The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-03

 alert, and Paddy Sullivan held ma,inees and evening gatherings at ~The Shades '' lager beer and poor whisky flowing as free as water. and the "b'ys. kept full, at the expense of one or the other eandi- cate.
 ''Arah! b'ys. whoop 'er in' Paddy would eNclaim as he tapped fresh keg of lager.
 
 The day opened lively. Miller and aids being on duty bright and early, while Da- Icy and his friends, greatly discouraged, were nevertheless determined not to give up the fight. Their cause was almos, hopeless, for on entering the canvass they expected to overthrow Senator Hamblin hy the support of the moral portion of the public. Daley. possessing no more virtue than his opponent, had mounted the reform hobby to ride into power. but he found that majority of voters could noi be won te his side. The night having become bitter-a sort of dog in the manager" eon,es,-Daley saw no way to win. so he determined to be satisfied with preventing Senator Hamblin's reelection.
 Cleverdale had seldom before been SO excited. Politicians walked the streets. men were button-holed in s,airways. off, Ces. or sample. rooms. and importuned ;o vote for one or another of the dele gates. Daley. feeling the ground slip from under his feet, began working up his friends on the issue that he was a badly used man. and prepared pro- graInmc for a grand bolt at every eau GUS in the county where Hamblin dele yates might be chosen.
 Boiling IS the salve to heal wounds -e.used- -ty disappointed hopes of- -poli,i- cans. IL is prerosative that such men avail themselves of: yet being double ender." the end placed agains, the shoul- der often does the most damage.
 Bitterness between opposite parties is nothing compared to the bad blood that exists between factions of the same par 'y. It IS a bad time for men to know the misdeeds of each other. for secrets are used after being enlarged and eNaggera- ted 10 powerful dimensions. Such ooca- sions furnish capital to the opposite par Y. and many campaigns are carried on by simply using agains, candidates am mun.tion tha, members of their own par Y have manufactured.
 The Cleverdale drinking-saloons were II. full blast. ,he bummers revelling in what 10 the.' seemed paradise. Bad whisky and iec-cool lager were free 10 all. D io the hour ;he caucus was ,o be held. Long before seven pm. the town hall was hiled-ai,h men. Air impfesna,ed with c..lons. garlic. old pipes, and poor whisky. greeted the oltac,ory organs of those en- ;ering the room. To this was added the eNlda,ions from garments of factory hands and laborers, who had worked hard turing the excessively ho, day and no, vailed themselves oi such cheap lu<u- res as soap and water Miller. with aids and assistants well organized for the forthcoming iray, was present. while Da- ,ey. tlanked by co,ene of followers. was active. Paddy Sullivan was on duty, moving about among the men whom he conpollcd. Suddenly the chairman of the town committee mounted the plat form and pounded the table with h;s fist. The burning profanity and coarse Jokes o.the multitude ceased at once.
 Reader. take careful look across the sea of up;urned faces. for here arc the rlen who. choosing delegates, make the otiioers of the state, yes. the chief ruler os the nation. Sprinkled through the -rowd are few intellectual countcnances put observe the majoriiy--coarse. uncul- :ared. ignorant specimens of humanity many faces stamped with the look of ruffian, while the drunken gibber;sh of others disgus,s one with the thought that the elective franchise has extended to all
 The chairman, again striking the table before him said:
 Gentlemen. as chairman of the town committee callthis caucus to order. The deliberations of the meeting cannot pro- eeed until a chairman has been chosen ''en,lemen, who will be your presiding oiiicer.'
 One of the Daley party quickly said:
 :. move that Robert Human be chair man of the oaucus."
 "Misther Cheerman i moves ar amindmintthat ldi,or Rawling bees ths gintlesnan to take the cheer. 1. said RS1Ay Sullivan.
 This was followed by shouts of Fur raanr on the Daley side, while the Hsnb kErnr. s.IA~ Clm~~~.l~l. Nf...~--~.