New-York tribune., 1896-06-21
MR. DEPEW HOME AGAIN.
HE PRAISES THE CANDIDATES AND TALKS
OF THE CONVENTION.

THE ABSENCE OF A DINING CAR ON THE SPECIAL
TRAIN BRINGS TROUBLE TO RETURNING DELE
GArEs-AL. DECLARE THEIR ALLEGIANCE
TO MXIyLEY AND HoBART-MAcHlNE
MEN FAVOR MORTON AND sAXToN
FOR THE STATE TICKET.
The special train bearing the delegates ana
politicians from the Empire State. who Went 10
ST. Louis 10 attend the Republican National oon-
vention, reached the city shortly BEFORE q e'o0N
last night The special" was run as the secoho
section of the Knickerbocker special ana was
due here at o'clock. Owing 10 the great cro"us
leaving the Convention city, however anu ''e
number of trains. the special was p'Ocheu o.
various points. The delay was increased p9 '"e
numerous stons made along the line to allow up
the-State delegates TO get Off. Inc Tram WIS
practically empty when il reached Ne"-'oiN ''
the majority of the passengers left II al various
points The train left -. Louis at noon OH rii-
day. and at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning was "'
Buffalo. Some remarkable time was maue Oh
the run down the State Chauncey NJ Depe"
private car was attached TO the train' ana i'll II
were his son, Chauncey. jr.. his Niece MISS amy
Depew Paulding. and his secretary W. H. i-io! w.
When the train left st. Louis it was Jammed'
Among those on board were speaker ha"l'oA
Fish, ex-Collector Hendrix. Timothy L. Els
worth, General L. a. McAlpin. Senator LeAo"'
George w. Aldridge, eX-JudGe W. II. opei''o"'
ex-Postmaster Van Cott, Frank >. "i'"e.o'
Congressman Frank Black. w. w. Worden, Will
lam A. Sutherland. eX-member OF lhe ->"'''"''
Committee and Frederick S. Gibbs who sue
ceeds him: Jacob Patterson, Senator D. rNi"s
p,rns Iispenard Stewart William l.. Proctor
Senator Raines, Senator Page George Ii'''''' w.
1ohn : KENYON. William Barnes, Thuriow
Weed Barnes. Mayor Peene' OF io'Ne'' 1-.
ham Gruber. Edward Lauterbach. and ex-senator
Hiscock.
The train left st. Louis with hurrah' '''N
the men who went out TO nominate Moi'oi' VIZ
defeated in their purpose. they were all 'a!N''e
bravely about supporting Mckinney anu nova
Ex-senator Platt and his lninedlate S"'e-'0
were on another train, and so ru'h oi '"' 'i'
-, defeat was eliminated. Ex-Judge Robertson
was highly pleased, as he is an out-aiu-ou' -''
u,r,av man. and anti-Platt to the last ditch'
There were many others who were h'e'SeiS
,cklad with the drubbng that the machine re-
ceived. and the manner in which 1honas -
Platt and his minions were held up to the con-
tempt Of a Nation in q National Convention OF
Its greatest party
NOTHING THERE TO EAT
The fun on the trip began soon arter the 'rain
left the Convention city Owing 10 the fact 'hat
II only carries limited number OF coaches ana
that 80 great q crowd was anxious to get nome
tho dining-car was thrown off and a new Sleeper
attached This furnished accommodations Tor
many but when II found that there was
nothing TO be had to eat until the train reached
Indianapolis after o'clock, there was trouble
The travellers had risen late. eaten breakfast
about 10 o'clock. and counted on getting
luncheon on the train. There was wall all
around when the absence of the dining-car was
discovered Commissioner Hess 'raked out
some sandwiches and case Of champagne. and
was the most popular man on the car. General
Howard Carroll. who was jokingly termed "a
half of a man." owing TO the decision giving him
half a seat in the Convention. organized an indig-
nation meeting. He said that he intended TO cal
upon Mr.. Depew TO make an after er-dnner speech
not because he the best after-dinner speaker
in the party. but because he was the only man
on the train who had had any dinner The fol-
lowing notice was posted up in the car for the
sufferers to gaze at:
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