New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN.

CHAT ADOtI PhOMiNENI ub''
One OF the meteor-like products OF the Cnicaso
Convention was George Fred Williams OF Massa'
chusetts who was regarded for about one moment
as v!ce-Pres;dential candidate. Mr. Williams 10
not to be taken seriously, II what Congressman
Apsley, OF Massachusetts. says about MIN ID eo'
rect Mr.. Apsley referred to Mr.. Whhamss pom
as an iridescent dream. and continuing, reu'ai NJ
Mr. wiiams's change OF heart on the hnaheiai
question will not enhance his popularity AZ ho'.'
and even his own party Will rise TO reouAe nm
There is pi ecious little free-coinage sentiment III
the old Bay State even in the Democratic parry.
The siverites have gone ahead with hurrah' put
when fall comes and the polls are open lot wins
and the people have had time to think sooeiIy o.e.
the situation they will quietly register their votes
than the money question i the problem he Of az so ia n1M
vsF or can ps sSfn 1t isn't SILVER sod at the
:; sss sG e s st As SSs they
lieve that this alone can come rom 'he n,rol 81
Ss q ns spuS and they viii so with
their vote"
great deal OF bitterness has been stirred up
among the Kentucky Democracy by the s"Iel
question The main contestants have been senator
Joseph c. g. Blackburn and Senator Wi'iam i'''
say who are on opposite sides upon the ".ons' "
sue While he in Chicago an in.er"e" w
printed with Senator Lindsay In winch nc vac
severely
State This caused excitement In the blacAo'iN
ranks and after some thought Mr.. Lindsay re-
pudiated the interview. When he was III t'i'e ~,
Just before going to Chicago, ne was "'' ~ -"
hopeful that Kentucky would go Democra''c
a free-co.nage Democratic platform and IN iac''
,,,,ra,sd that II would 90 Republican,, but ex,
pressed the hope that 1t would eventually re'Irr
to the Democracy AZ that tIe sng frse.coinage
element were strained and the elimination came c, ne
Chicago Senator nh.S % nd pass s expected to
arrive in the city within few days Rs saf by
facilitating the interview and expressing
the belief that he could not annrv question the
bstrbe, was o buried aad that the Two Senators are
now warmer friends than ever peiore'
I'm. -, Nv Wht,ney's Chicago party has goon
story to tel about the way people viewed the treat.
ment Of the gold standard Democrats from the fAs'
While wandering around the Convention Hail. IN 'ne
course O. the session. he met congressman ii,P
burn OF Iowa. who was chairman OF the iowa ue'e
CATION at ST Louis and made strong is". ~.
Allison The Democratic delegate from me East
said in a surprised way: You are sVr. % UT, N
your element here are you not? MI. iteP Wv
York and Pennsylvania and said quietly, vel. 1
am more home Than you Eastern ne''ioc zoe, he
COD shoulder side and VIII be tnIe"n T1
into the before the Convention end rsonbav
was practically fulhhed
nsus that the headquarters OF the Democratic party
this year Will be certainly in Chicago, ana tha'
Senator Jones' the Nationa. chairman. Will uirec.
the campaign from that city. This was mol Huci VI
a surprise to the local Democrats but a sal"art ne
publican who favors moving the Republican Ma
tiona HEADQUARTERS West, yesterday pointed 70 'his
action on the part OF the Democratic National Com
m,ttee as significant He said: THE leaders OF the
Democratic Socialist Anarchist party that hoii-
mated candidates at Chicago know full well that II
can get sympathy or support IN New orh OF .e
East They know wei that any strong vote me
nsrTv NAV l.o,! must come from the West, and they
are going take their stand right IN the cetra, pa
OF the soca.led free-conase section or the couh,ry
The Republican party cannot afford TO ignore the
East, but the true battle-ground VIII oe me 49,
and IL not National headquarters. Drahch ,ea az,
quarters should be- opened in chicago TO NEE, ,ne
Democrats in their own field" Mr. Hanna cnair-
man of the Republican National committee IS sAo
perted to some TO New-Yo this week and announce
his intentions concerning Nations ees az ths
men who will constitute his Advisory C>mmittee.
When all the funny stories about the political
field day at Chicago are told many amusing CHAP
tors will be recorded but here is one OF the best
n,eces Of humor so far heard concerning the Con-
vention and It deals with the nomination OF arthur
Sewall for Vice Pre- sident Mr. Sewaii was prac-
ticay an unknown quantity TO all OF the delegates
in the Convention When his name was mentioned
for the Vice Presidential nomination there were
not a dozen in the hall perhaps outside OF
the Maine delegation who knew who Sewall was.
or more than that he represented Maine on the
Democratic National Committee. When MI. NC
can and Mr. Sewall were running neck ana neck
IN the Convention for the nomination some OF the
Ohio men walked around the hall calling . upon
dsierates 10 vote for Mclean. one raw poned
Westerner whose State was voting TOT oe"al' W.
sncourfered and when he was requested 70 vote
for Mclean he replied emphaticaly NO sir; 10
Won want to disrupt the party? we nave miaae ~
yTistake so far we have nominated man tor
presdent that is bright. able ard poor ana OF tne
people We have great platform: we %anc n9
rpi,,..ocra, o., the ticket Mclean Is mohopons.
ga n rich man We want poor man. we want
some ore from the ranks: We want one OF me Doys;
one ~ the neople-let's take SewaL And lney uIo
take Sewall Yesterday Republicans were co OFT
,nn,,,no unon what an anomaly In politics the Cni-
naeo horde has afforded the country; IheSy naVe
9ree.conage platform TO start Win efnI.ac,m s
nearly ali Socastic and Anarchstica creeas 10 a ai
49, The have a candidate for President VINO az
mos, matches IT, Bryan free traI h a nan he
found and giving them the right 10 r carr, tne
80 90 man but there his relation 10 me pia ~
nd his running mate ends He Is OH ,ri
I'D an earnest advocate Of tax upon an o' ign
h 49, Scwail shipbuilder, ana ne can
Ill, he expected to support the ioea Oh Tree
shins which his party entertains
-onrT ~ CPCEN hitch BETTER.