrs. Mortons head has
ma necessary for them TO seek the relief q: higher
latitude. Since tho announcement THAI they have
bought lot Sarnioga every mail Is Hooded With let
ors from architects and builders rendering plans aud
sugeestions MI Morton has many visitors from over
the state OF tho active Republican workers who
generally Saratoga in tue summer IN Saratoga bis
name is frequently mentioned la connection with tue
United States Scuatorsnip tho vice Presidency ia ls5@
and even the higher candidacy OF that year Mr.
Mon ton has long politics ani public 'e that he
IL not at all disturbed inflated tue gossip that
be going on around him with reference 10 hm-clf had
ttle with him about various matters. beginning
with tho state Conyontion OF which he said: There
seems 10 be a sentiment among the Republicans over
the state favor OF holding convention should 10
inclined to favor convention for tho that the
sentiment apresfs to be that way. Argument for or
az .inst the convention Is about evenly divided
thing can said either size. bat neither al c s
there strong extreme argument 10 resolve Itself
moro nt what the majority OF tue members
OF the party DESIRE and they 10 be IN favor
OF holding q convention should DO inclined to DO in
favor OF 1t also"
In chatting about various public events and public
men, tho ns John Sherman being mentioned
SiI. Morton, whose long and successful career n
banker him deer insight into National finances
s,ia TO me: Mr. sherman's administration OF the
Treasury Department one Of the gre It sdmlnstra
tions Of our history. The successful resumption OF
specie under his guidance. with the other opct
.tious of tho Deparment during recrctSry
p entities hin To rank with Alexander Hamilton aud
- t,asc IN Ia, financial hsforv of the Tuit,d
Scua sherman wonderfully equal to all
tIs emergencies OF npOrtant aud critical period"
I AN, reminded 10y Mr. MOTtOns mention OF MI Sher-
mar that nave heari hero that lie narrowly escaped
"A 10 ~ ne -lashng tno United states Senate from tuat
master OF sarcasn and nvective. senator Ingalls, Of
.usas IL seems that Senator Iugalls has grievance
as ainst Senator hher growing out OF the anar
uect,d III pection to IL Scnste from kansas Mr.
ingalls, ri nks Il at Mr. III srrnan did properly sup
mort lin Oh that ocea-ioD. Wien sonator Sherman
H. gan Ma ovcmeut against Senator Payne, Mr. Ingalls,
bevan 10 look around for brickbats." aud having
gathered ~ everyh that he could Dnd, BursinH
"A netty good ari:ul In Tho hope that Sherman
might SAY something in the OF the debate the
Pawn. matter which would enable him to take few
l,I,y. and relieve himself OF tbor weight Whether
r,n knowedgc OF this fact or from his good iudg
mani senator sherman sad no hing that could provoke
,cuIy frou tho xcias Senator OF kansas and all his
material went TO waste for tie present