New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
HOFFMAN HOUSE CHANGES.
ED" STOKES REPORTED TO HAVE LOST
HIS INFLUENCE.
,us ppo+rsrs AGAINST STARTLING INNOVATIONS

HIS PROTESTS AGAINST STARTLING INNOVATIONS
OF THE PRESENT MANAGER DIsREGARpED.
Edward S. Stokes has been one OF the prominent
figures IN this city for many years. lie was one
of the features Of the gided barroom ana ART gar
lery of the Hoffman House. Ed Stohos DO u"
was called gained unenviapie ho'oi'y -,
wears AGO owing to a disagreement VIII" JAIN
Fisk who was associated with him IN some ou''.
noss transactions The result OF the disagreement
was that James Fisk was buried Win "l''" Pr
and display, at Bratteboro W., whiie otoNe.
iourncd several years in secusion In this o'a'e'
Whom Stokes emerged from seclusioh nc ""
warmly received by Cassius NJ heeu WI" o.,
then the proprietor of the Hohmah fiou, 49,
aided Stokes uberally and Stokes joufneyeu W '"e
far West In Nevada he met Johh W. '
and ingratiated himself with Mr. MacKay' Li''
sbort etav IN Nevada Stokes returned to thls Guy
and 1, O little time he became n partner oi |"'''
Reed I'm the Hoffman House. He soon began ~ -, Na
q wide swath and In few years ne ai'u '''' ~
man House art gallery were talked oil 'h'o"e
the length and breadth OF the lana. ,.,or,srs
s,ol.s aimed to make the hotel the headquat'ei
OF Democratic politicians from every reso,'' w
the favorite resort of Tammany praVeS' -, ,,.
ceeded IN . remarkable degree. and was wen s"','
fed with the progress which he had in1oe III
mean time Cassius Reed began 10 eo"'p, ,h
although the patronage of politicians was " ",e',s
rsceipts were small in proportion 10 '''' n,..,
transacted Stokes soon put q"''N"
complaints by taking Reed into court anu an, o'o
him that he didn't know anything apou' p
ships by having him turned adrift' ...,,oa IN
John W Mackay who had befrenheu SUM"
many WAYS was the next victim inmoa'e' VI
altar Of legal ore as laid down by certain jus
in Ncw-York W T., -. Stokes tried cohci"''
With his cousin Ed" Stokes. but was was ,n r"I ths
knocked o,lt by decisions obtained ny Stoho
courts of this city. Stokes organized oo,i ooniidant
,o ,in the HOFFMAN House, ana was Tide J.. ~ be
of rho rompany. The hotel was tnc ieso,. ,,hnn,
leaders of 1ammany Hall. large nunDei oh ohomnrad
had unln,itcd credit Grover ClcvcIand uI'c ~ h,,
rho hotel nv becoming guest. ana !. - - 80. fnr
), Demo r,tic Governor Of this state Hveu ~ II
:, ,inn and thai his bills were inark,h -. "a
,rbosr iwo letters in some llngs mean dead neau
Dinners were given that were sum Pin' ,arsona
fo politicians and their satellites 'ct.a ro,,rts
were Dcrmittrd run up eNtraNdS.'il,. g 10, ii
FINALLY the men who wer" In contro oi '"c "'''
roInpauy decicd to put in q new HiI'ito.. o,.ora
The revolution In management TOOK p"S" 80 - haa,
months 90 hut some startling changes ma,
made since the present manager Decainc m i"rIrad
with all the details The head waiter Was G,Lss
moi TO serge an intimate friend OF MI SUI Hod
,,nder rho threat Of instant dismissal ! ne H,""
waiter Gisohcyed orders. and was Eis@.aiI.'i @ r i'o
charged The chief porter and the holistkecpr
were dismissed and tho men in charge OF me ca, =
riages were ordered rot to furhlsn rarIIn ~ ~
some Of the former patrons CT the holel WIZ "'''
not permitted 20 bc served in the diningro22inS;
S,Gkes found that he was no .onetr t,,c -. -
OF affairs AMI that his influence III th' 49,
House rad departed. His friends OF iornei naSr
v,rrc told that business was being conducted on =
cash basis stokes protested VIGOROUSLY; put W. W.
quir.lv ovcrrusd. aud is now prarucaly Oh w w
oi,t.iJo stokes IL now al liberty TO form CO.
partnership with anybody who mas plenty o rho''eS