The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-08
TOO MANY SUDDEN FRIENDS
THE SORROWFUL COMPLAINTS or A
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
Beaiesed In his House, WnyInId In the streets,
and Importuned In Cars and Ke-ta"rnnt-
by Place Hunters Misery amer Election.

Of hard work and nights Of anxiety. to broken
promises md severed friendships. TO disap-
pointed hopes and ruined aspirations; but the
election once over, he rctlres quietly to private
life, and his troubles are all within himself.
The successful candidates miserics begin where
the troubles OF his opponent end. or all men
no can most feelingly say. Save mo from my
friends" for his success IL the signal for an
outbreak Of friendship such rs he never before
had believed possible. The first 10 come are
congratulatory visitors who wiring his hand
overwhelmingly. poke his ribs in the exubcrance
of their glee and do not forget to mention in
cldentally how much they did 10 bring about
his election. This is not all unpleasant. al
though II has a shade OF monotony about II
after the second day but after them come the
aspiring friends. the friends who want an Office
for themselves. the friends who did all the
working and all the voting. and lifo becomes n
misery indeed. Tho candidates home is
homo no longer. the neghborhood in which he
lives looks like the centre OF n big auction sale.
the noighbors wish that he would move out or
meet his many friends elsewhere. and his wife
weeps as she sees her carpets mud stained and
soilcd by the vandals seeking Tor Office
City Judge-elect Rufus b. Cowng is TO as
sumo his duties Jan. /. and II over man
prayed for the coming Of n day he is that man.
WISH II WtIt itii ONtIs ut NNlus WfNlltu1s
Yesterday You don't know how am besct
and worried. have no idea what my patron
age is. but il | had the filling Of all tho vacan-
cies in all the departments 81 the Govetnment
have already received applications sufficient 10
lll them all ten times over. In saving thus l
don't want TO be understood m expressing the
least ingrnttude othe thousands who worked
and voted for me. Far from u. On the con.
trary, fce deeply grateful To them. and will
do my best 10 M my office creditably."
Judge Cowlng was seated ~ hls co7cy ONCE III
broadway. tf0N turning over the leaves oil "A llK
ledger, scemingly devoted To- abstracts ~ law
cu-,s In the ante-room were ten or fifteen
men. young md old who were awaiting their
chances To gain ncceSs to him. While no was
conyersing with The reporter clerk handed ~
10 the clerk. Then turning to the reporter. he
rcsumed That's another delegation. II IL
headed by the President uf % club that worked
hard for the combination ticket. and suppose
they must have something
You have discovered many new friends since
Thousands. never before knew what
friendship was. ! never know than had the
power 81 Inspiring such ardent friendship Ne
hundreds of utter strangers express for me.
the street They meet me in rCstnurnuts Nv
coming h the signal for "a rush. ] am tho VIC
tim Ut success. Look at these. Here are hun
dred7 ot petitions. signed 10y thousands 81 my
ia nay giit; but to show you that have not had
time tiymakn tie needed Inquiries. hive ouy
- SAY TINT don't 'tuully know the number.
~ 10 DELEGATIONS and personal app'iHtiyn-.
do not think eNHggrrate when | shy That |
have received fully two thousand. or these
from one hundred and ilfty 10 two hundred
were for offices ia my gift directly, whiir the
others applied TO mo o. ohtnin for them other
offices. How can ! help this army Qi appli-
cuni-t still. | stand and listen g. them. one
aitcr another. Unit at lcugth nm weary enough
to GT9p to sf w9s s A9d ~ 10 hSnIS9sEs
Francis Train about hundshnkiug is true
what II It takes away the electricity oi iheD)dy
Have You resolved upon any appoint
ri. l.
in vet. ami don't know which way o. turn.
Hero another card WAS banded Zoo. AMI close
hnhini it came stout old gentleman with a
gray board VINO looked exceedingly auNipus
for an Interview. Another application. whls-
pored Judge ClYing as De-, arose 20 receive the
old gentleman and n-k him 20 wait That
must Doe tho s.Xticth today
nj. \ ou spoke Il e,ing /, s.eged at your house.
