White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-11-22
Rich Uoinigs. J.

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They must have had high times at Re-
publican head quarters. in New York
City, on the night Of the Presidential
election. An immense crowd was gath
cred there. to hear the dispatches read Is
they came in. to listen to speeches. and
to have . good time generally We
clip ,hs foIlowinsftom the Herans re-
por. offtls procesiingl:- AtEs
About this tins thsrs was lull p the
arrival of returns, and somebody called
ont for . speech. Lieutenant Governor
Noble. of Wisconsin,. was on the stand,
and shouts of Noble, Noble. Noble"
were set up.
SM. DRApea-Ons moment. gentlemen.
Let 10 have some more returns. OiRJ
A Vorcs-Simeon, introduce Noble.
(Laughter.)
SH DaAr.n-Ob, you gst ont. (Roars
Of hughtsr.) l have got a dispatch
which I want 10 rcd to .@Hsrs Il
is:- .7gs,g
IuDlAzArosIs-Snros DiArsR. Fifth
svsnus-Indiana all right.
("Hi. hi. hi" loud hurras and clap
ping of hands. rrrar enJs9az !
SMEoH DhAPER-ust send back word
that New York ia all right. (Hurrah.) J
The calls for Noble were renewed. and
were this time responded to BY that gen.
tlsman. A he commenced to speak
there were shouts Of "Hats of in front.
90 the ladies can ses." Laughter. He
commenced BY saying--"Othsllo's occu.
p.tion's gone" ""Tho hurly burly's DONE"
''Ths battles lost and won'--especially
the latter. Three or four weeks ago I
was here. and found suspendsd from .
string lot of stones labelled New York
Hotel Democratic arguments" They had
been thrown through your windows.-
They were the Testimony of the rocks"
-(laughter) 1.-THE foot prints Of the sham
Dsmocracy-the tracks of the political
6auriens OF the Buchanan era. Laugh.
tor. l thought when I saw those memsn
toes. that our friends Of the New York
Hotel. who allied themselves to political
eunuchs. had probably been fitting them.
selves for their associates BY performing
the operation of self smasculstion. (Peals
of laughter.
A VoIcE-Don't strike 80 hard.
ANoTHER-Hit 'em again. Laugh
ter.
NoBLR-I think viii write book.
"Of writing books there is no end" II
I do I will call it "Political Peripststics.
"reminiscences of the Campaign Of 1860.
Two volumes. Harper 4 Brothers.-
Dedicated to our friend, Sim. Draper"
It would be good idea to embsllish it
with wood cuts. accompanied with aft.
dsvits, for the purpose Of allowing the
real existence Of the late Stephen A.
Douglas. (Laughter.) . I had . good
many curious adventures out there, and
I will give you one little "reminiscences.
q illustrating the extreme lengths to
which men will sometimes b driven for
an argument. Twas up in Ulster eoun.
ty. where I made speech-a common
failing of mins. There wore some very
clever democrats there, ofboth the Breck-
inridgs aud Douglas stripe, and We had
. kind of love feast in the barroom. A
gentleman stepped up 20 me with . red
face and IN apoplectic neck voice
("A democrat Said hs to me, Il heard
your speech and want you to understand
thst am South Carolinfan. (Ths
same voice-"Certsinly . democrat -
laughter. 5zs aY
"Vsry wsll--you left South Carolins.
did You ?" sa .ia
EYES. SIR" .gg.a s.4H ,..r h.
"a good place to leave" (Roars Of
laughter. a8u ssi,g
II want you to understand, sir. that
think as much of the nurse who took care
Of me - . child. % I do of my own
mother .a- g,s ss-zs
"Very we'll, said /. there is no dispu.
ting concerning tastes. I was born and
brought up in the State of New York,
among white folks" mai si
Here the anecdote was interrupted By
the arrival of more returns, and yielding
to the snxiety to hear news of the elec.
ton. Mr.. Noble stood aside for . time. i J
One chsp in the crowd. impatient to
fsrsstall the news. shouted out, zig. 900
majority in the city," but he was met BY
shouts of "Put the fellow out" '.Give %
the returns" DC. The rstnrns indicated
the following - the result in the Second,
Sixth and Fourteenth wards - f55
Warts Rep. Fssiss. Usiss nj.
ssss.s s;s;s a.si M''' IS IS 81 ro hs.a, ,sss sss
Fsunssn,h ward Hs ss3a r s.Oel
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