New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15


Charles w Fairbanks OF Indiana. who Is to be
temporary chairman OF the Convention. Is a striking
man in appearance He is tall and thin, and mas n
scholarly stoop. He al time opposed the polit-
cal desires OF President Harrison in Indiana bu
excellent terms with the latter. Mr.. Fair
hankss Senatorial aspirations have received de-
cded impetus by this honor and his friends conf
IDENTIFY assert that he WI, win. Mr.. Fairbanks was
for ex-Presldent Harrison for the nomination until
General Harrison retired from the field, and now ne
is an energetic Mckinley
story Is told on Senator Quay which may be
true and may not. II is characteristic. nevertne-
less 1t IS 10 the effect that az dinner on satur-
day the waiter asked the statesman whether l m. ne
OF habit replied: II nave nothing TO say. When
have statement to make will give 1t TO the
press
Tho Allison contingent have opened headquarters
on the parlor floor of the Southern Hotel The ALI
son men assert that the name OF their candidate
will go before the Convention and will be banoted
upon. Senator Baker held aloft an Allison picture
to-day and about to place 1t in position. when
he was acGGsted aa h has to BEEN no
change during the last few days, as far as Sen
ator Allison is conGerned His name ne vii eeT'a tnr
have been denounced for having second ch 1,
was ali the enthusiasm that Senator Baker could
generate The Iowa headquarters during the day
OF James S. GARRISON also seriously crippled the
Allison forces.
The Mckinley boomers had a quiet little dinner
last night far away from the storm centre
around the Southern Hotel 1t was given
by Governor Merriam, of Wisconsin. and
hie guests were Mark A. Hanna Robert
Pa,tison. of The Chicago Tribune; Gen
eral Osborne Colonel Myron ]. Herrick. and Syl-
vester Everett The dinner was not an elaborate
one and socabiiity was the main feature' Mna'
dining and wining Will have to be done beror"
for moro than a hurried snack until the fray Is
The avowcd candidacy OF General f. A. McApin.
chief of vernon Morton's staff for the Vice
Presidential nomination. has raised some IN
drnation in the New-York delegation. While Few
persons take the candidacy OF Governor Morton
seriously yet the machine men assert mat MeA'-
PIN by his canvass for the second place on the
ticket has given away the insincerity %, OF 'neir
campaign and encompassed their run ! ne Au-
iutant General Is being severely crlucsel, ou' ~
made 10 have Chauncey NJ. Depcw place McAlpln
name in nomination for the Nlce-fres'',n''S 10 ,,n,
Depcw refused outright. giving AZ an sNp'aha'i1Sn
that SO long as Mr. Morton was CANDIDATE lor Inc
Presidential nomination. any man III ~" "s airn
INK blow at the Governor. and that ne Aa{ltn M
General Of the Governors STAN Sh'u'' DC Inv '"''
person in the world 70 DO II.
ce-roan.-at-Arrns Byrnes 50 ovcrrun with af-
pications for positions on his stan yesei''! NJ
noon and evening that he was forced 10 P''V' d"
or,,rel AZ the door - his headquarters IN Inc
southern 10 keep ont the rush and enape MN nm ~
trarsact business His chief assistant, FRANK Iuo
anan stood IN the hall and cnec 81 NE ruTn -
.lia,s arvi9us 10 wear badges and get INSIDE inc
liz Auditorium To see the snow
General Russell \ Alger. who has h'n'r'' been
. oa,,tlat. for the Republican Presidential noi"-
,,tion has apartments at the southern Inc -"
oral * an earnest Mckinley advocate. ana j. "",
,le,sc, with the assured victory OF the emo V"''
da.e The General however, has Kept IN '"' va
ground since his arrival and ms "''' - ''' .,..
rc,leencc AID the fact that h" has not p''h ao'''
g., o,,tics for The last eight years explain ms ~
cdcn,: - COUNT,
tan. lanky seouran. from rninam c c%S,l:
siroH" ,n' -, ana n skoA him who b. vas Ge,rAl
Act gave the caller hts name, am '''" wv ''
sonr ySa. ps,ar l., YOU hail from? Tho General oi
him tho gold standard or free silver asked tn"
Mi1fo s .or the gold standard" replied General
A!g rrrr., said the Mssourian 'you'n h. beat and
you ought to he beat
NJ II De Young member Of III" Repnhn'Hh <,-
.,orol committee from california. has more ""''''
,ho, &. occaslonel him by his wee if's''''',
,,r,,ions Mr. pc Young Is willing. nay. a"N''nS'
,. =, VIZ President bu, a new trouol" has at
VI, ,a.o on the National Committee Is thi'a''''-'
7, &C. confidently declared that john y 81 .,fi.
v'ul hc TIE next National Coniil.' rr,iy decided
i1r"H a. yoYng has hoard The re"s x MS d'thfInsI
mon Co. We. cast and All were FOR SIi %" KOS
~ the-sc twelve votes one has i.a,rr eleven
seated ~ tnr ~ ri s,andimr IN the stat ms
en A. r. DECLARED. viii place MI S'f''"''' W" '
committee
,,,,,-,o, Weed Barnes has been In the city t"eN"
| ,ou-. ~ this writing. Within that SNORT ~
., . usual he has made himself CONSPICUOUS
r,, -, ,,ll,i,ian from the Empire stat" mas
r,sbed into print with lot Of lur'd reiha'
very one is laughing at MN, SC ,'x5ov 1' .Oh
| rcoIied the one questioned. YOU "Vp.", ,.me1 10
| bothered with him u he nn' de mg that Mr.
Wanna viii come to the NV l1rk h'R s,rk -
Committee crying: Help me ChSS'1 IN Kew YORK
90 No, allowed TO have its way th'r" WI. ~ S,ats
| ahout seeing a Republican majority III "'e ~
| this fall.
! Her. "a a strange interview with l"o'i'n
plat, published in local paper 'o-n"l -,
u,ot, vas in high feather last night. Al civ
,' .r,,,, no uranccl about the corridors OF the
| c,,h.rn Hotel ana offered 20 shake hanIS W. h
Sto H,tteres; enemies. To New loth ~, 80 bie
SAID: ~ D ,b, VIZ would not bolt H. would have
known that made ne st&ei mn. +" Give US our
| the Committee on ,onte;Si'tra ,, - ~
rights. don't think VEL Dot
,. ,oos NOT take much OF an effort to launch wee
| pr.s,den,i,l booms these days. Nelson D'"s''''
| ., Maine is among the latest cahoin"''S '
| ,,or.d and the Sew England men VINO "'' 'o'
u h,,o heen throwing ont feecrs 10 see
,. 80 wouId suit Mr. Dngley is now CHAIRMAN
| uouss Committee Ways and Means ahd
w no doubt, be rssn1d ds in tina! M P"?M aneg va.
| pupnIa....' ~ movement would receive snNioIt Il
hS Maine delegation He nn th"a an n hm Would
nothing OF nv suggestion little later the narn'
come on 'H Tson,ntssioner Roosevelt. Of New, YORK
| OF Polcc ~ T,hen came the suggestion OF Rob
was wa, ~ lincoln and now that or ro'lSie No"''"''
| s cry frederick ID. Grant. or Ne"-ior"'
| r, ro.a Club OF Maine. struck tho city ike
..i"na ,bis morning Headed by band the mem