New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
CHATABOUT PROMINENT MEN

Lee Mantle one OF the new members OF the
United States Senate. In the city yesterday.
Mr. Mantle from Montana. ana ID suppo'eu
to be free silver Senator. but his views ABOUT the
white metal are. 1t Is said. not so pronounced do
those Of other members OF the Upper House from
the Western States. Mr.. Mantle was porn IN
England He owns a newspaper named The inter
Mountain" He was Speaker Of the territorial
Legislature and later president Of the Mineral Lana
Association of Montana. He had hard time en-
tering the Senate. He was first appointed py the
Governor TO I'LL a vacancy in the Senate Tor the
reason that the State Legislature failed to eject
The seat refused him. because 1t was decided
that the Governor could not appoint ana ' n, 'ie
legislature must elect After a gIea so ds S S Os
Legislature Mr. Mantle does not take Rihdy 70
candidacy for the an be and
charming man, he cannot count on mucn suYpOr, ~.
not not in line with Western sentiment: Mr.. Mantle
thought this also barred other candidates, from
preference for any candidate as he expects to learn
later of candidate who Is willing to make CON-
cessions to the silver men,
There Is another candidate in the field for the
nomination for Governor the Republican ticket
in the next campaign. 1t Is a wel-known fact that
whether Governor Morton succeeds or fails in MS
aspiration be nominated for the Presidency ne VIII
never want another term Governor. This leaves
the field OPEN and the latest to enter the lists FOR
the nomination is CONGRESSMAN Serene e. Payne. OF
Auburn Mr.. Payne was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Yesterday He Is a member OF the Ways and
in ra arssd SFn m
toned for the nomination are ex-senator a re
tom Speaker Hamilton Fish. Controller Roberts and
Edward I.auterbich. Mr. Payne was IN non-com-
day' lie said to newspaper men in discussing the
report that he understood that his name was on the
announced candidate; He added that II was too
early talk about the Governorship as all interest
IL no,
the Presidential nomination. He had kind word
to say bi TOR III" had Warm friends
over the country and would undoubtedly DIN make e.,
Morton Mort had New-York soidly behind him.
Colonel william Lamb OF Virginia. upon whom
has fallen the mantle Of the late Senator Malone.
was in New-York recently looking over the po-
cal situation Colonel Lamb present at that
dinner at the Hotel Brunswick where the political
leaders met. The Colonel. like General Malone. Is
a nervous, energetic He has great hopes for
the r cty for the South that he hoped able TO
throw Virginia in the Republican ranks IN the next
press a preference for any candidate. but said
quizzically that the Republicans had, to use a
slang expression, candidates TO burn" but that the
start respectable bonfire
Hero IL a political secret that has been told with
bated breath by Tammany Hall man. Ex-
Governor Flower is candidate for the Presiden-
tial nomination upon the Democratic ticket This
IS said 10 be a fact The Ex-Governor IL said to
have been upon a still hunt for the nomination for
n long time and that John c. Sheehan and ex-
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan are his lieutenants
The Ex-Governor is often seen around town these
DAYS. He Is Identified in business with ex-Lieuten-
ant -tioVernor Sheehan and is also connected win
the Long Island Traction Company. He Is ire
queny seen at the theatres and seems to be taking
things easily but friends say that this Is not So
and that he IS actively in the fight, although Ike
cratic SLATE Is said To be: President, Roswell T.
Flower. Governor, Daniel s. Lamont; Mayor, Amos
J. Cummings.
W Bourke Cochran came back from Europe yes
,erday He was a passenger on the American Line
steamship St Paul which went aground at Long
Branch There were only or two friends at the
pier to meet Mr.. Cochran. There WAS time. how
ever when Mr. Cockrans sailing or Homecoming
would have been an incident OF great importance In
Tammany and he would have had an enthusiastic
obligation at the pier Mr.. Cochran has stuck to
h, promise TO keep out OF politics. He takes little
Interest now In Congress matters. although when
In Congress hs voice was often heard advocating
coudcrnning legislation. Mr.. Cochran salu last
night that there "A good deal OF talk IN EUROPE
about war but that It not about war with
the United States He added that feeling ran high
over the Transvaal incident but he dd not thrk
Their, Was going 10 be any actual nghtlns. IL was
imuOssible to tell what The English Foreign once
Was doing In the Venezuelan matter, owing 10 tho
ness but he felt confident that Lord salisbury had
awakened the true condition OF AFFAIRS ana that
he intended TO resume diplomatic relations with
Venezuela.