New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

General f. A. McAlpin is back from Chicago
where he went attend the meeting OF the EAecu-
tive Committee Of the National League OF Repno-
lJcan Clubs General McAlpin Is president OF the
League and previous TO the meeting OF the Execu-
tive Committee IL limited that some d'ssa'siac
ton which existed concerning his MANAGEMENT u
the affairs Of the League might crop out IN an a.
The trouble was OF a financial nature. but General
McAlpin said yesterday that the League wa" haen
better financial shape now than II had ever peth
before. The Chicago meeting was Periec' sucru roi
and arrangements were completed ioi h VA az MI
meeting of the League, which Is TO be hed IN an.
waukee next June General McApin said that.
while he did not pay as much aeH nynrn no Nor
tons candidacy favorably spoken OF IN th h, wen
ana ne iet that tne Nv d nr in the Governors
interest.
Some neonle are vaguely wondering what General
McAlpin wants in the political world. Major John
Totten who was proxy for j. Henry Could OF Mas
sachusetts, at the meeting Of the League committee
in Chicago told story yesterday OF General NC
Alpin and his political ambitions. 1t was IN ''e
Palmer House in Chicago so Major Totten says
that a number Of prominent Western politicians
took General McAlpin aside and told him tha'
would be IMPOSSIBLE for Governor Morton on 10 u oe
strong Sentiment for Mckinley in the State Then
they urged him to bolster up Mchn me- oss sum
port in The West for the second place on the ticket
General McAlpn promptly toid mem, say hd ro
second choice and would stay with him TO the end
Then he added that he would not desert the COY COY
no more. but it is generally understood among poll
tcans that many of hose Who are trying 10 so
that they may Chamber into the Governors chair.
This is all bosh about clubs belonging to the Ma
tlonal League OF Republican Clubs declaring for any
individual candidate" said Maurice Eckstein at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. Mr. Eckstein was
proxy for the NewYork member at the meeting Of
the Executive Committee Of the Republican Ma
tonal League In Chicago. He continued: Ihe
papers have reported that clubs in Wisconsin would
10 for Mckinley and clubs elsewhere would go for
other candidates and on. IL is all sheer ioolsh-
of the League. which provides that the clubs are
not to ndorse any candidate for office but 10 sup
ways. While could not ndorse Governor Nor.
ton yet am a9Wed 10 say tnas son nf s GOV
error think he viii have stronger following in
the West when the time comes than any other can
didate"
State Controller Roberts brought the news to the
city yesterday that Major Mckinley was spoken OF
kindly Presidential possibility in Erie County
and Western New-York generally and then he sup
pemented this by saying that State pride would
forbid the delegates from the Empire State sup
porting any but Morton after all Mr. Roberts
IS sse @S5s4 IF ss ss to
Club which is to be held at the Hotel EMPIRE no.
he and other politicians from the western part or
the State marlged to generate enough OF a Nc,
Knley boom up around the Fifth Avenue HoteI
so that when the news finally reached the Morton
headquarters caused commoton the secHn5
choice of the Empire State were John y: scatch-
erd and George Urban. jr. both Of Buffalo; MI
National Committee. and Mr. Urban was for a
long time chairman Of the Republican County Com.
Commt Ge ' Both aa9 that the Mckinley sentiment
in their part of the State was particularly strong
Following in the wake of the Carlisle boom which
for two days agltated the town this week comes
another initiation Of the Olney boom. NathaMei
Paige. the wel-known lawyer and stanch Re
publican, in talking about the present Secretary
of State at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday, paid
him an unusual tribute. Mr.. Paige lives In WASH
irgton, and his business brings him much IN con-
tact with the Government He said that ne hau
known personally almost every Secretary OF state
since the time Of Daniel Webster and ne dsd nOt
hesitate in saying that Oney was as great as any
He added that he would like TO have Olney secure
the he f9 s IN that ahe the Secretary would be
one OF the best. Mr.. Paige then sWtched on ana a.
Cuba and her struggle for freedom He lived some
years there. and says that Cuba Is nouna 10
had loaned Spain large sums OF money. perhaps
500 100000 and that If Cuba was lost they stood ma
and naturally backed spain up n diPoT rbs
He added that the defsa a OF n ptn the hands
OF a receiver
Senator Cushman X Davis is supposed to be an
avowed candidate for the nomination at ST. Louis,
but ne is not well known as he might De II
the story Timothy Byrnes. who is TO be the SER
geant-at-arm of the ST. Louis Convention, Is tell
ing is true Just after Byrnes. who halls from
Minneapolis, was elected sergeant-at-arms ne
walked into the Southern Hotel in St LOUIS
The manager came up to him, and holding our
a dispatch. said: Here, have received an or1er
from Mr.. 10 reserve number or rooms ior
G. X Davis and friends. DO you know anythlng
about them? Are they trustworthy! ,byrhes
looked at the manager and gasped He SAID musk
ily: MY good man. Mr.. Davis Is United STATES s.
Senator and candidate for President; NAT is
ali know about him" The manager looked stupe.
Ned and then said well. / just wanted 10 Know,
Ryrnes hurried out and sent dispatch: &c. x.
Davis. Washington Send hve thousand h'nosiap"'