The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
CURRENT TOPICS
IN GAY GOTHAM
Senator Elect Plat Will
Take a Much Needed
Vacation.
The Bradley. Martin Bal Masque
Still a Fruitful Theme for
Discussion.
Sports Talk of the Big Fight-Oids
Of $1,000 to $500 in Favor of
C .rbett.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Jan. 30.-United
States Senator-elect T. c. Platt, accom-
panied by Mrs. Platt, left New York at
noon to-day for Jacksonville. So tightly
has Mr.. Platt been fastened down to ousi-
ness and politics that he has not had what
ordinary citizens speak of as vacation in
the last fifteen years, and while he has
desired on a number of occasions to go
abroad with Mrs. Platt he has never seen
his way clear to do so. He looks forward
to this trip with great deal OF pleasure.
Mr. Platt had any number OF visitors
last night at the Fifth-avenue Hotel to
wish him good-by. First came Edward
Lauterbach, president of the Republican
County Committee. Mr.. Lauterbach, it is
learned, desires no further responsibility
at this moment than those that rest on
his shoulders as head of the New York
machine. There had been some talk OF
requesting Mr.. Lauter bach to become the
spokesman for the Republicans OF the
State of New York in Platt's absence.
| Nonsense" said Mr.. Lauterbach, when
| the subject was brought to his attention
that was only talk, but confess 1t was
very amiable talk on the part OF my
| friends"
In Mr.. Platt's absence. therefore, Rep
resentative B. B. Odell Jr., chairman of
the executive committee of the State Com
mittee, may be the spokesman of the Re-
publlcans of the State of New York. Mr..
Odell said he would probably be at the
| Fifth-avenue Hotel the latter part of each
| week in Mr.. Platt's absence.
| The appointment of Lyman J. Gage to
be Secretary of the Treasury gives general
satisfaction to the bankers of New York.
| There is absolutely no foundation in the
reports that have been circulated that
local financiers were opposed to him.
This is indicated by the fact that Mr..
| Gage, when first mentioned for the Cabi-
net, was warmly urged to take the place
by many bankers of this city. Many out
of-town bankers urged Mr.. Gage to accept
the position. Among them were: Sey
mour Dexter. president of the New York
| State Bankers Association; w. G. Corn
well, president of the City Bank of Buf-
falo, with seven or eight other Buffalo
bankers; James Ashley, president of the
Merchants Bank of Rochester, and all
other Rochester bankers; F. w. Barker,
president of the Robert Gere Bank of
.Syracuse; George NJ. Troutman, president
of the Central Bank OF Philadelphia; Ben
jamin 3. Comegys, president of the Phlla-
delphia National Bank, and Thomas P.
Beal. president of the Boston Clearing
house Association.
Police Commissioner Roosevelt has won
the hearts of the labor men by recent
visit to their stamping-grounda at Claren-
don Hall, and when he stood up at the bar
with the leaders on Wednesday evening
and joined them in social glass of ale the
conquest was completed. After Mr.. Roose-
velt went home the meeting declared its
approval Of him as man, and yesterday
it was learned that mum ber OF the lead
ers are now In favor of NJ. Roosevelt
for Mayor of Greater New York. John
O'ConnelI of the Cigarmakers' Interna.
tional Union said yesterday:
"Mr Roosevelt made fine impression
on all of us. He is too good for the place
he now holds. He ought to be the next
/ Mayor of Greater New York. When he
was in the Assembly in 1884 ana 1885 be
worked hard to abolish the tenement.
house cigar factories. He did not do this
to get voles, for he was from the Fifth.
avenue district and it would not have
helped him there"
The bal masque to be given by Mrs.
Bradley-Martin at the Waldorf on Febru-
ary 10 continues to be fruitful theme for
discussion both pro and con among all
grades of society. No social event of re-
cent years at least has given rise to a
tithe of the animated and, at times, viru.
lent arguments on both sides of the ques-
ton. incidentally Mrs. Mary Ellen
Lease, in a characteristic interview, has
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affair. Mrs. Bradley Martin has received
dozens of threatening letters in connec-
tion with the bail. Some of them have
| been of so incendiary a character as TO in
dicate they were written by anarchists.
The members OF labor organ iZations do
not share the views of the Rev. DR.. Rains-
ford with regard to the ball, but the mem
| very much agitated over report that
Mrs. Bradley Martin will engage the
marine band of Washington to furnish
the promenade music, and that conse
quently they are not to get single dolla I
OF the great amount that that lady Is to
spend. Alexander Bremen, president OF
the union, expressed himself in emphatic
language on the subject yesterday. Said
he:
"We have as good musicians in our
union in New York as can be found any
where, even in the capitals OF Europe, and
they are all citizens and taxpayers here
and many of them have families to sup
port. The members of the Marine Band
have an assured income from their pay, and
are fed and clothed and sheltered by the
| Government, and do not urgently need
the money that they will get from the
ball. Our union has on several occasions
| protested to the President, the Secretary
OF War and the Secretary OF the Navy
against allowing military bands to play
for private parties and thus preventing our
people from earning money"
Bob Fitzsimmons was all smiles yester-
day. He said that if by any unfortunate
accident in the course of events he and
Corbett cannot come together in Nevada,
he would be willing to go TO Jerusalem, so
ANXIOUS was he to get at 'Pempadour
JIm." Fitz's money is not all up; Cor
bettsis But Fitz has eighteen days yet
in which to put up his cash, according to
agreement, at which time Dan Stuart must
put up $40, 600 more, or $4,000 in all, as a
guarantee that he will provide place in
which the fight can be decided. failure of
which will result in The forfeiture of the
Sl5, 900 to Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
| There need be no worry about the fight
not coming off" said Corbett adherent
last night, "even If Fltzsimm ons does not
put up another cent | know what l am
| taking about when | say that in order to
meet Fltzsim mmons Corbett will agree to
enter the ring without any side bet at all.
Ii Fltzsimmons cannot raise the money
| all Corbett wants is to know it, and he is
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