The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-06
BUGS IN ODELL PICNIC BUTTER
STATESMEN SLEPT TOGETHER
ny MINES AND SEvENTEENS.
Left Three Hours with tho Piss In 81.
Louis Cattle Yard-S4S . Day Tor
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Louis Cattle Yard-S4S . Day for Z
Fraction OF . RoOm-Meals Extra.
Some OF the civilians who went to st..
Louis with Gov. Odell's $4,000 junket
struggled into town last night and they
, had a lot to say Most Of them declared
that st. Louis was all right In the main,
and possibly might be improved within
number OF months. but that the arrange
ments for receiving outside visitors are
not yet quite perfect.
One of Gov. Odell's party said: There
was no use for Governors at st. Louis last
week. Governors we're no more account
than shoe strings. The only folks who
received any consideration were the Presl-
dent Of the United States and Mr.. Cleve-
land, and the diplomatic corps
why" continued this member OF the
Governors party. "our visit to st. Louis
land there were forty-three members OF the
Governors group. was like going in Feb
r,lary to the north woods Of New York
State in patent leather shoes, pink pa iamas,
straw hats, and a small bottle Of whiskey,
and no shelter.
when the Governors train continued
this interesting gentleman. arrived in
st. Louis, we were shunted into cattle
yard between pigs and beevee and refrig-
orator cars, and there We were allowed to
remain for three hours before anybody
came near us or before we could get near
anybody else. We are not blaming ex-
Governor Francis for this little mishap
but 1t was hot and dusty and nasty and the
odors of that cattle yard will remain with
some Of us forever"
Then" continued this eminent sta tes-
man. somebody told us that we could
have headquarters in certain hotel which
in New York city would be considered
two-dollar-a-day affair, and the Governor
first was put up there, and he was COM
PEELED to take little room over the kitchen.
But this later on was changed so that he
had a couple Of rooms and bath, and we
were all glad to have the Governor fixed
in better shape. However,, he, subse-
charged SIS day. and he paid it out of his
own pocket.
But for us common, ordinary states
men," continued the spokesman. why. 1t
was funny the way we were received. Sev-
one and eight in another, and for each room.
we paid As a day without food; and this
mind you, at hotel which would be ex-
pensive on the Bowery at 81 a day. for
single room. We protested, and we KICKED
hard, and we raised hob. but the proprietor
%
things we're coming his way at the moment.
Some Of the committee connected with the
st. Louis fair told us that the merchants
OF st. Louis purchase anywhere from a hall
from New York city every year, and that the
New Workers. should reciprocate.
ave were ready to reciprocate. even
though we were merely statesmen and had
nothing to do with the commercial trans
actions between ST. Louis and New York
h,,t ton vvNtt u-ac a mi
from start to finish
Here we had appropriated. continued ed
State represented well at the st. Louis
Exposition and We were shunted into q
beeves and sheep and dust and muck.
Francis, the Grand High Mogui Of the
exposition. will! remedy these matters when
the fair opens for good.
the reception Of the New York State dele
We'll, you see.' continued the statesman,
who was on Gov. Odell's train. we appro..
priated the $4,000 for the Exposition and
Adjutant General Of the State, thought
that they could fix up things in pretty good
shape for us, and we were without a ser
geant at arms either from the Senate or
from the Assembly, and I tell you we never,
in all the worlo' missed Harry pen
son so much as we did on this expedition
Henry, because they Believed in the sin
certify OF the St. Louis people, and that
they would take care Of the New York State
delegation as headed by the Governor:
but occasionally a civilian is competent
to give a military titan a suggestion or
two, and, as have already said, II Garry
Benson had been in charge of this ex-
pedition we would not have been shunted
into a cattle yard, and we would have had
better accommodations than nine In one
room and eight in another, and so on and
so on. at S45 a room in hotel which would
have been mighty lucky to get 81 or So
a day in Essex street"