New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
Mr.. ODELL SERENADED.
CRY OF ICE FROM KHAKI PARADERS
SQUELCHES DEMOCRATIC
DISTURBERS

Two hundred and eighty Republicans Of the
xxXIst Assembly District wearing khaki uniforms
gave Croker Democrats around Madison Square
last right object lesson In the most enectlVe
way to squelch Democratic enthusiasm They ap-
piled the ice treatment and the enthusiasm at once
concealed Democratic Kisses and campaign plct-
ures yielded quickly TO the same KIND OF treatment
Three thousand people in front of the Firth Avenue
Hotel at 1890 o'clock concluded that the new ice
treatment great thing.
The XXXIst District men. $50 strong. accom-
panied by band of sixty-five pieces, came all inc
way from Camp Mckinley, in Harlem, to the bow
cry and went to the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the
purpose of serenading Benjamin B. odelL IT, the
Republican candidate for Governor. Soon after
lea wing the cars. at Cana-st, and forming IN hhe
in the Bowery. they were confronted oy large
crowd of enthusiastic Bryan shouters VINO snrgeo
down on them and began to jeer and ridicule them.
There were two or three platoons Of coiored men
in the parade. and the crowd paid particular at
tention 70 them. Nothing daunted, the procession
marched to the Bowery branch Of the Repuohcan
Club, at No. 13l. and there serenaded thelr oo"h-
town friends
From there the rnarchers went to the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel and at about 10 o'clock halted at Iwen-
ty-frst-st. while their commanders, Colonel Georse
Newson and Major BARLEY hunted up Mr.. Oueli
At 1915 o'clock the battalions swung up IN FROM
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and cheered MI Ooeli
Senator Plat and William Barnes. who made their
appearance on the little balcony above the main en-
trance.
From the top of the Bartholdi Hotel scar
light man in the employ of the Democratic cam
paign Committee began to throw green ana pinA
and white notices on the front of the Dewey Arch
This fellow earned his salary last night NO
crown for US was projected on the arch IN sreeSn
The Democrats laughed and howled with gee; ne
Penublican hand PLAYED and there were cheetS
for the Republican candidate ..,-,, -,s tho
Vote for Pure Tammany Democracy was 'ie
ice! Ice!" yelled two hundred uniformed men IN
chorus in the streets below. The democrats naU
begun 10 cheer when the cry Of Ice. talrly roe
their voices and then the Republicans olo the
lanes K McGuire's new State issue, Roosevelt
Fake Riot" was the next venture OF the lantern
Zee! Icer' yelled the faithful $50 once more in
chairman OdelI and Senator Platt shook with
laughter and the Republicans grinned WIN oe-
light at the new campaign cry. ~ -
Ortin into swung the column as tney
prepared to start for home. -,
The lantern man threw Bryan's picture on tne
arch but his machine slipped a cog. and the race
Of BRYAN tipped this way and that way, ana acted
Just like a Punch in Punch and Judy snow.
"FIe wobbles!' Take him down.! Ice! Ice
Put him on Croker ice"' yelled "oices from the
Then the crowd laughed again, the paraders
marched up and down around the arch' ana the
lantern man threw more notices The lantern man
fought a good battle considering his ammunltloI
but the thing that 'caught on with the crowd
that suuelched quickly and effectively any Demo
cratic jeer hiss-was just plain Ice! Ice!