New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
PART IL.
PAGES II TO IA.
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Many wELL-KNowN REPUBLICANS NOW
IN THE CITY.

mo OF coNGREss-Goss1P ABOUT THE
CORRIDORS OF THE FIFTH
AVENUE HoTEI-oPINIoNs
ABOUT CANDIDATES
within two weeks Congress will open and
.s,ssnen making their way toward the Capt.
-, Nearly every politician Of prominence makes
visit 70 New-York previous TO going TO Wash
acton; as a result the city is now fun Of we'll
rrown Republicans and Democrats and OF
,urse there is a great amount Of political gossip
eating around loose. The Fifth Avenue Hotel
asrs q be the stOrm-centre and yesterday the
.or-dors OF that house resemOled the srte-cham-
ber q u Republican convention. Ex-President
Harrison being in the city. naturally was the man
mos, talked about by the politicians.
The recent arrival from the West Of Joseph II.
uanley. Of Maine, was an additional theme for
discussion Mr. Aianley's friendship for Mr..
Reed is we'll known. and perhaps this was what
LED 70 DRY printed in morning paper yester-
dsy thai Mr.. Manley during his recent Western
,rip had engaged suite OF rooms in Chicago
x,,. he intention o. establishing Reed head
CHARTERS and booming the ex-Speaker for the
presidency MI Manley laughed when he was
assed about the story and pulled contentedly al a
cgsr he saio.
There : going 10 De a contest for a convention
ely Chicago. san Francisco and Pittsburs are
prominenily named. ! have engaged suite OF
thirty rooms IN each Of these cities conditionaly
This, is | will lake the rooms wherever the con-
v,nron goes and they Will be utilized as head
nuar-ers COR the Maine delegates and their al
;ernates which number about thirty IL was
SIMPLY engaging headquarters 10 boom MI Reed
don't think that l should need ali Of thirty
mons. bu, could get along with considerably
less
SAN FRANCISCO'S CLAIMS
NJ Manley adhered to his statement that ne
vas in favor Of son Francisco for the convention
,.v He said that he understood that the news
nsn.rs II the East might object owing 70 lack
o,rire facilities and the question Of time. but he
s,ke IN glowing terms OF the beauty Of Cali
.,-ria and the good that would De done by taxing
ne convention 10 that city. He talked during 'he
ssvwith many Of the politicians IN the hotel OUT
~ aid not meet ex-President Harrison There
rss q story 70 the effect that General Harrison
had snubbed Mr.. Manley n the corridor o, the
botsl The story grew out OF the fact that the eN-
President passed through the corridor or the no
,sl while James s Clarkson and NJ Nancy were
eating Nj Manley had his back turned to
General Harrison and did not see him until ne
had PASSED on into the elevator and it is probable
ina, General Harrison did not see Mr.. Maniey at
al or he would nave spoken 10 him.
O,a co,ld no: comment upon the superiority OF
any ono ~ the men named for the presidential
nomination without having himself en'ansIeo IN an
argument with the supporter OF some o'her can
didate Y was thought that Governor Mckinney
would be in the city Yesterday = attend the olii
nsr 4 the Society Of Mechanics and Traoesmen
:, The Hotel Brunswick but he was comp@Heu
-. h,siness 70 remain at home. He had loyal
snnoorter in George Christ, OF Arizona however
srd there were others who spoke warmly oi the
a-,,,rd quietly among the politicians, ana cha'teu
v,.h them about affairs in general he IL look
,,r after the interests Of Senator ALISON ana
Lowing ones say that ne is playing shre"u
mart in making Senator Allison second choice'
They think that the others. who are prominently
named will become so entangled IN the cONNen-
ton that second choice" Will be nominated
Mr. Clarkson is not saying anything, out IL is
evident that ne is busy.
FXsECRETARY NOBLE HERE
General John W Noble. Secretary OF the In
,erior under President Harrison. was warm a0-
ooa,a If the ex-Presdent around the hotel
General Noble has just come from missouri anu
he saws that Harrison is exceptionally strong out
there General Noble and Richard G herehs'
.ba r,en,ber Of the Republican National Commit
,Aa from Missouri are both working hard 10
sso,,re the denomination OF The ex-PTesideht
General Noble said:
The West is becoming more ana more Q.
factor in the Presidential elections. LVeh MIS-
souri, is quite power in itself now Inc ''a'e
4. e,rqi,r 70 the front in wealth and popuis-
,or and We decided that II was too good o1a t
fr ;he Democrats 10 control ana we I'm go -
49,, -, - on, nv a majority OF 10000 last year.
Missouri can safely be counted upon as hepuD
lrsn State IT, the next National electCn: ~ 10
now. the fifth State in population IN the
So f,,nnv incidents and reunions took place
during the day. While General Nooie "as nc; nc
uns with some friends MI christ. OF Ati~ a
walked up and spoke 10 him deheril 49, -.
rlia6 IN a nuzzle1 sort of way, ana MI Chiist
said. II guess you do not remember me; an t
the nan that ex-President harrison am r7 Oh
sr,o,~,inq Governor Of Arizona, out you op-
is,,e5 and succeeded In having your man aP-
pointed General Noble laughed over ,ne ,ha+
dent but politicians say that from the I'M .,1dTs
Mr. Christ was rejected a. Governor ol - -, no
The ~ President lost warm supporter III '"V
Far southwest and that the incident III q. ues
Ton explains Mr.. Christs fondness lo' ""'e"0'
Cor rressman Cannon. OF Illinois. was anot H,r
lrnfuent figure IN the corridor OF the hotei. wi.
fgthe honor Of the Speakership win snoidad
Red but upon the advice OF friends ne oecIuee11
not = do so His friends argued that II ne "ouIu
throw any influence that re might nd, MAJ ~ w.
ps.s %. - = .nsakership he would thus gain the
.usnd.bin ~ the man from Maine aha t!a'
would be- a valuable thing To MN IN t M W..
Mr Csnnon saw that he would not nav az, on,
- ,,'in,,ine in the fight. although ne might
have he honor of being contestant anu 80 "a, ue
decide 10 withdraw and wait rms aSt on M
part VII probably be rewarded oy cha.. iaN' 80
sbsr :, - next House. and the committee IL
| said T. be that on Appropriations. 49,. >,r Can
| But NOW there is new s,oiy a., ne nlace of
/ sn., = D. 20 H. Is said 10 have started
| campaigu for the place and that ne mas 7e""'0
| Culom back u him
Cl-LLOM AND CANNON.
The friendship between Culiom and Cannon -
one o. the most touching sights !" ',V 49,,