The Portland daily press., 1895-11-19
All Attempts to Interview Him Are
Fruitless.
AS REGARDS THE FEELING OF
THE WEST TOWARD CANDIDATES.
He H as Had Delightful Trip and Cameo
Health and Strength-Talks of the fiace
of Holding the Convention-Otherw
Is Non Committal.

New York, November 1a-The Hon.
Joseph Il. Manley has beenEshowlng the
New York reporters how little he can say
in politics when he wants to be sllent
The Tribunessays:
Joseph II. Manley of Augusta, Me-,
who continues to be one of the most ac-
tive and influential members OF the he
publican party to be found in the country,
reached this city yesterday after an e1-
tended trip across the continent, IN
which he was accompanied by his wife
and daughter and other members OF the
family. Mr.. Manley was seen at the
Fifthsayenue hotelllast evening, where he
is staying. His br0nzed and ruddy lace
suggested the appearace of a sturdy war
rior who had fought his country's battles
under torrid sun, or that of an admiral
Of a feet of war ships just returned from
junketing tour around the world.
The famous citizen Of Maine, once
James G. Blaine's trusted counsellor and
friend, and now holding similar relation
to the Speaker of the last Republican
Congress, Thomas B. Reed. assured re-
porter of the Tribune last evening that
it was not as chairman of the Republican
executive committee or as friend OF
Thomas B. Reed, the choice of Maine for
the Presidency, that he made his journey
to the Pacific coast. ssI had my family
with me, )" said Mr.. Manley, 'sand made
my trip for health and pleasure exclu
sively."
CHOW did you find the political pulse
boating among Republicans you have
seen since you started westward?"
MI. Manley shook his head as if un-
able TO "catch on ''Well," pursued
the reporter, chow did yousfnd the senti-
lnent toward Mr.. Beed, your man fol
PRESIDENT"
II don't know anything about that,
Mr.. Manley replied, without blinking.
"a man travellingawith his family gets
no chance TO talk politics, you know .
| And the chairman of the Republican
| national executive committeeabegan open
| ing letters and kilograms just handed te
| him by the hotel clerk. Other questions
| designed to draw out an expression OF
Mr.. Manley's views regarding politics
were unsuccessful, though ne was Will
ling to admit that the Republicans chan
| ces for winning next year were immense
l +th6g1EullS iittSO AoA o.-s
next convention, Mr. Manley said that bit
had declared himself as favorable to Sal
Francisco more than year ago. Whe1
| it was suggested that the objection tt
San Francisco growing out of the thret
hours Edifference..of the time might be OBJ
waited by the scheme of an arrangement
by which there should be no evening ses
sion of the convention If it was helt
there, Mr.. Manley replied:
s'Such an arrangement would amount
| to nothing. Who has any authority tt
make it? I am we'll aware that a lat
night session in San Francisco would b'
| q bad thing for thessNew York newspaper
| and to greater or less extent, to all thi
morning papers east Of the Mississippi
hut If the convention wanted to hold al
evenino session 1t would do so. No pow
er could stop its staying in session al
night.
Mr.. Manley said that his visit to Color
ado and California had been OF grea
| benefit to his health, and the lively wa.
| in which he spoke and moved about con
firmed b statement. He fayors an earl.
convention and g strong aggressive cam
paign from the start.
Mr.. Manley said that he had not seel
ex-Speaekr Reed since his return, and l
Mr.. Reed was in New York, MI Manlel
| was sure that he knew nothing about 1T
| Mr.. Manley will remain in New Yorl
for few days, however. and 1t was un
derstood last night that the Maine can
didate will meet him here.