New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-28
BIGGEST Of C|RCUSES
PRESENTED At ALBANY
SuIzer 0ne-Ring Show, with Its
wonderful Collection of Re-
markabIe Animals, on View.
UNIQUE IN TENT" ANNALS
correspondents Association
provides a Lot of Wholesome
Fun for Many Leaders in
State and Nation.

Albany March 9-Tbo "sulze, or.-
i'Ius Nircus and Legislative side Show
on eau us canvas in Albany tonight.
me audience that filled the tent in
CIuueu Governor Sulzer Senator James \.
norman, eN-Governor John 4. DIX.
Lieutenant Governor Martin II. Glvnn.
Job T.. Hedges. eX-Leutenant Governor
timothy l. Woodruff. state officials. leg
lslatl1e leaders and others prominent in
public life.
Inc evenings fun was under the man
aEtment OF the Legislative Correspond
ents Association. at whose dinners stat.
oilcials and legislators annually are
called on TO bear the hrunt of joke and
I jibe
When the guests had gathered the
shrill shrek Of a calliope heralded the
arrival Of the big show" Circus bankers
in gay uniforms el5owed their way
/ through the Hobbies distributing gaudy
programmes describing the wonders to
come. on the front page was depicted
an elephant with its eye badly gouged
/ by the horn of bull moose and tiger
snarling at a shrinking donkey.
See the Sulzer one-ring circus and leg
| isative side show" shouted the ballyhoo
men. Don't miss the show II may
never come back
Headed by Brass Band.
Then the crowd" was admonshed TO
Z stand back as the parade was ap-
preaching. II soon made its appearance.
\ brass band in red coats and shining
helmets led the way. The ringmaster
| - aI vi IN nd h. sln ga moi cd
up and down the corridors. There was a
small moth eaten elephant on wheels
labelled "Shrunk since l9l2'': a cage with
the inscription Bull Moose, dangerous;
knows no friends and another cage
which. judging from the pictures on the
sides, housed a ferocious tiger. goat.
led by a small boy. was tagged 'Mur-
phys. loaned by Wilson" Two Italians
who brought up the rear wore sandwich
signs reading Help the poor Milton T..
Gibbs was our lawyer" They distributed
clown ats TO the guests.
At the main entrance to the big show
an itinerant vender handed out bottles
labelled odd Or. Suffers Direct Tax
Eradicator, Highly Recommended by the
Committee Of Inquiry" The bottles were
empty.
Have your tickets ready Have your
tickets ready" shouted the ticket takers
as the guests made their way TO the
dining room. which reflected circus real
ism. The walls and ceiling were hung
with canvas. ropes Of rcd. white and blue
electric lights swung from the top OF
tent poles to the side walls. and trapezes
and other aerial paraphernalia were in
evidence.
Gaudy banners Haunted the wonders OF
the side show He Eats En- Alive was
des criptive Of person. Enthusiastically ike
Governor Sulzer. wrestling with a nest
Of snakes IMPLYING Graft "Corrup-
ton" Waste" and Bosses" Lieutenant
Governor Glynn. as The Tiger Tanner.
was shown beating the Tammany tiger
into submission with gavei. senator
John T. Murtaugh was depicted as The
Fire Eater" because OF his recent fiery
attack on Governor Sulzer on the moor
OF the Senate during a defence OF the
administration Of Colonel Joseph +. scott
as Superintendent Of state Prisons.
Real Slide for Life.
A slide for life" was announced by the
rincmaster as the first thriller alter
the diners had found their seats
..Verbeck.' he shouted There was a
rufHe Of drums and Il miniature figure In
military uniform slid like a flash down
a vvi-e from the mezzanine gallery 10 a
far corner Of the room. bringing up with
. crash Of cymbals and the boom OF
hass drum. Hoefer. Scott. Reel and Nc
Dowen followed in quick succession.
"Rensel" cried the ringmaster.
Not on your life" came a voice from
the gallery. I'm elected State Engineer
for two years. and don't intend 10 shae
for any Governor or any committee Of
inquiry"
After exhorting the audience 10 remain
for the concert" which he said, would
be All out and over before morning the
rinpuaster turned the circus over TO the
president Of the Correspondents Asso-
citation. W. Axel Warn, OF The Ne"
York Times" who formally welcomed the
guests
An old-fashioned minstrel show fur-
risbed the concert feature and offered
vehicle for many timely )ests on current
events in political life.
Each guest found at his place a Les
,elative Correspondents Red Book. writ
ten entirely without respect 10 the ipe'
laws I'm a studious effort TO conceal every
thing but the truth; some songs bulil upon
the same principle and other important W
material entirely unfit TO print. The pooh
contained caricatures and sketches Of
Governor Sulzer and other state ofhcia's
and legislators.
Governor Sulzer. Senator O'Gorman, JoD
r Hedges and ex-Lieutenant 1oNeiHo'
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