, 1875-10-23

Or tho eAloon-ke1per to throw open h,a doors
!or the meeting, a. he gots Largo cfaw, and =
conseqnent Ihcttsss uf tuasnn. II III very wclf
kl'oxn' also that the aa1oop kccl.sr is froml-
mont factor III politics. Ilo always has n,,n,-
ltct of hanSors.on, wto Ars Ii ilis dchs comt.,-
tally, and sho arc THUS Aabscrsseot 10 li- intor-
eats, voting according 10 elA dtctatton, aui lusM
lug OUT l0ya'!y At avery meeting.
Tho meeting, then, Is held In ea1oon. The
bonr for holding tho meeting ia always att
tnnneed d. At O'Clock in Tho evening. although
II Is neltlom called to order before half-psst Of
Q. At about z O'Clock
THE nE1ULA1 CONSTITUENTS
OF the etloon begin 10 appear. They lrop in In
Squads Of tiIrea OF four, aad, after deferentfalY
KroottoR tho proprietor. aud indugng ih glaaa
Of bocr. light tl,clr pipca and sit down at tia
Thew are rough looking customers, Hha bky, llIi~
ahayen and dtlty, Int Aaaln tH ba lhbosert. ami
in that respect aro superior to some of tho cau-
dldataa for office, WHO wear bcstos clotboa.
THE HALo1S
Ia Of tho tize aud shape Of tho ordinary low class
of stoEe-rooms. On entering from tho street,
ono secs At tho loft tho bar or counter running
around to the wall At the forwaEd end. and ecsa4
usual army Of beer-gIas+cs and VINO. bottles,
wh!lo key, lltt1o lo1or down, is plainly seou.
and ATTRACTS attention from tho frequent yistts
to It Of tho aaloou. kunpor. Tho traditional stnw-
casa a. ono ond OF tho counter dlbplays tho
mcaKte stock Of aud 10-cons c1gasa. On tho
her ride Of tho room ARC soveral small wooden
sab!cE and 1t the further end il hlIItard.tatlc
At which three OF fur tlofdinms a1e generally
p1nxing iiftceu: ball pool for Tho beer.
aa, ano ae'cG.a9la company lecolV.a iIoquent
time for tho meeting to begin, the roum is vel!
filled with men. staHdInR aud eittiug, smoking
and drnktng. talking and faugh.ng,-an1 s!l nj
easu % ts.e snHs SaAaco s.sitos might with
Tbs atmosphere becomes stI1cd with tobacco
rmoko and Yiio odorR. The lat lost weariea
~. ;' - tmohtpE " aod from sno heor-keG-
0t ~ 70 .sIi EonL '1a
~ aua " Gus OF Two
.rtor Wv, =, %AMp tNai =, roLlttctASa ,s HAYS
noua. orpeatnnco aia aos'ons. Ihey uncefc-
'osfo,t .,.s,s pnnn up ~ ing pat anu engage tno
M -. " ~ uaua saloon.man III familiar convoraat1oh
,a: :" mo oeteni ., @ o. tho attern bisness to not
pai.s Or she room ior moro beer Tho ward poll.
IL t,s!so naa cunning t'0 oye anu knoHina looa
t, ~ 10 soeIaoiy "e1 ORC son;ahas r. h'h ciothes
anso .o a.oIn s!ynsh cut atlonRh ality: shaooy,
IT, r. $500 "ss.n .aHesa' ~ nsuehtif ~ w. 'o'iGt.
,.,S ~ Snoss what z wat. and now 20 ges It; nn
muun coauoseeaoinEly 10 Ills communications IN sho
stomo' anu petnhpn Heals man.
na''o '".u Ao m. ueo"ee. ~ cie"E
ti,xoo u, =, ~ aI,In. Iii aan' s..,, VIA Two OF
snd oa u e ap onS.h " 1no Gornsf
auo uoiun sc'y '1opoltant cpntan, communicate
~ .ug n'a ioi.S iaeas W "nlspess aAo m1sto1ious
tmst ..afa.n .,,o ,,.n,,,,,, !. In ....
