The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-11-21

of this phase of the Fifth Avenues attrac-
tiveness is the fact that it is eagerly sought
by the men of all parties-names of prom
inence too numerous to mention-Demo-
Gratis and Popu)ists as well as Republicans
and Prohibitionists helping to mako up
the throng.
This year Is no exception to the record
which previous years have made. Politi-
clans flock there as eagerly now as in the
days gone by Enjoying its hospitality dur
Ing the campaign were the various mem
bers of the executive committee of the Re-
publican national committee who are con-
nected with the New York headquarters
General W. NJ. Osborne, the committee sec
rotary; Senator Quay, Joseph Fl. Manley,
General Powell Clayton, and N. B. Scott.
In its corridors and rooms these gentlemen
meet daily with scores of prominent poll
ticians and the work which was begun at
the headquarters, Madison avenue, in
the morning is completed at the Fifth
Avenue during the hours of the night
Other prominent and effective party
workers may also be found there. Located
In commodious quarters in the hotel are
the state committee, with G. W. Hackett
in charge and Congressman Odell direct
ing the executive committees; the county
committee of which Cornelius Van Colt
Is the chairman; the Commercial Travel
ers' league, which has made this its up
town headquarters, and the organization
which prepared for the parade of over
100000 business men ON Oct. 81. All
these committees, with the prominent men
identified with them, make the Fifth Ave-
nue. tho busiest political hive in the city,
with the exception of the Republican ma
tional headquarters in the Metropolitan
building across the way.
The National Democrats selected the
Fifth Avenue as their temporary head
quarters soon after the Indianapolis con-
vention, and General Palmer and General
Buckner were guests of the hotel when
they came on to New York to attend the
notification ceremonies at the Madison
Square Garden. During their stay in this
city they received scores of prominent
sound money Democrats at the hotel, and
daily sessions of the committee were held
in one of the rooms.
1t was in this hotel that Chairman
Jones, leader Of the Bryan forces, sum
moned the members of the national COM
mittee for organization. Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Sewall were there, together with a
large number of prominent Democrats
from all over the country.
For years Thomas c. Platt, the well
known leader of the Republican forces in
New York state has had his permanent
city home at this hotel. No figure is SC
well known in the hotel corridor as his,
and no guest is so persistently and eagerly
sought as he. His rooms are the scene OF
constant conferences, and in them he re.
ceives the information which enables him
to discern the trend of sentiment through.
out the state and to direct his campaign In
accordance with existing conditions.
Perhaps the most famous apartment In
this famous hotel is parlor DIR. No 9th
er single room in the country is the Gus
todian of SO many political, financial, so
cial and literary secrets. Eminent Repub
licans and eminent Democrats have met
there, but the story of what they said and
what they did will not be divulged by
them, and 1t cannot be disclosed by the
dumb and silent walls. Year after veal
election returns have been received in this
historic room, bearing their message o.
triumph and defeat
Year after year famous men have gath
cred there in social intercourse, but tt
enumerate the banquets and meetings tina,
have been held there would be to compile
q list of the most important gatherings
held in the metropolis within the last foul
decades. Banquets Of all sorts--literary
clerical social, commercial and political
have been held in this parlor, In this room
the well known citizens composing the
Peabody Educational fund have met In
annual session for many years for thell
business meetings and banquets. The
last meeting was held few days ago. o.
those who attended the first meeting only
ex-senator William M. Evarts remains
His original companions - Robert G
Winthrop, Admiral Farragut and Others
equally distinguished-have gone forever
His associates now include Bishop Whippl,
of Minnesota, President Gilman of joins
Hopkins university, William Writ Henr,
of Virginia J. Pierpont Morgan ant
Joseph H. Choate, all of whom dined Their,
few days ago,
In this room the trustees of the Slate
fund meet from time to time. In 1878 it
walls listened to the memorable financia
conference which was held during tn
panic. 1t was the headquarters of TIN
tariff commission appointed during Presi
dent Arthur's administration. In it
spacious chamber the house of bishops 0
the Protestant Episcopal church once as
sembled and many meetings of the clerg.
have been held there Here the famou
/ breakfast was given to Canon Farrar, ant
1 clubs, associations, organizations and so
cieties of every description have gathere'
in DIR for hours of social Intercourse. A
regular as the year comes around the New
England society summons it's members II
this room for their annual election of Off
GERS. Here, too, the magnates of the base
ball world convene annually to settle tn
affairs of the diamond, and here is mad
up that code of rules which determine
/ how the colleges shall play baseball ant
football and conduct their intercollegiate
games.
At well defined seasons of the year th
corridors of the busy office resound wit
the cheers of the college boys who hav
come from all parts of the country to Sc
the great football game between Yale an
Princeton or some other absorbing inter
collegiate struggle. 1t is one of the sight
of New York to see the coaches laden wit
college men and brilliantly decorated wit
college colors start from in front of til
Fifth Avenue hotel ON their way to tn
Polo grounds or Manhattan field, wher
the big college football and baseball game