New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-15
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A GREAT DAY FOR REFORM"
BARNUM GATHERS IN THE sHEKELS.
THE GREAT MULE-BUYER'S HOTEL PARLoR IN
WASHINGTON CROWDED WITH DEPART
MENT VICTIMS WITH VOLUNTARY"
SUBsCRIPTIoNs-Ma. BARNUM ON
TIE SITUATION.
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Washington, Oct. 14.-Charman Barnum, OF tho
Democratic National Committee, arrived in Washing
ton Friday night and after drinking cup OF strong
tea made his way from bis hotel to the White House.
The wind sighed sadly through the branches of the
pines aud cedars, and the autumn leaves strewed
his pathway as he passed through Lafayette Park
The servitor at the door OF the Executive Mansion
informed him that the President at Red Top,
where he had passed the day. Mr.. Banum returned
to his hotel Disconnected and passed restless night
Early yesterday morning he appeared again az the
Executive Mansion, ard asked for Colonel Lamont That
gallant officer had not yet taken bis post for tho
day. and Mr.. Barnum then demanded to be placed IN
communication with Red Top by telephone This
demand was complied with, and the following CONVEX
sation is presumed to have taken place, with Bar
mum at the White House end OF the wirc
Hello! Hcilot"
4" Hello who Is it?7
Barnam: IS that you, Clevelandl'
Yes what do you want!
a. want you to brace up and come to the White
House.
What for9 What's the matters
"Maitcr enough ye must have more money.
Have you read HIPS speech p
lii? What lllu
~You know l mean Dave Hill. He wants letter.
"Vcu, Why don't you get somebody TO write MN
one, and put sam Coxs frank on it ~
Hello Helloi Hclol say, Mr. President, arc
you coming in to-day, not1'
I'm come when I get ready. Public Office IS a
public trust when we consider the alluIements OF
power.'
Oh come off, tell you must have money to
buv moro mules We need millions to counteract
the effect Of your fool message, or we shall lose
New-York and New-Jersey, as well as Indiana and
Connecticut. must carry 10000 to New-York to-
night"
All right: but say, Barnum, can't you get Cox
N frank f. and save yourself the trouble and eX-
pensc!7
Mr. Cleveland obeycd Mr. Barnum's urgent sum-
mons but did not arrive until the Connecticut STATES
man had departed in quest Of Reformer German iho
former was detained until after the hour wheh inc
reception was TO begin, and dozen or more chiefs
of bureaus, chiefs of divisions. clerks etc. were coo
ing their heels in the corridors OF MI barhun
hotel When he returned, they know what he wanted
Oh YOU NAV believe they did. They did not eN-
pec him 10 INQUIRE after their health, or huouuoo
them 10 his family, or invite ,c"
TO dinner, or ask after their iahlAcs
All Barnum wanted for each one to "r,e
sentiment IN his little album, 5000 sehu'uo"' VI
a o5-cent sentiment as the case might be-
When Nj. Bainum arrived on Friday night he TOOK
rooms on the second floor but at noon yesterday re
came down TO the first floor and the poor CLERKS came
down with their cash Chief Oh bureau "d' inc
first visitor Drop $500 in the soi ana SUI
Cleveland snnc.7 said the bland Mule-pu5er'
The next was q AHcA 81 4'lNl7i'''
I'm The Slot and You all right" romaIAea 'No
chairman Of the Democratic National Committee y
clor, came forward Drop 80 in the SLOT ana heep
vour rlacer observed Mr.. Barnum, as be eleetuNy
made change with crisp fve-dollar notes fresh rom
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing Ooiuo' s''o
us your $40 or youu lose your head'-'his 10
man who seemed TO be wa,ciiman or HosSoINc4
Tho Slot would move for quarter If deposited by
roor scrrb woman or press girl employed uio'l
- 1aforucI- Graves in the Bureau Of Engraving al"
Printing. Plainly clad men we're there inrce Vi
four on crutchcs or depending on canes
They all emerged from Mr. Barnums par'or VII"
u-bt nurses and heavy hearts. The Commits ioncr
of Customs led the first synod. Then came 4h''''d
Revenue Commissioner Miller, 10 hand IN ms H9lts
and see whether his subOldinacs Lad obeNci ou'1s'
Iollg.riuc him came Auditor lAcNONclh, o.. tnh -
urv WHO wanted 20 look over Barnulns " III pooa
respond Letters camc IN by mai ana hcs';u-y'
l,rfl the discarded envelopes which had coNc!cu con
trihutons Uttered the floor of BarnUm paiior, lh'A
as leay es in Naambrosa.' , H. ~.
1t was d great day Tor reform ana Wncn III
rslrr,,n received The Tribune correspondents han
hour after the reccptiOn had closed, II was Win
smile OF a man who had $1,000 in crisp ne" IIsd' e
notes 10 be added the campaign fund ana VINO cl.
sure of more to come. Mr. BaInum supula'cu ina
no conversation between himself and the core
spOndent should De feealOeu Us cOHuu1""'' N>00P' -
FIRST he admits that Connecticut is In doubt In
reDly TO the suggestion that he had been reported IN
the newspapers saying that Connecticut was saie,
Mr.. BaTnum said; Wen, you lilo" heNcI 'aiA 81
this stage Of campaign go =, ,,.
Secondly he declared his belief thar the democrats
will carry New-YOrk. but he did not venture any
opinion that Mr.. Cleveland will win