New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-12
Possibly he may announce the subcommittee NJ
to-day's meeting OF the National Committee
ATTENDING TO TICKETS.


| before hc could be sure that none OF the TICKETS
! had got away. Then he attended personally TO tho
distribution OF the tickets among the members OF
the committee. putting three tickets In an en-
,elopc and calling upon the member to come ior-
ward and receive hts envelope. while Mr. onNer
| called out to Mr.. Walsh: Check of Idaho. Mark
down Connecticut Check Arizona and so on to
| the end The first smiles Of the afternoon were
| caused by the exhibition Of an executive officer
attending to such details.
Comparatively few Democratic politicians were In
the lobby Of the hotel when the meeting OF the Ma
tional Committee was in progress. and those who
present remarked the apparent lack or inter-
In the proceedings. After the meeting al
| journed and the members OF the committee made
| their way into the corridors, there were some
strangely mixed groups OF politicians Senator
| Jones Senator German. William T. ST. John and
| others elbowed with n. b. Scott the member OF
the Executive Committee Of the Republican Ma
! tional Committee from West Virginia; Generai
| William NJ Osborne, secretary of the Natlonai
| Committed Frederick s. Gibbs Senator Ekins and
| other Republicans All sides of the case could he
| heard on every hand and the political atmosphere
badly muddled
| Mr. Scott who is practically in charge of the
| Eastern headquarters OF the Republican National
| Committee, said that there was nothing rartcu-
| arly terrifying in the appearance OF the Demo-
| Gratis I'VE are getting along all right now. he
| said land we have no fear. am daily In receipt
of letters from all over the country that are OF the
| most satisfactory kind. | got yesterday a ie''er
from a friend of mine in Cripple Creek, with "honi
| am interested in some mines The letter was not
one from him alone, but it also bore the signature
} OF many others who wished TO testify TO what he
| said. He declared that the Republicans were THINK
| ing deeply the situation. They have had one
| two sad experiences Win fopullsiH, am ,nVs
| are not ready 10 take another chance. With a
third ticket in the field the impression ont mere IS
that we can carry the state 30 II l. an O''' ~"
Senator German cool and stately as ever,
| lkol lculy thron corridor
| is always studiously reserved, but courteous ana
never shows his feelings He was in'r r5 yes
| bers Of the National Committee His meeting win
some of the Southern and Western members was
The National Committee said the Senator, later
d1 the esmpasn upon the lines laid out We
hope for success, and will make as hard hght
| in this battle and you must 90 to MIN for par
| ticulars' This last sentence was SAID win an
air that led one to believe that the Senator from
| the Terrapn State washed his hands of the whole
| proceedings and was rather ashamed OF MS com
| pany.
MR. SMALLEY FAR FROM HAPPY
| Il wish conditions were reversed and we were
here to make light" said Bradley b. Smaey.
| of Vermont. TO friend with whom he was chat
| ting while he sat upon settee in The hotel 'Thon
| there would be money TO burn. Too bad we have
nothing to fight with" Mr. Smalley is regular
| and that is all that keeps him from boiling the
ticket. He has got retain his badge or lose his
| organization in Vermont. So President Cleveland
dear friend has put away his own desires and har-
messed himself to Mr.. Bryan's cart. He takes it
with i'll grace. however, and is talking low and
| dolcfuy. He does not predict success.
Senator Pasco of Florida, is not saying much.
| People say that he is waiting to where Sena
| tor Call stands. Call is his colleague in
the Senate and there is legend legend in s' VAST
f Bin III ali that is Necessary IS to tell him that a
| opposes it, or Just the reverse II he Is wanted to
oppose II. Coming from away down In the South
he naturally has a spot in his heart :Or silver
| and he does not seem to be shedding tears over
| The absence of Mr. Sheehan. Senator Hill and
Senator Murphy was commented upon but l-emue
sion for regret. Mr. Wieger is Mr.. Murnhy's conf
dental agent and was do yesterday gr ien Ing Reope
tending TO his health, and not bothering about poll
Of boy orator whose logic is about as convincing
as his figures accurate was around the hotel
| long. as usual and seemed TO feel hurt that his
windy abilities had been temporarily eclipsed by
hung around Mr.. Joness room all morning, and
tried to CONVINCE every one OF the mp9rianse o
~ban me Presidentia candidate reached the civ
wn1n me fd NC, t botb S,not1,r
Jones and John G sheehan
| Senator Faulkner Of West Virginia. chairman Of
| the Democratic Congressional Committee, looked
! like lamb led to the slaughter ne Sen3,9r l. a
| span but yesterday he seemed to have lost his
| iaunty spirit and was entirely wilted when askeI
| if he was going to be on Senator Joness Executive
| Committee, he said YEARLY: ASK me something
easy. don't know thing about what is going
| on"
| THE NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
Before the meeting of the National Committee it
| was supposed tina; the Notification Committee
would have d meeting in the afternoon AT the hotel
| but about 2:c0 Chairman Jones announced that the
meeting of the Notification Committee would take
place at 10 q. m. to-day in parors d r. Governor
Stone Of Missouri, who IS to make the notification
| speech said in the afternoon that senator White
| Of California had sent telegram announcing that
he would not be able to come to New-York at this
| time. and asking the Governor to represent nm IN
The following are the members of the Notification
Committee stephen NJ White. chairman. OF Los
Angeles, Cal; NJ. l. Blake. secretary. Sheridan;
| Jones. Arkansas; a. Camnetta, California: 7. j.
| ODonnel,. Colorado; G. T. Russell Connecticut; }.
da S5us0P H GeoTss Barry e afd iIaho H.
| W Masters. Illinois y S Jackson. Indiana l. T.
| ncr Kentucky Victor Manberrct, Louisi ma. +. W.
| Paisted Maine; John Hannibal Maryland; James
gan 3. F. Tores Mnnesoa r. H. Henry Misss-
| sppi; Hugh J. Brady. Missouri: Paul A Fusz Mon
Jones jones New Hampshire (iottfred Kruger New
| Jersey; Elliot Danforth' NeT- York George 5 Pow
an H0,aen Pennsyvsnia NJ Mccao and NJ r.
| Dakota John x Shields. Tennessee; J. /. Sheppard.
Teas u Kef V vi2ao1 a. MgGf i6
| Washington; l. 2. Tierney and b. b: Harding. West
| Arizona; A A. Jones, New-Mexco Temple Hous-
ton. Oklahoma; +: " Haley. Indian Territory;
| The members OF the subcommittee 5. VI.
| Shields Elliot Danforth, L. L. Holden and H. w.
| Masters.
STATEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.
Mrs Bridget Mullen, thirty-hve years old. the
wife OF Henry Mullen. OF Patten-st Stapleton was
| taken 10 the Smith Infrmary yesterday morning
at o'clock. suffering from concussicn Of the brain