Most nssuredy. | live IN SeventY-eghth
street. az the corner OF Lexington avenue. and
IAN assure yog that On some days there have
ton avenue u Third avenue. all waiting to ace
me-. | have had as many ~ sixteen persons in
gntions from ali sorts ~ clubs and my friends
represent nearly all tho nations on tho face Of
first. and. may say, my most frequent visitors,
but the Americans fell into line very soon. II
thcrc Is a scandinavian club ] fully expect n
call from itwthin month And what j. s'rang;
est II an about thes, clubs II that each rle'ied
me alone md uuaidcd; II is members hal net
worked for me ! shouldn't have bcen elected
riot onc-tenih of thcm say 70 one. What
anything II DO me- But Whit can YOU DO
What DO ! know about youir gqallil Tt25nsY
tiins have. can 10 anything yen b. afther
gettin' me. It's only your promise | wnnt
can't promise the poor fellow anything. Of
course AM he goes away desponacnt aud
%goarnIRs thai iAa man he yoT1reScd for mn
equally broad gauge in their notions ~ politi-
ral onl'es. Got mo something's. Schulee. !
don't c1re ~ II was eyer SO sehmal ! can do
nnYings. ono will say. In fact ! believe that
| II l. offered any OF my applicants the Comp
trouership there Is not one whose rlodcsty
would prevent his accepting Il. Their self
/ confidence is marvellous. Th'N seem 10 have
hecn trained into tho belief that tho only quail
! hra'ion necessary 70 hold public Office Is the
Do YOU have many applications from wo-
" For themse lves. no; for their husbands.
! brothers. and sons, yes. They mostly come
| from the working families. and thoir pleadings
! iny H. which / hnvS ~ U.t|n. 'FDr thn love ~
/ God Judge an old woman said 90 mo a day or
/ two ago. set my Tim to work, Wilde h. was
] working ne VIA always good AMI kind. but wv
/ he's taken 20 the drink from want NJ work. an
| there no living with him Tim was her nus
/ women than mon. for they have no notion ~
( politics ar offices. They think that in lcn l.
/ omnipotent and they will not he easily put or
/ have listened To- many sad story Of want and
starvation. OF rent unpaid, oi naked children
snuiderlng over cOnllrss crates, of bright lads
/ drifting Into crime and girls into iuiany be-
cause their iAthers have no work. II Is hard to
| Listen tu them, and harder vet 10 ten the poor
creatures that | cannot help them"
~ one morning a delegation called upon me
| while WIS in bed silk. | heard tho speaker
ask for mo and the servant say that was Sick
| IN bed Tho reply Of the man did not catch.
hut there was a ring oi incrclulity in his voice
! that didn't fancy. show the gentlemen up
stairs, | said. They camo up slowly and hest
utingy To th" door OF my bedroom but could
not prevail upon them 10 step within. some
other tme will do as well. Judge the Lender
said with deep rcd flush in his face. and then
/ they went away satisfied. Thcso mon YOU see
| had been educated up 10 the point Of believing
that politicians pushed them ono ide when their
votes had been gained. and were thus lonth to
believe any servants story
Congress man -clect James O'Brien Is so well
known in his district and cir'ulutes through It
so constantly. that he receives most OF his ubpli-
/ ratons in the streets. Wherever he goes he il
besct by applicants. In vain he assures them
! That he Is on the wrong side 81 the house and
! has no patronage; that the Custom House and
/ Post ONCE belong 10 the Republicans and that
/ his power hardly extends 10 the appointment
| ~ II page boy in the House Of Representatives.
/ They know he has been elected. and feel sure
/ he has influence.
| Congressman Tovi p. Morton's canvass was
! pleasant enough, but the UtterclHp nearly took
/ his breath away Like Judge CoWng. he tounl
/ himself the ccntro Of hundreds Of friends that