The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-29
HINKY DINK GETS TO TOWN.
GOVERNMENT BEHIND
HIM, FORK POLICB IN FRONT.
carer,, Preservation Made 20 Receive the
G,,r from tho wide-Opsn Windy City
in spite or Their FRIENDLY Determination
IN uavo All on tho Level while Here.

Brennan, Hinky DinK hchna' Dothhouso Sohh
Coughlin, Cooney the Fox, Mike Mclnorny and
Carter II. Harrison, and bringing win them the
fearful regrets of Clabby Burns. Madhouse
O'Malley. one.Eyed Connolly, Sleepy McGurn,
Buu Burke and Mike McFadden, the king OF the
patch. tho Chicago City Government, otherwise
the Cook County Democracy, and tho Chicago
Marching Club reached New York yesterday
afternoon. They were all sober when they got
here, though they left a trail Of bottles from
Buffalo through the State so deep that the rail-
road officials had to send out section hands to
clear the road. At one spot, Cold Spring, they
nearly killed II man by hitting him In the stom-
ach with a bottle. Tho contents OF the bottle
had already hit somo members OF the club in the
stomach, but the bottle retained its deadlinoss,
and the man in whose stomach it landed was
knocked scnseless.
1t was a great day for the Chicago Marching
Club, from Hinky Dink down, and it was n great
dsy for Tammany, whose leader brought the in
Fiction on the town. Tho invading army was
duo here at 3 O'Clock. but 1t didn't arrive until
nearly 9. 1t had been held up ut Buffalo aud at
Syracuse. At Syracuse the officials OF the road de.
mandcd that the banners on the sides OF the cars
DO removed. In fine Chicago language tho Off.
Gals were informed that the train would stand
there till hell froZe over before the banners were
removed. The officials inspected the crowd,
and on the ad ice OF the Chief OF Police OF SYRIA
cuse they let it get out OF town, banners and ali.
1t was about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the crowd began gathering at the Grand
Central Station TO meet the distinguished Wis
itors. Tainmany Hall had her Reception Com
mittee to do the honors. 1t was headed by
Richard Croker, ex.Msyor Gilroy, John {.
Shcchan. James j. Martin, Congressman George
b. Mcclellan, Isaac Muslingler. and Thomas
McDonough. Along with this COMMITTED were
Amos j. M Clvil Justice 700 stiheF'
and about a dozen others.
harly u u IA! ohlol Vi 90 ~
had notified tho various captains OF tho e1-
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sent wora 20 % Inc . ',s y, iu,uatt,to,r and
the oldest detectives in the service were ordered
oronort =, crora con,r,l S,a,;on IN time for
tho ,' train. They were on hand, in citizens
dress, before tho arrival of Mr.. Croker and the
distinguished gentlemen with him. There was
also q big squad OF uniformed policemen.
when Mr. Croker and his friends got there
the uniformed police had already lined Oft a
portion tho platform. and outside OF this line
the people packed themselves twenty deep Mr..
Croker and his friends started 10 hGht their
way through the crowd. As soon as they were
recopnized howcvcr hnlf a dozen Central Office
A., -. n.h,,n. o.. -, "a modo r.s.
men "lu the nEh.ihg ZOE men and " mus q pas,
o"t,o' - - ~
yells OF Three cheers for DICK croker when
S TssS respondent 10 with 4 mixture 0' n'''e' W.
Mr.. croker LED MS committee up the plat-
form. In the freight house which qEeriooSs
The platform was a row ot treiGht Lahdiers;
All. there. Richard" and That's him with
The whistler Hello! piek' o. oz,z IA hI zcI;
mittee 10 the end OF the platform. There they
all perched on the h"ndrail for fifteen or twenty
minut 8, Ono of the railroad OFFICIALS told them
they bette r get TO the other end OF the platform
II they wanted to meet the partJ, and the March
on the platform was resumed.
excited individual was CALI q for three cheers
for Croker. when the head OF the special sp-
Mr.. Croker saw it coming and %buttoned up his
coat, concealing his watch chain; The other
idsa," and Il they ali buttoned up their coats. The
train rolled in. There were excited shouts OF
Here they are" as it came to a stop, and in lea,
time than il takes TO tell It, tho Chicago City
Alderman Ply PSEeF,, whose place i: in Madison Mac. IN
Madison street, near La Sale: were the first men
of the train, Carter Harrison and his chief
last car. The Tammany committee pushed
their way down to that car, exclaiming: ..Where's
s she Ma fsacbe m the csr when ths M " doosn VOICES tesy ss naa
Here he is. Seehimf And the hand OF Mayor
Carter Harrison was crashed by, Mr. Croker.
They locked arms and pushed and showed their
way up, the platform through the line OF walt
inE cino men 70 me street. mayor marFison
uloO wore uib CodJ puttoHeu. as ttIcsc l"o
came in sight OF the waiting crowd there were
calls for cheers and then cheers. Mayor Hnrrl-
son lifted his hat; so did Mr.. Croker. Then
there were cheers and misses.
Tho lam outside the statIon was tremendous
nv this time and n vas ali The noIire could do
~ ma ~ vr,y for The nnir and far Inc mcmhsrs
~ az p' 90" SanH;nn NJ
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SIonoi wv "a 'HsSor !" ahv naihcd
sCross W lne Murlhy nm nue., ioilomeu
oy Two or three huanred men shouting ana
yelling goo naturedly. MIR. croker got MS
guest into the hotel in safety. and as the half
hundred men who were in the lobby made a
dash TO- him he lodged and ran his guest down
the loft corridor to the last parlor ON tho right
hand aide II was in This narlor nv the wav
thai the Low men who were elected Mt The Re.
nuhIirnn nrt,nnries formed the;r Iittlo cnnan;r-
n uo ~ y ~ aeisaotas for III ri,E CSoonns,prp.
ny " GSpt o ueteEAJrs ~ nc SIts Eonnem-
u9 Of course they uiun I Ret Any aeiegates,
inc moment mo tralh OF INC thicaSo braves
got IN, the small army Or central 9ihce men
forced thar way through the crowd to tho in
side edge. where they would have an unob.
structed VIC Of the visitors as they marched
out OF the station. Inc march was begun n lew
minutes alter MI. Hroker anu nihyor iihrrisoh
hhn gone away. firot came 1onhhie o"Trs.
or iotner' nrst cams thc orhss nahu. INC
drum major wore skih-tlGht aoesRln trousers
ana a req satlh coat. me nana wore bile
IromseGs' White goats Hh po caps htter !4hhhy
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