New-York tribune., 1909-03-04
NEW WORKERS ARRIVE
FAMINE ON THE WAY.
Small Boys Pressed INTO Service to
Get Food.
IRON The Tribune Bureau-l

washington March 3-EigIIt hundred strong, the
-7euubIican County Committee delegation. occupy
,nC Two long trains, reached here tonight at s:5
4, g driving rainstorm- The two specials were
Early two hours late account of DELAYS at
rbradelphia and Baltimore The specials left Jer-
.sr city on schedule time at 1913 o'clock The
e-s- Vas in charge OF Thomas w Whittle Moses
,fcKee and Joseph Levenson. while Alderman B.
n 2 Brown, Michael H Blake and Frank K
zsove-s looked after the second section The head
ousrterE here is at No 5l1 9Th street. Northwest.
The only exciting occurrence on the trains to
ssv was famine, while the trains were stalled In
the Baltimore yard. for an hour. There were
,.-stegists the train Alderman Brown at
--ac-ed q gang Of small boys by tossing coins for
+bs. 70 scramble for After little Of this busi-
ness TIE boys were detailed 10 get sandwiches and
liquid refreshments
:. z-ss a rough place TO deploy sktrmishers IS
-. tracks were fenced on either side but in
<.,.ne strenuous things accomplished. Direct
T. ,,7v7e-fe bodies twinkling over the tops of
- fences returning IN short order with sand
,5crss and bottles which were waved trfumphantly
., the tons Of the fences before the last stage OF
-. delivery was completed In this way the heavy
..te-s ike Moses Mckee were saved from collapse.
o,a +rinE which received most prayerful con-
,se-aron on the way down was the following in
z1tstion from Representative Parsons. president OF
-he county committee:
se,F,- dear leader: on Thursday afternoon after
ne bav. usssed in review in the inaugural parade
Mrs Parsons will be at homs at our house. No
,o9a 10Th street and hopes tnat you viii stop there
9 q. c,,- If tea between 4-s0 and o'clock
srg5is Invitation 10 drink a matter OF con-
izoe,a concern 10 leaders like big Mike" Blake
:. -, OH Zoe Hackett, Of the 5th: Internal Rev
80 Collector Ferdinand Eidman, OF the ICth and
Ed Healy. Of the $50
..zz-,s+ are YOU going to DO about that tea stunt
.,rfEs,7. asked Hackett of Blake. showing unmiS-
-akshl,, that his spirit was troubled
..T)oy. said Nike" sGuaring himself Why Tn
,s,r 10 do M best I guess it's good long time
ss,ce I've had 6 cup Of tea but I've got my nerve
With ne al right and If my leader says tea, why,
stu be tea that's all
The New York County Committee delegation
WEARING frock coats and silk hats will be the spe-
rial escort OF President Roosevelt Tomorrow with
President Parsons in command. and will accompany
the retiring President from the Capitol the Union
Station where he viii take the 8 o'clock train for
New York Afterward the delegation will take its
position in the main inaugural procession.
Silently praying for fair weather at the Inaugural
don today, the flower and chivalry OF the Repub-
Hcsn organizations Of New York County as Well as
q Richmond, Kings. Queens and the other Long
JsEnd counties. 10 say nothing Of Westchester and
other neighbortng sections. started for Washington
yssterday.
More than eight hundred members Of the Man
haitian organization headed by the various Assem-
biz district leaders left the Pennsylvania station
in two special trains shortly before Il o'clock IN
the morning. Not for many years had there been |
such Jam IN the plaza leading the trainshed- |
Many OF the politicians the regulation dress
so- the parade-frock coat, gray trousers and silk
haf-Ehile others carried II as excess baggage.
sorre Of the silk hats seen did not measure up 10
the standard Of one Of the leaders. who said he