New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
CHAT ABOUT PRONINENT MEN.

4 ripple is beginning 20 appear on the SURFACE OIL
Democratic politics William F. Harrity' chairman
OF tire Democratic National Committee. Is RESPONSE
bic for IT, He has bobbed in and out OF Ne"-fork
several times of late. and each time mas peen 81
busy that he could not be prevailed upon 10 talk.
While the Republican factions in Pennsylvania are
struggling for delegates the convention. there mas
been no talk about whom Pennsylvania Demo
cratic votes VII, be for at Chicago A Proni-
nent Democratic politician who has lateiy tdiAeu
with Mr. Harrity said yesterday that strong tee-
ing In favor Of William c. Whitney was being mani
tested in Pennsylvania. and that only the playing
OF favorlts son policy by placing Ex-Governor Fa'-
tson's name IN nomination would keep the New
York man from capturing the delegation. MT mar
rity in talks with friends has said that Cie'eia'd
does want and has no chance Of securing em ar
cratic Convention at Chicago VII declare asa not
rTeT s divided than they we're four months
before the Tilden campaign
J. sloat Fassett has returned from an extended
tour through the West. Some say that he went Out
20 tho coast on a political missionary trip In the
interest of Governor Morton, and that he desires 10
place Governor Morton in the White House III oIuc'
that he may Chamber into the Governors cha'r' ~
Is odd how every time prominent Republican IL
found to be working for Governor Morton the poll
cians at once list him as candidate for the office
OF Governor Mr. Fassett says that he found SENT
extremely strong In faSor oy nor taken
o t'' himself the work Of engineering the Morton
boom.
..y,hile Won are talking about candidates and free
silver and other details Of the coming campaign
keen YOUR eve on President Cleveland, said Johh
W Bookwalter. OF Ohio yesterday MI Cie'e-
land he continued, lis the man at the helm yet
Abraham Lincoln coined the saying. Never swap
horses while YOU are crossing stream suppose
Cleveland manufactured little stream OF MS own.
ue has /; In his power. You don't know how strong
the sentiment over the country in favor OF d war
IL You do not it in New YORK, but you go OUT
West Go through the great Western states ana
everywhere you will find strong undercurrent OF
sentiment in favor OF war. The people don care
much whom they may be called upon to fight but
,hev want a war Suppose Cleveland took II into
his head TO plunge the country into war three
months before election? Could you depose him
and place another man at the head Oh the HoNeIn
~ no. his These are questions well worth con-
siering IL may be that party lines VIII pe oiohen
a.Iu h;; Cleveland has the power 10 make that
,ssuc and from my knowledge OF MN l wouiu sas
,haf II would not be amiss to watch MN Tor the
rest OF lis term
,-o-,, Wesley Merritt. commander OF the United
s,o,es Army in the Department OF the MISSOURI
,.as q, the Waldorf yesterday. According TO re-
or,s reccntly printed. General Merritt came East
a., rosnons. TO an order from the President. and
was 10 be detailed visit cuba ana report on me
,roc-.ss NJ trouble there Nieii't
pied mis- Yesterday He said that he had received
30 such detail and that II any sucn tash was Ior'i-
ming he knew nothing Of H. he came East 10
eo con Sscretarv Lamont In regard TO some Army
matters In speaking OF the is9, III ouT; ~, her
,,,anse number OF troops. that Spain would speed
a., mn down the rebellion The Cuoans nows.er'
ny ~ nlan of harassng the enemy and prolong-
i me war from their side of the case he thought
were adopting a wise course teherai NIL. . a.
MI ~ f,nIted States now had about twenty-five
thausand men armed and equipped for hed serV ua
hut aid not care to discuss the proSpec'7 VI wa"
u,th snain or any foreign country.