New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
BITS OF TALK ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS

senator stockbridge, OF Michigan. who is at the
Hoffman, made a fortune In lumber. He is big man,
with fun gray beard. who loves good story and a
fsst horse He wants the animal to be handsome as
well as rapid. and declares that honely horses ought
IN be barred out General Alger. of Detroit. sent to
e Senator the other dav to look at horse he thought
Of buying al want something that would beat the
other fellowp was the Generals sole instruction
Senator stockbndge looked the beast over. and when
he reported on II said The horse was speedy enough,
but so homely that after YOU bad passed the other
fellow, you would be ashamed ever 10 iooh MIN IN the
face So told them YOU didn't want him."
Adolph sprcckes. the son OF Claus spreckles. the
California sugar millionaire. has been watching ex-
Senator Conkng's with much interest He had
similar abscess two and had his head cut
open in the same manner. recovering nnely
Senator Leland Stanford. after speaking in kindly
terms OF ex-senator Roscoe Conbling. YESTERDAY. said
~ hope that he has accumulated something Of fort
une since he left the Senate He talked with me once
after he had been III, about his financial affairs. He
said that while he was sick he had been oppressed be
yond measure with the thought that be had made no pro-
',ision Whatever for his family. He seemed greatly
distressed at the ldea and declared then that at the
tst opportunity be would quilt politics Tor law
full pago portrait of Cornelius N Bliss graces the
first page Of the last number Of The Irish Tablet OF
which General Michael KerwlD Is editor In column
sketch Mr. Bliss's career and high qualities are hand
sOmey described ana Inc ldUlot iOaoOis alo III
formed that he may be the next Governor OF
and that the State could not have better GOVERNOR
Ex-senator Warner Miller surrounded by group
n, friends at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the other day.
which suggested the possibility Of conference on poll
tcs Among them were ex-Congressman Henry @.
gurleigh, ex-Speaker Titus sheard John W. Vrooman
and Augustus Cook, Gf Whitehall There have boon
uumberless efforts gain from ex-senator Miller an
preston Of his Presidential preferences so lar these
efforts have been unsuccessful His closest friends arc
divided in opinion A1r vrooman said yesterday hat
is wanted IS the best for the party. We have no
other wish in our section than to find the who can
test harmonic ali the diverse interests and bring the
united party TO victory"
aThat remains to be discovered at the convention
after conference with the delegates from other States
Ex-speaker Sheard has been spending two months in
Florida Cuba and the South for his health which has
been much benefited by the travel In talking about the
political situation he said My inquiries through the
south developed the fact that the real earnest kepub
lcans Of that section the men who have suffered social
and business ostracism for their beliefs, the men who
are Republicans upon principle, are for Mr.. Blaine
am for Blaine myself l believe In him personally and
politically sincerely believe that he is the strongest
av asble candidate for the party at the present time
The Republicans In my district, think, Lold the same
opinion, the great majority Of them do This opinion
confirmed by association and conversation and letters
with or from men all over the country Yet in spite Of
this opinion, l anxious for the success Of the
party feeling certain that defeat this year will mean
long lease of power to the opposition, that am willing
s0@e some other man 'pf IS more svallabIe or has
earnestly support anybody for the nomination or the
election who can give US fair assurance OF success.
have yrea respect for Mr. Depew and belief him both
personally and politically, but II seems TO me that Mr.
Blaine is the man for the time"