New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22
cHAT ABOTT PRONNFNT WEN.

Thomas Davis % Buffalo. has spent a few I'M
comfortable hours LATELY. owing TO the neglect OF
friends in Buffalo bc concise and thorough instead
u ambiguous and meagrc In deiai. MT DAVIS Is
on. Of the best-known business nri Buffalo ana
il. q heav, marine underwater. Zee nas been stay
i, at thc Imperial Hotel the last few days. He has
A, son I'm Buffalo In whom H. centres great deal OF
hone ana pride. His worry and fears may be
imagined when he received telegram the other day
Announcing the fact that his had shot an lial-
Tan hat was all there was In the message" IL
lll not say whether the Italian was killed how IT
happened. whether the son Wa I'm trouble or add
ANY details Mr. Davis at once began to liven up
business FOR the telegraph company lie = NJ 80
many message back into Buffalo mat II startled ms
friends !; WIS som" time, ho"eVer' D"io!s my
recovered Sufficiently TO send HIM the facts IN the
missed the cat and The bullet struck fenr" glanced
N AMI mbeii'd ltself IN the leg Of an Italian Inc
scared ~ his father worried The matter Is srllici
now bat when Mr. Davis gets any NOR" t'legfAms
hr WAITS hi iniOrmer TO be- more A'lsh Oh WORDS
AMI lcss thoughiful Of telegraph tolls
Some time ago Andrew Carnegie. while West
crn TIP Was approachc by reporter who had
been waiting good while for him and had evidently
been trying TO XIII time with liquor Mr Carnegie
refused TO talk under the crcuns ances. but he told
story. which refers to Sir John a. Macdonald once
Premier OF Canada. Sir John attended a dinner and
partook Of too much wine. stenographcr was sent
10 take his speech for IA local paper Sir John made
a wandering speech. and when the stenOgrapheI
turned it IA at the newspaper Office the editor said
instructed the stsnogrhpher 10 take 1t. and show
70 SIR John. He did ordered. The Premier said
tersely: Tear that u2.' Then he added: Now.
will tell you what diI say" He had recovered
from The festivities Of the ni1ht and when he had
delivered his speech be- turned 10 the stenographer
h a,i u HE Lei me- svc You some S U
Never try 10 report a statesman when you're
drunk" Mi Carnegie having delivered himself Of
his story gazcd quietly at the reporter who made
no further attempt to ascertain his views.
There is eun a strong difference Of opinion
President Clevelands IDEAS about third term
Mr.. Benedict's talk about the Presidents wishes
and Mr. Coudert's remarks upon the same subject
keep the public guessing john j. Lentze prom
inen, lawyer and also answering Democrat
from Columbus In the city yesterday. Mr.
Lentze represents the coal interests OF the Hooking
Valley Railroad. and Is here looking to combina
lion OF the coang Interests r., in the West Mr.
Il well Informed OF Mr.. clevelands plans and ideas
lie ,ad yeerday III e9u RE Of Sos04 5,J non
want another nomination. and would not accept it.
lime the Preaien, would write u letter Announcing
his withdrawal. Mr. Lentze when asked who
,h9 question WAS too much Tor him but he believed
90 -,ioNcrnor Campbell. Mr.. whitney or some other
james H. jIoyt, Of Cleveland. who was one Of
the most prominent candidates for the nomination
for Governor at the convention which nominated
Governor Bushnell. in the city yesterday. There
were many people I'm the State who felt confident
that Mr. Iioyt would get the nomination, but he
Withdrew In favor OF Bughncl Vnt!l within
the last week II understood that Mr.. lloyt was
Louis Convention. Just before coming TO New
York however, he announced that ne did not care
| To go TO the convention. This WAS graceful act
| upCn the part Of Mr. Hoyt In making way for
Mark Hanna OF Cleveland. who Is looked upon as
| The closest friend and slanchest ally Of ex-Goy-
ernor Mckinley. The withdrawal OF Mr.. Uoyt only
| tends to show how solid the State Is for Mckinley.
He has always been olassed in the Foraker wing OF
| the Ohio Republicans.
| There was "A vein OF sarcasm In the words OF
Charles Emory Smith, Editor of THE Philadelphia
Press and ex- Minister to Russia when he said yes
| tcrday that every one over In Pennsylvania was
| throwing up his hat for Quay as Presidential
candidate. Then Mr.. Smith. who. By the way. Is
looked upon a d formidable candidate for the seat
Of Don Cameron In the Senate when the latter re-
tlres, dropped his voice and added that OF course
! the purpose OF Mr.. Quay's candidacy was to hold
and solidfy the Pennsylvania delegation. Mr. Smith,
while not declaring himself for any candidate. said
that he believed Mckinley would have the strongest
| following In the convention. ana would poll the
| largest vote upon the first ballot The talk about
| nominating Senator Cameron free-silvcr candi-
| date upon an independent ticket, led Mr. Smith to
say that he doubted whether Cameron would accept
| a nomination OF the kind. and then he added quiz
| ideally: III Quay is the nominee OF his party OF
| course Cameron would not run against him. for
| they are the beet of friends. Mr.. Smith thinks
| that the st. Louis Convention will be II long one