New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN.

Senator John p Jones, OF Nevada. was in the
city yesterday The Senator is looked upon as the
high priest Of the freesver cult, but lately he has
had little to sa, about the silver Idea. He is at
the Aston House. and Is attending strictly to busl-
ness He said in speaking OF AFFAIRS In Washing
ton: IL have not been able 20 get line upon mat
cia legislation will be effected, owing to the differ,
Armenia. they both have warm supporters in the
Senate and in the House but remains to pc seen
Jones denied that he was here 20 see ex-Congtsss-
Jossph s6sy of E or b that sv ss
men to get newspaper in New-fork to act as
their organ
\ man who had a great deal OF trouble with Mr..
Addicl:s, OF Delaware recently. was at the f1fth
Avenue Hotel yesterday He is ex-senator William
u. Washburn. of Minnesota. lie was succeeded In
the Senate by Ex-Governor Knute Nelson. 1t was
at the time that Mr. Addcks was trying 20 be
elected TO the Senate. and owing to his influence
deadlock of many days followed some one talked
ana reported him saying that Addicks was play
Ing The dog in the manser act ana ought d 70 be
Nashburn personally to account Mr.. Washburn
had been niscuotcJ He said yesterday that he
saw. by the. yapers that he was booming senator
and added - IN not booming any one , We pra al
dent, but am pf4gscaIy out Of politics ana am
settled upon any first choice although all
of the candidates are more or less discussed
Aujutant General f. A. McAlpin has little leisure
time nowadays. lie was at the Waldorf Hotel yes
terday and said that he was just cleaning up his
business in connection with his duties treasurer
OF the State Committee in the last campaign He
IS doing little quiet work for Governor Morton for
the Presidential nomination next year. and thinks
that the Governor Will be nominated
Secretary j. Sterling Morton. the farmer Of Presi-
dent Cleveland's political family, has returned from
his Western trip, where he went to investigate the
cattle trust. He caught a cinder in his eye in the
course OF the trip which has given him much pain.
He said yesterday that he had nothing additional to
sny about third term for President cleveland,
asked about the result OF his Investigation or the
cattle trust, President Cleveands admirer, like the
man with a history. grew full Of mystery He
had nothing to say. He left here for Washington
luminous report. embodying the result OF his re-
searches into the workings Of the trust.
Somehow or other, when any man from Ohio re-
fcrs to Ex-Governor Campbell now. he prefxes II
with the word poor" Poor jim Campbell Is
what they say The Ex-Governor of Ohio has In
l.cd uafor tunate. only In politics. but in
business Affairs lie forced into the recent fight
In Ohio. and lost. he expected to do. He has
ntGi,r1-d business 20 pay attention TO politics,
ana now he says, he means TO leave politics alone
for a while ara pay attention 10 business He has
become Interested IN patent which, he thinks, Will
prove be the greatest thing In the world. He
acts as attorney for the company and has an In
terest in the affair. Mr. Campbell was recently
crucised by Governor Altgeld IN Chicago for de-
ferred to. he only smiled, and said that he under
stood that people did not pay much attention to
Altged any more.