New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
OHIO MEN IN TOWN.
n PARTY OF LAWMAKERS AND NEWS
PAPER MEN ARRIVE.

rx1oy1NG A SHORT RECESS OF THE LEGISLATURE
Mx1N1EY BADGES FREELY DISTRIBUTED.
Mckinley boom Of UNUSUAL dimensions
struck town yesterday. 1t Invaded the hotei us
ttct and Mckinley badges were as thick as
butterflies In June. The boom came IN speciai
car. and was attended by about thirty stawart
retainers Of Ohio's favorite son. The excursion
was due to the fact that the Ohio Legislature
adjourned over from Friday to Tuesday This
vacation was taken advantage Of by number
NJ members of the Legislature. newspaper cor
resnondents and attaches Of the Legislature 10
charter a special car and come TO New-forK
for an outing Every one wore MCKINNEY
badge. and these trnkets were distributed Win
great prodigaty by the Ohio men,
The special came over the Baltimore anu
Ohio Railroad, arriving at Jersey CITY shor'i!
after noon. Apartments had been reserved for
the party at the Imperial Hotel. ord they at
once went there. Those In the party were DaNiu
J.. Sleeper. Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
,,ves Of Ohio: Charles II. Boser Speaker pro
tenn Of the House; John r. Malloy, CLERK OF the
House; Andrew j. Jackson. Sergeant alarms OF
the House: r. F. Hayward, Sergeant-at-Arms
OF the Senate j. b. Allen. clerk Of the Supreme
Court Of Ohio; Frederick Blankner. for forty-two
years Assistant Sergeant-atArms at the Ohio
Capitol: Senator George Fallon. Senator Nc
Pherson Brown Senator Nal Hysell, Repre-
sentative Randall Montgomery. DR.. j. A. Leech.
p H. Bruck ex-Mayor Of Columbus James w.
Faulkner. Of THE Cincinnati Enquirer; Charles
E Bonebrake, OF 1.-The Columbus journal
Bacque Wilson. OF 1.-THE Toledo Blade; l.. r.
Stevens, Of THE Columbus Prese''; William S.
lloyd OF The Cleveland Plain Dealer: Henry
Miner. Of The Cincinnati Times-Star'; Jacob
Wadeck Of THE Cleveland Press Arthur
Carson Of THE Cincinnati Post: Guy ]. Sax
ton, Of 1.-The Cleveland Leader: Marcus c.
Dickey. Of THE Columbus Journal c. c. Phil
brick. of the American Press Association;
Hartzell Caldwell. Of The Cincinnati Tribune.
and John F1ickinger. Of The Cincinnati Com
mercia-Gazette"
1t was a merry party all the way through
Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio, who is at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. was called upon. and joined
the party. Arrangements were made for at
tending theatres, seeing the sights OF the me-
tropolis and making merry during the neces-
earily limited stay. The party will leave here
tomorrow night for the return trip to Column.
bus, in order to be on hand at the opening OF
the Legislature Tuesday. Speaker sleeper
eaid in speaking Of the significance OF the trip
as far as Mckinley Is concerned:
This trip is simply an outing, and, while t te
Major Mckinley wherever they go, yet this IS
not a BOOM The Legislature adjourned over
for U.S. and we intend to see all we can IN TWO
DAYS. AS for Mckinley we are all heart and
soul for him, and ] Judge that the ONO dele
cation will not be backward In expressing their
views on the subject. matter whom they
may encounter. ,
Mr.. Bruck. ex-Mayor Of Columbus, also spoke
n good word for Mckinley and SAID, laugn-
1ngly that by the time the Ohio delegation le1t
the city they would have won the town over
for Ohio's candidate Mr.. Bruck said that the
Cuban cause receiving a great oeal ul
support in Ohio and that the patriots were
being heartily sympathized with
In general conversation with mempers Oh ule
marty the idea was gained that the support OF
Mckinley by the Foraker wing or the RepuDHcah
party in Ohio was not altogether agreeable, put
that they were standing loyalty by the ex-GoV-
ernOr. ~
Foraker Is a party man and always mas been
an organization man." said one OF the party
''He has never professed TO be fond OF Mchlhey'
and In fact has always said that neither per
sonally nor politically did he favor Major McKin-
lev 1t is the will of the majority. however. that
NcKtnley's name should go before the Conven-
ton and Foraker submits like the organization
man that he H. ! doubt whether Foraker VIII go
TO the Convention at ALL"
The Mckinley boom and the Morton Doom
Clashed in the corridors Of the Fifth Avenue no
tel during the day. Some Of the members OF the
Ohio party in search Of General Grosvenor wan
dered into the hotel and encountered some or the
Morton retaincrs from the Republican headquar-
tiers The air blue with talk about faVorlte
sons for a while but when the belligerents parted
honors were about even