Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-04

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~ vMVsN county o. rennoylv4nl4 the
seems = laid. Thstime was lhs year 1912.
when party spirit rose 70 1922 10 the sbade.
p every hamles throughout the length
and brs4dth of Uncle SANS slorious az.
main. The respective political parties
met IN convention At Bugsbury, che com
y seat,) and made their nomination for
county officers. AZ there were many a.
pirAnts for the few nominations, it follows,
. matter u course, that there were some
bitter disappoiotments---to no one mnre
% thsn todd Zim, who vas confident
Of getting . noninstiou Of sheriff.
Zimmerman, or .sold Zim," % he was
hmiliAriy called, Was misery old codser,
who was well TO do 10 the world, vet be
was up II every convention for nomina-
ton for something from slime whereof,
the memory Of man rGnneth not to the con
trary." He wss rsputed wealthy--shat
70, he owned farm sad had money, bur
hs never showed the color Of it, except he
unfortunatsly got on . spree; then he
would SOW il b oadcast
s A few evenings after the nomination.
above noted, knot Of the dissatisfied
wers coDgregnted At the Black Horse tav.
srn, discussing the merits and dement's oil
the fortunate nominee.
Gentlemen" said old Zim, "merit and
long service to the party is no recommen.
dstion inthis country. The wire-workeis
and schemers have it all their own way"
faye responded one Of the bar.room
loafers, "they does the pickin' out, and
they expect US to do the wotin'.,'
"Bat, gentlemen" continued Zim,
"they will fetch mp agin snag or sawyer
one Of these days. Yes, gentlemen, BY
the Eternal, I'll upset their apple cart and
spill their peaches. Til see whether its
the psopie or aset of broken down political
hacks ~ makes the county nomination -
BY Judas, I'll run as volunteer candi
date for sheriff. and If / don't lay 'em out
then my name ail't Zimmerman, that's
ALL"
This determination was received with
favor by the crowd, and Zim sealed it BY Q
"half' for red eye.
Full soon he was in the field, announced
through card in both papers, t, his fell
low.citizens, pledging himself to discharge
the duties Of the Office with impartialit,
-in case he pds elected.
Right Justify did old Zim 90 to work
and things appeared to go on swimmingly
He canvassed the county and the people
were profuse in their promises Of doing
their best for him. In one of his pere
CARNATIONS, he met wattles, the nominee
of Zim's party, who was also on an cleo
pioneering tour.
"Ha! Wattles," said he, "my fine fel
low. m sorry to sec you allow yourself t.
be the to u of the unholy aud corrupt caba
- say am sorry to see you sacrificed, Blu,
you are bound to be beat Pllshow then
that the freemen Of this country will MOI
bear dictation, so, my friend, if you wisf
to save yourself from the disgrace Of de
feat you had better resign in my favor
Wattlcs expressed his own convictior
that he should feel very much used up il
such an event, but at the same time be
had made up his mind to stand the haz
ard of the die.
Election day at length came, and m,
worthy friend, armed with hat full o
tickets, stationed himself on the ground o
his own precinct, and commenced dealin.
ont his tickets, and urging his claims ID
the strongest kind Of way; miser, as h,
was he made his friends swim in Mononga
hela long before tho polls were closed.
The election over, evening came OF
apace, and the eager expectants gathered
in the bar.room to await the counting o
the votes, and the returns to come in frou
the different townships. Old Zim wa.
Hourishint about, treating the crowd, ex
pressing full confidence in the success o
his efforts to "break down the system"
Seated in remote corner, were mum
Der Of wags, in low but earnest CONVEX
sation, a-d any one who might have chanc
ed to see them would at once have couclut
edthat something was to follow. The con
sultatios soon broke up, and the plot be
gun in about fifteen minutes to develop,
itself. The clatter ola horses hoofs wer,
heard on the frozen ground-a SOLITARY
horseman rode up to the door, aud aingins
the reins over post, rushed into the bar
room where he was soon raised on the tor
OF tab Q, and silence commanded.
"Here," said he, drawing strip of pa.
per from his pocket, "are the returns from
Lower Buffalo township-Wattles, so /;
McGregor, 40; Zimmerman, 100! Major
ity for Zim .nerman, l00w
"Nine cheers for Old Zim!''
"Huzza huzza huzaa !"
"Gentlemea," said Old Zim taking oil
his hat, "Pm obliged to you for this ex-
preston of your-that is say, let us take
horn all round /"
OF course, the crowd acquiesced in this
proposition, and the welkin rang with loud
huzzas. But, bark! scarcely had the
crowl dubbed before another horseman
came galloping up to the inn.
"Beegum township, 100 majority for
Zimmerman
Shine cheers for Old Zim! :.
"Hip, hip, hurrah y
Again did Old Zim attempt to speak,
but his feelings overcame him-and he
ended by inviting the entire company to
just call for what they wanted. Again the
glasses jingled as the excited multitude
wedsed themselves toward the bar-and
again We heard the clatter of horses
hoofs.
dublin township-one hundred major
ity for Zimmerman
oNine cheers for old Tin, ~
clip, hip, hurrah p
The excited candidate was wild with
JOY and excitement, and he again invited
the party to drink
Another horseman came-another, aud
still another-each one bringing an over
whelminr majority for Old Zim, from the
township he represented.
Alas ! That it should be the same mad
was under various disguises that brought
old Tim the glorious news. The column,
as footed up, gave Zim cool thousand
majority.
Didn't he spend cool thirty the
landlords till groaned under the weight
Of old Zims deposits.