Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-16
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS.

COLONEL FRANK HATTON, once First
Assistant Postmaster General. and now one
OF the ownersof the Washington Post and
Colonel H. L. Swords, Purchasing Agent for
the Treasury Department., were among the
rear guard of politicians returning from
Minneapolis, who passed through Pittsburg
yesterday. Hatton for some reason has lit
tie love for Harrison, and he has none for
Blaine. His face is boyfsh and smoothly
shaven, and his conversation runs strongly
to the epfgrammattc. He is bright, and says
some very smart things. During the course
Of talk about the work Of the convention,
he noticed two women nearby. One was
terrific talker, and her lips were never still.
Look at that girl" said Hatton. "she
would talk blister on q pine knot"
"WHAT do I think of Blaine" con-
tinued the editor as his eyes flashed. "He
is the great dying fraud of the age. You
know they tried to run me out of the party.
because voted against HIM in 1876 as
delegate from Iowa. This enthusiasm for
Blaine Is nauseating, and hope we have
seen the last of 1t. Why, the Blaine people
could easily have nominated Mckinley
two days before the convention, but they
wanted too much. They were afraid to give
a little and they lost everything. This NOM
nation should teach National Committees
not to interfere with conventions to come.
mittees to name candidates for them. The
Blaine men in the organization injured their
cause by being too active in his interest
forces and drove other fair.minded dele
gates into their ranks. 1t was great mis-
take.
"How about Harrisonr Well, the fact is
the PRESIDENT is q man of great ability. but
he has the worst manners of anyone ever
knew. IT he only had the knack of meeting
ana getting rid of people that Arthur had,
there Is no power under the sun that could
beat him. Harrison is a much smarter man
than Blaine. Ris ability Is moro varied"
The conversation then took turn toward
Clarlson, The National Chairman has lost
ground IN Iowa, and it was nothing but
State pride that kept him on the committee.
Colonel Hatton said every man that re-
mains away from his State is sure to
lose his grip. The people soon forget
him. Clarkson has spent most Of his
time in the last two years in the East. The
Colonel remarked that he had visited the
Iowa headquarters. and he was surprised TO
see 90 many new men there, men that he
had never seen before and did not know.
The old-timers that were active i'll politics
when he was II hustler beyond the Missis-
IA politician" Colonel Hatton concluded,
must remain in touch with the people to
hold his own. think if Clarkson went
back to Iowa he would soon regain his lost
prestige. This is what would advise him
TO do. 1 have seen Senators who after serv-
ing term or two, looked on the position as
they owed nothing to their constituents.
Such men are soon turned down."
THE talk was side-tracked at this point
to the next National Chairman. Both
Colonel Hatton and Colonel Swords have
heard O. L. Magee mentioned for the place.
Both decided he had the experience and
oil, tn INIT
afraid he would not attend to business.
They thought Magee was too uncertain and
rather careless. e. N. Willard, of Scranton,
one of the leading Harrison men in tie
Pennsylvania delegation, said he was OPP
posed to Magee e, far chairman. h snid
ample of his carelessness, he called an Inn
portant meeting of the Harrison men dur
ing the convention. to be held short time
before tho vote was taken. When the time
came we were all there. but Magee was alb
sent. A messenger was sent to hunt him
up, but he couldn't be found"
PRESIDENT II. W. OLIVER and his party
arrived home from Minneapolis. With Mr..
Oliver in his private car were Senator
Finn, Chiefs Brown and Bigelow and Z. H.
Mckee.
THE big four of the Democratic party in
New York were passengers on the limited
last evening bound for the convention in
Chicago. They were Richard Croker, the
city boss. State Chairman Ed Murphy, the
boss outside of the city, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Sheehan and Corporation Counsel W.
H. Clark. The quartet had little to say. and
were anxious to escape unnoticed. They
are Hill men, and Murphy said he was on
record and would not be interviewed.
Croker remarked that they were going to
"How manv votes win Hill have on the
first ballot?" was asked.
"I don't know" he replied.
"Will Tammany vote for Clevelandf"
"I should say not 1t Is not true, either,
that we have made overtures to him in the |
last three weeks, as reported"
.That is an after consideration Nothing
has been decided, and don't know what
will be DONE"
MT. Croker begged to be excused at this |
juncture, and Sheehan made bee line for |
the car fearful that he would be the next |
victim OF tho PROBE |
IT has been a long time since Senator |
Quay got through Pittsburg as quietly as he |
did last night. He came unheralded, regis |
tered at the Duquesne for a few hours and !
took the evening train on the Baltimore and |
Ohio for Washington. None of the politf- |
clans knew that the Senator was in town,
and he had the satisfaction of smoking a |
cigar at the DuQuesne al one. His son Dick |
left for Philadelphia at midnight, Tuesday. |
The Senator still teels sore over the defeat |
attention to the senatorial canvass. He ac- |
cepts the situation, but will not break his |
neck working for Benjamin Harrison.
ANEW TYfE OF BULLET.