New-York tribune., 1896-05-25
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN.

present a member OF the Venezuelan Boundary
Commission was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
terday Mr.. White spent most Of the forenoon II"
consultation with Joseph H. Choae and Seth Low
None OF those present at the conference "ouiu
speak about H. but II is SAID that the subject OF
discussion was certain business organization III
which they all interested. Mr. White was f siIen.
as to the work being done ny tns so, ,be Iabnrs
Boundary Commission. but admitted tnat tnt Ia"'s
OF the Commission drawing 10 a cioSe ~ ~
would be manfestly improper, he said, for h'ri 10
discuss the matter.
Wallace T. Foote jr.. member OF Congress from
Port Henry. n. Y. at the Fifth Avenue ho'ei
yesterday. Mr. Foote is one Of the youngest mem
bers OF the present House and his short experience
IN politics has not been an untroubied one. hN-
Congressman Bureigh who has never been on ,ne
frendlest terms with Mr.. Foote. either persoha"y
or politically. tried to prevent his reno"'hd''o"
Walter Witherbee. Mr.. Foote's cousin. was drawn
into the fight opposing candidate ana Ioca'
politicians declared that Mr.. Burleish was pttns
these two popular against each other with INC tne
hope Of ultimately walking in and as % ss
candidate carrying off the prize Mr. FOOT ,od va
in high good humor yesterday ana I,t Ttilai Se SIi
They had me on the up there. Iney neII
six snap primary caucuses on me- but l INA, 49,
get there in time. In the three towns tha' & imvy
expected to go against me managed 10 peat unti
almost to one. and my own town WAS praodd pwaod
prettv we'll now Mr. Foote SAID that all the lead
sps soS R tbe " Presigens nomination He had visited
Mr.. Platt and told him so; but he remarked go 20
friends that about all that was leCcSSahy noonIo
the country I'm blaze up there among the peop,e @
was the mention Of McKinleys name, ana ne was
thoroughly at a loss to account tor the S"o'e
sentiment in favor OF the Ohio man.
The ex-Colcctor OF the Port. Thomas Murphy
and Dwight Lawrence at upon a settee III III"
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. and were recount'hg
stories Of old times. Dwight Lawrence recalled inc
time when there were three county committees III
Ncw-York and Mr. Murphy went back to the
days when Abraham Lincoln was candidate Tor
President of the United States. Mr. Murphy re-
peated story that Abraham Lincoln once toiu
him about campaign in which MI l;lhcoln wa a. a
speaker. In that campaign Mr Lincoln "dS p,tn p,,
aga nst an apothecary an orator. inc apotne-
cary was bitter fellow, and made some aliuslo.s
to the Republican party that aroused me ~rabn an
crowd lost Its temper and threatened the apothe, ne,
cary Mr.. Lincoln walked to the front, spread % our W
Wait for me TO get mad. When get mad then
II is time for you 10 do something ms couis,'
aanothrcarv became more bitter. and there was an
other howl. Then Lincoln came TO the tr0nt @ ass ,
and said LET him rs 60 hing Gq yah m ioo not @ take 70 from
him Let him say all he Will. put repeat .he5. M 5
is one thing | will not take; mar rs NIL idi
howled some in the audience Hls pills,
replied Mr. Lincoln. gravely. There was a roar oi
laughter and what promised to be serious ell
counter ended In laugh
Dwight Lawrence has barber. for whom he
waits hours. II necessary This particular barber
has shaved Mr.. Lawrence for years. and the latter
does not feel that he would he safe in the hands
of any one else. A friend found Mr.. Lawrence
waiting in his hotel the other day. When asked
why he was waiting Mr.. Lawrence replei that ne
was waiting for his barber to come IN. ne nSi- S,
r,ble suppositlon raised that some DAY TINS
barher might move. or retire, or for some other
reason become non-eficient. This ided Toupled
Mr. Lawrence. He thought inc matter oftr c@ae tI
fully and then said musingly tEat ne Gldh ieeI
he could ever get Us ID TO any one else. In such
case he would have to let his beard grow.