The Washington times., 1894-04-18
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Gen. ". J. Sewell. who manages Pennsy1-
vania Railroad interests most of the time, left
for Hampton, Va, in a special car yesterday
morning to attend a meeting of the board of
managers of the Soldiers Home Of that place,
and incidentally to take his family to Old Point
Comfort. Gen. Sewell refuses to talk per-
sonal politics because it is pretty well under
| stood among his frierds that he is candidate
for the Senatorship now occupied by Senator
Mcpherson, which expires in 1895.
| There is at present good reason to believe
that the Republicans will carry everything be-
fore them this fall, and if they do. the legisla-
| ture will have a Republican majority on Joint
| ballot. This Gen. Sewell expects, and the
point with him now is to beat Franklin MUIR
! ply, the rich varnish manufacturer, who holds
the KEY to the situation. in that he is the logi-
| cal choice If Sewell and Garrett A. Hobart
and William Walter Phelps have another tri-
angular fight; such as they had in 1881. That
time Sewell won because Hobart went over to
him in preference to Phelps. Now Sewell is
on the lookout to see that the same elements
do not go over to Murphy.
Mr.. r. H. Wolff, president Of the firm CT R.
II. Wolff & Co.. wire manufacturers in New
York, was at the Capitol yesterday trying to
get the Democratic tariff Senators to revise
their decision in the taxing of the raw product
and finished article in his line of trade. He
claims that in the present bill the duty on
raw material is increased and the duty on the
finished article decreased.
Mr. Wolff has been in the business since
boyhood and his father has been in the busi-
ness for fifty years. and his grandfather for
thirty years before that in Westphalia, Ger
many
At present he claims that only half his
hands are employed. and those only part Of
the time. Senator Hill and others have given
him favorable hearings. He is a powerful
political worker in Ashbel Fitch's old district,
now represented by Isidor Straus.
Among Senator Smiths auditors yesterday
was his father. Hon. james Smith, of Newark,
who came on especially for the occasion. Mr..
Smith is the largest manufacturer OF patent
and enameled leather in the United States.
ana this being so. il is not SO remarkable that
Senator Smith should have the protectionist
proclivities OF all manufacturers.
Vice President Stevenson had an appoint
ment yesterday TO have his portrait taken by
the venerable photographer of statesmen, NJ.
B. Brady, but owing to an unfortunate acei-
dent to Mr. Brady it had to be postponed
While crossing the street at the corner of
New York avenue and Fourteenth street the
evening before he was knocked down and
run over. one of his ankles being broken and
other serious injuries received. He is now
under medical treatment at the home OF his
nephew.
People who did not get an opportunity to
see Colonel Breckenridge in the courtroom
during the famous trial which has just ended
or rather those who wanted to see him but
did not care TO make an open manifestation
of their desires to see hm-are now attending
the galleries OF the House with that special
object in view. There were number OF
woman on hand yesterday who actually had
brought their opera glasses. the better to scam
the features of the defendant in the now cele-
brated suit of Pollard VS.. Breckinridge.
The recently confirmed postmaster OF Jer-
sey City, n. j.. Il. s. Jordan, whose appoint
ment Congressman Fielden says. laughingly,
it took four months to secure, is now in town,
and yesterday gave the bonds for the fulfil
ment of his trust. Mr.. Fielden said he meant
to have the final details attended to as quickly
as possible. evidently thinking Mr.. Jordan
should have at least two and half years out
OF the four years term of Office. After filing
his bonds, Mr.. Jordan had conference with
the post Office authorities as TO the duties of
his office