New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
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DELEGATIONS
Chicago June 81 SpeciaD.-The big New-York
delegation has been drifting along for several
days, doing nothing but gazing at the storefronts
of Chicago or tanning itself in its headquarters.
MIR. Depew has suffered from the inaction OF his
supporters Rival candidates for the Presidency
have crept into States that border New-York and
have deprived him Of votes that might have come
TO him. This state Of affairs was naturally dis
pleasing to Mr.. Depews friends, and they called a
meeting of the New-York delegation this morning
to concert measures in the delegation for system
attic work for him. Senator Sloan acted as the
chairman OF the meeting and John w. Vrooman
secretary Ex-senator Warner Miller, the first
speaker, said that if the New-York delegation was
to do anything that would bring Mr.. Depew votes
outside Of the State Of New-YorS, the members
must 90 to work in q systematic way. At present
the delegation obviously lacked cohesveness. 1t
needed some kind of On executive committee to
direct its operations in other States.
Senator Hiscock said that he fully concurred
with the views expressed by Mr. Miller and he
suggested that the four delegates-at-large with
their alternates be the committee to direct the
work of the delegation. He thought that the
central committee thus appointed should in turn
appoint a subcommittee to visit the delegations
Senator Hiscocks plan was adopted and sub
committees were subsequently appointed to labor
among the delegates of other States in favor of
Mr. Depew The New-Yorll delegation will hold
a meeting every morning TO hear the reports Of
the subcommittee.
The subcommittee appointed to work with the
delegates from Michigan, Wisconsin, Mississippi,
Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota and Indiana had as its
members G.. NJ Gleason. William Curtis. Charles
A. Gould, II. A. Phillips, John A. Sleicher George
Urban, ir., and Obed Wheeler.
The subcommittee appointed to visit the PACING
Coast delegations was composed Of j. NJ Bailey,
H. II. Warner. John H. Starin, j. Sloat Fassett,
James w. Hustled, Francis Hendricks and Robert
Ray Hamilton.
The New-England States are TO be visited by a
subcommittee having as its members William II.
Robertson, Walter w. Baman, Henry G.. Bur-
leigh, Stephen c. Willard, Senator O'Connor, S. L.
Payne, II: F. Tarbox and b. B. Lagart:
pennsylvania has big delegation. 10 its doors
will 20 subcommittee consisting of A. r. Whit
ney, Orsino L. Jones, e. j. Brackett, John w.
Jacobus Stephen b. French and NJ d. Wheeler
The Southern States are to be visited By sub
committee consisting Of Louis L. Payn, David Will
bur, John Ii. Camp Ellis II; Roberts, William A;
johnson, George H. Deane, Robert Hamilton and
Sheridan Shook
Mr. Depew to-day received in his rooms at the
Grand Pacific several State delegations which called
the visiting bodies. Mr. Depew made them
genial speech, told several good stories. and con-
cluded by saying that his most intimate college
chum, Colonel John Mason Brown. was a resident
Of Kentucky.
You just mention my name to Colonel Brown"
said Mr.. Depew smiling. and he viii describe
me such an angelic being that no good Ken
tucldan would live in a ten-acre lot with me-"
Mr.. Depew was also visited by the Tennessee
delegation. He welcomed the members cordially
and attended to the business ties Of New-York
and Tennessee. There was prejudice that
he was aware of in Tennessee against men in the
railroad business. He himself had been the Gus
todian of financial interests Of three generations
Of Vanderbilts-al railway men-and he could
testify that they were good men. They could not
be reproached with using their money unwisely
when they established and endowed Vanderbilt
University in Nashville This allusion to Mr.. Van
derbilts gift to Tennessee was received with loud
applause.
Mr.. Depew in the afternoon went TO the lake
front TO escape from the heated atmosphere Of
the Grand Pacific. Seated in armchair
in front window Of the Richelieu
he enjoyed the cool breezes from off
Lake Michigan. A telegraph wire led from the
Richelieu into Convention Hall Over this wire
some one sent bulletins describing the proceedings
Of the Convention, and Mr.. Depew given
copies Of them, which he read with interest.
This being candidate" said he, with It COM
zeal smile, prevents my seeing the best part Of
the show"