New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT MEN.

Ex-Governor Roswell P. Flower Is not OFTEN seen
at public gatherings these days He spends most OF
his time In looking after his extensive business ar
fairs Mr. Flower. however. on SATURDAY hsh' AZ
tended the dinner given for Mr. Depew at the Lotos
Club He was called upon for speech ana re-
snonded in = witty manner Mr.. Flowers al
dress surprised his friends. He told few
stories but h.s remarks on the tariH excite"
the most merrlmcnt. lie SAID; / am no.
for n tariff 50 high that you cannot get over II
with a scaling ladder. a tariff so low mat any
thing can slip 1t without a murmur. Inc
trouble ia that our tariff has been tinkered with TOO
much The fellows who started out TO reform the
tariff some time built II upon the same plan 'hss
the Nebraska farmer builds his blizzard fences Inc
farmer anticipates the to come. and builds MS
fence four feet high and feet thick. so that when
the result OF his labor blows over the blamed th'ns
ia two fee, CHER than Il was before MI tiowere
words tickei the audience immensely, ana MS ~
IN the White House" evoked equal enthusiasm.
Som. good stories were told at this dinner. ana
several OF the best were related by Aueustih
-rhomas Mr. Thomas said that some years ago the
entire West deeply interested In the court pro-
cccdngs OF the Preller-Maxwell murder case. IN
which the murderer had left the body OF his victim
IN a trunk hacked to pieces. in the Southern hotei'
in St Louis After the trial was ended and the MUIR
derer sentenced he hanged. newspaper man
cl,pned extracts from the various papers ran them
form with glowing red cover and catching name
There was in St Louis at that time Democratic
statesman who had obtained his education by SUI
per,rtend!ng the Democratic primaries TINS man
finally found his way into the judiciary ana WIS
known "a The Judge" The author OF the little
pauphle paid the Judge 81 600 for the privilege OF
,,sng his name on the cover The day that me
Judge received the money he adjourned court. canea
few congenial friends together. chartered an open
face hack and drove ou; to the racetrack Tho
Judge kept buying wine until he became quite mel
that there were many bookmskers present Tho
Jdss saded himself and .aa Take win me s to em
We litry fellers musht stand together.
A starry was told Yesterday that even II General
Harrison who is in the city. does not allow Ms
rame 10 go before the St. Louis Convention indiana
will present the name OF favorite SON IL was saio
unon excellent authority that the Indiana delega-
ton will present the name OF John T. New 10
Tho Convention. not for the first place upon the
ticket but for the place of Nice-President' lhe
asepa,ion the story goes. having no expressed de-
sire from General Harrison. will support any can
didatc with whom combination can be made FAVOR
ING Mr. New as the second-place nominee W. I.
Durbin the well-known Indiana politician. was IN
New York a few days ago. and the fact mas leaked
out that he was here TO consult with the Nationa1
leaders about the ACCESSIBILITY of placing MI News
name before the St Louis Convention. ana II -
added that ne me; some encouragement IN the Fast.
Mr. New is a National figure In Republican poitica
He was United States Treasurer some years ago ana
was General at London during ex-President
Harr,sons administration. He has also represented
his marty on the National Committee. and his can
didacy NAV become a factor in the Convention, poll
ticians saw inasmuch those who would have
SUPPORTED ex-Presdent Harrison may turn 10 Mr..
New and insist upon a combination favoring him TOT
the second place on the ticket
Charles Emory Smith Editor Of The Philadelphia
Press and alsc a candidate 20 succeed Senator j.
Don Cameron was in the city yesterday lie camo
over TO attend the dinner for Mr.. Depew at the
I,otos Club. Mr. Smith has little faith In the SIN
cerity OF the Quay boomers. and thinks that Sens'o
Ouay Is playing a shrewd game. In speaking OF
Presidential politics. however. and IN commen."c
upon Frederic r. Couderts sta tement aVout ' .ht
term FOR President Cleveland, Mr Smi'h ss.u Sn
AR Coudert's remarks were unfortunate M - ~.
darts statement was that President Sie'elanu W. i
estimaton would not accept another ,,arsv or
from his PARTY unless the Venezuela sy,s:
some other equally important uip!oIna.. ~ ohangs
should arise which would make ~ WV ns,S satd that
,ho haad of the Government. MI smith sau n .s
,ho Venezuelan question was one aInos T ,hnrs
VIZ Thin the hands OF the President, anu ua' a,,S
sad nat be the slightest suspicion t,a' nc SwI,S
snouu % n 10 attain any personal END MT Sm ~
Hiab that he did not think the frssIuens s,a ,rsh
and that he anticipated no further trouble ,snt
Erciand II was his opinion thai inc r,osed 70 h
AGAINST a third term was 100 "e'P'
overcome by Mr.. Cleveland