New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
CHATABOUT PROMINENT ME- n

Judge Charles W. Fairbanks dropped into the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday after i"o months
absence from the city. lie halls from Indiana but
his tail, spare figure is well known afouhi 'he
Fifth Avenue Hotel where he is in touch with all
the polticians lie IS looked upon as a persistent
Harrison boomer. He had a word or cheer ioT the
la -lson sympathlzers when he reacned the city
Yesterday. He said that the meeting In lndanapoLs
which launched the eX-PresidentS boom was mos !
enthusiast site and he felt that since the pail hod
been set to rolling ii would sAtnef suehBuh
inHte General Harrison. 1t Is hinted by those VINO
are in touch with Indiana affairs that When Danie.
wear Judge Fairbanks Will be strong candidate
for the place and that he viii have the support OF
President Harrison IN his contest fof tne seat
7 NJ Gufrev the wealthy oil man and politician
from Plttsburg. was in the city yesterday. lie l.
Democrat. lie said that he did not hho" just
what Mr. Quay intended TO do about reorsan2'ns
the city Of Pitsburg. but he felt that 1t could be
changed somewhat for the better. Continuing upon
the fight Mr.. Quay had MADE w. S@'ui.Ns @ e., ~
that all that the hog combine knew aGo po"b b
he added that quay had not fought thenl N M &n n! ne
knew, and that was Wnere the uihe'eH'e GAME ''''
Senator Holm Raines is going to present "A bill n
the Legislature this winter looking to the removal or
the saloon from politics His idea is that the saloon
should be ont OF politics. and to DO That he thhkS
that the power of granting license must be taken
out OF the hands of a commission. He said yester-
dav I'm speaking OF his ideas: ITO get bill that Is
entirely satisfactory IS almost impossb'lity The
Ohio plan strikes me as about the best OF ALL anu
shall prepare d bill upon that lire. The main ldea
s to secure a limitation Of the saloons one way j.
10 have q commission to determine upon me num-
ber That of course. continues one or the fahltF
features OF the present system. The other j. 10
have high license and upon the whole that appears
best" Senator RaincS said that he had not entirely
formulated the bin yet. and he had only vague
idea Of the amount OF the tax he would favor I'M
posing but these features would work out IN time
Governor-elect Lloyd LOwndes, of Maryland. IS eX-
pected TO arrive in the city to-day Since his cleo
tion after of the hardest fought campaigns ever
seen in Maryland. Mr.. Lowndes has been living
quietly at his home In Cumberland, and is perfecting
plans that he intends TO put into operation when he
assumes office 1t has been said that when Sena or
Gibson's seat is made vacant next year. as the
Legislature is safely Republican. Mr.. Lowndrs
would he a candidate for the place. This is denied
by friends of Mr.. Lowndes. One Of them, in speak
ing of the matter yesterday said: 'Mr. LoWndes
was elected Governor fulfil certain IDEAS of re-
form. and he will not shiri the duty for COM
par3tivCly berth n the senate tie reoliZ"s
what is to be accomplished. ana that he is the agent
to do it. Should he be elected to the Senate he
would he succeeded in office by a Democrat owing
20 the law Of succession in the state. and that
means that all of the glorious work Of this year
would be lost. There is no danger that he VIII ac-
cept the nomination for the Senate or make any
effort to secure the seat