New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
TALK ABOUT THE VICE-PREslDENCY

GENERAL, HORACE PORTER'S CALL on " NJ.
HAHN STARTS THE GossIPs A-GOss1rING.
Talk about the Vlce-Presidental nomination at
ST Louis was revived yesterday. Every one con-
cedes that McKinley's nomination is a foregone
conclusion and what is rather unusual FOR a cam
pa!gn year a month before the convention, the
gossip fl the metropolis to be centred in the
Vice-Presidency Warner Miller General Horace
Porter J. Soat Fassett and other Republicans In
the State have been mentioned for the place. The
general impression seems TO prevail tina; the honor
IL 10 come 10 New-Yors.
William " Hahn member OF the Republican Ma
tionai Committee from Ohio. and manager for
Major Mckinley who came 10 the city Wednesday.
let. tom ;esterdav In that short time lie gave
the politicians food for reflection General horace
Porter called upon Mr.. Hahn at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday forenoon and a; once gossip be-
came rife that TO General Porte: the nomination
for Vice Presiden: to GO The conference lasted
for some time. and then when II did come 10 an
end both of the participants looked mysterious ana
would say nothing about the conversation.
Some time ago Colonel H. II. Prettyman. who IS
on Governor Bushnells s;an in Ohio. ana is work
Ing heart and soul for Mckinley, was In New
York He was his way 10 Delaware 10 look
after the Mckinley cause in tina. STATE and me-
I'm the course OF conversation, let drop some re-
marks that set the politicians 10 thinking. He de-
clared that the Mckinley men in the West looked
upon General Porter as a good candidate lot 'he
second place the ticket They cited the fact tlat
he was not identified with the Platt-Lauterbach
machine and was moreover president of an inhuen-
,ial Republican club Further. General Porter was
a business man. with a splendid record and a
fellow officer with Genera Grant Colonel Pretty
man SAID that the nomination Of General Porter
would be eminently satisfactory TO Mckinley and
all his friends.
Slice Warner Miller has practically declared MN
self in favor Of the nomination OF Major Mckinley
had ,ha IL
reaching out for the Vice Presidency. 1t was said
Yesterday that this no. Mr.. Mers AMBITION
1t is said that he wishes TO go into the CABINET
and that the field will be open for General Porter
far Mr. Miller is concerned While neither
Mr.. Hahn General Porter would say anything
about the matter, yet 1T Is believed that Mchh-
ley's managers looked upon General Porter as the
most available man for the nomination.
Il have not been down in Wall Street this Trip
said Mr.. Hahn he was leaving town. 'Dut sup
pose these panic papers VIII say that nave beeh'
There is no need for any one assure Wall Street
or any other section Of the country that Major
Mckinley Is cound upon the money question his
no ninetion is assured, and people should begin
Major McKin:ey's favor is that the Democratic
press OF the country and the machine polite ans
He is al right money. lie Will be nominated and
"Wi New-York get the ce-Presdency?"
That is for the convention to Gee DE-. was mr.
owing to precedent that the nomination VIII be
given to the East-maybe Newly ork
WAS your talk with General Porter in reference
that
Mr. Hahn replied that he had simply TAXED tn
Genera, Porter good Republican talked to an
other, and that he had nothing to say about the
Nice-Presidency himself
Mr. Hahn was asked II he had Eeord the story
that Senator Quay was going t6Cantof to see Major
Mckinley. and that his purpose was TO secure the
second place the ticket either for himself or
Governor Hastings. OF Pennsylvania NJ Hahn said
that he had seen newspaper reference 10 II.
but he not paying any attention To- the matter
and knew nothing about H. He said that Mr..
Quays visit probably one OF courtesy, As
QUAY had never been bitter antagonist Of Nc
kinney He felt sure that Major McKtnleys latch
string was out for any good Republican.
General Porter. he left the hotel said that his
call upon Mr. Hahn Of friendship so.ey.
II was limited in political circles yesterday that II
Senator Quay would go TO the Mckinley col
umn ne would be made chairman Of the Republican
National Committee Failing In that II Is said that
Mr. Hahn would be made chairman.