Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-16
POLITICAL CHIEFS.

POLITICAL CHIEFS.
rHE RIVAL LEADERS IN COhfEkENcE.
Settling the Question ~ to How tho Con-
gressman-st-Larges Shall be Voted For.
Philadelphia Press.
The state chairman of the four political
parties in Pennsylvania met at the Cont.
mental hotel Saturday morning to reach an
agreement upon whether the names of
their respective candidates for congress
man. at large should he printed upon the
state or county tickets. Such a meeting
is almost unprecedented, and it may be
years before anyone's eyes can be refreshed
by seeing the four rival political generals
amicably seated at one table and making
Jokes as though they were not constantly
fighting one another with printers ink.
The time of meeting was II o'clock, aud
at that hour Chairman Cooper, of the
Republican state committee !; Chairman
Mckee, of the Independent Republican,
and Chairman Hensel, of tho Democratic,
had reached the hotel, and were standing
together in the rotunda, waiting for
Chairman Heath, of the Greenback-L Labor
state committee. After some discussion,
Cairman Cooper offered to bet Chairman
Mckee the oysters that Armstrong would
poll more votes than Stewart. The chal-
lenge was promptly accepted, and
on Chairman Heath's arrival the four
campaign generals entered the cafe and
decorated the four sides of q table.
"What'll you have ?" spoke up Mr.. Coop
er, cheerily. "I'n have conference on
this ticket question:" replied Mr. Hensel.
dryly. Mr.. Heath was accordingly made
chairman of the chairmen, aud MIR. Nc
Kee secretary. The ticket question was
quickly disposed of, Mr.. Cooper's plan Of
printing tho name Of congressional candi-
dates upon county tickets being adopted.
-Four Guarded Politicians.
Thereupon Chairman Hensel, thinking
that such an unusual conference should be
duly celebrated, quietly ordered a bottle
Of Geissler blue seal. The bottle was
brought, the seal broken and tho waiter
was about to exercise his muscle on the
wires when Chairman Mckee, before
whom a glass had been placed, said ner-
vously;
You will excuse me, hope l never
drink"
"And never drink, either" said Chair
man Cooper, mindful Of the Temperance
vote"
Nor do l." declared Chairman Heath,
that successful labor is Geo.
nOmical.
"Oh, never drink myself. l merely
ordered the wine for the rcst," cried
Chairman Hensel, not to be outdone in
the bluff game of abstemlousness. in which
the stakes wero appearances. There was
a general laugh, and Mr.. Henscl, thinking
suddenly of the campaign fund, told tho
waiter to see whether he could not return
tho wine at discount. The waiter thought
he couldn'r, as tho seal was broken, but
would do his best. lie soon returned,
saying eyes, sab that's all right, sah."
The chairman thereupOn unanimously 70
solved that tho darkey was di-
plomat, and should be employed
by all of them in campaign work.
"See here" said the hopeful chairman
from Delaware county, "let me show you
q trick. Have you all got a coin ?" and
the Stalwart leader held out in his palm
glittering half eagle.
Chairman Hensel looked dazed. But tho
of the unterrified =" was
not to be frightened by this display OF
Stalwart wealth, and he fished silver
quarter from the depths of his pocket.
That's the best can do" he sighed !;
" show up, you other two"
Chairman Mckee, after a good deal of
hesitation, produced nickel, and called
on Chairman Heath for his returns. The
Labor leader had been looking very anx-
iOus at this graduated display of wealth,
but happy thought occurred to him.
Holding up an old copper cent, he said
don't carry much beside
COOlpers Latest Assessmenr.
"Now," :" said Cooper, "Tn show you
the trick )" and he placed the quarter, the
nickel and the cent in his open palm, by
:he side of the ten dollar gold piece. IF
any of you answer afirmatively luesttiion.
l am going to ask, the coins arc all his"
That's a gGUd trick" murmured
= Z cath, with his eyes on tho gold, and the
others all agreed that it was very good
trick, indeed.
You've never seen this trick before,
have you?" asked Chairman Cooper,
placidIy, looking at his companions.
" We never Lave" chorused the Dem
ocrat, the Independent and the Green
backer.
"WelI, that's the question. and the
mine," said Cooper, placidly
pocketing the thirty ore cents and en-
joying the discontinue of his opponents,
who had unwittingly swelled the Stalwart
fund. Chairman Hensel, Nc
kee and Heath thereupon unanimously
agreed that Chairman Cooper could beat
them all at any game played with coins,
with which conclusion they scattered 10
their head quarters.
The resolution, adopted ard signed by
I'll four cha;rmen. as follows:
WHEREAS, Tho act Of March, 80, 1866,
directs as follows:
Ono ticket shall embrace the names OF
Ill judges of courts voted for, and to bo
labeled on the outside "Judiciary;" one
,Icket shall embrace the names Of all state
)tfcers voted for, and be labeled estate :"
,ne ticket shall embrace the names of all
county officers voted for, including office
,f senator, member and members of As.
'embly voted for, and members of Con-
.ress. if votel for, and be labeled
. County,"
Therefore, 1t is agreed between us, and
directions accordingly arc given to all the
county chairmSn of the Republican,
Democratic, Independent Republican and |
National Observation-Disclosures parties, that at
he coming election the name of the can
lidate for large shall be |
printed on the county ticket as follows |
Immediately under the word "County"
he "congressman-at-large," ard tie
lamc Of the respective candidate for this
'fice, to be followed by the title "con-