The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26

within hearing the police in Madison
avenue decided was the moment to let
the unseated crowd rush toward Fifth
avenue And the standees came onward
with rush which--so one learns upon
looking through the back files OF news
papers---was equaled only when Noah
ran out the gangplank and let the over
crowded ard underfed animals rush
toward dry ground and green food.
II was tantalizing to have to stand
for hours Just far enough away from
/ Fifth avenue not to be able to see
the parade but close enough to hear the
sputter Of police motorcycles and to get
glimpse of the gllntlng automobiles,
all holding notables, which raced onward
Immediately behind the motorcycle
scouts, One stopped to think, even in
the middle OF an Argument with Officer
Hoosis, that the occupants OF the limou-
sines. town cars and touring cars were
he most notable notsbles the State and
city could produce.
They were all of that. Scarcely had
the last lunch box and owner settled
himself-especially her self--in tho stands
in the neighborhood, say. of the Metro
| politan Museum of Art when the State
| began to do Its darndest. Whipping pen
nants. clouds OF oil smoke. the roar OF
| motorcycle engines. grating gears, and
out into view stepped the whole dod-
gasted State Legislature.
They had been brought from Albany
10 civilization by Special Deputy Police
Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker. who
bought and paid for special train OF
fifteen cars In which the lawmakers OF
the State were run down the Hudson
during the night. And Mr.. wanamaker
fed the State Senate and lower house
1t the Waldorf. and then supplied them
with the police escort and cars which
brought them with n roar from the Wal
dorf north to tho canopied stand on the
west side OF Fifth avenue opposite
Eighty second street. J.
watching the Evacuation.
Everybody got up ON his hind legs and
watched them being svacuated-Lieut
Gov. Walker. Speaker Thaddeus Sweet
Minority Leader James A Foley (whc
had been dangerously III for three week:
and was making his first visit from the
sick room TO hooray for the Twenty sew
enth) Abram /. Elkus, who Is credited
with being closer TO Gov. Al Smith thar
any one else IN creation. and everybody
else who Is anybody IN Albany's legis-
lative halls. In fact one couldn't helr
thinking that Albany around the moor
| hour yesterday must nave looked as
empty as the leading private Office In the
White House at Washington.
Within short time every body who
IL willing to be the next Governor oil
New York-except Gov. Al. who had MOI
vet arrived--was on hand. United State.
Senators Calder and wadsworth, for in.
stance. either of whom, so Il is said By
authoritative authorities. could be in.
duced to hit the hay in the Peoples
House at Albany for at least a twr
year term; Secretary of State Franci.
NJ. Hugo. who reached the vicinity Of the
reviewing stand at a shockingly lat.
hour; Speaker Sweet. Comptroller Eu
gene Travis. and at least six others who
are willing to take a chance at beinf
Governor.
As their high hats came out OF tn,
automobiles there was a tahrarrahinf
and an oompahing down the avenue tina
made the jam Of spectators forget ever
the arrival OF the Gubernatoriai Candi
dates Union, Local No. I. And I'D tn.
avenue, faultless as the sunlit day itself
tramped all West Point
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