New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14
STORIES ABOUT STATESMEN.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND MEETS AN OLD
FRIEND WHO PROSPERED
GOVERNOR HoGG AND BOB" LEES CAMP AT
THE EDEN MC,EE- GOVERNOR BCsH-
NELL rs \ DEAMATIC CRITIC.

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No matter how busy a public may be or
what the demand upon his time Is he Is pretty
be found In New-York some time or other
each year. There is hardly a OF State or M
ional reputation in the country who does not make
an annual pilgrimage to the metropolis Here ne
merge his identity into the great secthing mass
Of humanity and escape for the time the attention
that he naturally attracts I'm his own baiuWlcK no
matter how great "A he may be. NeW-Iork Is
greater; and even ex-Prcsldont Harrison has been
known to walk a dozen blocks along Broadway
without "A single person recognizing or any one
turning around TO glance second time al him "
is interesting to note what form ~ relaxation finds
favor with these visitors TO the city. Ihcy com"
hc"e on vacations. and at no time VIII lhey, pe
found more accessible and more democratic thah
while In New-York.
President Cleveland while rot a frequent visitor
TO New-York. nevertheless has been here several
times during his present Administration. He usually
is joined by Dr. Bryant and Mr.. Benedict. and likes
| "A social chat or an evening ~ the theatre. ON "
recent trip he was n visitor at one Of the theatres
and seemed TO enjoy the play rs much as any one.
Despite the plants about Nj Clovcland's exclusive
ways ana lack Of cordiality. vein If fumor runs
through his conversation at times. good story Is
told about his visit to Now-York whom Doe made an
address for the Presbyterian Board Of Missions.
Apartments had been reserved for him ai mo
Hotel Nethcrland This hotel is controlled by
Stafford 4 Whitaker, VINO also own the Mansion
! House
thought Of becoming President or stafford * Whit
al,r decided 20 venture into the hotel business I'm
Ncw-York Mr.. Cleveland was "a citizen of Buffalo
Of no great rcrowu. and Mr.. Whitaker VS. couu-
Try hotel proprietor win the small Mansion h2,.s,.
Mr. cleveland frequently was a guest ai mo Man
sion House AID Mr whitaker and Dee became well
When Mr. cleveland stepped forth into the broad
arena of NationH politics. Mir WhN4K'f also 9 '1
li9te In ms glt{ We WI ia ,iI and
slr. b city hon %
reached thc Ncthcrlaud on ibis occasion De- vas
met az the door ty Mr.. WAi'aEor II W9s tne lrSt
inc they bad me- since the Old days ln Buffalo.
The President shook him by the hand and, sancinS
around at the masnidceHoe Of the hotel said in \
"Yeq ..ccra 70 aavc prospereGI ,,., .,r ,.,o 90,
2long tolc.aily well yourself. Inc PRESIDENT
laughed heartily
\ regular annual visitor 10 New-York s. eX-Gov-
orncr Uoeg Of Texas This pordorous statesman
from the Lone Star State is forbtdng and austere
in appearance hut he IS an excellent companion for
all that He has an aversion 10 cyclists ami has
referred 10 Il bicycle as "a "drom,lary for dude.
and Dr. also dislikcs vaudeville" shows on various
occasions D. has been induced TO a theatre.
lut no always insists that tire actors make lot OF
noise without saying anything on one Of his recent
visits he was persuaded to go to the Eden Musee
The quiet If the p,ace seemed 70 please him I'M
mcuscly and he SAT- down ir the centre Of m" big
hall nllcd with waX heuros and comp.acently viewed
the situation Finally b" was induced TO go upstairs
and see some Of the historic al groups He admired
On in fl turn until ne cam, 10 group purportIng 20
represent General Lee ard his staH. He looked m
tc,tly at III, grouping for a moment ana then SAID
XVIII. that iusr goes to show how much Yanj
knows Thoea figures arc not rizht ! know an
about those fellows. and tell you they arr ringing
i'm lot of counterfeits" II" would not b" arpe2sod
cut 10 him infinitely the defects i'm the group Hay
few nights later friend called and tri.d to IN
duce him to 20 10 "a theatre. The Governor re-
nc,ted long and seriously, ard men said ,, ,bor,
"WoU. let's 20 down thor" wl'r" th,$ nave th"h
wan GggcrS uud sec il they have got that camp OF
Bob Lee Strengthened out yet
Governor Bushnell Of Ohio who is one of the CEN
ral figures I'm the Interesting Senatorial struggle in
Ohio Just ut present, often comes TO New-fork lie
usually brings several members Of his stan with
him but ne says he does il en- account Of form AMI
[ that when he is surrounded by his Gttering stan
officers he feels like common English sparrow
that has inadvertently become the guest Of lot Of
birds IF paradise He likes to steal away from his
star for an evening and have quiet talk or dinner
with personal friends He is an excellent companion
and good hi, Of = humorisr While here fey
ing 10 sc. Secret Service" ~ the play went on tn"
Governor became much int"r'stco I'm TIE seen"
from the gun, and replaces them with blanks ia
order 20 max. harmless the guns OF tho triuS squad
Manufacturer Of machinery. and knows all about
suns When asked what he thought Of the scene
II don't remember that We had ball cartridges in
those days. Mine was an Old mu2zle-oader.
Senator I.oe Mantle of Montana. Is somewhat ~
a humorist in a quiet way. He often locks him
self up I'm his room when in this city and goes
through "a lot e CORES gondencc and attends 10
many matters that require quiet ANA secluson. II"
usually requests the clerk To tell every one that
calls upon these occasions. that he is ont. While
engaged I'm this way recently the Senator's private
secretary came I'm and asked for him The clerk Of
the hotel did not know the secretary, and be said
that the Senator had left the city The secretary
asked if there was any word for him, and the clerk
REPLIED that he had no message. Then the secre-
tarv sccnting vacation. asked whom the Senator
would be back. The clerk said in two days. Two
davs later the senator's secretary walked into the
hotel and aCccstcd the clerk on duty. II was an
other clerk and tho embargo had been lifted. He
asked if the Senator mad returned, and the clerk
said ho had never been away.
"Why" ga~pcd the secretary, II was IN mere two
DAYS ago and the clerk told me the Sem tor mad
gone away and would not be back for TWO days
The clerk said: Il don't know anything about
tary seemed iaz.d for a moment ana then nc SAID:
"Hully GO! Mr.. Mantle Wi! think nav" been OH
rh. S,nator who was leaning ON tie counter Just
lho TWO with amUSoU ont The secretary, To- ten
the truth did look ~ il he had been "njoyiuS him
self Mr. Mantle understood the cause OF the sec
rotary. absence but bee couldn't .in from IN"
iokc He stepped NJ and said i'm an ambiguous way
mat lift his secretary in decidedly uncomfortable
frame Of mind ,. Nh, .
could I?'
TEARS is MEDICINE.