The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

to California TO fufne on IhoBe VINO attended
the Republican Club conference In New York
city and heard Foote call Odell "A gutter
an Internal gutter. heard odell's reply;
We'll. I'll quit your dinner at the st. Req,
Tonight
This was the dinner Mr. Foote had ordered
for the Tapeworm Club members, Foots ga.
Ing at the time to eK-Gov. Black. Ben odeu
won't declare for you? Well, I'll just order
dinner and put him at my right, and III make
him declare for you for rnl,ed States San.
Rtor.-
odeu. after Foote had left the club IN anger
said;
ITS good know how to repreSs myself or
thcre'd have been trouble over what he called
me-
Foote'S friends said. when this was repeated
to them:
"waily Foote'S forearm Is as big as Bon
odell's thigh bona. I'd rather have locomo.
tive or a rampag sing bull moose come at mo
than Wally Foote.-
Nevada n. stranahan. Collector OF IN.
Port Of New York and Hamilton Fish Astist-
ant Treasurer OF the United States at New
York. are spoken OF as two OF Gov. Higetnss
| sbest advisers
Politicians In recalling that at TammAny
meetings during the recent campaign 10
New York city President Roosevelt's mans
was oheered told yesterday how President
Roosevelt recently. In MAKING oasu'l INQUIRIES
as to the probable outcome OF the Msyora ~
campaign next fall. was informed that
Mcclellan is quite es popular with US. Mr.
President. as a gentleman named Roosevelt
WAS with us last fall Mcclellan is to be
reelected by 100000 plurality
Whom will the citl1en,' Union orsnniza-
| ton OF New York city nominate for MAYOR
next fIll7 Whitelaw Reid who Is 70 be AM
bassador to In gland. is reported TO have said
TO friend the other day;
1T looks as II the Citizens Union is to In
dorse Mcclellan,
There are to be $50 Republicans and l1
Democrats in the Fifty-ninth Congress after
March 4. In the next United States Senate
there are 10 be So Republicans and 50 Demo-
orats.
President Roosevet's largest plursltls
on Nov. were California, 1882; Illinois.
SOS. o2s: Iowa. i5s 7es; Kansas. lac, oa3; Michi-
gan. 227. Minnesota. 1891; New York.
IFS $50; Ohio. 55.42l: Pennsylvania. 50S5io
and Wisconsin, i5e.o57. Tom Tsggsrt's In
diana gave President Roosevelt oso" plu-
rality, and William J. Bryans Nebraska gave
Roosevelt so,es3 plurality.
The smallest plurality recorded In any
State In the Union since the foundation Of
the Government was that OF Maryland. which
on NOV. D gave hOOBeNeIt n oil OIL.
The vote in Senator Germans State was:
Roosevelt. 100. 4o7; Parker 100, tlo. Roosevelt
got one OF the eight electors for the STAGE.
Parker getting the remaining seven
The Social Democrats nominated cam
didates for the Assembly in every district In
all the boroughs OF New York city In thu
campaign last fall. The vote OF Ave OF tina
candidates was as follows Loudon. Fourth
Assembly district. Manhattan, i.lsO Lee.
Thirtieth district. Manhattan, i.i5e: Foster.
Thirty-hfth district. Manhattan. 1924: Meyers.
Twentieth district. Brooklyn. l.ia3. and
BurRher. First district, Queens, 1.o7G
The Prohbitionists nominated candidates
for the Assembly In all the Manhattan Dor
ough districts. but the largest vote polled
by any OF the candidates was 90 for Madden
In the Thirty-ffth district.
The Social Democrats also nominated can
dldates for Senator in all the districts in the
boroughs making up New York city, with the
following showing the large vote for num-
Der OF the candidates: WeRener. Queens
borough. SEQ: LEM, Seventh district Brook
lyn iScnator McCarrens district li4 We'll.
Ninth district. Brooklyn. 2.o3e. Manhattan
borough. Caspe Tenth district. .sss; Karn.
Eleventh district. a,ote; Sieburg. Twelfth dis
trict, 2.saa; Lewis. Eighteenth district, i.ess.
Kanely. Nineteenth district. 1890; Ramm.
Twentieth district. 7.3s7, and Jones. Twenty
drst district. 2.t2S.
There is an opportunity for political re-
Election In the foregoing figures.
Edward @. Gilmore. owner Of the Academy
Of Music In New York city. banker. politician
and theatrical manager Republican OF
the deepest die. and known as the Mayor OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel tells Of socialist
meeting In tho Academy one Sunday night
during the recent campaign.
The Academy said Mr.. Gilmore. was
IN
woman and child In the audience paying
so cents admission. I had TO turn thousands
away and send for the police 10 clear thu
streets leading TO the Academy,
The sight brou Rht reflection 10 me and
asked myself II the Republicans or Demo
Gratis could thus pack the Academy II a charge
Of so cents admission was entailed. am
sorry 10 say I answered my own question
with Mike
Thomas K Niedringhaus. candidate for Re-
publican United States Senator from Missouri,
TO succeed Senator Cockrell. Democrat. al
ways was mighty lucky. in the estimation Of
his friends heresbouts. who told the follow
ing story OF bit OF his luck:
Last winter Mr.. Niedrin shnus sitting with
a group Of friends in the Waldorf Astoria.
was asked by a captivating young woman 20
take two dollar chance In a 81 800 yacht
then being raj med or IN tho hotel for tho benefit
OF New York city church. At nrst Mr..
Niedrin ghaus demurred saying he was a
pretty busy man and had no time TO sooot
around In yachts. and forth and 40 forth.
Finally after further persuasion from the
beauteous one. he forked out his g.. and
within forty-eight hours was notified hs bad
won the yacht.
Mr.. Eiedringheus, however. has boen
busy running the Republican politics OF Mis-
souri, for President Roosevelt that he has
had no time to bother about the yacht, which
Ia still stored in New York city awaiting bis
directions.
Ex-Inspector Thomas Byrnes has been
mentioned by influential Republicans as
possible su to George W. Morgan.
State Superintendent OF the Metropolitan
Elections District. Ar. Byrnes is a Demo-
crAt.
District Attorney william Travers Jeroms
Ia mentioned as one OF the I'VE possible can
didates for Supreme Court Justices to be nom
mated next fail in the First judicial district
which Is the city and county OF Now York
excepting that part annexed from Westchester
county.
John Hay. Secretary OF State, 10 a graduate