d one. oeto1e .no lheosln6 10 70 eontneoco' TIC
ooot opeps, auu
.,,,su 4ns ~. "neAt ~. .t;. eAS.,DAiE ~ HiasEtF
ogans ....t ~ 1T anas woaia e'se
~ o"e1' ~. ~ nn.e tn"' 99au'n otoh
az at,n ;Itaaialoa ~. the enh5e room. lilo snaieH
- ~ ~ ~ NV u"o h'a "o9u toE
~. ~ ~ -xaan.'a .tt at,t'. - ~ ~ 10 nu.l-
akes W faonesyu NJ l1a. uB'.s .! aemea1ar whfcn
tiC,' sn7o,1 t,'n n,,,.ie, =, ~ uaa.ou PGal
tto' "niun8 .l,o ~ piovld!iH
srs;aniatas ,yor ~ -. ..iso', ~ sao n a9
s9 w. ~ ~ sa'ootheopof ahd
anj ahonls cut an ,uy;,aou for al 10 eona p'su,s n
n,s'tanSy r,,aaa 1 ~ sesnon".ne, ano aSnso thsoaE
u sb an ao m 'us m .no oo1 Some
four Of tho cIrara and nthsra ci1'se er "
ws,,s,s III l., ~ ,sar As5 ,n aoea ~ ~
III ,n.s axora..,en, ~ ,..o "et tea,. 10 otahh
~ ~. ~ ~ TO- seSa .eeG. auo
Wjon tho t,mnt ~ a. =, h,nh.ss ra;,'s ~
m" ,',,hi, ~ posos. SONS
~ IN t.h'sa WITT VII on c,nn ~ - 'apTas W cue
o"o"'ao'' 'au
TIE IME NAY WITH THE CANE
i" Hertlsmep, ,4he meeting will come to order!"
Tho crowd at the bar dleperseN t,,oat Of Tie
aga1ns, thp viii. ieay,,r a snace dnwn liz cn,;,
- 80 ~ ~ ] st' teA''''h " ot'Ase oo"A tno Geu-
TIa M ALI ALI. .onnn,nted .not,asnor .f,o+ al h.,
h ecarne nuint sgs,n sara. -''o' "'' iae
mnm,nata e, Mr for rb,;ro,o, -, .,,;.
meatnp "'''''to"H ~ 'u''
Sou,e one soco,ls tia nomination and Mr.
1naui,nonxjv ~ and p;tI, iond n'a vat,o ~
nterte,, fTn;rn,.n @0"o 'oNe'
r,tr c,r,,nv.x
is one Of tho wsTd uoilttcjans. In h.. h.sp
leaning ouite uuconnrrnctily nca,nst IN r.n
smoking and Raz.nv nbstractcdiy Nj the caiIinv
~ n lin t1ra ~ ia l,e,nn o.ltoa ,,1n, - @
ILL., L., nnn., ,ta I.Hsh DIHsh Ie,,oo upuu W PR
49, -. nooa ~ tnt'.ees itons n'o tnu"snts'
ene !ace Ihat Tue Wholo Elan
lad beo!I cut anu drtcu an hour previously. lIe
ID dt essed rathcr daniltlod, having u silk hat,
gold watch md Il etcnt3er ,.ann liza atarss varr
much Hurprl.gj, whou bis ua,ns IL
proposed, aud, en tho noen be3n,
called Bpeakn ont ysry distjnctiv ut uh,cn
joke, Of coutse, everybody tnughH ecstatica!ly,
liz proceeds deliberately to tho char, rms l,is
hand fl.fnuot b1a hair ,eh,n In tn-tad IL lin
,c,data .triGaa . co,rn,aua;,,. ..;ti .;*t - o ~
"i,lte Aaad 70 Ala ooson aaa the other resting
calmly 90 fao beer'tabio bcfoFH him, aud boz
Rlas:
Gentlemen Of Tie -- Harr. I ,ltt mi ron,.
hers 10 ,,iuht vim tho intention of n.r,jrInnt,r ~
tbe o1ercisra auy furtbsr Than ia st,na afnnf :. a.
humble onctator. flxuxn. anI n,,,rn,,,rs ~ ~ M"
Druyut Yet rsntiemsn wll srv j1ntinw .,inn,5lg,
tAat lis hunur yon hsyn conferrej ,,,nn ma !. ~
highly nLprfcnte sui Will enieayor Ia iischarre tbc
sl1ttics TO- al tue bat Of NV nh,y tanI yot, usn
tletIe, for tho al. lila ma. 1rc.sI btu,nr ma ~,
l'tause.l
4f,,tF.