The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
Ex . Governor Foraker Avoids
Making a Speech in Favor
of Mckinley.
MORTON FRIENDLY TO ALLISON
Courtesy of Presidential Candidates in
Not Invading Each Others
Territory.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. S.-Politicians
are wondering whether Thomas II. Carter,
Senator from Montana and Chairman of
the Republican National Committee, will
manage the next Presidential campaign
| for the Republican side. 1t is limited that
he wishes to do so in order to vindicate
| himself for the disaster of 1892. He may
| be allowed to manage the campaign, the
politicians say, if the combine" as the
| organization OF bosses is known, does not
| nominate its man at st. Louis. In that
case Senator Quay of Pennsylvania will
| probably assume control of the campaign.
| On the other side, there is no doubt that
| William +. Harrity will be called again to
run the campaign for the Democrats. Mr..
| Harrlty, 1t is understood, will have prac-
tlcally no opposition for the honor of con-
Quoting the campaign, which promises to
| be losing one.
Ex-Governor and Senator-elect Joseph
B. Foraker OF Ohio will not attend the
Ohio Society dinner tonight, saying that
he was confined TO his home with ton
silitis. Those who know, however, say
that his illness is merely an excuse as he
| wishes to savoid making a speech in
| favor of Mckinley. He is not friendly to
Mckinley, and while he will not oppose
him he does not wish to actually support
him. Mckinley also has declined to at
| tend the dinner, because he does not care
| to make speech at the present time.
Governor Morton is more friendly to
Senator Allison than to either Spea ker
Reed or Ex-Governor Mckinley, or any
other man who has been put into the field
as candidate for the Presidency.
| A io n
| allow his supporters to invade this State,
establish headquarters and begin cam
paign which should be an annex to his
Iowa ''boom." Governor Morton has been
advised of this, and is said to have re-
turned the compliment by Indicating that
| he thought Reed and Mckinley territory
offered the best field for operation in the
work of developing strength for himself.
Morton's friends are wondering whether
Allison would accept second place on the
ticket.
Sarah Bernhardt appeared last night as
the heroine in Suderman's play, "Hei-
math," which she gave IN French at Alb
| bey's Theater under the name of s'Magda.,'
| Her performance was a remarkably clever
one, as facile and expert piece of work as
her fine technical skill and finish made a
certainty.
But it is fair to say that if Nine. Bern
hardt had never played any other role
than Magda her fame would not be as
great as it is to-day. 1t is not part, in
the first place, suited to her temperament
nor her personality, and the personality of
the French actress is notoriously the
dominating feature of every play in which
she appears. ''Magda" is rot play of
any engrossing moments. 1t is a study of
German life and character and the role OF
Magda is an inherent part of it, playing no
such figure in the development of the story
as do the other parts in which Nine. Bern.
hardt usually acts.
If Nine. Bernbardt failed to fit her per-
sonality into the role her method of play
ing it was just as fatal to any sincere, con-
vincing impression. There were moments
in the play-notably in the interview with
her father in the third act, and in the
scene with her impertinent visitors-when
her acting was truthful and genuinely eff
fective. But there were few such elements
IN her performance.
1t was brilliant in the theatrical way, of
which she is such past mistress. But in
the great scenes of the play-the interview
pastor, and the final dialogue with her
father, just as the play closes-the emotion
was insincere, its expression artificial, and
There was never for a moment any illusion
of reality and suffering.
In marked contrast to these unsatisfac-
tory qualities OF her performance was her
acting at the close of the third act, when.
in obedience to her fathers command, she
follows him into her room to confess her
sin. This was one of the few natural and
moving elements of her work
Melba in Lucia" and Calve in "Cayal-
leria Rusticana" drew large and brilliant
| audience to the Metropolitan Opera-house
last night that liked the strains of Doni-
zetta's opera, for almost every mum Der was
applauded, and the delight OF hearing the
threadbare, though tuneful airs and their
oIchestration was visible on the coun-
tenances all over the house.
Every turfman in town was grieyed 10
hear of the death of Colonel w. P. Thomp-
son. Colonel Thompson held the esteem of
turfmen of all classes. He was Quiet and
| unostentatious in his practice, and eyery-
body who knew him admired if they did
| not respect him.
Colonel Thompson made his entries to
the different stakes under the name of the
Brookdale stable, which was registered as
Colonel William P. Thompson & Sons, so
that the entries hold good.
Manager w. A. Brady yesterday denied
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