The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-27

senior partner The ex-secretary is singh
larIy modest and lIn4ssuining in his inter
course with his fellows. He is not fond OF
being interviewed, but be Is never averse
to giving out information proper for pub
LEGATION. lie is still a Republican and de-
sires the success of the party in whose ao-
tive service he was once so prominent, but
he has not himself taken part in the game
of politics since he left the cabinet Every
wear that he can find time TO spare from
his practice he spends some weeks or
months in Europe, but this year he has
not left his native land for his customary
vacation. he belongs to some of the best
clubs. but Is not what is generally under
stood as a ''club1nan."
General Sam Thomas.
Not very far from Mr.. Bristow's Offices
and on the same street is the Chase Ma
tional bank. and it is there that some time
every day one who desires TO see General
sam Thomas is pretty certain Of finding
that gallant soldier and man of affairs.
Unlike Mr. Bristow, General Thomas is
quite as active in politics as in business,
for be was till few days ago the treasurer
Of the Republican state committee and
is high in the councils of his party. The
haS6 VI Niith
Thomas is one of the directors, is one Of
the most interesting in New York 1t was
the first one organized in this city under
the national banking laws, and its organ
izer was John Thompson, known during
his life to every banker in the country as
the publisher of Thompson's Bank Note
Reporter When the bank was founded,
the office Of president was offered to Henry
&. Pearson, for some years postmaster OF
New York.
Mr.. Pearson did not see his way clear
to take the post, and so Henry W. Cannon,
one OF the several Republican ex-comptrol-
lers of the treasury who have located here,
was chosen instead. The parlor OF the
bank over which Mr.. Cannon now pre-
sides is a gathering place for many OF the
most noted men in the city, men who are
both capitalists and politicians, and the
knowing enc who desires to get the latest
inside information upon either finance or
politics will gain the entire 70 the informal
gatherings in this roon-if he can. Among
the men TO be seen there nearly every day
is Calvin :. Erice. senator from Ohio
Those who are Republicans among the
habitues OF the bank have delighted 10 adj
dress Mr. Price with much gentle raillery
during the past few weeks, but Mr.. Brice
has taken il all good naturedly and an
svered back with quite as much of Wit as
that shown by those who have assalled
him General Thomas and Mr.. Brice, al
though not of the same political faith, are
close business associates. They were to-
gctber in the construction and exploiting
OF the Nickel Plate railroad, and also in
the organization of the East Tennessee
system. and they are together still in near
ly every enterprise either engages In.
Horace White.
Not far from the Chase National bank,
at the corner of Fulton street and Broad
way. is the tall red brick building of The
Evening Post In a room upon one of its
upper floors is the Office of a rather short,
thickset man, with griZZled hair and beard
and resoiute eye. This is Horace White,
who at the time General Thomas was
making his reputation upon the field was
a member of the little group of war CORE
spondents, many of whom have since at
tanned distinction in fields other than
journalistic Whitelaw Reid, the owner
of The Tribune and candidate for vice
president on the Republican ticket in 1892,
was one of them. Henry Willard, who
made so much money in Pacific railroads,
and who has been up and down in life
many times, was another. After the death
of William Cullen Bryant differences arose
among those to whom The Post property
fell. 1t was therefore decided to divide
the estate, one party taking the building
and the other the newspaper. This latter
party eventually sold, Mr.. Willard fur
nishing the money for the purchase. Hor-
ace White, L. l. Godkin and Carl Schurz
were then placed in charge of the paper,
each member OF the triUmvirate manage
ment being equal in authority with each
of his fellows. Later Nj. Schurz with
drew. Now the management is vested in
Mr.. Whita and Mr.. Godkin, the latter be-
ing generally spoken of as 1.-The editor
because lac directs the politics of the pa
per Mr.. White shapes the Journals finan-
cial policy and writes its moro important
financial articles, and very able ones they
are, too-if you chance to agree with him.
CHARLES APPLEBEE.