The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-26
NEW YORK CITY GOSSIP
RAISE MONEY FOR coLER FOR
GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN
Floral Chair Parade to BE Held on AZ.
lantic City Board Walk in August
New York Stricken by Pie Famine
Owing to Bakers Strike.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Although for.
mer Comptroller Coler has said he is
not candidate for governor, campaign
funds are being raised in his interest
Democrats in banks and trust COM
panies, who have not bothered much
with politics since 1896, have been asked
20 subscribe to campaign fund. a
man whose brother Is known as a
banker the world over recently was
asked for contribution to help defeat
Gov Odell. This man is himself known
as nnancier. has interests in the Sub
way company, and had a diplomatic
post under President Cleveland.
Other Democrats who have been out
OF tune with the party have heard the
same story, and it Is said that more
IMAM 100000 had been subscribed pro-
vlslonally in Greater New York Nv
democrats in corporations who are
anxious to see Mr.. Coler the Candidate
for governor.
His friends also assert that Mr.. Coler
IS the only man who can raise money
IN Wall street. They point out that he
supported Bryan in 1896 and in 1900 az
a matter of regularity. although hold
ing opposite financial views. and that
as a. compromise candidate he IS the
only one to win with.
Floral Chair Parade.
The first annual floral chair parade
VIII be given on the board walk, Allan
tic City, N. j., Aug 8, at D. m. The
committee has contracted for the use
OF all available rolling chairs, and these
VIII ne delivered to participate in am
PIE ume for decorating. Numerous
prizes of artistic and Intrinsic value
will be awarded.
Each hotel in Atlantic City il to dec
crate one or more chairs 1t promises
to be very unique parade.
New York Has Pie Famine.
From the Battery to the Bronx. from
east to west, there was gloom over
Manhattan island one day this week.
Tor the news went abroad that one OF
the most sacred Of American institu-
tons was in danger Of being crippled.
II not destroyed. There was q ME
strike in New York, and the great CITY
was pieless.
1t was not until the luncheon hour
was well begun the extent Of the ca
lamity was known, for the early COM
ers in the quick-lunch factories were
able to eat their fill in careless nappi-
ness.
On the Stock Exchange there was a
corner in pies that provoked scenes
compared with which the terrible DAYS
OF the Northern Pacific deal were tame
and unimportant Some of the more
wealthy men sent their cashiers and
other trusted officers over to BROOKLYN
and New Jersey to bring the susie
nance without which they felt they
could not hope to carry on their BUSH
ness, but for the rank and file Of the
c1tyS workers there was no hope, no
consolation, no pie.
The people directly responsible for
the tragedy were the bakers Of the
New York Pie Baking company, the
concern which provides pie for the
whole of Manhattan. On Saturday
night they demanded a change in their
hours, wishing to work from a. m.
to . p. m. instead of from IL D. m till
10 a. m.
But the epicures in pie must be sup
piled with none but the freshest Of the
fresh and the demand Of the workers
was refused. Knowing their intention
to strike, the company had men in
readiness to fill their places as soon az
the strike should be started; but the
new hands lacked the skill Of the old,
and their output fell far short of the
$4,000 which New York consumes
daily.
1t was said the difficulty had been
overcome in large measure, and only
in the cocoanut and custard variety
would there still be a famine a SYM
pathetic strike on the part Of the en-
ployeS of the Manhattan, Munson,
Consumers of Brooklyn and New Eng
land Pie companies had been feared,
but it is expected now the ease with
which the New York company filed
the gaps in their ranks will discourage
any such action.