National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
Mr.. M'FOD'S MEETING
OF PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENTS.
4 Quict Gathering OF Few Boilers from the Rcgu-
lar Pariy-Why They Become Independents
What They Accomplished and How
tho Meeting Broke Up.

down the Delaware River tho oihcr day, and met
by appointment at his home n number OF gentle
men who were anxious 20 join the independent
movement In Pennsylvania. In his own way he
tells of the meeting in the columns Of the Sunday
TdHsrripi Of that city MS follows:
So phiu Jane Ann an me,olf got the length of
the house there wor crate getherln' already on
the sidewalk An, sea Jane Ann Till me, SEE
she, -,
have no COINS III the phrlor the night ior I'll
away intill wan nv the nabors houses TIL yez |
gets done; An dye know phat I'm goin' I'LL tell
YEP srZ she.
"Wrl', seq She "av yez hasony roitin' or hghin'
in II, an hear tell nv it, be heavens, III come
home an red the house wuth the broom, so l
wull ;" spz she
"oh, don't be maxim sleeps tails nv ,yerself",
seq /; 1t not for lghtn' NJ all that were goh
Till gcthcr It's for till purest asenst bossism' seq
l. $50 away wnthye,' SEE l. I'll. an. ,.,.
house, an I'm PLACED I'LL see that yez nre in
airnest;" an wint an opened the durc. " Take
safes gantlem!n,' SCI j. A. MAKE yelseil,yes com, CON-
scz till Henry; al this yer broiheryc have wu'h
't"It is,5 sez he; ats mo brother Andrew"
''Ye're not long out here, Andrew" SEE 1.
"FoOr months just" SEE Audhrcw.
AN have ye wrought ony since ye've been
ovCr?" ScZ ].
"wcll,i sez Henry, che has. used me onnu
ems wuth our late COuncilmun Dan Gilbert AN hc
axcaynter Eynrt;" but he's tired nv IL, an want
till see can get HIM some kiud nv saft political
More power till yer elbow, Henry" sezI; bud
don't yo mink ye're tlrihe too speedy about get
"NoI iH a bit" sez Henry, "thercs nothin' lex
takin time be the soapluck, as the snyin' is, seq
he; "an' nv this is an Ondipndtnt movemint !
consated that yyz wudcnt mind av mon wor not
n citizen itself" scz he.
"oh, bud, Henry" sell this isn't for the pprE,
eSn PSsS ny s. syI ssl fyGs F SES@t @ Sen led led
be the nose be bosses" seq l. an gantcmin, seq
!, "its cs,in's time we are, an I'm cGnsated that
| 1t wud be bctther for hu2 till organize" SEE /.
| "Phats thutT' seq ould McConkey. "Phat dye
| name be thon remarks, SEE he
| "Phy," SEE / it's till clRct chairman an
secretary" SEE l, 50 we can purceed til buzz
An, as had the thing all cut and dhricd with
| Stephen McCarty, he ruz up an moved that Carl
| baldi McFOd, The pure patriot an Christian GAM
tlemon, be our chairman, whuch motion wor car
So iuz up, am taRin' stand at the end nv the
| room thank'd thin for the unsholhhited honor
| that they. had confalred upon me. Bud ouid
| Limpey NcCaiIrey ruz UP an SEE he:
| "Phat dye name be an onsholts't'ted honor phn
ye wor ,wuth uvery mon in the n4Onrhud this
mOrnin', workn wuth thin for ill elact yc prnsl-
| dent NV this gcthcrn?' scz he.
"Misthcr McCaiirey,' SEE l. "thon spache ay
| yours is ouparlaminIary, an comes anunther the
head av 'nlpecunious remarks Don't ye know
| that 'onsholishied' is merely tigyer av spache,
an is always used be gantlcmin anunther the sar-
| cumsianceS," seq l. sure, dident hear Niisther
| Lex, the president nv the Common Councils, wuth
me own ears use 1t phin lie wOr elaclel2 Iassnre
yez that it's the proper thing till say SEE AN
yen be till purge yefself ay yer contlmpt before
| we can go on sez |.
",Is it'll AK yer pardon ye name ?" SEE he.
| at is nOthln' else" SEE l.
"Weil, ye may go till blazes thin bcroor I'll do
it,, SEE he. .m,.,
bud it's the proper thing till do" sea l. $50 We
| wull purceed till buziness, SEE j, "be cluctin
secretary" SEE J.
"Pll nominate meeself" sez Henry McAdoo.
Plat wull have till do?" SEE he.
"a mon can't nominate himself for nothin',"
sez it's not regular" sezl ].
| Its as guide as for wan mon till fix up q job
wuth another mon till nominate him for anything
Put that in yer pipe an smoke it" seq he.
gentemon's remarks are deracked till me, that
wull wrap mesclf in the inyulneraGle manteI Of
inenable scorn and thrate thin wuth the contmlt
"oh, no more ay yer ould chat" seq Tim wha-
len; bud spakin' ny MrGthI'" sez he, its con.
sated am, darinaldi, that ye ought til send out
for somCthin' till pay yer iuttln',,' SEE he.
