New-York tribune., 1899-07-07
THE PASSING THRONG.

Len Wager. OF Troy who is known personally
to almost every Democratic politician in this coun-
try was In the city yesterday Mr.. Wager was
sergeant-at-arms OF the last Demo
LEN cratic State Convention and Is
WAGER sergeant-at-arms OF the State Com
WANTS 1T. mittee. He is political Lieutenant
OF ex-senator Edward Murphy jr
Mr.. Wager said yesterday that he did not
think that Ex-Governor Hogg's speech was to
be taken TOO seriously 1T was Fourth
OF July Grafton. and it was enthusiastic
meeting; When II comes to question OF deciding
National issues and nominating candidates. Tam
many Will have It's say. all right" Mr. Wager
next National Convention OF the Democratic party
MS friends say He admitted yesterday that he is
going 70 Chicago next week TO attend the meeting
OF the National Committee that TO he held there
on Jny 20 It Is understood that there are other
have hard contest TO get the place.
Ex-senator Arthur P German Of Maryland was
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday He is a
director In the Auto-Truck Company OF which ex-
Judge Augustus Van Wyck is the
GORMAN general counsel. Just before Perry
AND HIS Belmont. president OF the Demo-
BOOM cratic Club sailed for Furope he
gave out an interview in which
he said Mr.. German the logical candidate Of
the Democratic party for President next year
the meeting OF the two men was watched with
interest. Mr.. German was not inclined to talk
meeting OF the Democratic National Committee in
Chicago on July 20 but he would not forecast the
come over here TO see the yacht races and look
after some private business
Joseph J. willett. who made the chief speech at
Tammany Hall the Fourth Of July. is an en-
thusast about the South He was in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and singing the
FURLONG glories Of that section OF the coun-
HAD BEEN try. The South is the promised
THERE. land" he said "1t ,s the most
delightful part Of the United
States. The industries are booming The people
are Industrious and happy II Is a field for in
yestment and business enterprise. It is the gar
den spot OF America" Turning TO General Fur
long; who was all through the Civil War and was
to come down and see Alabama and Georgia
Seorga I, Is great place General Furong said
mark. he said afterward was made with no inten-
tion Of waving the bloody shirt"
Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Of Cornell Uni
versity, was at the Hoffman House yesterday. He
left the city last night. Professor Wheeler was
here private business. He has
PROFESSOR been asked TO take the presidency
WHEELERs Of the University Of California
PLANS. He has not yet made up his mind
whether he will accept the offer
or not, but within short time he will make a trip
70 the Pacific Coast and look over the situation.
He said Yesterday that he had arrived no
clusion and could not talk about the matter until
he did
Senator John P. Jones OF Nevada, was in the
Hoffman House last night. Senator Jones was
formerly a Republican. but he went over 20 the
Populists and the Bryanltes. He
BRYAN thinks that Bryan will be renomi-
AGAIN. SAYS mated next year. and believes that
JONES he will be elected. The address
OF Ex-Governor Hogg at the Tam
many celebration" he said shows that the people
with Mr.. Bryan. The spirit and the creed are
dead" Senator Jones owns some valuaole
mines in Alaska. and he has Just sent Jimmie
Oliver the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Democrat tic
National Convention 70 the Klondike 70 look after
his interests. He said last night that he expected
great things from the mines there In the future