The sun., 1892-07-27
MR.. ELKINS'S MISSION OVER.
HE GOES BACK TO REPORT ON NEW
FORK TO TIE PREsIDENT.

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HE GOES BACK TO REPORT ON NEW
| FORK TO THE PREsIDENT
Chairman Carter OF the Repubiie.n National
| Sonmittee Go-s with Him-They Have
| Isteresting Information TO Inpnrt 90 the
| President About the New York Machiae.
| The Hon. Stephen, B. Elkins. Secretary OF
War, and his doinRs were o matter OF inter-
est yesterday among Republicans herea-
bouts. 1t appears that the Secretary came
from washington on Sunday unannOunced
and with no brass band In attendance. His
first errand was to the Hon. whitelaw Reid's
country residence. Ophir Farm. where. by
| singular coincidence was the Hon. Thomas
Henry Carter. Chairman OF the Republican
National Committee.
All three returned to Now York Monday
morning. Mr.. Elkins putting UP at the Hofr-
man House out Of the way OF Republicans.
Mr.. Reid going to his headquarters in tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel. and Mr.. Carter resuming
MS labors down stairs on the main floor there.
Mr.. Elkins on Monday had talks with DR..
Depew who expects to sail for Europe this
morning. Cornelius N Bliss. Treasurer Of the
National Committee. and others, and after
dining with Secretary McComas and Russell
Harrison In the evening. he returned to WASH
ington at midnight.
AS result OF Mr.. Elkins's visit. Chairman
Carter decided yesterday not to attempt to
have the promised gathering OF a quorum OF
the National Committee at the Fifth Avenue.
and he so wired tho Hon. Sam Fessonden OF
Connecticut the lfth man necessary to fur
nish the quorum. Instead. Mr.. Carter invited
Gen. James S. Clark. Mr.. Bliss. and Secretary
McComas to meet at Mr.. Reid's adquarters
for a conference over the situation in New
York State Mr.. Reid was present
After three hours talk Mr.. Carter drove
through the Park and dinsd with Henry W.
Cannon. President OF the Chase National Bank,
who is warm friend Of President Harrison
and Secretary Charles Foster. Mr. Carter left
the city at midnight last night to SEQ the
President
1t was learned that primarily the mission OF
MIR. Elkins was to ascertain exactly the situa-
en ffw i5sk Or STATE and to the es
Warner Miller hut especially Mr. Platt.. The
Secretary did not call upon the Tloga leader. as
and m Ens says not Se"n Be,
eG%Dds snd Mr. Esns sSa soneasss nSsi
N not the oa st at h o D
Beach Hotel on Monday. and departed Tor
Ths lay
would run smoothly in New @ YORK fses'a state this
that the nropcr t time @ the Past sSfISp msl
chine would start with the usual amount OF
But the machine hasn't started. and Mr. Ell.
isn;aI1 1ins wanted to know the reason why He was
Brookileld and Chairman Hackett to accent
House. Mr.. Elkins was informed that the two two
Leaders Of the machine had been m in n consulta @ tn
tGn MiIS With th the rresidsnt s IT is true that Mr.
parent practical results as vet. MIR. PIatt has
not seen the President since tho Minneapolis
Mr.. Elkins learned enough to convince him
here. No m after t, how unpalatab bic the fact may
was furtherm IRE made aware that the Repub-
lican county machine the Kings county ma
ht ps e6o d ts Ssw 4s
state machine to go ahead.
vii NJ :uak.s Ea to and ID, NJ .sss es It, i Tss 3D.
Immediate action either one way or the other
1t was the oninion that the President will for
week is out. Mr.; Carter. is especially anxious
machine that ha. heen under absolute control
for nearly ten years.
round digs. But these came mostly from Re-
putlicans who have, received, substantial
tact and discretion are employed something
may GO song e out Of the il interviews Of Mr.. Elkins
Secretary McComas expects to throw open
the national headquarters at SIS Fifth avenue
to-day.
james F. Burke President OF the American
Republican College League. has sent ont a
manifest to the college Republicans OF the
Unit ed States. urging them to accept the in
vitation Of the Republican League and attend
tho proceedings OF the National League Con-
vent!on at Buffalo Sept ana >. A spec al ses-
sion Of the Convention will he devoted to tho
work OF tho college Republicans. The head
quarters OF the. College League ar. at 2O2
Fifth avenue. though President burke will
have personal headquarters at the home OF the
National Republican Committee. 5lS Fifth
avenue.
The subcommittee OF the Republican
County Executive COMMITTEES held two
hours session at the office OF Secretary
William II. Bellamy. at 10 Pine street. yester-
day afternoon. considering the matter of re-
organization in each Of the thirty Assembly
districts. They adjourned to $3.50 O'Clock to-
day. Those present were jacob NJ. Pate terson.'
". II. Ten Eyck. Frank Raymond. Postmaster
Cornelius Van Cott and William Brook field.
some of the strongest men in the County
Committee do not want n reorganization. 9th
ers equally prominent believe that the fight in
out reorganization. Many young and hth-
erto unknown men are applicants for the six
additional district leaderships. But the whole
matter apparently rests on the news from
Wash inRton concerning the New York State
machine.