New-York tribune., 1896-05-10
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN.

w Murray Crane the Republican National Com
mitteeman from Massachusetts is one of the most
answering supporters that Speaker Reed has IN the
Presidential race Mr.. Crane in the city sev-
Sya dnss as to cSSer %efn with af Mr. @ Mane
is of the wealthiest men In the ola BAY o.d.. d
nd S e ne nesa ali IL the paper used by the United
States Government in the manufactuTe OF DO pUhhs h
the nominee OF his party the Office OF Lieutenant
Governor in his State this fall and the non'a ]lo bon
is looked upon as the equivalent Of election BE
fore going TO Washington he testified his allegianc.
TO Mr. Reed by saying: 81 am for Thomas BracKett
trary still believe that he has an excellent chance
to secure the The boN Mckey tbat $3.50 is so
overwhelming 1t Is said to be- have seen .t the
] still pin my faith 10 Mr. Reeds chahCes'
James J. Belden, ex-member OF Congress from
Syracuse is often in the city these days, ana whiIe
ne in public lfe yet the az.
WAYS manifests the keenest interest in the pohtcs
OF the State. Mr. Beden has large real estate inter-
ests IN the & G bteyes hey sef at % secreaS Lamont viii
be nominated by the Democrats for Governor 'h'S
Colonel II. H. Prettyman. of Governor Bushnelrs
staff has returned from his political missionary TRIP
into Delaware and is highly satisfied with the trehd
OF affairs toward Mckinley. Colonel Prettyman ad-
vocates the nomination Of General Horace Porter
for the Vice-Presdency You see said SAID GoOns 10 nw
assured and the vice-President must come from
the East, possibly New-York General Porter would
make an ideal candidate. he is not dentied win
fighting Major Mckinley and therefore me t[aenus
brilliant orator was Identified with General Grant
and there many reasons why ne shoui1 ,n oe
he stands an excellent chance for the second place:
and Mckinley and Porter would be ticket 'ha'
would run we'll
Colonel Samuel B. Dick. ex-chairman OF the Re
publican State Committee Of Pennsylvania mas
loxe loitf he
who is a sincere Quay man. has not been making
much headway with the boom for the keystone
statesman The report that Quay, may mop int9 a,9
the camp OF the Mckinley men is ludcrous' sac saia
Colonel Dick Mr. Quay Is in the race to nn,sa
He has as of the as bavd sr
tin viii do well If they can hold the 0tHsr cae nse
ssns ssstf the 0a segon sny May that he
He does not dislike Mckinley. but do not believe
himself to win. He is a man who is much misun-
derstood. Senator Quay is looked upon as wire,
reality man Of great breadth and discernment.
He would make an excellent h ar ap cand .e
date has excellent chance TO secure the nomina-
ton"
Congressman Chickerins. of New-York. has fig
ured out how Reed might have been the logical
nominee Of his party this year by being IN MAJOR
McKnleys position and also points to the moral
in the compensation for defeat Mr.. Chicker.ng
says: '1n the List Congress the leading candidates
for Speaker were Reed and Mckinley. Mckinley
Following time-honored precedent; M Reed
made his opponent the chairman Of the chief COM
mittee in the House-that Of Ways and Means
Out OF that committee came the now famous Nc
Kinley bill Upon this same bin the Repueliscan can
trade, there Is n strong call over the country
among Republicans for a Mckinley Admnistra-
ton. and his strength is explained. Had Nc
Kinley won the Speakership. he would doubtless
have selected Mr.. Reed 20 be chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee. and the result would
have been a Reed Tariff bill. Had the bill caused
the same comment. as It would undoubtedly have
done. to-day Mr.. Reed would be In Mckinley's
position and Mckinley himself candidate, would
have been unable to stem the tide for Reed When
Mckinley thinks of this, 1t must be pleasant balm
for the memory of his defeat for the Speakership'
Governor W. Y. Atkinson OF Georgia is in the
city. He has to NewYork official busi-
ness. and before he leaves he expects to dispose
OF $4,000 worth of State bonds He said that the
selling OF the bonds not a sign OF Georgia's
Insolvency for the State Is not insovent but II Is
carry out some improvements. THE State is in
excellent condition." he remarked, "and will come
out all right" In talking of National issues. he
declared Georgia be for the free coinage Of
silver. ''The gold men are in a minority" he said
land the platform adopted at the Democratic State
Convention will declare for the white metal II
The National Convention at Chicago declares for
the gold standard. however, the Democrats Of
Georgia will support the ticket