The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
Illinois Sentiment Seems to Favor
the Vice-President's Nom
ination.
CHOICE OF THE PoPULIsTs.
Bryan of Nebraska Alleged to Have a
Better Chance Than Lyman
Trumbull.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 1S.--The gen.
eral opinion of prominent men at New York
hotels last night was that the selection of
Chicago as the place for holding the Demo
cratic National Convention was the out
come of Stevenson deal" and meant
the nomination OF Vice-President Adlai
Z. Stevenson to head the Democratic
National ticket. George W. Ruddlestone,
a Chicago man, who is well posted on
Illinois politics, said that the quiet Demo-
cratic sentiment of Illinois was for Steven
son, and if the force OF local sentiment
could dominate the convention, it would
be solid for the Vice-President.
"Governor Matthew'S" said Mr. Huddle-
stone, "will have the Indiana delegates
and some from Ohio and Michigan, and
may develop Eastern strength. I notice
there is talk about the Populists nomi-
mating ex-senator Lyman TrumbulI as
their Presidential candidate. This is all
rot. Bryan of Nebraska will come nearer
being the Populist-Free Silver nominee
than any one that has been mentioned up
to date, no matter whether the convention
is held in st. Louis, Denver or Key West"
Members of the Inflated Gentleman
Joe" Company are clamoring for their
salaries. There have been some lively
times at the Fifth-avenue Theater during
the week and at one time it looked as
though pitched battle would ensue.
There have been rumors that money
would not be ready on the regular salary
day-Tuesday. A notice was posted on
the callboard Wednesday night requesting
the members of the company to meet the
following evening, when it was understood
the money would be forthcoming.
Mrs. NJ. B. Curtis then announced that
all claims must be presented to Moses K
kellam, who, she said, was the financial
hacker of the company, and showed a doc
ument in support of her assertion. Then
she produced blank form of demand
upon Kellam for salaries, which she re-
quested all members of the company to
sign. Only few did so, the rest resorting
to EXPLANATIONS of rage and various
threats. The uproar grew so that the
stage hands twice turned out the lights in
order to force an adjournment.
Stage Manager Willard Lee yesterday
had an attachment served on Kellam' s
place of business. Others have begun
suits against him, while majority are
waiting to see how the affair is going TO
end. Many refuse to recognize KelIam
in the matter at all and say they viii be-
gin suit against Curtis.
The fact remains that whether Justly or
unjustly Curtis and his wife are coming
in for a large share of denunciation
Miss Carrie Roma, who played the princi-
pal female role IN the play, is vigorous in
her upbraidings.
William II. Crane begins his annual en-
gagement at the Fifth-avenue Theater on
Tuesday evening, when he will present a
new play, 1.-The Governor of Kentucky"
Franklin Fyles is the author. All the
scenes are laid in Frankfort.
a dispatch from Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
says that just before the rise of the cur
tain on James ]. Corbett's play. "The
Naval Cadet" at the opera-house last
night, Joseph Corbett, brother OF the
pugiIist, received letter which made him
$500 richer.
An Irish servant, Mary Green, had al
ways been member of the family. She
received no compensation, for she would
take none, but often members OF the family
would make her presents of money. She
was 80 years old when she died Tuesday
( dllSLHOOI III VIC 1SltEI ICCGlNSu DY OOI-
bett his sister stated that the old servant
had left $4,000, which she had accumu-
| lated.
She rememb ered Joe Corbett by leaving
| him $500, and in the letter the old lady is
quoted as saying: 81 did not leave Jim
any money because I thought he would be
| insulted."
| 1t has been limited among the turfmen
| for the last month or more that there was
likely to be change in the board OF racing
stewards this year. That such a change is
more than probable now seems to be as.
sured. The retiring steward is Judge
| Joseph G. Burke, who is now officiating as
presiding judge at the Ingleside meeting,
San Francisco.
Judge Burke had no permanent arrange
ments with the Eastern racing associations
last year, although it was rather expected
that he would be fixture in the stewards
stand. He was offered the post of steward
for the Coney Island Jockey Club at the
Sheepshead Bay spring meeting and came
on from st. Louis to accept the position.
After the Sheepshead Bay meeting he was
appointed jockey club steward at Brighton
and Aqueduct. He served also at the
AAOCAAy oAAO OACCpshCdQ Day IdA IuGSL-
ing, but left for the West before the Morris
Park fall meeting began. His family SUBJ
sequently removed to California, which
would indicate that he expects to make
his home for the future in that section.
1t was reported and generally believed
in the uptown hotels last night that
Richard Croker had disposed of his in
terest in the Belle Mead stock farm, Nash
vile, Tenn, to his partner, General jack
son.