New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-28
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS

j. r. Bodwell, the Republican candidate for
Governor OF Maine. was ut the Firth Ayepue Hotsl
Saturday. having como from homo Tying business.
trip He Il man II medium height. Weighing ovse
200 pounds. and consequently broad Of grth. with
face ind eating executive ability an business c.pse,
IT, He full beari OF black but his upper I'm IN
cean shaven. disclosing the strong lines Of strong fac
stopped Mr.. B,dwell In tho corridor for a few mo
ments talk about tho situation In Maine I, answer to
inquiries although at frat sonswhal reluctant Ia
talk at ALL he said " The Information get from nv
friends TO the state II the wholly encourss
ing. We have reason 10 see anything dscourasns
IN the outlook. in fact everything shows sxn, OF an
old-fashioned Republican victory The organz, tl,n
In the State Is excellent and Republicans Ar.
united. The talk about the soldiers being di.possf 10
oppose me- to which you al!n IT, Is without foam laon
agains' receive" 2Ol vote, In thr convention shs
I got s38 votes, and though General Hall made quite
speech. In which he arrigned the Republic for de
regard OF the aodier element In refusing TO nominate
Dr. Hanin. have assurances that AL Of the doctors
friends are warmly supporting me The Democrats
dissatisfied and will get many Democr,t votes Of
which nave already assurance The Democrats bon-
inee was originally Republican. then Greenhact.P
and lastly Democrat His nomination principals
on the ground that no was nor known do no, besvs
that The Administration will send any money Into Mama
The Leaf ers at Washington are sharp enough to
thait would he waste OF money TO send dollar tb-r
Yon be sure that Maine will give ringing Repib
lean majority"
Ex-Governor Foster Of Ohio freshly shaven and loox.
ing bright and fresh and aunty under an stylish
hat, down beside At the Fifth Avenue Hotsl
and remarked that he was getting excited rho sub.
ject OF natural Ireoined that old politician like
himself ought to be expert in natural gas. he
laughed at my sally az he continued: Natural gas
fields havs been discovered through the Northern
part OF Ohio. and gas wells operation
within nine miles OF my town. I pretty
confident that 1 have found field covering at
least 200 square miles which Is underaid VITA
ural gas reservoirs. which can be tapped at depth
or LOO to 300 iee- l have been engaged for soms
time In corsliiug this d-d. 1t woul furnish supply
for Chicago BY pipe lIaes and only that bu' woit
make The country wuers &c exist great iron Held is
1. curious fact thar irou cannot ma Ie
mixture OF ores rhn, tue Of Lake superior
united with ores OF Pennsylvania ami Ohio To mako
yau ,be iron All are br0nght together ware TIE fls
10 cheapest That his hitherto in tho cod he H.
Natural has Superseded coal at PIttspirS IL Is
cheaper fuel snd better fuel than the ~ la,
known II these ncId. are develop Sprth-n
the iron business would become proniaeht In that
locality"
Congressman John w. Stewart. OfVermont, was Ia tho
city Saturday his way TO New Haven where his sea
will be graduated this week He strollng about ths
corridors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel when | su gestrd
that m-ht me some Information about the SEN
atorshIp in his state He replied. laIsnnsy:
81 have been deyOuny my time 50 a,siuoh.'y to ny
duties at Washington that am scarcely cornp-ent to
tell you anything about the situation At no n. selonIy
however, nave alw, ys sad hat white there much
dIsp.easurc uong Republicans IA the SIT Occdu's
senator Edmund, kept sl- ico IA 1851 yet yIen
REPRESENTATIVES. come together they VIII eli CT hun
his successor. do not believe that There WA 10
any candidate aga'nst hi Il. fnrre may AMI probably
be woes for other IA De> Dut know VI
no one that would enter the Isis against MN.
l. NJ Weston Of Grand Raplis, Mich. the stubby lit
tie banker VINO trains with Don NJ Dickinson. Of DO
trolt strollng about the hotel CORRIDOR Informed me
that mad ji,t from Boston. where lie hat been
on business trip. Mr. Weston Is Iargel. lnt-rcse IN
the great pine land scheme that Is being pushed ny
Michigan iumb-rmrn IA Louisiana AMI req ares mucn
of his lime told tnat the price o pine lands IN
Lou Diana has already considerably since their pd'
chases were made.