New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.

Mortons staff Is. perhaps. one OF the busiest men
in the State at this time. General McAlpn II
soclable citizen and Is a general favorite' IHis
popularity. to his own words. has led MIN INTO
n lot OF trouble Besides his own private business
General McAlpin has to look after his duties as
Acknowledgement OF the National Guard as wen as
the work that falls upon him as president OF the
National League OF Republican Clubs ana the
latest office With Its nssenr' wOr the Repubcan
State Committee. All this makes nun an un a a
TO DO great deal in a political way outside OF his
various ofces and he Is TO be seen arounG hepupt'
San Watched his career closely in the political
arena have said to themselves, what Is NE d,e =,
ANYTHING in the way OF political preferment. put put
the knowing ones say that he has ms efE friends
saw that it is not So but the General himself when en-
the question is preached always Tecoiie''s HIS
manifold duties. ana is 100 busy " '""'
]. Soat Fassett spends great deal OF time III
New-York He has a continual fight on ms hahus
with the Platt contingent in Elmira' Dut Ms SVe
cess In that district is we'll known MT. fasse''
Is still young man. and he WORKS VIII" s'e
energy He stops at the Waldorf when III 'he
citv and when seen there yesterday said. In speak
ing Of the Cooper Union mass-meeting OF the
prev!o,s evening" at great meeting ana o one
in which there was no apathy maniI esaS' -, ny bear
audience The great crowd that gathered 70 near
the speeches manifested their approval OF le ,Sd
ddates from the start thnk that me DeS' t., ,' he
that could have been done has been done III tnc
way OF speaking. The Republican parry u aaMe sd
better off when its cause Is snorous nyedicton of
The way the city will GO but We are going 10 , r1i
up majority up the state MAJ VIII have ave as bg
satisfactory We shall not, perhaps, nav a. 80
majority had last year Du i tnt ba w war
a Governorship campaign and always pUiS bar,ever
vote. This year VIII see saie h'"'''''
on the Republican side
Henry NJ Stanley. the African explorer eNpec's
n spend part of the winter on this continent
Of Parliament
ENGLAND and has married since his last VISIT 10
America His book I'm Darkest Africa, ne says
is still In demand, and he does not anticipate "i,
ing another book soon. Mr.. stanley however WIN
do\ome writing for magazines and perhaps 'ec'u'e
Il IL a treat to hear Mr. Stanley tel OF Inc way III
which he started In his work OF eNp'o ",s
Africa He was then wrtinCfor James ~, .'orH Igr
Tenneit on The New-York Herald one DAY Mt;
Bennett sent for him. It h %e Hera al "i 'q Sed Sir
stanley made himself known and convefSa''o"
'H %s, ami want you to to Africa and nnd
Livingstone With that Mr. Bennet TT! ro satIe over
in bed and thought that t taf m saney who was
struck dumb by the gigantic task outlined; tn Una,
viii take time money ne yoi pTe6aFa"0" anu Law"
mary nyaw MON" on the office for flCoO and so and find
Livingstone Keep drawing until you "''i NM
sianev lett the room in awhrl. but he followed
orders
Governor Daniel H. Hastings. of Pennsylvania
is a tall muscular ruddy-looking man. whose nan
and beard have turned gray. He Is one OF 'hal h'.
of men who impress you with thc" pay '
strength The Governor made his reputation III
pennsylvania at Johnstown during the flood tie
.an, ,bera as head of the National Guard ana AZ
once placed the city under military r G; hn, soon
he wisdom OF them seen. lie gained lor NIL III
self the Of the dictator OF on tho trer,en-
dous majority that he poIed wnen ~" tIa|tlngs
Covernor Many wonder how Governor ilhSaiItIe
os dr9wn into the Mariin-Magee combine ag2nst
Ouay Before that partisan sire governor hiiitv
ms wa ,ittIe il heard Of that General Hastings
mas nothing to say about tnat hgAt now
at will be worth a year OF one lie 10 Sc
Hon Thomas Rrackett Reed settle down III inc
cnoaker,s chair in The next House OF Representa-
tives and glance over at the Democratic SUE "
the House" said Ex-Governor Cheney ol NV
HAMPSHIRE recently. Mr.. Reed mas Dee" al -
city for over a week now, and few persons ou's'u'
of his intimate friends know that ne Is mere vi.
paad has declined to speak in this city or an!
, ~ the State during the present campaign.
He has also declined 10 go into Massachusetts
Mr. Reeds Presidential boom was Launched al tne
fifth annual dinner OF the Republican Ciuo III pos
ton the other night and now II Is expected 10
.o,. oyor tho country. The now famous dinner
~ he Hotel Brunswick is looked upon as tkeeu
meeting All the time Mr. Reed Is silent 10 mos
remarks will be patent The ex,Speaker IS pom
derous in weight and movement; his voice Is D, Ia
dra uling character, but his mind acts Win re-
markabie quckness. and he is one Of the men VINO
be dreaded In an argument n's IN the seats
but voting which gained Tor MN .ne s"r IN the
ias. Homse out OF sheer necessity. and when Speak
er Crisp fell back upon the rule which every neio
Graf had declared Illegal. void. despotic ana UNFAIR
the OK sneaker only smiled. but the smile was an
gelic The Democratic members Will see me same sH
smile again NOV Mh snpf ne S as funny TO them
ar was anywhere but in the Republican ranks
I would be lost when they came TO make up the
Jewels in the next world said ex-Judge william
c. Riley. OF Virginia. one afternoon recently al
the 81 lanes Hotel. Mr. Riley is ex-tnited States
consul n Cairo TO Zanzibar and also to Venezuela
He has spent twenty four years OF his HE in the
consular service He was appointed first by Presi-
dent Grant His actions during an uprising against
the existing government IN Zanzibar led TO a Con-
gresslona Investigation, but he was acquitted OF
having done anything outside OF his diploma tic
dnties Mr. Riley tells a funny story on himself
concerning an experience he mad IN the senate AZ
do with the Senate knows the marble Daths there
fine They are FOR r the use cn nT Tam
senator viii admit any one When WI. Mr. Riley
Of these baths. gong to friend OF MS IN me sen
ate for a card. He would then go down IN ne
baths TseT used to Sea aF the coored @eDdan
in pure Southern style. The Senator heard one OF
n ndge The next time he came for card he got it
as usual Then he went downstairs and disr9oed
tendant came up and said: Boss. you kyan; hab
no bath heah."
What's that you black rasca?"
II dun said, boss. dat you kyant hab no bath
heah."
"Why?" said the startled bather.
Read dis yeah kyard. boss" said the darby, as
he handed II The card read
Keeper Potomac Rlver-Please give bearer one
bath - ---.
Two statesmen from the city OF St. Louis have
differed In opnlon for n long time but this differ