Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-13
HOUSE Nv KoRREcKsHUS,

Twenty2d of the - month, lSOO& ~
MI BRUrHER DMoKRATs Mi hart is
onct more reloised take kurrage, and
sa, Rize 0 martlrd Dimockrasy
Rise Q pursekutcd Is fur the hover
Nv delivrance is nj,
Wherefore doc rejoiso? Wherefore
doc take kurrage Bekause for onst
in the pe.iitikal ailares ov this deestrict
the Dinokratic party, haz chozen a kan
didate worthy ov itself; worthy to repre-
zent the Dimockrasy in anvil its MANIFOLD
kombinashuns nv saloons, poker whis-
ky punish, and SIGH etsetras. A kandi-
date worthy nv plantin his feat in the
labirinthni waves, and on the ever chang
ia platform Nv the Dimokratic party
witch, like man in skripter, lis awl
things to awl men surkumstance and
liker shops bcin favorable. But am
wandrin from mi subgeck sot down
to rite Gas newly appinted seckretary for
tho above named House Nv Eorreckshun)
Nv the resent plecsin nominashun lur
krongressman in our party, so hick jacit,
witch mems, ere goae
ia kumpany with other fel'er sokero, i
went to TIE congressional konyenshun,
and bein inishated in the ways and doins
ov dimokratc konyenshuns, i provided
miselr with convenient protector,
(shootin irn), and considerable suppl
ov mostenin 1nid in mi brest We awl
karrcd the unmistakabel sine ov troo
dlmokrats, (red cyes) and was admitted
without difficulty, and tux our seets,
The Chairman then made the follerin
speach: SEE ne, "The republicans hev
put up Barber and he IL likely to pole
5 thousand magority. Now SUN man
haz got tn be sackrifzed Who is he
that will be led ram to the slotter?
Who IL the man that will emty hiz pock>
it for the glory ov bein beet in the kum-
min kanyass2 Then Their waz slens /;
and riz and sed waz willin if wood
do. Agen Their waz silens, and j sot
doun, fur nobody ID mi moshun Then
felt to mi hart's kore that 'republlcks
IL ongratful"
After sum viii sperm and konsultin, a
tall Teller riz and scd "Mister chair
man, nominate mister John Stran, the
crate Keeper king" Ef i miself had bin
the man; eff aWl the relashuns he'd
rich and pore, he'd bin nominated, i cud
not hev bin more surprized or amosed !;
so 2l the nominashun, and OF co0rse
Mr.. Stran wa2 nominated on the LIST
formal ballot by the aatounGin vote oy
25 to or seven. yhe chairman then an,
ounscd the reznlt anG i ria > onst q sed :
This nominashun viii rednse the prise
Of Evin l00 per sent Beer II be .
glasses Tor cents in this decsrick, y
wich Saliie on mine waa receayed with
tremendus app'aws Then mister Stran
was steG.ed to the platform & tried to sa
somethn but seemed to hep forgot hiz
pease, when banker pulled biz cote
tale and sed : "sa the paase lernt you
last Srnda mite down to J. horas,' Then
John seemed to rekoilect, and sed ii
akscpt the nominaahun, ard will doc
everything j kan to he elected, and
spend mi money free" Then he sot
down, d immegitiy there rose awl over
the house a murmer ov drinks; drinks "
Acordinly we awl adjourned to horn $,
whor johns librelity and kapasity to
karry fuu dimokratic complement ov
the staple ov dimolratlc life, was tested
to the satisfackshun ov the delegates
and lis admyrers Awl departed
under the coneickshun that if there IL
any virtu in whisky and mummy, John
Stral is shure to be olectid.
in fu dazo ! hope to rekover from
the eGecks ov Mr. STRAINS lavish gene
rosty and be able to rite anuther letter
tn mi bruther dimokrats, and la before
them further profs ov johns pekulier
fitness to be a dimokratic kandedate and
oy his klamcs upon ther kordial support
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