New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-20
ABBY" GRUBER'S GREAT IDEA.
HIS WONDERFUL PLAN TO ENLIST FINANCIAL
MEN AGAINST -MKINLEY-AND

HIS WONDERFUL PLAN TO ENLIST flNAN'iAh
MEN AGAINST MKINLEY-AND
THE RESULT
On. Of the latest moves of the ant-McKiney men
has wound up in a udicrous hzzle This idea was
Generated solely in the brain of the small but re-
so,-ce,,, Abraham Ciruber but he failed to carry it
ont Mr. Gruber thought II would be a capital plan
for bank presidents. presidents Of trust companies.
heads Of large business houses and other financial
men 10 get together and adopt a resolution calling
upon the St Louis Convention to adopt a sound
money plank and incidentally foroiddng 1t to nomn-
ate Major Mckinney. He FASTENED to ex-senator
Platt with his eyes bulgng. and like Colonel Null
berry Sellers Of hyperbolc fame. recounted the won
ders that were to be worked out by such scheme.
He told Mr. Plat, in hushed whispers indicative OF
the importance of the proceeding that every man Of
any financial standing in the State and In fact over
the country generally would at once hurry to enroll
himself under this banner OF the machine, and that
the endless chain formed would clutch and crush Nc
Knley in Its revolutions
Mr. Plat is not enthusiastic rule, but It is said
that the glowing picture painted by Mr.. Gruber
stirred his blood and that he told the hopeful pro-
moter to go ahead and work out this wonder, and
that all glory should be his The day that the state
Committee met. Mr. Gruber was OF the height OF his
enthusiasm He circulated among the machine men
and told them confidentally OF the way he was going
10 sidetrack the Mckinley train. and dilated upon
the army he was going to enlist against Mckinley.
He was so confident that several other machine men
with vivid maginatons volunteered TO help him. The
little cotere OF Mckinley wreckers after the State
Committee adjourned, gathered in the room usually
occupied by Charles w. Hackett. They mapped out
a plan OF action and were in high feather. II was
decided TO hire office and engage typewriters.
Then 10000 circulars to be sent out At least 80
per OF these according to the lightning calcua
ton OF Mr.. Gruber and his confederates would at
once respond and contribute 10 the general list OF
anti-McKinley men. At the end Of two weeks enough
names would be enrolled to dumfound the Nation.
and the ST Louis Convention. trembling In Its shoes.
would decide that the best thing to do was 10
sasinate Major Mckinley instead OF nominating him.
With light hearts and happy faces. the little band
Asmuch something was TO happen. 1t would be just
as we'll to put out a few feeers. Accordingly he
went down into Wall Street and other financial GEN.
tres. and In awestrdck tones told the men Of millions
what was to come to pass AS he made the rounds,
his face began to lose Its smile and his heart
began to drop like lead After few hours in Wall
Street he slowly and detectedly made his to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and sat down to think. He
like who had discovered some great and crush
ing truth. He pondered long and deeply, and then he
painfully and went to Mr.. Plat. The in
terview brief Mr.. Gruber told Mr.. Plat
rowfuly that the plan would not work. He informed
the Ex-senator with astonshment In his voice. that
and that they had confidence that the party would
stand upon Its record for sound money and make no
concessions to the silver men, Mr. Plat sympathzed
with him. but made no comment. Mr. Gruber called
that It was all over and that Mr. Mckinley would
have TO go ahead without the honor Of the antagon
Ism that he had outlined. The other workers had
countered somewhat similar experience. and were