"Well," sez l. "the remark is not phat might be
William Taas soa 1T iii me- fSSy 10y that wor ia
the kitchiu', "away out an get quart av the bst
whusky an' get a pound nv tibaccy forbye,"
''D'ye think I'm goin till carry whusky for these
ould tarriersG Plat dye take me forT' SEE Wull-
"Oh, heavens! dye hear him?" sez wan.
"froth, ay he wor mine, sez Limpey MoCaf-
frey, ~ wud brak his jaw till him av he wud come
fOrel an talk thon way till me, ay wor his
father" seq he.
Bud WuiHm Tammas called him an ould
"cfaw thumper" an tOuld him till go an bag
his head an he Just walked out av the house as
bould as brass, an wor Just that ashamed that
ddent know which way III Lux so SEE:
"No,5 SEE owen McCluskey, it's not becomin'
for the praisdent av body lex this till be seen
carryin' liker so give me the money an Ill so
Be the actions nv thon son nv yours, McFod, -
says timPSy MdeGalrSy there's eonsdhS96s G
, SEE he. "lroth, ye have yer own throubles,
SEE he.
Offer I'm ready" sez /, "till hear 1t: SO plat Is
the Playys9re ay M the = meetin, = sez l. r,o, 90,
John MCCrackeu, Z" | think the worthy president
might give huz touch av a comic song" SEE he
rye misunderstood me, john" SEE |. "Phin !
AK phats the pidysure av the meetn name bu=.
ness, not singin' name phat are yez gon till do
for wush til get au account av 1t inl the Press
for it seems they wull publish averything phat
smacks of independence, an 1t wud i'll become
huz for Till have It till say that we done nothn At
! all bud sing comic songs an dhrunk liker," seq l.
81 move we adjourn few minutes for refraSh-
minis" seS Wulle Patton, as the iiRsr KEN IN.
ters apiece an mine braced me up wontheriuiiy
Now" sez /, "come come; let hus do some-
something; let hus cry down the bosses an yea,n
, Bud none ay thib wud take It. Henry MeAdoc
wor high up for II till he foun out he wud have
till do the writn an then he sed he had a sore
finger aud cudent hould pen. bud / msdoub
very much av there wor not Ia 9etther rayson ~, nor
wor for hus gettn in somethin' about the wrongs
nv Ould Ireland, phin Wullie Patton SD that We
dident come here till discush ony thing av the
kind. Let the Irish, phnt few nv thin that's IN
Ireland, LUX out for thimselyes," seq Wullie
Vel, ould MeCalirey got tearln, mad an, himself
aud Patton Joined tlli call other liars phin saw
, it war time for ill inthcrfere.
"Gantlemin," SEE take yer safes. Mister
"oh. Gy, ye're caslin' up me lameness Till me
now" sez he, bud, be me sowl, ay wor in or
lher there's no mon Ia the house cud call me a
lair an get away wuth it" see he.
So we got him paciRed NJ the rear, an we all
TUX drinks around, but be damned nv cud get
it incensgd null ony nv their heads phat did we
s'sti "Gantiemin,"i soz I, "ycz wull have till dc
somethin', for it's got around that there's goin
, Till be moetin' here the night, an Gy we dom
do sometnin., ply the whole town wull be laugh
Il lave an offer til make" seq wullle Patton.
"COme till orlher gantlomin," scz J. Estate
: yer prop si,hin, Misthsr Patton" sell.
e" offer till fill up tie vial asen, us see that it'
empty seq he
carried unanimously" seq Andrew McAdoo
81 wur g1iu' till tell Andrew that he wor to,
made me ConsIte that that odorle,s buzness that
wOl wOr not entirely as odorless us II might be
, an 100 fresh might not bccn shuitable AK
y pmssion till make, Howanduyer, | got out nN
n cOn,ae av gettin Thin till do onything, forbyel
= that it wOr Till dNrink whusky an smoke, un
I allher we1 phle they joined till sing songs, an
. / wor ai,eId av me lie that Jane Ann wuC
, come in IN the hoiglh nv IT, Sol jolned till hin
that II motion I'LL adjourn wud be rosnyel bud
be heavens, II wor no use they nnyer Needed me me
Tor the Oud blade ill come home med an eXcus'
an slupped Out av the back dure, ior eud max,
a purity guide guess phat wud hoppen phln she die
/ Sol slupped across the sthreet an hid in ar
alley, an sure enough, here she KEN along an
opened the dure an size Just let wan roar out a'
"Phere's Garibaldi McFodg" see She "Is /