The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-07-01
N MAHON TALKS POLITICS
The Veteran Democrat Thinks
Tammany All Right
THE PARTY IN YORK STATE
The General Says II Was Never in
Better Shape for Fight
THE PARTY IN YORK STATE
Col. Anderson Thinks Robert T. Lincoln the
Prominent Republican Dark Horse-Col.
Steele Believes In Harrison

TIL inspection of the Soldiers Home a
Santa Monica is complete and the board
of managers of the various homes
throughout the United States, who ar.
rived here on Friday leave this morning
for San Francisco. Every one of the five
mem beers of the board which is making
the Pacific coast tour. yeterday expressed
himself to Herald reporter as being
more than pleased with the manner in
which Colonel Rowland has been admin.
istering the affairs of the Southern Cali.
fornia home. The institution at Santa
Monica is the only one of its kind on the
Pacific coast.
Of the various members of the commits
sion who are at present in this vicinity.
General W. b. Franklin. the chairman OF
the board. is nominally Republican, al
though politics has never been in my
line, is the way he expresses it. 81 have
been an army man all my life." Genera al
Franklin is one of the verv few federal
corps commanders still living. He lis "a
graduate OF West Point and was an officer
OF engineers when the rebellion burst
he was mustered out IA major general .of
volunteers He was assigned to colonel
cy in the line and resigned in 1866
General Franklin has been a manager
of veterans homes for over eleven years.
His present term expires in 1896. AS
president of the board his salary is $4,000
year.
General Martin T. Mcmahon, the secre-
tary of the board, is one of the best known
and most popular mem bers of the New
York City and Empire State Democracy.
He is lawyer by profession and a staunch
pillar in Tammany Hall. He ran for con-
gress In one of the city districts last year,
buried Amos T. Cummings, Hugh J.
Grant, David Bennett Hill and otner
leaders. who had up to that period been
invincible.
Look out for Levi P. Morton IN the
National Republican convention of 3ext
year." said General Mcmahon yesterday.
The governor is old in years, but he is
today as vigorous as he was twenty years
ago, and 11would not be surprised to see
the New York delegation instructed for
HIM. Tammany Hail. or rather the De-
m ocracy of New YORK is today'in better
fighting trim than it has been for twelve
years. Mayor Strong, who was elected
Inspector Byrnes, and the ultra-respecta-
bles led by DR.. Parkhurst is fulfilling hrs
ante-election pledges and is, as a conse.
quence, raising cain with the rank and
file of the workers in the Republican
party.
The mayor promised a business admin.
istration. This was on the advice of
Thomas Plat and ether leaders. After
the election, Strong wrote letter saying
that he would stand by the pledges which
he had made, and this he is doing with
a vengeance. l tell you business ad-
ministration is all right, but | nave had
an experience with several and 1 have
OF TO In, 1f Job ln
cses."
. General Mcmahon thinks that William
c. Whitney may be the Democratic presi-
dental candidate next year, but says that
David Bennett Hill is tod ay just as strong
as he ever was. The general is bimet-
allist, but is opposed to silver imitation.
He thinks the financial and the tariff
problems will De the two important,issue
next year and that the Democracy will
not declare for free silver. He thinks
that the status OF silver as money will be
regulated by international agreement
within the next three four years. Ger
many being friendly and the new British
ministry being also friendly to meeting
of the various commercial nations for the
purpose. General Mcmahon states that
President Cleveland is bimetdlllst but
he is opposed to the single silver stand
ard.
Colonel c. NJ. Anderson is another
democrat IN the board. lie leans to-
wards silver and says that Robert 7. Lin
coin is the prominent dark horse for the
Republican presidential nomination next
year, with Benz min Harrison a close sec
ond in the race. Colonel Anderson
although resident of OHIO does not be-
lieve that William Mckinley will be
factor next yeai, unless the financial is.
sues should by that time have been alto
geter shelved for the tariff.
Colonel George r.Steele of Marion, Ind,
is the enthusiastic Republican of the par
ty. Colonel Steele served three terms in
congress. and was defeated in the tidal
wave which landed Grover Cleveland in the
White House, three years ago. Last year
he was. however, again electad. by an in
majority. He is firmly convinced
that Benjamin Harrison will succeed
President Cleveland in the executive
in March. 1897. The visitors
will go east from San Francisco by way of
Oregon, over the Northern p acific, With
the exception OF General Franklin, who is
president, and General Mcmahon, who is
secretary. the managers all serve without