Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-05
NOT POLITICAL AT ALL,
The Democratic Leaders at Tilden's
Dinner Table How They Didn't
Avoid Political References.
From the New York GraDhic

FROM INC ->eW AoTk prApn!c.
AT 3 o'clock they sauntcred grace
fully into Tilden's dining room, and
stuck their legs under his mahogany
Thurman, Bayard, Eaton, Waiter
son, Hewitt, Randall, Cox: Lamar,
Fernando Wood and Hendricks. 1t
was affecting to see Mr.. Cox pinning
napkin around the neck of Mr.
Wood.
81 am glad to see salary's raiscd,"
sad Randall, reaching over and
helping himself to q twig of that
blanched brittleness. Nobody laugh
ed but Mr.. Cox.
"What shall help you to, Vice."
said Mr.. Tilden, pointing toward the
gentleman from Indiana with his
fork.
"a little meat and the gizzard,"
replied the second person OH the tic
ket, "and good deal of stufling, Ia
Mississippi.
"Alas," remarked the head of the
table, "such reminders are out of
place. Then, after dishing out
what was required, he sighed deeply,
and added, "Sad heart, be stillw and
laid his knife impressivcly against
his shirt front.
"Give me the drumsticks" shouted
Watterson When asked what he pre-
ferred; eff there ever was time, Mr..
President, when the clang of resoun-
ing rcvellle should"
"Sh-sh" said the head of the table
soothingly. ono matter! No mat
ter"
81 will take some of the tranquil
BOSOM" said Mr.. Lamar, (which
maintains its serenity md all the
clashing dissonance of controversy,
and which,"
"Turkey's on her back" put in Mr..
Cox, speaking internationally; "she'll
never rise again, but she'd go down
easier if there was more Greece"
Mr.. Thurman gazed at him sympa-
thetically and thoughtfully, and after
regarding him for minute turned
teartully away.
"This is no time for gravity" said
the first speaker.
"NVhat would you like to pick,
Brother Randall:" asked the illustrl-
Gus host.
I'll try a second joint conference,
you please" SAID the Speaker.
81 am not to be bul.dozed," cx-
claimed Eaton of Connecticut, when
it was his turn to speak up; "give me
that section least likely to be intiml-
dated-tho Pope's nose.
1T. bomb.st it spreads to meuacng height;
1t is first in quarrel and last in fight
"I'll take slab off most any,
where's" said Hewitt; "but cut it
fat"
At last they were all helped to tur-
key and oyster-dressing, and cranbcr-
ry sauce, and all sorts of vegetables
and other courses, and illimitable
desserts and intcrminable cham
payne, but not word was any man
permitted to say about politics and
returning boards.
| Mr.. Bayard MAS even reproached
for using the phrase counted out"
in reference to his shirts in the wash
"bccause," said Uncle Sammy, "such
language recalls bitter associations,
and must be regarded as construct
ively.inccndiary."
Mr.. Hewitt said he wished they
hadn't adjourned Congress, and add
ed: ed like to be on the floor-a-day
like this" when he was greeted with
noisy frowns, whistles and other Oh
iections from those who understood
that none of the three contested
States was to be mentioned at this
conference.
The distinguished politicians
aforementioned came to this city and
assembled merely to inquire about
,Governor Tilden's health. Indeed,
''the head of the ticket as he was
called with universal reclamation at
the dinner, manifested the most anx-
ious scrutiny, and put forth most her
culean exertlons to keep any other
allusion being made to the late bal
lot-boy tournament on the eth of No
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