, 1876-02-21
POLITICAL.
Gov. BeveridEo Gives q Practical
Explanation of His Vicws
ON Beer
How Ito 1Iado Himself Solid on the Tenn.
peranco Question In tbs Fifth
Ward q Few Days Since.
Popular Expressions Concerning Guborun
torial Candidates In Illinois.
Tic Democratic Schame IN LouIstana...P Political
Candor and Social Prescription.

1he Democratic schame In Lou'stana..-PoItIeaI
Candor and Social Prescription.
Gossip About the Forthcoming Re
publican Convention Of Indiana.
ILLINOIS.
GOVERNOR pEvEu1D0E ON TIE DEER QUESTION.
Tho following iettor was received 1t TUE Thin
uNE oltico on Saturday:
ciItoSoo, Tyb. iS.wuns Of our afternoon paper,
sAtsn that they hayo hcen requested 70 support Cuoa
tor Governor, but they tay .hay oantao suness hsy
gotten how our Ie,cridgo opetiel " Executive M.n-
9ry thst tho Methodist Church OF Springfield ordered
one, Of our lending lrewera enc d.y last week,
asking biz support u I'll tho nc nozt stato Convention 10
Ifqaor iaw. botleyo In our German. friends having
ther fu.l lltsrty. eto, ote Why an n.ahi9asts!y
cllzo to llis surprise drunk freely Of the flowing
bowl How can eur eyesge reeone!le hia aiethodiat
ovs1dss i fraua, and viii se out hss Sest tIenda
to carry ro!nt.
Will 10 shown ahonld hc again Insist upon coming be
to say shout this man Dcvcr1dEe Unpleasant ~ 1t may
W. ''0':N - ~'''''''''' 4 hIx1uopsz7.
II Is we'll known that Gor. Deveridgo has for
somo t!mo been writiug to and calling upon those
men whom be has had rcason TO bolieyo would
be delegates to tho County Convention. Ills OBJ.
ject Is merely to fiji! that Convention with Doy-
cridgo lnen, uho nhall elect To tho State Conveu-
ton delegates pledged TO voto for Bovetidgo's
denomination. Tho Governor has not waited
any time in ntrivinG to convince tho masaea OF
the Germans that his temperance ldcas arc In
full harmony with theirs. uo carcs nothing for
ssem as body. uo has figured matters out 80
az to perfectly satisfy himself that hs tenomina-
ton iB equivalent to election, and that bis best
efforts must bo doyotcd 10 the fixing up OF tho
Conventions. and to that ond le has applied
himaelf, and exhibited his attractions to tho
men whom ho Is induced 10 believe stand on
10 Helpp, Of which IN Methodist" sncakH.
In paving friendly call 10 Ills old friend seipp.
and chatting with him over = glass OF bocr.-
excollout beer, doubtlosa, and deserving OF Gu.
to mako osteutasioua love to the great body Of
the Germans who cut him 40 fenEfully In 1873.
but simply to convince Seipp, who ID apt to 30
into the County Convont ion, That Devoridge rms
ssa Es1 1t D96e aD wa ss m nsysss e9s ssd 1 too %
II by thousands ard Do7e:idgo by hundreds,
all owing 10 the Impression among tho
ssloon'ke,spers an1 Germans generally
oi eai Erauston, WITH % ii that Il impiios ID tha
minds Of soma pnopto. To attempt to conYo1t
gil thoso people would require beer enough to
float Commodore Lyons whole feos, and would
be unnecessary, too, SINCE Deve1,dgc was elected
without them, and would bs again. hc be!icres.
we1o 10 nominated, 80 ~ Methodist" need
not 10 unneces7srIIy alaturbcd, and foar that tho
Governor Will g., to la!ass .ieM oauuS{n ~ ~
customs Of the cltizena OF tho North Side. Tho
Rlorteet way h to state tho little occurrence Is
| It Was, hnd lot it apaak for itself -.
uavinE mapped ont h's ,e eampa!Rq' me uosefn a,a
aud Mr. Mlchae!fa proceeded 10 buck to tho
! Fifth Ward. This was week h.o Saturday.
The first halting-placo VAS at dolhardte saloon,
No. 2l0 Cottage Grove ayenuc. l1hino wine was
| called for WHEREOF the Governor partook, re-.
| marking that ho took drink whenever he felt
l;l,c il, but was always cnsolul not to tako too
much, or to become affected unto drH1ikcnncss
Tho pnrty eat us tallo tn temperate contcm.
rlatinu or tho Rhipo vino, whom Mr. Courad
t;eipp accompanied by hia son William. ontered,
| and tho converuation bocamo general. Nj.
t;elpp invited tho Governor to visit tho brewery,
and the whoio party Htartel for thAt oataollsh-
mont. Tho host showed them every attention.
and pointed out and o1plxincd tho method
OF mailing beer, and afterwards got up quaint!
| ty of that seductive fluid, Tho Governor drank
and criticized, declaring It tho beat. cso., ho hl
eyer. eto., which. being put IN delicately com.
piimentary way. won strongly upon tho political
aud professional affections of tho honest brow
or Tim purity adjourned again to Ns. dollhaEdt'a
saloon, whore moro Rhiuo v1na whs ih order,
tho ras aug h,s py ne
who toastod tho Governor, and tho goose hung
nH, aoLLuanp7's sroAr.
"reil ino about tho visit tho Governor made
, y II
10 Str. uollhards sesterdny aftor pretty fsil
acquaintance Lad sprung up betweon tho two.
"Oh! yos," said air. dollIardt, his face
Frightening up, "sho Governor "as hero week
ago yeatorday."
"What wa he doing down here7"
III don't know" Bmilod bls. 0ol!hardt, NTH :
ahrug Of his shoulders aud wink.
"Who Was with him 2"
| "All, Dlnher, Conrad 6ctpps LonA hcaalz
| and afr. Michslia."
"Wiat dlo they do hero 2"
ION. they at asound and talked for While
ibid thcy drink anything ?"
..ohl yes, Of cou1ao they drank aorsshluS.'
mo; they drank Rhine vine."
"Nut tho Governor didn't driuk any 2"
"Ycs 10 did" responded Dir. do!lhaFds poss
tivo!y. .
know he IL = temperance man 7"
"l'ut lo drank that day. for I saw him ant
drank with him." -
Ibid he eay anything about h1e temperance
princlp'esl" .,
"He uaid ha took drink whenever 10 foil
like It, but he nevos got drunk. ua ~ouldn'
drink enough to mako llia, drunk"
"WAo paid for tho liquor?"
"nttoseut people." ........
"Of course tho Governor didn't pay fo
any?"
II think ho did. Tn not sure about that, bu
think be ordered son,o wlne and paid for it."
"I!ow much dli they dsinl7"
| about bottle and half or two botslos."
"was anything aald about politics
"Doverdgo only said that tho people, had
wrong ideA OF him that he was temperance "
far az kooping sober wis concoruod, but h
would take = drink when he wanted one. su'
that he thought tho Germans ought TO b. alowe'
to enjoy themselves xs They might 500 lt."
ibid ha ssy anything about thu political sItua
tion7"
"kot to mo. 1Io might have talked about !!
to Satpp, but lo didn't to me-"
coanAp sxlPr'a STATEMENT.
"IIow did you yet a!ong with 0os. BeEerfdge