New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN.

Eineering the financial end OF Hawaiian capie
enterprise in the city recently ana was guest
at the Holland House. Colonel Spaldings scheme
for an ocean cable connection between HONOLULU
and San Francisco is not meeting with the success
that he hoped for. However he expressed himself
nc honef,,I that he would ultimately succeed. The
trouble now is that the United States and Hawaii
have come to deadlock over the option which
Colonel Spaldng has from the Hawaiian Govern
ment This Government gave Colonel spaIoins
eighteen months In which TO pu. ms pan % year and
until 1t does the Hawaiian Government Is praec,,
'd be 10 the plan OF Colonel spadns and
his option closes the field to all competitors, anu
Of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and
means that Congress will do nothing until tne nelo
nrsS helm from Congress he will probably assign
his option and contract to some company VINO can
get from Congress the requisite hep.
When II was limited that William c. Whitney
went to Washington to confer with President Cleve-
land about the proper candidate to nominate at
the Chicago Convention, there was more TO the
story according TO prominent politician tnan was
said Mr.. Whitney's visit II Is declared upon gooo
authority was TO urge even more rigorous action
upon the part Of the Administration to stamp out
the free silver heresy In the Democratic party II
Is said that the leaders OF the party fear tha' the
Democrats Of the West. In the Chicago Convention,
will to,n with the South and the d!saffected dele
gates from other parts OF the country and make
a stalwart attempt to commit the convention to
silver and 1t is also feared that enough strength
may be generated to accomplish this. II Is known
that several VINO MOI some 9o to Se Convention
have felt the spur and will go to Chicago TO Try 70
sm the aas A on and
OF Ohio. Both Of these Democrate Leaders lei,
s,s he was as ia
would take no part In the Chicago convention. Du'
would stay at and look after Joins ms m Enrope
for the summer and could not go to chicago "hen
Mr., German visited the city recen,y; ai'sr o ouS
probably 60 to the Convention after all, Senator
Brice has now warned his friends that ne mas mas
Convention and do all In his power to prevent the
insertion of free coinage plank In the platform
Senator Brice who was at the Hoffman House
few days ago. admitted that there might be "a a
majority Of free silver men in the Convehtloh az
Chicago but he also declared that II such was the
case the majority would not rule.
H. c. Hanna a prominent Republican politician
from Fort Wayne. Ind was at the HOFFMAN House
recently Mr. Hanna Is no relation TO the Cleve-
land man Of the name who is looking AFTER
Major McKinley's interests He has always been q
warm friend OF General Harrison. and though no
saws that the ex-President sincere In Withdraw
ing and that he cannot be looked upon as a candi-
date. Mr. Hanna is unwilling to see him pass into
the background While Mr. Hanna said that Nc
Kinley seemed TO be leading In Indiana. and would
undoubtedly get the nomination he added: Il came
East on a train that carried an unusually large
number OF passengers. There were on board
great many politicians and business men. ana
general discussion started as the result OF
prediction TO the nominee at 81 Louis Each man
had his ideas. and there was difference OF opinion
generally. but what surprised me was the strong
Continent manifested in favor of Harrison: Many
OF the men said they were for this or that canal
said emphatica,y that they would be for him II h.
could be induced to run General Harrison ,r mas
and dgnlhed in which he has remsn ,e
in the HE has ba hs M most or
days and there elings to him also the rhythm OF
ppcanos and Tyler TOO a i Und T no be be-
surprised to see him forge to the front as the best
available candidate"
H. A. Little a well-known business man and
prominent Republican Of Philadelphia. was at the
Imperial Hotel the other day. While Mr. Little thinks
that Mckinley is far In the lead now. he believes
that change will be manifested before the St
Louis Convention. He said II am for Reed frst
last and for all time. think that he 10 one OF tho
broadcast minded. thoroughly capable men that we
Congress by steering 1t safely past obst acles hold
ing the party from censure and assuring the eiec,
elected believe work out the idea OF protection as
thoroughly as Mckinley. and would be safe on the
the day think that Mr. Reed will be nominated
as the end Of the fight. The Democratic party is
Republican nominee will be triumphantly elected"
II Marcus A. Hanna could have heard James 8.
GARRISON the manager Of the Allison BOOM taking
him TO task for his political methods Monday the
Ohio manager would probably have been led to be-
lieve that he had trod some Of Mr.. Alsons pet
schemes Mr.. Garrison has recently been on an
5000 mile trip all around the country and he has
not been saying great deal about the result OF his
observations He said Monday. however. In re-
ferring to Mr.. Hanna and the assertion that the
bosses" OF the country are opposed 10 Mckinley:
"Mr. Hanna is the worst type OF boss. He isn't
content with one State. but he must reach out and
grasp everything In the country He doesn't seem
is @ore ~ Of BOSS than chauneey Fey who
wears a sugar-loaf hat and runs Missouri? Who Is
burg? Take Powell Clayton down South. and you
have another boss and so on Here Mr. Clark
and ne went on to say in general what he thought
Of a man who would cultivate sympathy for nc,
p pIaH slowly NO i've in Iowa and have many
friends there. but am not boss under the mean
Ing OF the word
Presidential boom was smothered by the Mckinley
sentiment that Joseph H. Maney. the manager Of
the Reed boom. and Congressman j. 3. Odell met
In the lobby OF the Capitol In Washington Mr..
Odell Is looked upon as the champion Of Governor
Morton in Washington. Some comment was made
about the WITHDRAWAL OF MT DAVIS ana MI Nancy
said: "Oh. by the way Odeli. IS your man In the
race YETI. Mr. 0dell grinned. and replied: Yes
was. bystander made comment upon this inter
change Of words by saying: That reminds me OF
the two men who met on a steamer when 1t was out
about two days Both had been confined to their
cabins by sea sickness. and neither knew that the
other was board. Both were feeling like the man
| who the song oh! Mr.. Captain. stop the
ship: / want to get out and walk One said list
lessly TO the other. in sympathetic manner Hello
old chap. you going over? The other replied
| Just solemnly: Yes. Are you" Their case is
Just hopeless"
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