The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-18
REPUBLICANs ~ CLOuER.
Masnincence or Their state Hesdauarters-
NO End to the Mo.ey, They Say.

Only those who visit Republican headquar-
tiers in the Fifth Avenue Hotel have an idea OF
the splendor of the surroundings-the rich car
pets the magnificent furniture, the mahogany
desks, the silver cuspidors, the braZen electric
lights. and the regiment OF Republican cam
paigners. Most of these campaigners come
from the country districts. where hard
cider and cold pork for supper are Injuries.
There should be an exception made for Deacon
Hackett and Brer Fox. The Hrst-named
gentleman is a Warner Miller man from the
top of his head to the bottom OF his piano-lke
legs. He has been drinking the water of the
Mohawk River for the last fifty years, and at
times IL stimulates him TO unheard-of energies.
Mr.. Fox is getting fat on mineral water.
The other campaigners. from Benjamin y.
Odell down, are OF the more thoroughbred
character. according to the Interpretation Of the
Tenderoin district and diamond backed terra
pin and the driest of champagnes for dinner
not too good for them. Every campaigner in
Republican state headquarters has personal
messenger and even the personal messengers
have typewriters at their command. There are
rooms sn pver before seen in the hotel These
machines. from the rising of the sun to the set
ting thereof and until midnight, are clicking out
all sorts OF documents against the Democratic
party ,
the registration in the country districts. There
headquarters since David II. Hin went on the
road which has not told Of the great outturning
OF young Democrats for their chieftai n. and the
Republicans are now trying to counteract this
in effort to bring out all of their
voters in the country districts. In the
old days before the ballot reform law the Re
publicans were accustomed TO voting the grave
yards Of ~. Lawrence. Jefferson. Franklin,
Clinton Essex. Saratoga. and Washington coun-
ties, and the Hon. Henry q. Burleigh of White
hall was always more familiar with the Repub-
licans who had gone to their glory than those in
their shoes. While 70 certain extep, there can
counties. Mr.. Odell and his friends at Republican
state headquarters are hustling to get out any
thing that has u vote.
Not only has the bung been pulled out OF the
barrel. but IL said last night with "A universal
wagging Of heads, that the barrel itself had been
smashed. and that IL was now only necessary for
all good Republicans to step right up to the
counter and I'LL their pockets. All Republicans
therefore invited from this morning on TO call
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. tell Mr.. Odell and
Mr.. Hackett exactly how much they want, and
they'll get 1t: The Republicans from the
country districts are especially requested to
bring along those old gray worsted stockings
that their grandmothers used to knit These
are strong and capacious;
They have corralled Chauncey Depew for a
speech at Binghamton on Wednesday next:
orator. has been directed to accompany Gov.
Mckinley when he enters the State at Buffalo
on Oct. %. The Hon. John w. Nrooman, the
little Dutch plouGhboy OF the Mohawk. and
u number OF other Republican statesmen met in
istration in the country districts and deter
mined that everything was healthy. As a mat
ter OF fact the Republicans already are begin
ming to parcel out the spoils from Jan. next.
getting up petitions with which to lombard Mr..
Morton.