The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-11
soI BER11NEn EXPLAINS THINGS
Abe mosnosky's Powerful Innuenee with
Assistant Secretary tAuiucy.

| nus hotnosky's Fowerfut Influence with
Assistant Secretary tininey.
Mr. Sol Berliner has by no means aband oned
his endeavor to secure diplomatic appoint
mont He has not been conspicuous recently,
but he has been pulling the political wires ne /.
siduously. and pulling them as only q one
time pupil Of Frederick Sim Gibbs can. hoping
| to pull out q consulate II nothing better
sol says he has given up hope o, tho Be-
loochistan mission. as IL must first be estab-
lished by Congress. and he is certain that Con-
gresham Timothy Justinian Campbell would
| use his influence to prevent the passage OF
such an act II he knew Sol was to be bone.
fciary under 1t. Though he would like to shine
rs the American Minister at Kelot. Mr.. Ber-
liner says that the enmity OF Congressman
Campbell will probably prevent the accom-
pllshment Of that ambitious desire.
The story OF how Sol got at odds with
the Congressman from the Oriental Club is
best told by Mr.. Berliner himself, for Mr..
Campbell says he knows nothing about IL.
Mr.. Berliner's story Is interesting. too. because
It is partial revelation Of the workings Of
Massachusetts, politics. and illustrates the
ABILITY OF the Bay States most astute poll
=. "ssyw was the greeting Of Mr.; .Berllner as
bn himself from one q the yspds
in the Hoffman House corridor. and the hail
"sayl I see Alex KosenthaI says I can't
have have The support q at, Tim Campbell because
appoiptmen It'll come straight. see3 hight
snd nS5Uas ess .9 Sood Pan LA
Nv. M %. Campbell. ,s7,S s why D.. what influence
for Alex. Rosenthai to suiogize him. for Alex
has FG a. his s,n place Pqs TR Cf%Sbsi dans
s sadn h6 6ssn Tin campSSI know xhst
got down in Massachusetts. and there Amt
anybody Sut Of that State can Discount
shuses He 81 says so and that ses
55 nom Then JSsiaSi Yield to the popular
i.,Wyahats this got to do with Alex Rosen-
5s,s$ SSpsys ct s. t. sa With .sa FL
h He Of hr f. do With the
6sS, AieS kosenthal is Consul to Leshorn.
The argument was unanswerable. but what
e1p4sssy ,s d Of In fine ssST9 sssS the
the language edfa nSs a0 9oa h%ss TO
b haze it fred plumb at Kou or y9pl never get
o. q powerful organization. 30 Is Abe '4 Ros-
xrsIss As1 H%hy Aes Ct The
they couldn't keep him down. Abe Rosnosky
is q statesman. He knows It and Is bound
everybody else shall. too He's member of
knows what Abe's worth and what Abe's in
fuence 10 worth. and when Abe told him to
appoint Alex Rosenthal Consul TO LeRhorn.
and credit him to MASSACHUSETTS, II he couldn't
appoint him from New York. Josiah Just did
II, that's ALL But he was too cute to stick him
onto Massachusetts.
Josiah wants all those places to use in his
business, and his business is politics. OF
course there was a condition to the agree
ment and that was that Abe should use all his
influence in Boston to elect delegates for
Quincy for Governor.
What does man want in this Adminstra-
ton with Tim Cam bell. when he has Dan La
mont and Josiah Quincy2 But / shouldn't
have told you this In such undiplomatio Ian
guage;, 1t may count against my getting the
place I'm looking for"