The sun., 1897-01-14
CHOATE MEN IN ALBANY.
ELETEN BOOMERS rAKE QUARTERS
At THE KENMORE.
senator Psvey says chosts win Get =
votes, Charles stewart Smith says 8
or q, Possibly s-Invitstions to Legisis-
tore TO Gail on the Booners Decisnes.

or q, Possibly S-Invitations te Leeisia
ALBANY, Jan. "a" Here comes the funeral
Ny! my my! where's the corpse 2" cried ex
Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt Of New Yorl
city. in tho corridor of the Kenmore shortly
after II o'clock this morning.
The kenmore omnibus. fresh from the New
York Central station, had backed up to tn,
hotel entrance. An energetic porter. with q
oon.colored waistcoat. nung open the door
Of the bus. and out scrambled the Choats
boomers. There wero eleven OF 'sm. These
were all of the Committee Of Fifty tha,
turned mp. Tho great men Of the eleven
were w. ID. Guthrie. Ed. Mitchell
Charles Stewart Smith. William Brook Geld
senator Payey. and Paul ID. Cravath. All said
that more OF the Committee of Fifty would
come to. morrow. The Joint Republican caucus
stwhch United States Senator to succeed
David B. Hin Is to be nominated. is to be held in
the evening. The Choate boomers had hired
two spacious parlors in the Kenmore. A aide
room was choked with typewriters that clicked
And clicked. The sound seemed to please the
eleven. They distributed themselves through
the parors, and pretty soon. at lunch time. they
scked up bit.
Just as the eleven entered the lunch room
Chairman Charles w. Hackstt Of tho Repub-
lican state Committee arrived at the hotel from
New York. He went promptly to bed. He has
not been we'll for q day or 90. He 10 only tenn
porarily indisposed. however. and believed Q
nap would do him good. He didn't bother about
the Choate boomers.
Tho Choate men all lunchsd together. The
creme Of caulhower aux crouton soufie had
been served.
walter, pickles." cried Mr.. Brook kneld.
The whiteash saute d Ia mueniere. pommes do
terrs mAitre d'hotel. came along on time.
water. pickles." commanded Mr.. Mitchell.
Then followed calls brains aux beurre noir.
waiter. picklos." snapped Mr.. Smith.
At the proper time leg OF lamb 4 Ia Fran
eaise was served.
"waiter. pickles," piped Mr.. Guthrie.
Then came stuffed loin of veal
Water, pickles" roared Mr.. Cravath.
In turn salad jardiniere was served.
waiter, pickles." cried Mr.. Pavsy.
Then, all together. oAme biscuit. pud-
ding. wine sauce, apple pie. assorted cake. or
angs sherbet. fruits. and preserves. and with
one united voice the cry was:
waiter, pickles"
After lunch Mr.. Guthrie rushed down stairs
Into the corridor. He lugged Frank Payey with
him. He cried loud enongh for all TO hear:
we must make statement We must mako
. statement" Mr.. Guthrie was greatly exer-
esed over tho declaration OF the ffty Union
Leaguers, who IN an address to tho Legislaturs
declared that they would not be- bound by the
snap Choate resolution sprung ON the club BIZ
Mr.. Guthrie. Mr.. Guthrie shut himself up all
The afternoon. He was preparing the statement
which In effect says that . number Of the
hfty who will not bo bound BY the snap Choats
resolution attended the meeting where the
resolution was jammsd through tho Union
sscs Ssa bean made . sis re: sssoiasien sS 1S 3.
s .'a Ss.. e ..,: q = s sIsi e e: :;:s .s
meay q ecnssrvauvs msmbsfs Of he ciub thai
ss s s's Ca can; e n snd ~ made
nfiy impossible 70 get thfough snothsr Chosfs
resolution. This 10 the testimony OF M.
a SnSsms friends nn and OF men who all along have
While M. Guthrie was working tho tyne
rns:n the ten Choets boomers dTiftsd about
Senator Tibb.tts Of Troy hunted up j. Noble
Hayes one q the eleven, and said afterward
sss 's M ssS: S's: s:isa Mr.
