New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
A RARE LOT OF SPEC LIE NN.
MAYOR HARRIsONs REMARKABLE '-''
CORT.
THE COOK COUNTY DEMOCRACY CHOICE
CROWD AND 80 MISTAKE.

CROWD AND 80 MISTAKE.
! ,vsu b.ro they are Mayor Carter Harrison OF
/ Chicago descended yesterday afternoon upon 'n'S
trembling quakins city with an escort OF some
two hundred and nifty of tho most proi'l"'"'
saloonkeepers and choicest pluS-uSle VI wv
Windy City. who have come to Newborn 10 81"
by their illustrious presence and their unQuehcH-
able tbirsts the canvass of Tamrany Hall for the
election Of Robert a. Van Wyck a. Mayor Oh the
/ city The invasion has been threatened tor some
time. but everybody kept on hoping against mop.
TO the last trusting hat Mr. Croker would Cd" "
| off in the interests of suffering humanity.
But Mir Croker again betrayed the trust reposeu
in him. and al that New-Yorkers wish Is that he
may be properly repaid therefor.
Garter Harrison and his select coterie OF ioilo"-
ers many Of whom have had intimate acqua'i''
arlce with the Grand Jury OF cook County nave
come to the city TO tell New-Yorkers how 'ley
! ought to vote and to stir Up the enthusiasm tor
Mr.. Croker's candidate that has been wofuiy lack
ing up date. They are marvellous band rear
fully and wonderfully constructed. II they laI III
stirring up Of unusual sensation II must
lie because New-Yorkcrs aded and blase he
yond hope The crowd that witnessed their arrival
at the Grand Central Station Yesterday afternoon
gaped at the array Of sk hats. diamonds. cotton
gloves scventeen-inch necks and aldcrmanic fronts
In open-mouthed amazemcnt. They had been pre-
pared. but not sufficiently.
THE RAGS HAD TO STAY.
itself was due to arrive At $3.50 o'clock. but steam
{ could not b. expected carry such a conglon-
/ Grafton tinlc. and It was two hours later "heh
the special train 90 a. last sroaned YEARLY
into the station The "bhoys" had hal long rip hat
/ IL was anything but tedious. At Syracuse. ana
/ again at Albany the railroad officials wanted to
strip of the flags that adorned the outsides OF the
| cars but the crowd declared that they'd wait TIL
| something froZe over first and captain jimmy
! Farrell averred stouty and with emphasis that Is
.ltraF hal
der rags has CO. der push don't go no fnrder III
| dis train s,e?' So the rags went. The gang sent
| a Joyous telegram 10 NJ. Shcehan announcing VIC
tory.
When the special anally pulled into the station
| there was "A great concourse assembled 10 greet
the distinguished visitors "distngulshed' for
variety ot reasons that may be classified after an
| examination of the court records or COOK cou",!'
The block TANNED. and up In front oi '"e
| Murray Hill Hotel. where II was supposed Una,
der hull push" Was to go. the street was crowded
| with members Of the 'faitisl VINO "ah'eu " s''
| a look at the msnager!c.
Terror had already stricken the management o'
the Murray Hi Hotel. and the proprietor OF tha'
hosiery reported Of the engagement ne mao maui
to hous" and feed the animals Day altei u'S ~
rlble stories ~ the dolngs Of the Cook County De
mocracy when they wlsn sot y0r h PHI and
fear fell upon the limbs Of the promoter ,Sf ara
riys6 the wprd Vent forth hat thirty were all that
| the Murray Illl had room for. Prayers enifeaties
aga and the nearer few The circus train the
mer became his resolution tG h s,l op o nitfSg
CAGES In the house. and he coJldn tnlHk o. pt1l's
| more than two animals In one cage. Mcss'ilstis
WeTe p1'spfa PosI Mere made for the a
commodaton Of the rest Of the rnehager, , W.s
upon the signs requesting guests to deposit theH
valuables in the hotel safe
CROKER THERE TO MEET EN-
Mr. Croker. Amos J. Cummings Thomas + Gi!-
row Isaac Musl.ncr. II. d. Macedonia. Joseph H.
cd
tho crowd ,ust before tho special arrived. ana the
Tanmany dictator's appearance was the signal Tor
n SIGH, cheer which was accompanied by goodIy
Kissing The railroad company Ia. roped OF Il
portion OF tho platform. and against the ropes '''c
| crowd pushed and surged cranins their h''AS -
90, , look nj tho animals from the Windy CITY.
