The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
ALL A-RUBBING THEIR EYES.
REPUBLICANS NOT QUITE SURE YET
THAT THEY'RE NOT IN DREAM.

MnIby Treats Fi.h TO . Drinh-voeiSer.-
tions About Election Frsuds-The Repub-
Iicsn club Aner FIoaters-Has Mr.. Grace
Got Started Yet with His Ant,-Tammany
Combine - Brodsky Trying on Collars.
The up country Republicans continued
swarmine into Republican State Headduar-
tors Mt tho Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
to ask Coroner Hackett II he didn't think
they were great men. The biggest toad in
the puddle yesterday was State Treasurer
elect Colvin. lie came in in sort OF duze.
The Coroner congratulated him. and then n
reporter asked him what he thought. He said
No man can truthfuly say that he ex-
pected any such sweep. or course we all had
hopes-but not hopes OF anything as big as
this"
Collector Hendricks came down from
syracuse Then there was Mayor Green OF
Binghamton. who Is the President OF the State
League OF Republican Clubs. State senator
John Lewis Childs came up from Floral Park.
Long Island. Assemblyman George Malby.
from st. Lawrence. foated in and out OF head
quarters all day. watching for chances to do
something TO help his candidacy for the
Speakership. In the evening Mr.. Hamilton
Fish. who had read how Mr.. Malby was
hustlinG. came In to look after his own boom.
They met in the corridor near the door OF the
reading room.
George" snid Mr.. Fish.
HAM said Mr.. Malby: and then they fell
on each others necks and talked about every
thing but the thing that was uppermost in
their minds
BY and by Mr. Malby said: Come. Mr..
Speaker. let's go and havea cigar" Mr.. Fish
responded mo, Mr.. Speaker. but I'll go you
drink" And they both took 1t straight
There was great deal OF talk about head
quarters yesterday Of Senators and Assembly
men who would have to fight for their places.
grent many persons said that Senator Nc
Carthy OF Brooklyn would have fight on his
handa The Senator'S district includes part
Of Gravesend. and the prediction was
made that the Senate would seat Nc
Carthy's opponent il he chose to make
contest. The same men who talked In this
fashion said that there would probably be an
effort to prevent Timothy d. Sullivan from
taking his seat on the ground that frauds had
been committed in the Second district. no
matter how small a percentage Of his plurality
they involved. A great deal OF this talk leaves
the high moral plans or which Mr.. Plat has
placed himself out Of consideration.
There are always In n city rs big as New
York n certain number OF floaters who man
age by hook or crook to vote illegally These
men are neither Democrats nor Republicans.
Efforts to nunish them have rarely been con-
tinuod more, than n few days after election.
n determination. to keep after tho flouter
until they catch him. There was meet
and committees was appointed TO carry on
the work. The members are OK Assem- Diyman |
r. g Eaw E"hfr aSwn
Smith. They thnl; they have the evd.ncs
necessary now. and they are going to start out |
to catch the fioaters aud start them for a win |
ter in the penitentiary,
Tammany Hall at tho next election got u fresh |
boom from the Union League Club. which. at |
apnoin"i commttea to review the situstion
and report Whether it was bic for the
club to :, lead, in a movement to beat Tam,
even possibilities yesterday Men VINO are A.. /
1uninted with him say that that is sure sign !
mens nppears to be hoodooed from the start.
howeyer. Mr.: 9tt2 Kempner aud his, Citizen
Democracy confess that they are largely in
tereSted.
w ITonnfy Brodsk,y is going into politics again.
op sGd 04 he sS
What party will you be in ?" the reporter
johnny. I'm not Just certain what iii do"
vii 1t him said his br Ssfne "n'en ono
some OF Johnny's friends think that the pres
emit Is an opportune time for him to get back
Into politics. They point to the fact that the
Iammany Hall district leader lost his Assem-
blyman. and that the Republican party ia
about ready to- turn down Frank Raymond.
the Republican leader.
-, Mr.; Elihn Root was asked Yesterday what
the Republicans might do at the Constitutional
Convention. He looked startled for a In oment
Then he smiled and said:
why. haven't recovered from my surprise
vet. I'm simply, appalled, at the prospect OF
being forced to leave my business next Nav
and spend the whole summer working. losing
hay fH.o
that would be elected. l really didn't"
Mr.. Joseph II. Choate was also seen. He said
he hadn't recovered either