'olns S, SsaSSs ns, Of loi Republicans
tn.ns tis,,ows would get 'em away from us II they
IL, Pavsy s,ll with your"
hs vas up to this morning" jocularly re-
Joined Mr.. Brookneld.
=, oSOAie viii have ten votes" saId Mr.. Smith
up Capitol Hun. "Choate will get five or sir
s%s S.1,,: and ID! be added I've 90, the Rheumatism
o.ay, hAd no business to como mp here"
D.. Sooate Will get seven votes." said Senator
Wv, -. W., 90, enough vote. to star. with. 4" said
VIII dnally have"
Meantime the alleged leaders of the Milbol.
AZ kenmore. First came John Montisensni Of
tousas " who H. wlnked the other eye, stuck his
n hs %SSsst :nS S,y;,D e G.i q
ih lhnsh e came the lone ". L. Hoskins Of owego
Wil,nI.omm WSii ,nome town OF Thomas g. Plstt. Deacon
ss sss often said that Mr Hostins is ths solitary
s,,s.r ,r,..r!st man In Tiogn county. Immediately
Ssssul.ory conference. the choste bcomsrs issusd
WI nyyn,ations VITA. to the Republican IegisIators
them y, Iprk ,b and kinss counties TO call upon
Cspitc ,oinlds ne kenmore after the nesson at the
,,sc Ias che.tc boomers didn't say in their invi.
the Two my rrsy thsy wanted tho leGislators from
nnon s"I greatest counties In tho State 10 call |
dldn't mem, a and tue boomers, when asked. |
issued ,ss sssn l,t.o 70 know themselves why they
chaau,nar Is 70 do the missionary work for MI.
sT 10 an ~ the Senate and the choats boomers
n "Sloenn.i ~ ne ~ Republican Assemblymsn
elsysn Sh sn o. the ten Choate boomers is TO have
on his Saad, Sau d,ourIelevenths of an Assemblyman |
b,.,steb over to Mr.. Choato his thirty-aye
ors'hren In the Sonata "
ofthsI asoertAined after tho evening session
b.r. e legislature that tho Republican mem.
moi from from New York and Kinvs oonntios did |
M. Gusbws,inth Nun Gompiaoency the Invitations Of |
Mths Kap.e, aud his friends to call upon them
M G,ih kenmore; IL WAS also ascertained that |
iams mi,S.e in.,..e and his friends had extended the |
b,n ~ Is,tations TO many OF the country NOM |
"disni,n' word the Legislators were up ON their
ton. and refused TO accept the invita-
Ek ,uneTclaring that II Mr.. Guthrie and |
walt ehns ss wanted to SEQ them they could |
thai mkht up to the Capitol, send in
thsv ,ls varls Just as other visitors do and |
mat,a,o ouu us receive courteous treatment As q |
tiys III, VI iact, persons accustomed 10 iogisia-
statInn a aud the prerogatves Of those In public
Whstbs,e e'eSGted by the people wanted TO know
tlrslv ~, Mr Guthrie and his friends we're on |
matto.ss shorant or the courtesy governing such
memba, however that may be- not q single |
ytaiiono VI the Legislature who received the in
other N called upon Mr.. Guthrie and his ten |
The hnate boomers at the Kenmore
ths ne eleven OF the Committees OF Fifty .p.nt |
which wiilg In unpaoking Choate literature, |
morrn,v VIII be thrust upon the Legislators TO. |
good msr ms literature tells what a great and |
well bn," ihr. Choate Is. That may be all very |
seem T." te These Republicans in the Legisiature
AND vondlpk =" dIalpk Thomas e. Plat to be greater
sTprss.a"sr than Mr.. Choate, as one OF them |
Unitsd ", In previous contests for the
IN n a,ta,e nta,es Senatorship those Interested |
rivhi .shuidate sailed right In, buttonholed |
iii dovnu nu LETT and corralIcd votes. and did moi
the ali shd wait for legislators with votes on |