The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-12
AsroRs c0NGnEssIoNAL CANVASS.
How he Made Himself Ridiculous aud
Got Left at Last,


The tactics adopted by young Mr.. Asto
In conducting his campaign for Congress
continue 10 be made the subject Of con
siderable ridicule in the New York papers
Mr. Astor's latest exploit was attending {
dance given BY the David Mcmahon Asso
citation, an organization whose member
ship is drawn from u class Of society some
what different from that with which Mr.
Aston has been in the habit of associating
The young mans experience during the
evening is thus described blythe New York
Sun:
lie entered Montehore Hall wearing n
brown oycrcoat over his black evening
dress, carrying crush opera hat. Frank
Raymond, member, who had met him at
his carriage door in front Of the hall, intro.
duCed him TO the crowd Astor threw q
$40 gold piece OIL the bar.
Efreat all present." he said to the bar.
tender.
There was a commotion at the counter
and a hasty emptying OF glasses at the
tables. Aston took n seat with Raymond
and two other men at u small table and
drank little champagne with them. Hall
dozen bottles in all were opened, but
most OF the company stuck to beer.
"Will you dance II | get you partncr?'
Raymond asked.
II don't mind II do" Astor replied.
He took off his ovcrcoAt, left it with his
hat In chair, and was led by Raymond
across the room to girl who was putting
some champagne down into the beer which
she had previously drank.
"Miss Lynch" said Raymond "allow me
10 introduce Mr.. Aston. He'd like to
dance"
Certainly the girl graciously replied,
setting down her glass and rising.
Lizzie Lynch works in cigar factory,
and soap and water had not sulIicGd to ro-
move tobacco stains from the hand which
she rested on Astor's prolTered arm. She
was a good looking Irish girl, in plain
worsted dress, and her black hair was
banged straight across her forehead Just
above the eyebrows, while on each side Of
her face a long lock was combcd down in
front OF her ears She was, In short, fair
type OF tho East Side working girl-iaunty
In her cheap and questionable clothes,
saucy In her manner OF speech, and en-.
tirely selfpossessed. That her partner
was IN Astor did not in the least abash
her, nor would II II he had been an En-
peror, or any other body less than st. Pat
rick or the Pope.
ThedanCein which tho pride of Astors
and the belle OF Harlem Flats engaged was
waltz. Now, the style OF Waiting in
vogue on Murray Hill Is not practiced in
the Coterie In which Lizzie Lynch moves.
She took her first lesson on the sidewalk TO
the Music Of hand organs, and finished her
dancing education at JONES Wood picnic,
The waltz In which she exCels Is a slow,
stiff, stepping around, 30 steady and un!
bendingly that chip wouldn't be dislodg.
cd from her shoulder. On tho contrary,
the waltz Of the Astors is the helter.sketer,
leg.hinging, bOdy-swaying kind, which, in
several notifications, has for several seas.
ons been fashionable in high society. /
can not tell why the Waiting Of the East
Side Of the city Is 80 wholly different from
that OF the middle, but 50 Il is. Therefore,
when William Waldorf Aston put his right
arm firmly around Lizzie LinCtl, Casped
her hand with his left and struck
out with the first six.iOot pranCc Of the
uBociely glide" while she made the open.
ing short shuttle OF the Sidewalk slide"
there was violent failure. The girl may
not have been disconnected before, but she
was now, not TO say disconnected and dis.
located She didn't know what TO make Of
such conduct on the part OF her partner.
AZ for him, he probably thought she had
failed 10 start al all; 80 he waited for the
next bar Of music, drew her closer and
jefked her off her feet in second ATTEMPT.
The entire company had come into The
big hall to see Astor dance, and several
couples were Circling slowly and solemnly
around In the Fast Side style Of walt2ing.
Aslot was enabled by these examples 10
comprehend the difficulty. He timed his
steps as mitch as he could, while the girl
put 4 little spirit into hers, and they made
several circuits Of the hall, very labofiously,
but without further disaster.
The man who threw away his self
respect in order to get an election to Con.
gtess was badly beaten al the polls, and
Republican though he is we are glad he
was left in the mud and mirc where he
wallowed 50 foolshly and iruitlessly The
people are often fooled by political tIcma.
pcgues, but this particular demagogue had
more money than brains, and despite the