The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-17
Nine Cheers for Old ziml'
BREAKING DOWN TIE SYSTEM.
NJ q. C. JONES.

uhs, marty spi,i, rose 10 1929 in the shade,
In every hamlet throughout The length an'
brsal,h OF Uncle Sans glorious domain
The respective political parties met in con
yen,,Ou a, Bussbury, The county seas') aud
made heir ncmina,iou for county officers.
As there were many aspiranis for The !ew
non,in aiiOns, Il follows, Us matter OF course
thai there wer. scme bitter d'sipPoin'ment'
TO no one more so than to Odd zim,' who
wa, eonGden, Of getting nomination Of
sheriff.
Zimmerman, or old Zim.' as he was Ia
mi,iarly called, was misery oil codss,
who was well To- ia IN the world, yet he Wa
up a, eyc,y convention for nomination io'
something from time whe'eof, The memory
of man runne;h. no, to theI contrary lie
was repuied wsallhy-thai is, no owned
farm and hal money 'bu, he never showed
the color Of il, eYcep, he unfortunately go
on a spree then he would SOW !, broadcast
but that was only biennial occurrence
a few evening after the nominations
aboye noted, q knot Of the dissatisfied were
congrcgatsd Of the Black Herse tavern, dis
cu..ing the merits and dement's OF The for
tpnste nominee.
Gentlemen said old lin, merit and
long SERGE TO the party Is no recommends-
ton in this country. The wiro Workers and
sehemers have il all their own way
Aye responded one Of the bar.roOm
loaieEs, they does the pickin' out, and they
expect Us to do the wOlin'.'
But, gentlemen continued Tim, they
will fetch up asin Sn,g or sawyer one OF
these days. Yes, gentlemen, by the E'sr-
nal, I'll upset their apPlc-car. and sp'll their
reIcles. III sec whether its the people
ora set OF broken-down political hacks 40
makes the county nomination. BY Judas,
III Iun as volunteer candidate fur Sheriff,
and il don't lay them 'sm Oui. then my
name 4iu'G Zimmerman, that's AL.
This determination WIS received with In
vor h. the crowd, and Zin sealed it by y
'hsli' Tor red eye.
Full soon he was in the field, announced
through a card in b, IN paper-, TO HE fellow
citizens, pledging hin.elfio discharge the
duties Of the Office With impar,ialiiy-m
ease he lrdS eieeied.
Ri.ht Justify did old Zin gois work, and
things appeared 10 20 on swimmin:ly. He
canvSssed the connly! anil the people sers
rrolusc in their promises Of doing their bes,
70; him. In ona OF hi, psre:rinations, he
met Wsi;le., the nominee Of Zim's patty,
who wa, alec on an eeciiogeerin- tour.
'H., Wa,;les,' said he, my Emo fellow,
I'm sorry 10 see you allow yOuTsclftO be
the tool OF The unholy anil corrupt cshal-l
say am sOry 10 ~. YOU sacrificed, but you
are hound 10 beat. IN ssOs them that the
fesmen Of this couairy will not hsM diets
iirn, &c, my sisnd, IL you wish to ave
you .,lf from ,be d.,.,.c. % defeat, yUu
hal htsi t,s.yu 10 .Ly f.snr.'
Wsu,.s cI,re.si tsosn coa'iclios that
he shOoh issl very nusI s.,l w IN .seh
Gu s's.t b., ct the an, aAs 10 msis W
HE mind ~ All i've hSzlrd vi tbs die.
E!ret oa ~ - isH.'L eHg's, I'D sy
wor b. iicli, .rJsI Will hsI ELL ~ Iei-
es s.li.L., him al VI hs GsOsj " be
o~u !t.eis,, sni shsos.t isisS oss
his Gcth, ID vr.rs III claims IL rhs
,tO,s's kajo:,,; u,i'e'. Z" h. s.s be
made l.. h:.ni. evils IN Hooos.
lons L~i,u. H. To'l. 49,. sLsd.
TIE sc $50 Deer, e,entIz esAs co
space, ssi The r.sf -ipsSt1ss ssiis I'll IN
che b.,.-rn - sssi.its sas..ins of the
~ts, ..i a.. you're I" s'a.. ~ from tss
dis.ssss.,ti,s OF p, ~ss aosrss-
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i.a e9l6's.<, IN ~. s,re, u he sios,
10 'bsll SseA Sc s,siss'
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he c,,,sl r,-'.j ~ to- tOp ess ks's,
and sl.asa a. sla.s Sled.
'.lc,., ssi3 s., dr.cr. .'rs u Isrer
hCr, - i,ss.', $ Il. IL are f'ss Leo
a. ggitJLs ,hi,- N.s.l~i, "; Ese'
Sssrs, 80; Zimy"rssn, ~; majority
fOr Z,E: AsrGsl, loo!
'Si.. -l-"', a' ,.t ciN"
nssII!tu.a! b.ss'
'Gsn,',p,,s', iIo 3 Z'p l.iiiy Of; :.
hat, - IL. ~ 50. Ms - ESP .sion
Of,Or.--iAd i: to 81, I,i Ne ZEE horn
n..foual.'
OF eoU:,r, III. crowd .cquies;ej Ia Ills
proa-s,t,oa. ,,lthe a,lsn rAnr With loud
huus. Bu,, ht! aae-ly hl tie
crusd i,hib,i he'n smother hoIssman
came s,aof;r. up 10 &c inn.
.Bee, am ,ownshir, iOymaicriiy for lim-
mernann
mine sLec,, Ior Old Zin!'
Zip. hp, surr'hP
Again did Oh Zin attempt to speak, but
lis feeling. orerr,ne Lin-and he sndcd
by int;tns the entire company to jus, call
FIR What they ssa'Ol. Again tho glasses
iin.lel - the excited multscds wsdsed
themselves ,oN.rd, The bAs-and again we
heard The clauer Of horses hoois.