New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Strange as II may seem. there are few men IN
public life who are so seldom recognized as *
President Iiarso He has been In tn city for over
a week and every clear day he may be seen IN
Fifth-av~ or Broadway. stepping along a. u nr
enjoyed his stroll. Some times he + accompanied
by Mrs Dmmick. but rule he IS alone. one
afternoon recently General Harrison walked down
Broadway from the Imperial Hotel. wh"re hc had
been calling upon his daughter, to the f'ih Avenue
Hotel where he is a guest He walked along look
Ing neither to he right nor left. his hat .ito on
one side of his head and his coat buttoned tightly
In all that distance not single person seemed to
recoenIze him. as nobody turned to give second
glance at the only ex-rcsidcnt OF the nii"d states
living General Harrison ana MIS-. l'nln'ck en-
tered Dcmonico's about noon one d t'il'p"" az.
week and unrccogmzcd by the waite WI" CAV"
cn,Id see hem The room was fairly we'll hlled.
but there no unusual rpple OF Go.hfneh' anu
and q SOLITARY politician who had been dining alone
In the corner told ne manager VINO h"i 'c'' en-
tertained that the mouse was avail u 10 us
tingushed guest
I'VE had n little factional fight over In Pennsyi-
vania last summer" said Charles Emory Smith
Editor OF The Philadelphia Press. at the Tfih
Avenue Hotel Yesterday but the Republicans are
disposed TO let that drop now. 1t j. over and ma
that there is A strong disi osiuon 10 take senator
QUAY seriously as d Presidential can4!Iaic. Even
those who opposed him last summer are supporting
him now. ana think iAai many o. n.- '|"r ~,
lirve he has "A good chance o. securing w" NOM
nation. d. not b"ntf" iAit ;, hdi'i V"'t y
Inisei himself into that belief OF codi5e me lIsA
is 10 soli1ify the delegation, ana by enforcing tl'
unit rye a., n2mna5S la{ hai he ' i n aer
That is about the truth OF senator quay candi-
dacy think that the Keystone state delegation
I win hang well together and be factor IN the con-
vention 20 the las
Those who attended the dinner OF the ST. Nicholas
Republican Club are laughing over the experience
OF NJ Maurice Ecksien and other members OF the
dinner committee, IN entertaining the guests. II
WAS an unusual function and to DO proper honor TO
the occasion Mr.. Eckstein and the other members
Of the committee after carefully dressing in
ing array drew across tho from of her shirts a
handsome blue sash. to distinguish themselves from
originated II is the custom At th- theatres around
town - have the ushers in evening dress ana "A
10 arrive the trouble Of the dinner committee began
Every man that was not personally acquainted with
these gentlemen naturally took them for walters.
When Senator O. II. Plat. OF Connecticut. turned
| asking him to put It away. he did hurt
! MIR Ecks,e.n's feelings but that gentleman went
breast and rent It into ribbons. The dinner com
mlttee declares after this that II VIII medals
TO demonstrate its superiority over the other guests
The Democrats have great hope that they can
elect a Democratic Governor to succeed Mr. Nor
ton and there is a great deal Of quiet talk about
candidates Perry Belmont and Secretary Daniel s
Iamont are prominently mentioned prominent
J Democrat In speaking OF them, said: i;oih be-
/ long 10 the younger element IN the democratic
Marty This Ia In their favor ana, again, Doth are
| pa,.,,an, mon The Younger element Is undoubt
/ edly an element OF strength. ana me NOMINATION
! NJ either Secretary Lamont or M Belmont Wouic
do much TO heal differences anu 'a an o.rong nI
| am convinced that the nomination " 1''"ei CIV
| would be heartily supported by the othe9s