New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-01
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.
NOTES ON MEN AND AFFAIRS NOW IN TIE
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said not long ago when she and her husband went TO
Washington to live he had worn dress sun rus
fact may DO appalling TO tho Mugwumpian origaao'
but II will give the people an idea Of Benjamin Har
r!son which will satisfy them that he Is not OF the
dollhouse breed.
ratTick Egan. Of Nebraska, who was widely hno"h
IN connection with the Irlsh-American movement IN
Mr. piainc,s favor in 1884 is in the grain business
He Is small man. with yellowsh gray hair, broad
forehead, large head. blue eyes and SMILING hps
In conversation he impresscs enc as having m'ei
lectual vigor and cultured intelligence. lie h'h
experience in the grain business In Ireland before nc
came to America He was bead bool'Eeeper ior
large grain firm IN Dublin It was there also that ne
learned the principles of organization which nc mas
applied successfully to various organizations OF lsn
men with which he has been connected In this coun-
fry The firm for which he was at work had num-
her of branch houses scattered all Ireland whose
accounts It was necessary should be kept on son-
eral plan formulated in the central ONCE MI Eea'
took up this task and accomplished II SUCCESSFULLY
He visited fifteen or more points IN lrea''u III
the prosecution OF this labor and these Trips salc
first thoroughly the horrible condition OF his country
men, Mr. Egan was delegate-atlarge from his
state to the Republican National Convention ana AZ
the conclusion Of the abors Of that body he returned
to Omaha to put his business In order 50 that ne
may take the stump for Harrison ard Morton
II was Mr Egan, Dy the way, VIM rri"i"o' ~"
Of an episode 10 The Of Lcv T. Norton when
IS Of interest at this time. 1t was Mr. Morton who'
with two other wealthy gentlemen Of New'4orA'
filed United States vessel with food supplies ara
sent them 10 the stricken people Of Ireland at the
time of their last potato famine.
ExCongressman Henry G. BurlcIgh, who IS so eX-
cesslvcy nervous in his movements that his friends
iokngly say they know whether he IS standing
on his head or on his feet the subject OF iaus
able affair at Chicago, which he turned OF III al aP'
manner. He had made tho acquaintance OF young
Russell Harrison the only son OF the RepuDicah can
ddatc for President, Of whom he begged Harrison
button to put in his lapel 1t seems that Russell
had been gathering samples Of all the various ou'-
tons The Gresham people hal issued button ex-
actly like the Harrison BUTTON except a. TO INC name'
bearing the same inscription, namely Pfoiectloh 10
American Labor, 1852 BY mistake Russell handed
Burlegh a Gresham button. which the latter promptly
put In the proper place without ever looking AZ IT,
Fortunately the name was upside down and when a
friend came along a short time afferward ard cared
Turclgh' attention to his Gresham button he glanced
down at in establishment, but quickly said why
Russell Harrison gave me that button. But, nv
Jove it's all right a Gresham button upside down
5 a Harrison button isn't itl'
"whet Is to your mind the great central idea
evolved In the action Of the Republican National Con-
ventior - a question put 10 ;. b. ElAns Just
after the close Of the long struggle Chicago. He
thought scarcely moment before replying: You
VIII find the central idea in the
prou1siticn that the East IS provincial
and that the West is the scat Of the Empire IN New
York later this remark quoted another promI-
ncnt politician. 1t IS not flashing thought said
be. "sUch a remark from study ard observa-
ton There Is more truth than poetry in IT, kno"
what you are thinking You about to inquire II
New-York did not the nominee at Chicago. Yes,
but she had 90 West for him after She had failed
with her cwn candidate. The East NAV rule. in othcr
words II she falls into line with what the West wants.
Western ideas to-day nterchanging themselves
with old New England ideas in a way to upset many
OF the cherished traditions Of social business ana au
cal le II has been The pushing energy OF the West
that has brought limited railroad trains into existence
This | clfc merely by way OF example. II was
Western man who wroc the Republican platform than
In writing. 1t Is a Western man who IS going 10 DO
made President on that platform, and think Mr..
Ellins was about right
The Ohio Society OF ew-York played a prominent
part in the Republican National Convention OF the
candidates before the Convention, the successful one.
as well as Senators Sherman and Allison, General
Alger and the dark horses. Major Mckinley and Judge
Foraker, members of the society. In the officers
Of the Convention to be found the names of two
Ohio Society men, and tic recognized leading poll
tcan Of the gathering, 5. b. Elkins, was one of the
Ohio soclety's founders. One Of its members who
was in Chicago advocating the reorganization OF MI
blaine cx-Consul b. +. Peixotto who IS ono OF
the few Hebrews who have been in the American
diplomatic service His services for the Jewish race
and the cause Of humanity while in Roumania re
ceivcd extensive recognition. SIN another Of the
sOcety's members who on the ground was {. {.
shayne, the fur dealer who l. president Of the trade
organization IN his HE Of business.
Mr. shaync has never voted a Republican State
National ticket 1t therefore a surprise that he
should be found al Chicago urging the nomination OF
John Sherman for President and acquiescing in the
nomination Of General Harrison the best thing
MIA fha
matter by saying: On this question Of protect n
/ have got TO vote with the Republican party, no
matter who the nominee may be- Consequently
out here 10 speak good word for that greatest
OF OhIoans Of to-day, John sherman. As General
Harrison Is an Ohloan l find trouble In sup
porting him, especially as he stands right on procc-
ton am prOiectionist because l want 10 pay
nv men good wages and want them TO get the benefit
Of education and not he ground down poor men
are in Europe. I for protection because II keeps
them ard me from competition with cheap labor and
cheap goods made by cheap labor. Free trade would
upset whole social system as much as to lot Tho
Chinese come IN. 1t would ruin. Us every way: The
Mills bill Is only step toward fIcc trade ! have
nothing 70 say against President Cleveland whatever
others may do. l am battling Oh principle.
but propose 10 vote for Harrison and Morton. I
believe that ticket will carry Aew-iork state by
$4,000 TO 10000
Judge NJ NJ Estee. the Californian who presided
as permanent chairman the del oerations Of the
Republican National Convention has sense OF dry
humor, which found various expressions while he
welding tho gavel al Chicago. On occasion. when
the Convention had gone into tumult and was
shouting Itself hoarse he was asked by some one why
he did not rap them down. /" Oh. let cm alone,'
said he. It's only once In four years you know
One Of Chlcago's bankers is By-on L Smith, who
was iu Ncw-York day or two ago, on HIS way TO the
seashore with his family. He is son and tho sue
cessor Of solomon smith. who in his day was known
as a prominent banker in the Northwest. Looking at
the rotund figure and contcnted face OF the banker Of
to-day no one would suspect him Of wild youth.
Yet It is said that be at one time cast or by his
father as ncorrlgible. Another brother was his
fathers favorite and supposed TO be HIS heir The
cas-oG lad found place In a bank. lie worked HIS
own way into position and confidence. When the
elder Smith died Il discovered 10 the surprise and
establishment Of every that the casiaway had been
made heir of Of his property and his successor In
tho banking business. Mr.. Smith Is a Democrat.