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

aca to-day by detailing a force OF about one
hundred policemen. under Inspector Cortr'ghc
Captain Delaney, of the Grand Central STATION
squad. will assist Inspector Cortright
CROWDS ABOUT IN THE AFTERNOON.
The corridors Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes-
terdav afternoon closely rrsembled the floor OF
the Legislature at Albany during JOINT eau
Gus of Republicans. The delegates to the State
Convention began to hocl. in carly AZ the ua|'
The driving snowstorm outside made the hote!
all the more inviting and the marble halls were
filed TO overlooking The Republican headquar-
,ers in the back part Of the hotel were crowded
all day and every one seemed TO be In excellent
spirits The sentiment for Mckinley was not
overwhelmed BY the Morton men. who we're do
ing a lot OF talking. and II manifested Itself
every few moments.
State Senator Cornelius r. Parsons. who IL
slated FOR temporary chairman Of the Conven-
tion In reply to a query "a to who was in the
CITY. said:
Well I'm here. and everybody came down
with me-"
Prominent In the gathering was Representative
George y. Southwick. from the Albany district.
Mr. Southwick was in the tow Of William
Barnes He was lost early n the day, and scouts
were sent t. lock for him. The missing states
man was finally found closeted with stenog
rapher in the Hoffman House. composing his
speech to be delivered to-day as permanent
chairman. This speech he assured his friends.
is 10 be the effort of his fe and Will go down
irto history There was a demand for Mr..
Southwick's picture. when the startling discovery
was made that the young Congressman had
never allowed himself to be photographed. He
said he was sorry. and promised to supply the
deficiency soon.
Congressman Serene T.. Payne and receptive
candidate for the office Of Governor. sur
rounded by a number of friends. Booms for
Governor were clashing with great frequency
yesterday. Speaker Hamilton Fish had opened
headquarters In the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
was meeting all his friends. He heard the
news that the Governor had signed the Raines
bill while he was In his headquarters. and he
smiled in satisfied way. Ex-senator j. Sloat
Fassett was another who might be cassed as
a possibility in the line Of nomination for
Governor. b. b. Odell. ex-senator Warner
Miller and other possibilities were among the
number in the hotel.
Mr.. Fassett was not talking much. but he
spent a good deal of time In consultation with
friends. With him were ex-Judge Seymour Dex-
ter. William j. Compton. Charles Pulford and
others from Chemung County. who have been
his faithful friends in his political fights in
that county. THE Floods" as the opponents OF
ex-senator Fassett in Chcmung County are
known. were also around the hotel. but the two
ex- Congressman Thomas Flood the two
opponents of Mr.. Fassett referred to. and they
also ACCOMPANIED by friends. They
among the most rabid Morton men that ever
came down from IN the State.
DIR. FLOODS ENTHUSIASM.
Dr. Flood. in conversation with a number
Of acquaintance. remarked:
Morton? Why. nothing can stop him. lie
Is safe. sound and able. The people do not
want men with hobbies theories or fads. The
Governor In conservative and he is consistent.
New-York will declare for him without dis
senting voice and | think that he will be
the nomiree. In fact. he is the only man I'm the
race"
"Oh, don't know. There are others said a
tall man Of athletic build. who was passing. He
was Wilbur f. Wakeman. secretary Of the Amer
lean Protective Tariff League. He is an UNI
compromising Mckinley man and spoke right out
in meeting He carried his preference with him
wherever he went yesterday. and he says he
favors putting in the platform the clause PA