New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-28
CHAT WITH WELL-KNOWN MEN

Edward Eddy OF Denver, president Of the Omaha
and Grant Smelling Company which Is the largest
In the United States and OF the largest In the
world was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday.
Mr. Eddy Is not politician but he Is deeply inter-
ested In the movements OF the party and IL one or
thu mon in h,s State who contributed the snews OF
war In the hard campaigns. Mr.. Eddy Is loyal
Republican, but he does not agree with senator
Teller's recent statement that the Republicans OF
Colorado would bolt the ticket unless silver man
was nominated for President. After taste OF
popusm" said Mr. Eddy "as exemplihed by Gov
ernor Waite the State which Is really kepuoli-
by big majority, cou!i no. wen i,Sn, ~
atrIctlv ,peakine the business interests OF the
State would be benefited by the eection OF sly WHS
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man who has been much talked about In the
National Capital Is Alexander r. Shepherd Mr..
Shepherd was Governor OF the District OF Columoa
In the old days when II had territorial govern
ment He secured control OF all the legislative
branches OF the District and started series Oh
reforms that made the citizens gasp. He has peeh
charged with placing debt o. more than sl4ooWO
on the District. Mr.. Shepherd was opposed so pi,-
terly in his expenditures. the main one OF wnich
was for the tearing up OF the streets OF the city
and the laying OF asphalt pavements, that ne event
ually withdrew from the District That was IN 1910.
Since that time Mr.. Shepherd has been In Mexico
looking after his mining interests In all that Umc
he has only been East once On this trip ne was
in Washington for the first time since then Time
has done much to heal the political hatreds Of those
days and upon his recent visit to washington ~, NJ
received hearty welcome The good points are OF now t
realized. and that he secured them for the ei.S
than he was lie is a large man. muscular and
energetic. He expects to return 70 Mexco soon ~
look after his mines and then VIII come East as"''
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When Il was reported prior to the last Democratic
State Convention in Ohio that Congressman Paul
Sorg would probably be the nominee for Governor
some people said that ne would better look TO him-
self and secure place. because his days IN
Congress we're numbered. The menace, so TO
speak TO Mr. Sorg's seat in the House OF Repre-
sentatives comes from Colonel Alexander Gordon.
who lives In Mr.. Sorg's district in Ohio Colonel
Gordon gets his title from his place on the Cover
but he has lived many years this country. He is
president of the Niles Tool Company Some time
go h "rg Sns iak of me round he
had never taken out naturalization papers. That
defect has been remeded now, and Re is looked
upon as a formidable opponent for Mr.. Sorg, If he
should secure the nomination; Colonel Gordon Is
"a mpaign in Ohio: Bushnell is sure of election.
Campbell is making game fight and II means meal
insure his nomination for President next year, but
he assumed too big contract Brse N vans 10 Is
ietors but ne is also going to run short We VIII
win everything, and for the first time IN many
years Mr. Sherman will have a Republican col
league in the Senate. / do not think that Blshne s
ma ority will roll up to 100000. as some enthusiasts
have declared. but he will have votes to spare wheh
the count Is made.
Andrew Carnegie will go to Pittsburg on Novem-
Der TO make an address at the opening exercises
of the new Carnegie Library In that city. The IL
brary Is gift to the city from Mr.. Carnegie, ana
Il is said that he intends to make present OF an
other library to the city OF Homestead. where his
great iron works are. Mr. Carnegie has been re-
ported as regulating the principles or protection
which built UP his great works. he SAID IN speak
ing OF this: II did not favor the Wilson Dill was
not for IT, / saw that some kind or Dill had 10 De
adopted and | chose the lesser OF two evils ana
elected 10 take the German bill. Mr. Carnegie Is
highly pleased over the award OF the Russian
Government to his firm for the manufacture OF
armor-plates for the warshps In regard 10 TINS ne
sal the other day: 1T is good thing all around
at least The contract was awarded at American
rates which are much higher than European rates
Henry Phlpps. jr. who is associated with MT. |ar
nege in the iron business in Pitsburg, was at the
Windsor Hotel yesterday. Mr.. Phipps Is In New
York much of the time, but he still retains love
for the Smoky City His fondness for the CITY LOOK
substantial shape when Mr.. Carnegie presented tnat
library to the city Mr.. Phipps at once erected a
large conservatory and dollhouse adjoining H. ms
he presented to the city also. The Two Duunss ID
alraa nd