The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-26
BIG MISSISSIpPIANS HERE.
FLYING VISIT FROM GOV.
M,LAURLN AND HIS STAFF.

The Southern Statesmen Case 20 the Metropo-
lie ostensibIy for Bunine.s. But They Found
OpportunitJ TO Test sop,e OF Etc DciiEhts Too
At twenty-five minutes past 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon New York city was relieved OF q
great responsibility 10 the State OF Mississippi.
At that moment his Excellency Gov. McLaurin
of Mississippi, his star, and q party of his
friends started for jackson. They had been
here since Tuesday. attending the sessions Of
the Mississippi River Commission, which has
boon meeting at 80 whitehall street.
The hearings OF the commission were on
Thursday and yesterday, and were not of q ma
ture to cause great mental stress to the Gov
ernor and his friends or to consume much Of
their time. They came to New York with an
official purpose. but with no desire to break
themselves down BY overwork. Most Of their
time on Tuesday and Wednesday was spent in
the lobby Of the Marlborough Hotel. where they
were staying.
Tho settees were comfortable, they said. and
all the requirements for tho comfort Of South
ern gentlemen were within easy call; they found
no reason for wandering abroad in the pro-
mlscuously crowded streets, AT least during the
heat Of tho day.
Once or twice the Governor had compunctions
and insisted that the party go for a drive. The
others were slow to be persuaded, although two
ohfoucno iohub OF tnem glauucneu Inc eyes Ot
beholders in the Park on Wednesday.
The Governor of the sovereign State Of Mis-
sissippi, and his star and his honorable friends
from the Legislature and from Congress, are not
a commonplace sight in New York.
Beyond the traditional characteristics Of
Southern dress they had the look of born states
mon that comes as naturally to the Southern
legislator as the honeyed infection Of the voice.
There was an air of indolent potentially in
tho folds Of their frock coats, in the resilient
stiffness Of tho band down through the middle
Of their broad shirt bosoms that iuttered away
beneath their waistooats in snowy %rnfles, and
in the masterful tilt Of their broad-brimmed
SLOUGH hats.
Perhaps. under their ostensible desire for
quiet and GOODNESS there may have been some
thing like annoyance over the feeling that they
"But. sub" said State Senator Sellers, COM
City az they leaned across a table in The Mari.
S SSnSSI&'a sun sa6i,d tell M A.: s%IR, how else should a
On Thursday the manager of the Herald
Square Theatre offered two boxes for that
They accepted and went prepared to enjoy
everything they saw. in front OF the stage hs
well rs omit; When the curtain rose the audi:
the show, The actors helped things along.
When. in fantastic German, the landlord in
English travellers with the joyous exclamation,
What. more visiders - he added. You come
from Mlssisibi Heyr = there were roars of
caught the joke. and laughed too. Then the
Southernors laughed all the more. Gov. Mo
Laarin shook hands with Congressman Hamil-
ton. and declared that If he hadn't been born in
the South be might have been born in the North
after all. Then they both laughed.
The Dutchman on the stage kept gagginR
about "Mississib" aud Der Governor Of der
Mississib" until the actor whom he was ad-
dressing twho didn't know about the South
erner's visit almost went crazy. He lost his
temper at last.
Here" he shouted; all out Of his stage voice.
"'whatchergivinusl Take a brace. Wake up.
Are you crazy !" Then he turned to the other
actors. What is all this Mississippi talk T. he
asked, wofully. Has he got EN-. or has the
hot weather touched my head 2"
Der Governor of Mississib,'' persisted the
landlord; "he is here. Yah. I know SO much.
Here. Where we are. Yah!"
The other actor aimed an ugly straight-arm
blow at his tormcntor's nose. The landlord
lodged IL successfully.
mo" he said; "it is not to fight. The Gov
ernor of the Mississib does not permit. not even
in his own Statel Do you, Mr.. Governor, hey :"
Governor himself did not stop laughing until he
was safe in bed at the Marlborough. after o trip
through one of the Tenderloin's famous Clubs.