Der hull push looked weary and travel-staned.
Bat when they saw the crowd they braced up
and II should be said IN All honesty that tnree o'
OF Eve Of them walked with reasonable steadinesS'
considering Every mothers son OF tho SQUARE
headed low proved lot wore the shniest or SILK
hats. every hecler sportcd brand-ne" umbrella
.vorv solitary saoonkccpcr had covered his pom
derous hands with cotton soycs There W2s sS'S
hed cfosen SAX oats So much for the ensemble
renarkabe ,ollccuon ever impo iet oy any zSe.II
snon 6 11 e.,abshtI record ,hai T. no: likely
| =, 81. i1irf-.a,ci un g. the Cook County Democracy
s0ie1 f' W 70 tae 5,heruise lmibe peasarc %
the OCCASION was me sAd a Hcn,e or NIX. ~
ar'mS T., ttr uso,e cSieDon. oh, was forced TO
send his regrets rom Joe' Pcnientary ,. We
e Aie Is ns2IJ 5e atcrSorr too W. unor,ugaiey
Gefainci hv reason . a si'eh' bullet wound D.. re-
ccIved white discussing matter O, politics I'm
friend's saloon ten days ago.
LITTLE JOHNNY" POWERS
Notwithstanding the los Of those two valuable
animals Nh Croker yet had 10 congratulate himSet
on the capture Of Little JOHNNY Powers. whose
speclaty IL bailing his friends out Of Jail Little
Iohnnv' owns four saloons. AMI Is generally re-
garI.I hv his Intimate friends "A dead smood
mug" His partner Alderman 'Bly' o'Bren
was along too His bosom sw"lled with pride a.
he heard ore 81 the spectators point him out as
having been once indicted Then there was Alder
man Michael keHna. who began NE as "Hlnky
r,nk ,ho New sboy" and who i hest known among
privileged acquaintance a. iiinky pmk 10 an" i
t tns dire ',or;. a. Michael ryan. an Aderm,n-
'cx' pro bono puhi'co Eau mouse 'o i ~ uer
''Cooney mo Fox. after nm can' sony Van Van
Praag, who runs the U"I sat CON ana VINO vSo
| tb"ngbt thar that sum would inspire him 10 serve
his eoq2,ry 6eer as " cod 7'! nser pT p Hf by
reason ~ Ills kindness many friends who hahtu-
ade Ir1i john Coughlin whose slicd saloon
throws wide opEH II dG9P for wEo s as care 2dro 70
, f,l~d authority on "hoodle.' WIN tie show a'so
cane Naturalization otricn. whose lie has been
2 n~",,I to the rapid Increase in the number Of
Rm"rjcan citizens without due undue DELAY.
Adgrmam oe1rS i' lie was iniclcd On he
! ,b,,oo ~ trying "sanibag' several ice com
NAMES Fitzgerald Murphy was with the crowd.
too He says publicly hat ne desires me cXter-
,ntn,,ion OF all pests Ike policemen shcrifs ard
soiiors who interfere win strkGrs or rioters Other
animaie were smoky Larry. "Whiskers' Cunning
Eva ,.Riiiv'' M,np'er all Of whom ara highly re-
spect,d by the residents OF South Clark-st.
TEN TERMS ONLY ONE SALOON
But the rarcst creature In Mr.. Cookers whole I'M
nortation is Alderman john Brennan who has
served ten terms and has only one saloon. The rule
Is one saloon each term. There Is nothing else
Ike Brennan In the whole outfit. Mr. Croker is
: .xpoctcd 70 have him bound with chains OF steel
Q lest he escape and be lost 10 science.