New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS
CHAT ABOUT CANDIDATES AND PUBLIC
QUESTIONS.

sona representatives of possible Presidential candidates
| have been gathering here. There is talk out
West about letting the East severely alone, and nom
| mating candidate without consulting the States of
| New-York New-Jersey and Connecticut, but as the
| time Of the nomination approaches the leaders all
look this way because the party IS bound to consider
above all what the doubtful States require TO can
ddates and platform to make them certain States. IL
this great fact that makes the political leaders seek
| information at the fountan-head Of politics in New
York. NewJersey and Connecticut, which IS NewYork
| City. They come here for conference by common
consent, and among these visitors the drifts and ten
| denotes of the day surest learned Since Mr..
Blanes Paris letter the direct talk about nominating
him In spite Of himself has practically died out, but
there are not few persons who still hold the belief
| that he ought to be nominated and who predict
that there Will be long struggle at Chicago which
Will finally result In a unanimous request for Mr..
Blaine to undertake the leadership of the party.
Among the other candidates, each has warm friends
and ardent supporters. New-York opinion IS full Of
friendly discussion of Chauncey NJ Depew, coupled
always with the doubt to his strength q Western
| States. New-Jersey speak OK William Walter
Phelps as man whose nomination at either end OF
| the ticket would make that State certain. The
friends of General Harrison say he could give the
party Indiana and since Mr. Blaine withdrew second
tlme Connecticut has shown disposition to go back
to her favorte son, General Hawley, and to pledge
Connecticut to the party II he is nominated. Outside
most attention here those OF Judge Gresham,
ator Allison and General Alger. Senator Sherman has
had less support In NewYOrk than IL was supposed
he had right to expect, and Is least discussed of all
the candidates The opposition to Judge Gresham is
becoming strong, because of the support given him
from the Mugvumps and Free Traders They advo-
cate his nomination, while committed to support Mr.
Cleveland. The sentiment in Republican circles is
bitterly opposed to dictaton from those sources.
General Alger and Senator Allison are both looked
upon with favor more in the light OF possibilities than
OF aggressive candidates. II Mr.. Depew is not in the
Geld General Alger will have considerable New-York
strength This is the ph Of the gossip of the corrl
doris, where the friends Of all the candidates circulate
Ex-senator Warner Miller remarked TO a friend the
other day that while at dinner in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel he had looked around at the various tables and
discovered at one or the other Of them particular
friend or political manager Of each Of the possible
Presidential candidates In the corridors that night
were leading Republicans from all the country.
Joseph II. Manley, of Maine, who was a follower Of
Mr.. Blaine for twenty years, first among the
group. Indana's fayorite son. General Harrison was
represented by Attorney General l. 7. Mchener Of
that state Colonel ". p Canaday, of North Carolina
sergeant-atArms Of the United States Senate and a
well-known advocate Of Senator Shermans nomination.
was seen talking with ex-COngressman j. H. Calklns
OF Indiana who is favorable to the nomination Of
Michigan sentiment for General Alger while Senator
spoOner, Of Wisconsin, who was here IN connection
with the Custom House investigation, stood sponsor
Tor Governor Rusk of his State, whose name he will
present In the National Convention J. s. Clarkson,
of Iowa, was Senator Allisons friend In this group
Opinions as to the outcome of the Chicago Conven-
ton were as various in this coterie there
in IT, But the general expression of purpose to carry
the election this year unanimous.
The absolute dictatorship which President Cleve.
land has established the members Of his marty
IS beginning to be recognized throughout the country
Is one of the most remarkable features Of American
political history. An old politician said last night:
I" Cleveland cracks the whip over the members of
his party as much the old Shareholders used 10
ply the lash their slaves The worst of IT for the
country Is that the Democratic party acknowledges and
likes such bossism. In private and behind his back
they snap and snarl and grow at Cleveland like a
band Of dsruntled ours But the minute he raises
his finger they all crouch down IN silence They
have no courage whatever to oppose him. and their
servility is AFFECT" j. II. Marley of Name In talk
Ing upon the same topic said that the power OF Pres
dential patronage was enormous. Years aeos
said he, remember being the floor of the House
with Mr. Blaine, in the presence of Thaddeus stevens
when the great Republican leader was old that some
member who had been up to the White House had
shown improper intentions in reference to certain
measures then pending Old Thad's ewes flashed
fire as he remarked that It seemed possible for the
warmth Of Presidential patronage melt the marrow
In the strongest backbone that God ever mades
Leading citizens of what is known as the Tennessee
and Alabama coal and iron region still come to New
York. strong In their expressions of the necessity VI
protective tariff in this country, and especially for
those States Most Of them Democrats, who do |
not hesitate to say that the improvement of Tennessee
and Alabama would be fatally lmpeded by passage
If rho ut ndfu
trade At the time it is to find any one |
OF them ready to commit himself absolutely against
the party against President Cleveland. Mayor |
d. F. Hidden, who has presided the local govern
ment of Memphis, Tenn, for seven years, IS
instance IN point. Mayor Hidden has been at she |
Fifth Avenue Hotel for several days lie said The
number Of protective tariff Democrats in Tennessee
IS very large and constantly increasing but the |
machinery Of the party is In the hands Of those who
free traders In any contest between candidates for
Congress, one Of whom was protective tarn man |
and the other tres trader, think the protective
tariff man would be elected But when II comes - |
the point OF voting for National ticket, Tennessee
marty The Democrats will renominate |
Bob Taylor for Governor ana .h ne paD Will
Rfcans win nominate his brother AR against him.
'Alf is going to run for Congress In tne ID pi DlS
trct to succeed ROderick Random Butper.
This IA strong Republican district and If AT gets
the nomination, why, of course he Will be eiected'
Indiana politicians who have been IN new iorA |
recentIv have attracted attention by theiE stature
They are much above the ordinary height as rule.
A pair of them who may be taken as specimens are |
General L. T. Kitchener, the friend OF General Har-
risop and Colonel John H. Cahns the friend oil Judge
Gresham Who in spite of the fact THAI they are adj
vocates Of rival candidates, frequently can DC seen
tosetber in the Hobbies Of uptown hotels Both men |
orc ahova ak feet in height and finely propOrtioned.
Colonel Caldns wears mustache and imperial OF |
sray, while General Kitchener has full brown beard
Solone, Cabins IS the head of leading railroad law
firm IN Indianapolis, and is said TO have been making |
some eood fees since he has been defeated by Governor
Gray who is candidate nor vice President on the
Democratic ticket He sald laughngly that when his
Tor Governor was closed he didn't have money
enough left to buy good-szed beefsteak ~We