New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
HINTS ON PUBLIC MATTERS
COMMENTS AND OPINIONS FROM VARIOUS
SOURCES

| OF her delegation TO the Chicago Convention nave
caused close to be made Senator sher-
man mas number Of sanguine friends here who are
watching the situation for him, and report that he VIII
have eleven Of the seventytwo delegates from New
York They admit that the other sixtyone delegates
will vote sondly for Mr.. Depew or Mr.. Blaine or some
other man Of the united choice. Leading politicians
who in position to know say that there VIII be
| sxty-sx solid votes for any man who proves TO DO
the choice Of the majority Of the sixty-six This
large proportion OF the delegation NAV be increased
as the minority includes ex-senator Warner Mlller'
who VIII be delegate from the Herhimer Distnct,
| and Congressman George West Of Ballston, both OF
whom are counted for Sherman, but may decide 10
go with the tide and make New-York solid In order
TO give the State fits largest possible influence IN the
deliberations at Chicago. 1t is admitted that there
Will be two Sherman delegates also from this city In
the persons Of John j. Brien and Barney ORourko
| It IS expected that John d. Lawson, "Od Sitting
Bull he Is known In politics. will also be delegate
from this city. He Is regarded bitterly opposed to
either Blaine sherman the National Convention Of
! 1884 New-York divided into three factions
President Arthur had thrty-two votes, Mr. Blaine
twenty-eight and Mr.. Edmunds twelve If there are
many as sixty votes kept constantly together at
the coming convention, the Empire State will exert
great influence in shaping the party eounsek-
! The tariff on works Of art, such as paintings and
sculpture, does not meet the approval OF artists In
this country. They claim that high duties on The
kindred arts only be sustained justified on the
ground that such objects are manufactures and re
| quire protection They insist that art is a means OF
culture, education and civilization not to be classed
In the commercial SCALE and that art creations are
the product Of the brain rather than the days labor
| they ought not to be subject to high duties. The
unanimity with which this sentiment prevails may be
learned from the fact that c. B. Curtis, formerly Of the
art committee Of the Union League Club, sent out
circular asking the opinions OF artists on this subject
to which no received 435 answers. which were cass
| AaA col 10 For NJ huf-
former duty Of 10 per cent a PeeH a. DUTY d al
NewYork said, after giving me these figures II the
law makers at Washington are IN dead earnest about
desiring to reduce the inaowing revenue here IS .
place to begin in small way, whore everybody
practically is agreed Free art is like free education
There was a group Of young politicians surrounding
Dwight Lawrence tbs other day. who were advocat-
ing the selection OF large building for Republican
Headquarters In which the National State and County
| Headquarters could all be accommodated. The Ma
tonal Committee" said Mr.. Lawrence, "could not
do better than to take its old rooms in the Fifth
| Avenue Hotel with rooms outside In some cheap
building for its document making and shipping. Tho
idea that very largo quarters are required IL all non
sense The larger the building occupied by the Ma
tonal Committee the more chances there are for It's
| secret designs to become known to the wrong per
sons. In big headquarters there is too much room
for genteel loafers and spies. When Arthur ana
Cornell had headquarters IN the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
there was a little bath room where they did more
| business than anywhere else II was liz py gas or
over the transom General Anuf nsa s scco1 D
! modations there. This was the room that saw New
| York and Indiana carried for Garfield
The observation Of Mr.. Lawrence tallies with that
Of other politicians The National Committee OF 1854
| had house In Fifthave., but its most Important
work was done in room In a hotel near by. Inc
! only room In the house that was considered aoso-
utey safe for the transaction Of secret business was
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chair and little desk constructed over the basin
| in which glasses were formerly washed In the
HEADQUARTERS in Fifh-ave there was closet on the
! top floor adjoining the room IN which the secretary
slept where he felt absolutely safe to talk and trans
act business 1t does not follow that because
secrecy is necessary, the work that was Done was
| criminal or guilty. The general OF an army cannot
very well let his antagonist know what his next
move Will be without running the risk OF defeat.
One of the many things with which the conmittee Q,
1854 had to contend was one ~. nemocratic chair
man almost as a. 1t was decided upon E'eIy
e denfv was Sas no established until the very last day
Of the campaign, when he was caugn. Ia tne az "a
| Gorman. II was so late IN the campaign thar no
action was taken to punish him or expose hiin: re
has since turned up In confidential employment WIN
one OF the principal managers of the Democratic cam
| paign-
Police Justice Jacob Patterson who Is distnct
| leader in the Republican organization, has great
| deal of common IN his composition dc mas
sedate temperament, with American qucKness Oh per
ceptlon He will spend patient hours investigating Inc
case of any one who he thinks has been imposed upon
but would not delay minute In sending up cuIpre
who tries to 81 play tn on him was taking Win
the Judge Yesterday when he expressed the opinion
that Mr. Blaine is the for the Republican Presloen
tlal nomination "There is some chance Of carrying
the election II he IS renominated said he WIN any
other man It would be hard fight understand that
sherman has been promised some delegates from New"
York City, and he may get some delegates from the
state what Warner Miller will give him, but tho people
want Mr. Blaine" The discussion drlfted on to the
recent nomination of Mr. Fuller to be Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court, when the Judge said: u rather
Ike the Presidents decision to go outside the list OF
men who are known 10 the public. 1t Is the one
thing about his Administration that really indorse.
1t IS always possible to find in priv ate life men who are
equal any public emergency ana wnen 1ney arc
found the whole public Is sssrses q, this sort The
secretary of the Treasury was eer9 A. ADAny oG
SNORT Se a EC Of putt1e them in the Cabinet and
Phelps wasn't known outside Of Vermont whom no was
to sRsa OF Tfi5s aes
Judge W. A. Galbralth, OF Erie, Penn, Is sub
stantial looking man Of perhaps fifty years OF age,
with clean-shaven face and ststesmanlike air He
has recently run up against Congressman william L
scott IN such a manner that Mr.. scotrs newspaper
| organ at Erie has read him out Of the Democratic
party. 1t seems that Judge Galbrsth believes with
| samuel j. Randall rather than with ". l. Scott and
| President Cleveland the tariff question. He was
frank enough to say openly. and the consequence
was two-column editorial on his utterances. con-
Guiding with orders that he take himself out OF the
| Democratic into the Republican party. Chatting
about the tariff question, Judge Galbraith said: y
! have been a Democrat all nv life. My father was 3
Democrat and my grandfather before me. NY father
occupied the seat In Congress which Mr.. Scott at
tempts to I'LL While have always been a Demo-
| crat am frank to say that think the Democratic
party in Congress set about the ruin Of the party
by its free trade tendencies. The PRESIDENTS mes
sage and the Mills bill sufficient to destroy US at
the ensulnc election No party In this country can