New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-20
ALBANY GOSSIP.
GOVERNOR HILLS NARROW ESCAPE.
MEN SEEN AND THINGS SAID At THE STATE CAN
TAL-CABINE1 HATS


FROM I'VE REGUrAR CORRESPONDENT oF rHE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, Jan. 14.-It Is related OF Lord jeffrey,
the famous editor OF Tho Edinburgh Review that
he was once so overwhelmed by the physical bulk-
mess and pomposlty OF manner Of a Mayor OF EdIn
burgh of giant stature who was going through tho
ceremony of presenting the freedom Of the Scottish
capital to Jeffrey that he, bc6g small man. could
not speak a word I'm rcply-tbe words that came so
easily the tip of his sticking in HIS throat-and
he had TO dumby look his thanks for the honor This
must have been what the actors term stage fright
I heard the other day that Governor Hiii' VINO ~
usually credited with possessing rarely cool head,
once suffered from this same 90 stage fright and was
struck dumb as Jeffrey wss-but rescued himself as
Jeffrey did not And IL was at critical point In MS
career. when he a candidate for Governor, when
a failure of such an embarrassing kind as that OF
stage fright would have worked disastrousy. Tho
phrase which rescued him one which Will prob
ably always be mentioned when his political career Is
related: " 7 am a Democrat"
Mr.. Hill had come to Brooklyn 10 make speech
IS the Democratic candidate for Governor and II was
to be delivered at the Academy of Music The foor
tho great galleries and the stage Of the Academy
were packed with Jealous Democrats when Governor
Hill was brought forward at a dramatically fitting
moment to be introduced and tho band struck mp
Hail to tho Chief, tho audience rose at him in an
mex ampled manner. "Never such cheering
given or enthusiasm manifested In Brooklyn said
prominent Democrat afterward. There were peculiar
reasons for the party zeal displayed 1t was In the
height OF the campaign, Election Day was fast APP
preaching and IL then Looked rather doubtful II Dir.
iii would DO elected IL was thus In the faces OK
about 5000 intensely interested parsans that Mr..
Hin looked as he stood at the edsc Of the platform
trying to begin his speech. He appalled, by tho
volume OF the cheering and the frenzy OF IT, All eyes
were directed upon him in the vast audicnce-and tho
beginning If his carefully prepared speech went ont
of his head He could not think of a word OF u.
The hall a become almost silent and most Of tho
audience listening ncntly to hear the FIRST word
the Governor would utter still he could not recm-
Der his speech To gain time he impulsiyeiy said:
"I am a Democrat 1t wholly impromptu tho
Governor anticipated only "A moments respite for
himself from IT, But the phrase acted like stroko
Of lightning upon the minds OF the fcrvent Democrats
present. There explosion OF cheers In re-
sponse to the Governor which almost broke the win
dows Cheer followed cheer until it seemed as II tho
audience never would stop their throats. Tho Gov
ernor found 1t impossible to continue his speech for
ten minutes, even II ne had desired to do SO. But
the phrase had been happy thought to him. While
the cheering was going he had time to think tho
points Of his speech to him. and he was saved
from the consequences of his stage fright
In the late political campaign Senator HlscOck
said to the writer: never begin political speech
before an audience without feeling OF considerable
nervousness. III taxes aDout hiiV'n n"n"'"S y" e~'
to feeling at ease.'
When President Cleveland and the members OF bis
Cabinet were here recently the President s"apped
hats accidentally with Mr. Lamar When the mstaao
was discovered on returning TO the Executive Man
sion after a few minutes walk, Mr.. Cleveland said
Ianghingy: don't know but that would get tho
best of the bargain exchanging hats with any men,
Der of my Cabinet" looking a. the hats as they $1,000
ranged on the hat rack with every ono but Car
and' said Mr. Whitney smiling and looking AZ inc
dlla pdated black felt hat OF the Attorney Oebera,
did any ever exchange hats with y0u Garlahdf"
Mr.. Garland looked at his Arkansaw Traveller, hat
doefuIly moment and then laughingly replied:
No, l say that any one ever took my nat IN
mistake for his own
Occasionally there comes to Albany tall aud thin
old gentleman with gray hair, who always wears In
winter big fur cap. His face is that of monk, his
nose and chin sharp the cheek bones sunhen and the
forehead crossed with fcrrows. lie has remarA&Die
resemblance to Cardinal Mannng-at least as the Car
dnal is represented in his portras This American
gentleman is Sidney T. FaiIchd, father OF Charles
s. Fairchld, the Secretary of the Treasury. Tho
elder Fairchild was a lawyer OF the Ncw-loit central
Railroad and amassed wealth by his relations With it.
lie was firm friend Of the late Samuel J. I.den and
the latter, when Governor, repaid talrchids
loyalty by boosting bis son, Charles b
Fairchld, up the tree OF politics, making him, for
instance, Attorney General OF this State Concerning
sidney l..
is the author of the compromise tariff bill which tho
Democrats leaders have agreed to pass. state Senator
Hendricks who lives at SYRACUSE which IS only few
miles distant from CanaStota, the place OF Mr. FAR
chlds residence said tho other day hear that old
Sidney EaiIchild has been az work all summer on
tariff bill and that the leading Democrats IN congress
have adopted il. OF course Secretary tairchId can
give his fathers production quite Introduction TO
tho Congressman . .
EX-COngressman Henry G. Burlcigh OF whitehall,
also has the idea that tho Democratic leaders have
| to a seer a
chld's OF some other mans work I'VE Republicans
count upOn tho Democrats getting into 70" over
the tariff bill ! AIN assured by leading lhmocFai
who is tho inside that tho thing Ia all fixed Ran
dali and Carlisle have made y compromise" PROBABLY
Mr.. Burlegh's informant about the Ins do plans oil
the Democratic leaders Is Smith VI. Weed, or Plafis-
burg, who OWNS iron mines IN the Lake Cham PLAIN
region IN partnership with Mr.. Bureigh Both mon
OF course watching the cOurSo or Congress anA
ously about iron orc and other raw materials
Dr. Bach the secretary of the state Board Of II alth
said yesterday The general health OF tho population
of the State is good We have epidemics within our
border The only disease that seems unusually prev
alent IS dphthera Typhoid fever threatened to be
epidemic but that Is past far. DR.. Pudden 81
New York gave very Interesting report to the Board
last spring presence Of bacteria In the ice takcn
form the North River We shall make some further
Investigations of The subject the coming winter but
this much will state, namely, that typhoid bacteria
have not yet been discovered I'm ice. All In all think
there IS far too much alarm the subject There Is
no article Of food drink that has not bacteria In II
but it Is rarely that the human system Is In condition
to DO harmed by them.