The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
''CrOS-TOwn" Carey and His Attempts al Lob
bying Against The Eillian Bill
THE BANANA LOBBYIST sNUBBED.
A Sketch of Carey's Previous Ad-
ventures in Albany.
Mr.. BERCHS REMEDY FOR OVERCOMING.
The Bill Before the Committee
on Cities To-Day.

ALBANY, Feb To- 1876
The friends Of the city horse car companies open
in their threats to trouble the seat fare BILL
and even the lobby beginning show their hands
Crosstown Carey s in town. and early this forenoon
he began the hotel vestbule buttonhole Senators
about the Kilian bill In the hearing Of your
pendent he began TO ply his arguments against tho
bill with Senator Wagner, who seemed anxious
20 throw him Off but who did not appear when at the
capital to be very anxious to keep Carey at distance
for he was seen chatting with him outside the railing
in the Assembly while the House in session, and
the two left together The fact that Mr.. Wanger is
very friendly naturally to the Vanderbilt interest," and
that the Fourth Avenue Railroad controlled by
Vanderbilt is not over DESTROYS to have the Kilan bill
passed. may have had nothing to do with
it Carey after his arrival in the cap
ital with his usual brassiness took
seat within the railing and deliberately sat down at
the clerks private desk to write letter. He got
hint from somebody after the session began and went
outside the railing, taking care TO seat himself at the
gateway so that he could do little buzzing each
Senator put in appearance His next step to 60
to the Assembly Chamber, where, after considerable
manGuvTing, he secured seat inside the railing
without pass from the Speaker, where he had a
animated chat with Mr. West, Chairman OF the
Railroad Committee for over half hour. Carey is
very insignificant fellow himself a lobbyist
but be doubt Will do the bidding of other higher
upon the lobby scale il he gets proper return He
never of much account with the purchaseable
members in years past and his chief staple chin
10 quote their own way of putting it. 'He has
great weakness for the Senate and won for himself the
title OF 'the banana lobbyist from the fact that he
was remarkable in sending bananas and other fruit 10
the Senator's wives 10 influence the votes of their
husbands But the present Senate is not OF the fruy
kind, and II Careys presence here is prompted by
nothing more than hts determination TO protect his
town road, with his cheek and talk as his only
support he will come 10 grief If he is in
so viii develop the fact However they
generally employ men who do more effective work and
less buster than Carey do and he may after all be
in the service of the railroad companies 'chef chin
ner" as the lobby calls it But such miserable OBJ
stacle In the as 1.-The banana lobbyist" ought not
be injurious TO the Kan bill, II Its friends keep
their eyes open A hearing on the bill viii be given
before the Committee on Cities Tomorrow at half past
three O'Clock.
VnR CRY RAILROAD LoBBY-''cRoss TOWN" CAREY
DESCRIBED A LOBBYIST.
lobbyist at Albany during legislative sessions is
mystery Although recognized as one OF the ndIvd-
uals who dspenses what has been vulgarly called 1.-THE
Doodle to the boys, his exact movements in that di-
recton scarcely ever detailed. The trail of this
serpentne individual is difficult to trace He is
pointed out at the Capitol, the Delavan House and
Congress Hal-the three great centres of political
turmoil in Abany-as one of the mysterious
who carry IN their pockets the coin
which purchases manhood and honor of
legislators His walk, attitude, conversation
habits and associates matters OF careful study HIS
plethorc pocketbook commands far influence
consideration than the wise discipline of party
the solemn obligations OF oaths and duty.
One of the men recognized at Albany for long num-
Der of years in this connection Gross town Carey
He made his appearance among the legislators some
ten years ago. His debut said to have gained for
him the distinguished sobrlquet Of Gross town. "
He had the brain for years proposition to build
railroad the centre OF the city AT length
he succeeded in procuring franchise. He is
OF the principal stockholders in the cross town line,
which from the Christopher street ferry to the
Twenty third street ferry, through East Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets and West Eleventh and Four
teenth streets.
Mr. Carey is man OF about iorty-hve years of age,
medium height, compact build and considerable
bity in conversation de almost invariably wears
white necktie while around the sanctlhed halls OF the
Legislature If it is true that he has been sent up
the river in the interests OF city railroad companies
TO defeat the no scat fare" bill, he occupies
far important position in the lobby than has
hitherto fallen to his lot
AN INTERVIEW WITH A LOBBYIST
One of the Third House, remarked follows to
the HERALD representative yesterday, when ques-
noned relative 10 the professional status of Carey =
There amt nothing about him he has always been
small operator. know one or two instances where
he gave the boys clean shake He may have been
sold out himself and that is some excuse But there
lies part Of the programme arranged by some OF the
lobby to throw dust the eyes and pocket
the hons share OF the profits themselves Carey has
Albany from this city with schemes which arc SUP
posed 10 be in the interests Of or
another am told that several Inducements
have been held out to certain gentlemen In Wall
street TO embark IN these schemes, and they
sold out Since then they do not feel quite so
burned in Albany fires Whether Crosstown Carey
has been partially instrumental in this laudable
mnatson am not at liberty TO state just present
have been told however, good authority that such
is the case A rambe among the brokers IN Wall
the operations OF Mr. Carey IN this connection Then
Jake Sharpe. President Of the Christopher Ferry
and Tenth Street line. might tell you a good deal
about Carey II he could be Induced 10 divulsc little
private history. he may have an interest in other
roads
.'what do you mean by INTEREST,"" qucried the
HERALD representative
"weI presume he holds stock and il he docs not
some OF his friends are IN the pool Then, II he oper
ated for the advantage Ut these roads in Albany he did
not work for nothing Men Of his class do not goner
ally hang around the halls Of legislation support Of
certain interests without being well paid for their
trouble"
ssCan you mention some OF his operations and tho
amounts Of money receivedfS
''wen, that would be pretty difficult question to
answer unless the pass was sold by some OF the lobby
themselves Should Mr. strahan persist In his on
saughts on the Third House we may be able TO get at
the bottom-facts. OF those transactions
"Does A. ID. Barber operate through a man like
''Never. He is much too small game for him to
bother with He may do very well TO dance around In
small specuiations Of bis own, but Barber works
through other channels"
CAREY UNDER THE TWEED REGIME
"While the Tweed ring ruled with iron SWAY az
Albany Carey did not have earthly show He was
looked upon by the members OF that historic coalition
as an individual not worth while botherng with Tweed
did not fancy the exuberant and hippan 'crosstown
notice being taken OF him. with his white neckue he
nourshed around the Senate and Assembly chambe
and handed seats 70 ne lady visitors lie Is man or
Albany lobbyist Then. again he is said 10 possess a
good deal Of natural tact as an observer legislators
whether they are purchasable and what NAV be the
exact amount necessary for the purchase As aruIe
heretofore established country members, In 'oom-
mercia sense be bought over one tenth Of the
amount paid TO city Legislators. They will
grab at $40 bill when the metropolitan
dignitary cannot be induced 10 support certain
measure unless he is paid ten times the Pro.
lessor Carey is supposed understand this doctrine
perfectly. He will money for the railroad com
panies should they succeed in buying over enough
votes kill the No Seats No Fares bill. In thai
sense he must prove useful man Otherwise thos,
who know him best say, In the language OF the poitea
poet he does not amount TO shuckS' II might o'
well for the gentleman and his cofrcs OF the lobby
Albany to that the eyes OF 1000 900 people IL
New York city, interested proper railroad locomo
ton. centred upon them particularly al the presen
time"
A SPICY LETTER FROM Mr.. BERGH.