New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
FROM MANY POINTS OF TIkW

The Democratic National Committee has bad ex-senator
chairman for so many years that thero ID
prOsp his retirement except by DEATH Seha'o'
German, OF Maryland. chairman Of the Executive oom'
mi ttee said be determined TO retire Congressman
W. Scott OF Erie. is the man whom President OioVe
lands friends would like 10 see in his place. scott las
been on the Executive Committee since 1872 The pres,
bur inrton, and under the tv Service law which the
Pres dent processes observe viii rona6y retire Inc no
usmana the "aoe for Judge William Muller in order to
give the II achinery Of the party TO them TOT lo'z'
A resident Of Detroit who Is heavily interested In
timber IS Charles c. Ortman. who was at one t'ne
Mayor Of Saginaw. He is an intelligent and edncaIeu
Hebrew who found Saginaw too small for bis growing
wealth and extending investments lie gave mo nc"
point IN the history Of Mlchigan's most pronn-
mont public man, Ex-Governor r. A Agc, say Dt
Ing: at Is General Alrer's proud boast NOT
bosstfully. but quietly made that no nas no''
So"sht and sold land on srecnaon III, LARGE for,
tune was made nv buying nine lann man"Is', ua."e
tho logs into lumber and selling It wh.r there was
market for TIA straightforward lecitmat" business
transaction without any speculative s'de 10 IT,
Amono the po,,t,cIans Of national prominence who
gather from time to time In NewYork there continues
to be much more debate over the Vice-Pres'uen,.a
nomination than over the Presidential choice NO
will be nominated with Rlsne?" IS the general inquiry
which involves acceptance OF the popular uo''o
that Mr. Blaine will be the nominee Tor frFs'uo"~
who have
tbs great list OF avaabes has been sfted ana names
.,,r,,.ted until only four or FIVE remain on IT, Those
most often mentioned are ex-senator Benann ~,
SON of Indiana General Ager WovernGr There Is
some desultory talh OF Mr. sherman ana MI hem
those who demand soldier canuu h 90 Federal
anpoinmrnts given nv tho Administration 10 Mlchsam
and Wisconsin and the fact that pom ses o both
TO General Alger and Governor Rusk nu ~ aI
the former Don Dickinson as M Eomocrats to
6pbto
capture Michigan
A solid and notwithstanding Michigan man who
has been in New York for several days Is exCongcss
man j. T. Rich president of the Michigon "ool-"ro"-
ers, Association MIR Rich. discussing the present
agitation OF the tariff question: said: The paragraph
in the Presidents message the wool tarn mas maue
IT certain that Michigan farmers and wool grower:
votes for the Republican party Ono Of tho strongest
Democrats of the State, wool grower mas aI'hny
in the Democratic ranks, where tho promouoh VI Hoo
trade has become the ruling ldea
In recent conversation, Judge Milliken' OF
Nasnville speaking about the iron INDUSTRY
IN Alabama and Tennessee, said: Eve1
England Is recognizing the fact that sbe can no
,onyer fight US In iron making Within few weeks Mr.
Henderson. who is expert iron man OF Engiahu oi
thirty years standing and position has been over mere
| examining the trou fields In our section tie toiu NE
h, no had been sent here by makers that side OF
the water report the cost OF making IRON mere
mat he believed thot there Is no place III the woru
where they can make iron as cheapy as al Brmin
Aubana The thing certain Is that no iron orr ca"
COME here TO compete with us This spanish ore WHICH
being Imported is high grade used In Besseme' stee
processes We do not produce enough OF tha KIM VI or
In this country to supply the demand ana hehce w
spansh ores are brought In here to make up Tue uen
| cheney"
Some time ago the story was told In these Columns o'
| how W. +. Curtis the &elSnown newspaper CORE
spondept. was caught mapping He went to Russia az
heavy expense to write up Nlhlsm for The Chicago
News" After his and while his articles were
being put in type day on railroad tram WIN
follow Journalist OF Tho Inter Ocean me cohH erSa
non turned ON Curtis's foreign tripa M Ibe ihter
| Ocean published o threecoumn interview as the re-
suit uf e talk which Curtis had not Intended should ne
| mads bubble Il was reported ut the time that me
News would not publish his gathered material but this
was An error The publication was begun on FEBRUARY
If ia safe to say, however. that Mr. Curtis. VINO Is
himself an iaveteraie interviewer VIII hereafter ps
| ware Of the inter vie Yer himself