New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
WIG WAN HOSTS DEPART.
CITY WELL SUPPLIED WITH
TRUST ICE AND OTHER
COOLING THINGS.
COOLING THINGS.

When the nine car special train carrying Tam
many Han braves to the Kansas City Convention
pulled out OF the Pennsylvania Railroad station. in
Jersey City. yesterday morning. Senator Bernard
F Martin considered that he had done his full duty
in preventing outbreak of cholera among the
delegates and their friends. Under the thoughtful
direction Of the Senator Of boxes OF case
liquors were bundled into the baggage cars Sta
ton trucks loaded with tubs OF Maine coast ice were
wheeled up and the tubs rolled into the train
Then came more boxes OF case goods" and then
more tubs and kegs and boxes OF liquids marked
mineral water"
Looks Ike a Milwaukee brewery train. by thun-
der" said one Of the weary baggage masters look
ing wistfulIy the necks OF wine bottles
Il don't want any good Tammany digestion ruined
on this trip" said Senator Martin. Don't take
any chances on that Missouri River water. Just
stick TO the case goods
Well 7 see we've got plenty OF ice along. any
way" said another delegate, with grin. he
the tubs OF ice wheeled along the platform
There were delegations from three Assembly dis
tricts IN each OF the six sleeping There were
also two dining the middle OF the train and
a baggage car forward The baggage car was only
a combination car, but al that there was scarcely
anything in the baggage compartment, for most OF
the baggage" OF a perishable sort, such as IS
carried in barrels and cases the latter bearing
spicuous and well known labels. These goods were
guarded as something beyond price and TO be kept
within eyeshOt and much o. them was slowed
away in various hooks and corners OF the sleeping
cars
Car No. :. next TO the baggage car, carried the
delegations from the XIth. XIIIth and XXXIst
Assembly districts led respectively by william
Dalton, Peter J. DooIing and Isaac A Hopper The
second car carried Senator Martins own delega-
ton. the Vth also the With, James W Boyle's
district. and the ND. Patrick J. Ryders. Joseph
E Prendergast one OF Senator Martins most
active Heuteuants in uarshaIug the braves for the
expedition; and there were also present from the
With Joseph A. Young and John F. Leatham- One
OF the most conspicuous members OF the delegation
from the With was Assemblyman John F Maher.
who wore sort OF yachting costume, with white
duck trousers Unfortunately. however, on the
ferryboat he occupied the seat where some children
had been INDUCING IN early luncheon. and the
seat Of his trousers received the lurd impress o.
section OF huckeberry pie.
On the third the IsJ District Colonel
Michael c. Murphy: the Id. Patrick Diver. and
the lid Edward T. Fitzpatrick Among those on
this car were Senator John F. Ahearn. N H
WhaIen AssembIynan Roche. ex-Aldernan Noonan-
Alderman Marks and E. F. Reynolds. The fourth
car carried the XII1h T J. sculy: the XVIII. John
T Oakley, and the XFIth. Patrick keenan,. Among
those on board were Senator Foley, Alderman
Clancy. Edward Dalton, John !. Devlin and Thomas
P Wilson. M keenan, was among the early ar
rivals at the station and was promptly tackled
by an agent for an accident insurance company.
He bought $500 policy for each man IN his dele
cation. an example which was followed later by
Colonel Murphy and some other leaders
Car No. carried the r6couOLdDls CeIesdI4on LEo-L
Timothy D suUlvan's district the With; also Mar
tin EngeFs the VIIIth and julius HarbUrger's,
the Xth Among the passengers were William ?
Mitchell Dr.. NJ. B. Fesney. Timothy P Sullivan,
William Leonard and Max Schwartz
The last car carried the delegation from the
xhxth Harry C Hart; XXXIId, John J. Ryan.
and XXXIIId. Nicholas :. Hayes. Among those on
board were Senator DonneIIy, : F. Hyman, Edward
AIcQuade and Frank siegerson-
A LETTER FROM BRYAN
Besides the regular Tammany men there was
delegation from the Commercial Travellers and
Hotel Mems Antitrust League. william HOge. the
secretary and treasurer OF the league, was proudly
showing his friends letter from Mr. Bryan II
was dated Lincoln, June "A. and was as follows
Thanks for the clippings inGlosed ! have no
doubt that The Repuollcans VIII organ!ze me ne
Valuable ally in the campaign, because ne IS nLe4u-
season Tor his faith While have no doubt that
large majority or the EeLIIIls me-. 49, o
San. asi the Republicans VIII 'A'7-'-- . many . 10y
The train had no decorations. except that the
third car had strips OF canvas alongside. bearing
the words .'Tanulauy Hall Delegation" The train
scheduled 10 start at $50 out II was LV'S0 "e
IL drew out cheered by several hundred braves
W W Lord the assistant Eastern passenger agent
OF the road was present TO see that everything went
right. and D. A Smith, OF the NeW-York od1ce,
went with the train He Will stay with II for the
round trip.
The station agent heaved sigh Of relief the
train drew out a trail ot peculiar funnel-shaped
punches Ct straw the on side OF The train showed
that tie Iabors Of the campaign had already begun
in grim earnest
Promptly at $50 o'clock the special train bearing
the portion Of the Tammany delegation who went
over the New-York Central started from the Grand
Central Station for Kansas City. One hundred and
eighty braves occupied the eleven cars making up
the train
Several hundred Tammany followers and not
few women. 10 say nothing OF brass band. were
on hand to see the delegates or their long
journey. There was no end OF excitement. hand
shaking, last words OF instruction and cheering
before the inevitable last man swung through