The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-03
THE EAGLES MARCH n Low,
-,,u ONLY BILLY SULzERS HAT
ro Wan THE sGENE.
4, rs,,r Head B,g TIM. Flsskrsi by Tom
Grad, and Larry MSiisan-Jo.ful
erecting for Old John 1.-THE Mayor
,,.. ma on AlI-Bo " cry stat esmanship


vben Msyor Low reached the stand at
-. Worth monument yesterday to review
~. ,arade OF the Eagles it was instantly
,n,arent to the onlookefs that tragedy
ssd occurred The Mayor himself looked
,obanpy as Little Tim sullivan who brought
him ,hither from the City Hall. The
MAYORS high hat shoue replendently and
Intle Tim was AS well groomed and dapper
., two Wallets had set him into his clothes.
B,r nj the Mayors right hand walked
Congressman William II. Sulzer. his head
,ba,ched with decrepit derby Sul1er
or such a scene without a high hatp Popu-
sr curiosity was II concert pitch. Even
rI,,le Tim was moved TO comment: "Con-
cressman. you look az if you had wakened
y IN the wrong apahtmen'." This without
q sound Of r.
The eypanat ion that got to the sidewalk
and ran up Fifth avenue till even the birds
n the Park heard II was that the Congress-
mans best pot hat had been used some
lime before daybreak to frappe a quart
Of wine.
The Hon. John ". Keller, who emerged
from public ONCE with some charity in his
heart, offered another possible explanation,
That congressman Suffers hat had been
frozen on his recent trip to Alaska. Mr..
sll,er sat on one side of Mayor Low. Little
Tim on the other. There they waited
for the parade to appear.
Things happened to divert the attention
If thu crowded stand from the tedium
n, the wait woman hurrying across
the street in front OF a cab dropped her
purse It opened and out rolled a bunch
q, bills. some change and a parcel OF ele-
vsted railroad tickets She went on and
disappeared in the crowd in the square.
small boy grabbed the bills The police
man who saw him cried: Here boy, Call
hat lady back" The boy disappeared
in the crowd headed In the other direction
A corps Of policemen hunted the boy down,
hut the woman did not return
Then John L. Sullivan drove by in a
vict oria Peter Forrestel Of Buffalo a
hrot law OF the onetime English
champion Charlie Mitchell. recognized him
and led a joyous peal OF welcome to which
John dofYed his hat Then cabs, broughams
and other vehicles wheel led slowly by while
the Westerners around the Mayor tried
70 pick out those that belonged from those
that didn't.
1t was high noon when the bands were
heard. Then came the first column Of
the parade. Who dive think headed III
Why, who but Big Tim in a blue doub le
breasted suit and gray soft nat steppn
to the soldierly music that was almost
drowned In the cheers that welcomed him
from Central Park to Tammany Hall? On
his right strobe Tom Grady, on his left
Lawrence Mulligan. the Mulligan Of the
Bowery.
Lawrence was marshal OF the first divi-
sion and they die unsatisfied who haven I
seen him lead the Mulligan Association
II follows him az one man to the polls, to
the heefsteak dinner or wherever Big Tim
beckons.
The Congressman from the Fight looked
up, smiled and nodded at the Mayor and
tie Mayor smiled back and for most peo-
pie that ended the parade. Behind came
some thousands OF Eagles from all part 4
n the land. with bands and marching
corps. fago, colored parasols and decked
carriages. Little Tim escorted the Mayor
bacl1 to the CITY Hall.
at the Waldorf and when that is done IL
10 probable that Congressman Sullivan g
election AZ president will be conceded.
without prejudice to the other candidates,
the supporters OF Congressman Sullivan
contend that none Of them can bring to
that will invest the Office when Big Tim
takes IT,
Hes the biggest man in Congress, said
an Eagle Look at the district that q
sent him :tere As soon as a foreigne
lands here under the American eagle and
gets his first close view of America his feet
are on the soil Of Big Tins district Let
him go up the Bowery and whether It's a
push cart, a saloon or a clothing store he
lakes, he's In business N Tins district
Time passes and he takes his money
down to Wall Street to do business and the
Stock Exchange is in Tins district The
City Hall, the courts, the Custom House,
the Post ONCE, Cooper Union and the Assay
Ofice-Tim represents them all. Then
there's the Aquarium Put it to vote
there and III bet not even the swordfsh
would cut Tim.
There have been other Congressman
from the district, but none like Tim. Perry
Belmont went to represent us, but the jelly
fish was the only resident Of the Aquarium
whs said he was fifty represented Then
came Montague Lessler, and the Aquarium
threw him out when he spoiled sport by
opposing submarine boats.
Were all agreed that Daniel Webster
couldn't represent the district az Tim does.
Would Daniel make as good a president
for the Eagles AZ Tim'n make2 Could he
deliver the goods as Tim WHIP
The election will take place Saturday,
Meanwhile comes Coney- Island day, on
Friday, with Lawrence Mulligan to show
the way
Along the champagne stream last night
devoted followers were calling Little Tim
'LAiglon"