, 1877-10-21


cesstul in wor1nipg himself into the confdenc
Of many, and, By his etrrontcry, to be kicked b
others. It is scarcely necessary to give hi
name or his residence, or even the name Of tn
publication he is daily dispensing the induepc
Of from one to another. He is known by h!
cheek and presumption, and no candidate la
assure that it was immntcrial, II b
office it was, il he would onl,
put up the money To the Democrat, he is tn,
County Convention itself, and to the Rcpub
Iican he is the Republican, nothing less, pro
yidcd, always, be gets money. In the matter O
! money, too, he is not unaccommodating, for
the candidate cannot or will not give $500 b,
! will draw his pencil through the ciphers ant
serve him with the same faithfulncss for IS
He carries In Ills pocket-and wifi show 1t to TIT
/ candidate at any time-his authority to sell ths
paper be is with, and, to make the purchase 1T
! object, he will not hesitate to throw in his ONT
personal influence and any quantity of beer and
i cheap cigars. lie is large man In more senses
! t1lan one; and in experience in confilencing eau
/ di1atcs be is i perfect Goliath
So mulch by way Of introduction, aud now Tor
| his work: lie commenced political operations
! the present campaign by attacking Commits
! soncr Holden IS much Us two months ago.
Holden
WANTED TO BE nE-ELEcTED
| the worst kind, but, when met By this "good
man," was not satisfied that he could be. This
difficulty, however, was easily surlnountcd
| when the parasites tongue was let loose lie
knew the whole thing; Holden could b. elected
triunphantly, and he was the only Que who
could he. He subsequently told the same
Gucnthcr, but they left Holden to stand ali The
bleeding. He then took from his pocket q
letter lie had received from Gov. Culto1n
last fall, which had been written ap-
parcntly in answer to demand for money,
aud reading it tt the wise Commissioner, he was
impressed ut once with the "sucker's'' i'm
portance. and the blood commenced To Ao,s auu
it is said to have flowed ever since with more or
less freedom, the flow having been in the mean
time accelerated BY bis assuring bis subject that
lie could control The TRIBUNE and I lines III the
matter as we'll as the caricaturing sl.cct he WAS
representing. Having succeeded in exacting
FROM Holden small amount III cash, he got
hold Of q note Of his. or promise to pay on cou-
ditlons, and his next step was to rush off to
certain reporters, to whom he told the whole
story, and Yirilly painted riches for them if
they would but cling to him and Holden. What
assurances he received eau be judged by the
rcudcr, while as to the judiciousncss Of the it,
yest1ucnt, Mr. Holden, perhaps, is BY this time
the best judgc,-at least, he ought to be.
The first apparent service he rendered the
Commissioner was to cause carieature Of tho
West Park Commissioners to appear III his
Sheet in which llolden's was the only face at all
recognizable. Mr.. Grcenebaum WAS seated in
the miserable daub Oh pile Of park bonds, and
Holden stood with his full eve watching him.
This ticl1lcd him, and the good fellow he had
tied to grew in his estimation from day to
day, until lie believed that he had found sa-
yior Oh earth. Il few days later tue paper
termed with cutogics OF Holden, and this it was
that melted his heart and brought the tear OF
gratitude to his eye. Afterward he slniledaudi-
bly Us he walked the streets aud strutted
aronnd the Courthouse walls to think TINT
fortune had overtakcn him-that he had
fallen into the hands Of his dcliverer,
ami an all-powcrfuI friend-and that he
was not only to be reelected County Commis-
sioncr, but was possessed OF all influence that
would stand up against Gov. Cullom, ,-of ulys-
tic power that would ntakc Grcencbaum quake,
aud retain himself as West Park Commissioner
the remainder Of his life. Words are Inadequate
to express his delight.
Immediately after this the West Park trouble
came on and the Commissioners were each in
receipt OF request to resign. Holden rushed
to his source of strength anew nnd begged for
help, while the other Commissioners ran Wildly
around knowing not what to do. While they
wcrc excited Holden was rs serene as the noon
day's and all care had firted from bis mind.
They agreed to 50 to Springfield and see the
Governor, but Holden saws, ttNo, will send
friend" When the time came to start the
- sucker" was introduced to tue other Commis-
sioncrs and their attorney, and away
THEY WENT TO SPRINGFIELD.
Reaching Cullom's office, the S'suckern was
recognized as having played the same game last
fall that be was playing on Holden. and 10 one
knew it better than Guv. Cullotn. MIR. Eon.cy
addressed the Governor in the interest OF the
Board and llolden's good man, who had been
known to his companions up to that time as
"lawycr." spoke fucntly for his client. The
meeting being through, anu no conclusion being
reached. it was agreed that Holdcn's source of
strength should rcmain and further labor with
the Governor, for by this time he had inycigled
himself into the good opinion Of the entire
Board. They lett Tor home on the noon train
aud he on the evening train. They all-Hoden
among tho rest-nct the next morning in the
city. They drank beer, smoked, and had
season OF much enjoyment. NIL on the strength
OF the assurances the lawyer" had brought,
talked, the lawyer wanted more money,
aud when they reached their homes, q few hours
later, Holden, Nuns, and Lipe found nct,tica-
tion that they had all been removed. When
Lipe aud Muus believed, without knowing as
much vi lloldcn's = sucker " as they now do,
that their removal had been hastcucd BY his
visis- and cven Holden was not entirely satisfied
that his tower of strength was all that it had
seemed. Since then, however, lfoldcn's faith
has brcn restored, and up to yesterday hls liIn-
tied means were still yielding to the persuasive
ciuduencc of his confidential friend, aud through
him he expects to be nominated for Conmis-
sioncr next week and elected i'll November.
Another OF the many exploits Of Holdcn's
man during the campaign is worth relating,
simply to show how plablr lc is, and how, with
all the astutcness he claims for himself, lie
sometimes barks up the wrong tree, aud goes
away from honle to show tue size Of his ears.
Tic story goes that some weeks ago he met
Capt. kcuuyh, of Lcnlont and the Captain wills
Introduced q probable candidate for office. [
lie fell on him ut once, told him usonstrous
stories, and, to make long story short, wanted
$50 to support him. The Captain has sunc rep
,1tatlon at games and, knowing his man better
than he vas known, set abput having some fun |
with him, while on the other antl the good man,
thinking he had aGrangcri tow, made calculation
OIL rcaping rich harvest, The Captain Was in |
the city thcn"ctorth every two or three days, |
aud wherever he went was dogged hy the i'm |
portuuitics OF iIo}dcn's representative. The |
fellow became so persistent that he soon grew |
10 be |
AN 1STOLERABLE NUISANCE,
and, after making with him dozens Of engage
1lcnfs which the Captain never fulfilled, the fun
vas brought to an end. The Captain suisc- |
iucntl} told his experiences to 4 gentleman /
wearing chin whiskcrs, who may be seen around
he Democratic Contra! Committee every day, l.
mi who, like Holuen's man, pratcf loud about |
iis intue,,,c. This gentleman WAS friend OF |
Judge Wallace for County Treasurer, anu, l,av
w seen the name of n. J. Brown, Of |
.cnont, mentioned for the same place,
without kcough's knowledge, to !
et iioiden's friend after hini. just how
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