New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-24

dacv and WASHINGTON County viii. so the dele
gates say stand by the Governor.
One Of the most picturesque hgures IN the no
tel was Senator Hobart krum. OF Schoharle. Mt
Krum is a sx-fooer. and his face Is as smoo,h
as a youths He IS proud OF the fact that he
is the Republican leader Of a minority In DEM
ocratic stronghold. and Is the only Republican
sent to the Senate from his district since the
party was organized. He wears light clothes ard
a sombrero He Is always busy, and his am
billion Is to wipe out every Democratic rOstnas-
ter ir his district He believes that Governor
Morton Will be nominated, and In expressing TINS
belief adds: And then we will all be happy
GENERAL ALGERS VISIT.
The Morton boomers tried to make capital out
Of the fact that General Russell \. Alger. Of
Michigan happened TO drop into town YESTERDAY
General Alger has long been looked upon as
Presidential possibility. and n leader in the state
Of which he was formerly Governor. He arrived
"a the hotel with his son. ard called upon Mr..
Plat as he always does when he comes 10 the
city. but he did not talk to any OF the visitors TO
the city and hurried Off downtown General
\ lger has never been placed definitely In the
Presidential race. and SO the gossips were able TO
theorize as much as they desired about his visit
General Wiley. OF Catskill. who is on Governor
Morton's staff was a busy Morton boomer. lie
said in commenting upon the Raines bill. Il am
glad IL Is signed and We are out OF suspense. All
that can be said against 1t has been said. and
| hope now that by practical denomination IT
will prove to have at least one or two good
points" General Wiley said that there was no
doubt that Mckinley had many warm friends In
the State. and that II II were not FOR Governor
Morton he mignt have strong following. but
he supplemented this by saying that none ever
knew the Governor but 10 love him. and that
every one in the State knew him, and that ne
was going TO receive loyal support
Edward I.auterbach fitted here and there
shaking hands. To one he gave "A pleasant word.
to another he whispered something which caused
him r. chuckle and for another he had friendly
pat or the back He talked with nearly every
one. and assured all that Morton's candidacy
was the greatest spontaneous outburst that he
had ever In politics.
Nathaniel Paige. the. well-known international
lawyer from Washington. was cheering the Nor
ton men 10 still greater efforts. Mr. Paige Is a
that Morton was just the man that the country
Kinlcy. he responded like Hamlet: "Ay. there's
making a wonderful showing. but he hoped to
sec his friend Governor Morton get the nomina-
ton.
There were many politicians about. Thurlow
Weed Barnes stalked through the hotel. towering
above the smaller citizens; Senator Timothy T..
Ellsworth stroked his luxurant beard and every
once In n while commented upon what a har-
monious convention II was going 10 be: Charles
w Anderson the coored Demosthenes told
every one how the South was going TO deliver a
solid delegation for Norton because he had been
down there and fixed It. There many
others and in fact. the day al the Fifth Avenue
was "A lively one and the air was charged
with politics that the poor lone tourist thought
that he had made some mistake and wandered
into some party caucus.