New-York tribune., 1895-10-30
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN,.

| When YOU meet a Georgian nowadays you meet
| a Cotton States and Atlanta Exposition enthusiast
| Senator Augustus o. Bacon. OF Georgia. Is no eN
! cepton to the rule He came into the city ycs'e'
| day and went to the Gsey House. Senator bacon
| was elected to succeed Patrick Walsh Mr.. Walsh
was appointed to fill the unexpired term OF the
late Senator Alfred H. Colquitt Mr.. Bacon had d
| warm contest with Mr.. Walsh for the seat, but
won He said. in speaking OF the condition OF
| affairs in the South: Things In better shape
than for some time The failure cb Oh tn ne work
| havoc among the agricultural cement esPeca"S
big crop and everything points to period Of PrSs
perlty K is tribute to the energy OF the hesson
people that after PERIOD o o so great an under
taking the Atlanta Exposition mas ptovso &C., 10 t t
eether in business relations and its effect VIII be
| felt for many years to come
Whenever any change Is to be made In any OF
| the public buildings at Washington. Colonel j. NJ
Wilson. OF the United States Army. Is the man 10
be consulted Colonel Wilson Is CHIEF OF engineers
and he has charge OF all Of the great Government
buildings Colonel Wilson was at the Westmin-
ster Hotel yesterday. He Is here on pieasuIe ny
During the supmmer he has looked Sa4a aae. cbanges
in several OF ,he Government buildings ne na; W,0';
during his se y to IN '9s the c Building here
Cornelius Vanderbilt and chauncey NJ. Depew
over the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Mr.. Depew ana
| Mr. Vanderbilt left here about week ago on
tour OF inspection OF the Vanderbilt lines <>itei
making the run the New-lork central. the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and "Big four
| they switched off and went to Asheve. ~ C' 10
visit George Vanderbilt at his beautiful nome al
Fillmore on the return trip they made remark
ably fast run over the Chesapeake and ONO ROAD
The run was arranged for by NJ. f. ingalls, press
dent of the road. who is also president OF the
big Four Mr. Depew has perssteny qsnea hnt
| story Us told about him now that SHOWS pain,
that he he Is IN he bepe% FaSs prvsss car s is well
along the line Of the Vanderbilt R roads mas Tho ,o
mem along the road however. call it '.Old Hun
dred" It on this trip our that MI, bo
bae always carried two red aags that hutter
from the rear OF his car, which Is always attaened
cave enc wav TO green ones AS the train pulled out
Of the yards irish laborer; who noticed ,,dn 1ne
po vez " moind thot Moke? The prisdInt Is out
in poiytics. shure. He do be making bid for the
Orish vote wild them flags
During the last week two men were in the city
who are central figures in National politics uhuer
the dome at Washington They are ex-Speaker
CHARLES + Crisp Of Georgia, and ex-Speaker
Thomas r. Reed OF Maine While in the city Mr..
Crlsp was guest at the Hoffman House and Mr..
Reed visited friends In Forty-ninth-st. Ihey uiu
not meet 1t is generally believed that the TWO
men are friends. even outside OF the ha'iS vi
Congress.
rhose vbo hive been prophesying as to the next
House of Representatives look forward to some ex-
citing tits between Mr.. Crisp and Mr. Reed ana an
ticipate that Reed will repay debt that ne mas
owed Mr. Crisp ever since the latter, from MS point
of vantage in the Speakers chair forced the gentle
man from Maine to take his seat under escort from
the sergeant t-at-arms' lha' i"''oo"' ~ 'e
Mr.. Reed.
If was in the course of the count on a question
before the House Mr.. Reed was leaning over the
elbow of the clerk calling the roll ana diy waicn,ns &c @
Rim keen tally II was against the rules but IL was
q rule that was seldom enforced. Suddenly Speaker
Crisp smashed his gave on the ta6 ana ana ns ove c'sbs b
House. during which Speaker Crisp called out IN
The Gentleman from Maine will take his seat"
The gentleman from Maine merely wishes TO note
the vote 1t is counted. replied MI heeu III
The Gentleman from Maine has neither right nor
reason Iss To to He pe @ si nG please lake his seat
'ng Mr. Reed would have protested but Speaker Crisp
orSerrd him to take his seat. Again Mr.. Reed
started to say something. but the Speaker turned
70 the sergeant-at- arms and said; - A., ~
The sergeant-at-arms will please seat 'he man
'fT1 That settled the controversy Mr. Reed turned
and slowly walked to his seat. followed by the ser
IA nd At asdress hs sat the ne ha and % then ev
IDENTIFY changed his mind. for he sat down. Ills lace
was study
Chairman Mason of the Executive Committee Of
t, ,he Democratic
uatician according to Chairman Hackett, OF the
Republican Executive Committee. Mr. Hackett Is
busv at Republican headquarters these days. but
whom the fact was called to his attention that Mr.
Neon bv a ..cose calculation" had decided that
the Democratic majority In the state would pe
9i NJ, and that Tammany would win IN the city Dy
about sixty thousand, he said: i am AFRAID tnat
thev have counted a vote too much, or vote 100
iittie IL is an extremely fine piece OF work, and
am glad to that they have credited IL TO an eA-
nnrt The trouble is that Chairman Mason has been
imxtr,ating in that Oriental room OF Henry e
Miners until the vivid coloring has affected ms
hrain and he cannot see anything save rosy hues
II will be a sad awakening for him
Arthur s Wade once candidate Tor Attorhey-"eh-
eral on the State ticket dropped INTO republican
hoadauarters yesterday. Mr.. Wade Is from Chau-
tauoua County lie brought good word from up the
state In speaking of the election he said: Il feel
confident that the Republican ticket Will poll big
,a tortv nm he As far the excise question
is concerned we paying no attention to IL It. IS
not as much OF a fact the Cuban question: We
ha We local option in our towns .rhe hepupiicahs
are active for an off year. and the State Will hold its
own"
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