New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-31


RUPP.
Mr. Rupp has got back to Buffalo Got p''N
There from Washington. This fact we ""'
from Buffalo dispatch In orr ch''rprlHInE
and always entertaining contemporary NV
Ncw-York sun" Rupp Is not 80 wei hnu""
os several other Erie County Democrats "'"
Eyed Billy" for one, Is more widely uou-"
not more favorably. known; BiE hlSs' NV
nrescnt head Of the Postoficc Department. mas
likewise been more extensively nois"d hpr""u,
cspeclallv during the last year ana p'"
lockwood who became celebrated Tor ho'"
mating Grover Cleveland more times Tor in"''
offices than any one man ever h"l"'""''" ""'
other one man since the Landing oil 'n' J"
,rlms doubtless has n larger ana moro p''''"'
non, place I'm the hearts of MS couh''' '"'"'
Rut RupD also has significance. IL" WAS ""'
without n. 10y any means. before h' went ~
Washington. II has increased since ~ ''
turned For while in Washington As we i'"'
from The Sun" h. communicated - me pr.
vate secretary Of the Prc~idcn'. ih" n'a'l' ""l
onllrlng Mr. Thurbcr. ~ Detroit piece 81
r..graphlral Information 81 The n"-' l"''
character concerning the location 90 I""''
wanda. In this State accompanying IL WI" i
| request that the afrnblc 1hurh"r should convey
| {, 10 the President 81 the United States. M
Information. which WAS deeply Interesting ~
| Il matter of mere geography. was maze "'"p'
valuable by is bearing on modern Theology TIC
effect Of which cannot now be estimator.
Eupp- George Rupp In cXtcnso had I'D" h''
cnniucs OF a career In him I'm 'hc simple CIR
crmstance that as proprietor of the 'ri'N'r
Hotel tbn pre-cnt President u The United States
boarlL with him for several years They were
| much together nights: Kupp enjoying Inc '''''
delights If social intercourse with the iu''"'
PRESIDENT and the future President HNihS
brand and firm the foundations 81 his large ana
comfortable stomach In Rupps excellent Deer.
| Neither knew what the future bad IN store, ana
doubtless neither carrl very much 80 long ~
tbn beer held out The future President c'"'d
| R,nn George" and Rupp with easy iAmii'rIy
| cnllcd the future President Grove. BON sup
| nnr,cd the Constitution OF the United states ~
| II was then understood, imam easy going. NUN.
| drlm way. little thinking that one "t 'h'h
| wouh eventually make Il business OF II l"r
| $4,000 year. Hupp saw hlS friend Su'''S
| sivclv uro!noicd 10 be- Sheriff ana Governor ana
| President Of the United States without giving
much thought 10 the large possibilities Tor H'I"-
| self that lay curHl up In hc circumstance 'n'l
| the President called him GEORGE ana he called
| the President Grove" He did not ask I" Dc
| nostmaster but kept on selling the same grade
| Of beer at tie same moderate price" II WIS ho'
until Mr. Cleveland was the third time can
didn,c that Rupp burst into view. II was hur-
ing thc campaign OF 1872 when Mr. cleveland.
nossing through Buffalo. stopped of at the STA
lion that Rupp met him. The next day II WAS
announced In all the newspapers that the SAN
| tations exchanged were: How are YOU
| Grover and Hello. Gcorge' For simon pure
Democracy there had been nothing Ike u since
! Thomas Jefferson htched his own horse III
front Of the Capitol For few minutes inpp
was In cveybodys mouth
Then he Withdrew from the public gaze. The
! President entered upon his second term. Rupp
even then did not ask for the post"tiicr But
! a friend Of his did. \ friend who boarded with
! him at the same time with Grover Cleveland.
| His name was St0rck Or Edward Siorck. DE-
! Storck's appointment seemed 10 hang fire. II
was to see Grove" about IL that Rupp went
! to Washington. The story rs told by "lhc sun
| IS not destitute Of pathos. He called on III"
I President. who saw him for Il moment, ana. *
| crising himself on the ground of business cares.
| made an appointment 10 meet him on the FOL
| lowing day. II IL not so Slatcn, Dul the T'ison-
| able inference from the context X that he ia
! not call him George" The next day when he
called. instead of meeting the President he met
the elastic and resilient Thurbcr, who desired
| him 10 nut his views in writing Now George
| RuuD had not gone a the way TO Washington
! to nut his views In writing He minated rs
much 10 the suavc and slippery Thurbcr. who
! in "A conclliatory tone inquired where he lived.
I'm Tonawanda" said Rupp. with Impressive
: brcvity. Where is that asked The inslnu-
| ating Thurber, who seemed little weak In
geography. 1.-TWO miles beyond HE'LL answered
George Rupp In II tone Of voice indicative Of
great contempt for Thurber's geographical at
tainment, adding with the manner OF II man
who has been suddenly dslllusonized. land
wish you and Grover Cleveland were there
Then George Rupp went back TO Buffalo. And
Dr. Sorck has not yet been appointed post
master
In the interest of accurate geography we deem
| II proper to put on record our firm conviction,
strengthened by an examination Of the map Of
| Erie County, that the information conveyed by
| Rupp TO Thurber concerning the location OF
| Tonawanda Is not precise II may be two miles
this side OF the place he mentioned. but unless
all the theological treatIses are wrong, not two
! miles beyond We suspect, too. that In Georges