Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-31
POLITICIANS AND BUNS.

Butily HptkNE Tor votes and bilpis
The city is full OF politicians from eve y
town, borough aud township in this county
to-day, and many will remain over until
tomorrow, which will be April lst, when
prominent men from all parts will be in
town To transact business. Everyone has
been busy TO day and the headquarters of
the different factions were very lively. AZ
SonseniE's "Cas.lc II tho Alley" there was
large crowd all day, but they kept in tho
back room out Of the way Of tho strikers.
At other places tho crowds were almost
as large.
Hon. A. Herr Smith came home from
Washington on Saturday, having at last
;umblod " TO the fact that he will have
strong opposition. He has been kept busy
oil day, shaking hands with the "old
farmers :" and Jack Fry was Just as busy
firing the " Busy Is (hum), 1t is said
among well informed politicians that
Commodore Hiestand is showing great
strength, and his friends claim that he
will easily defeat Smith, if the latter
"does not put In monsy." They all seem
TO be afraid Of this great power in politics
and pretend to believe that Smith knows
how to use 1t.
1t is said also that some Of Smiths
friends are becoming weak kneed as they
hear Of so many politicians who were for
him in former years, but are now with
Hiestand. The latter remains on the
front step of his office all day, despite the
wind and dust, shaking hands with the
people and whispering mysteriously to tho
elect politicians.
The fight between Atlee aud Patterson
for Judge is just as bitter as tha: for Con
gress. Both were on the streets and hard
at work to-day. The friends of the latter
claim that he will win easily, while
the hackers of Atlee are almost
as confident. There is little doubt
that combination will be formed
to-day and moro will be known by
to morrow night 1t is said that Matt
Friday will announce himself as a candi.
date for prOthonotary this evening.
harvest for the huns.
That the candidates are kept hard at
work there is no doubt, but they all unite
in stating that their most trouble Is TO rid
themselves of the buns, who beset them
at every corner, asking for "a quarter TO
make up 'kag,'" or five cents for a
GUNNER" This morning the buns ap
pcarcd very early, for they knew it would
be big day, They stood at every corner
and, although covered with dust until they
Tesembled the figures on the monument
nothing would drive them from their posts
tACtpJ Nuc SIBuJ VI sOInc pOllllCltu.
A bum who has been around the town
for several years ID acquainted with oil the
men who solicit influence both in the
town and country and no is a politician
with great deal of nerve who gets away
from an "Old un'" without giving up sOmC
money or taking ball ticket, which ar
almost as plenty as the candidates. paste
boards.
There arc buns Of all kinds and ages
Some are well dressed and possess a gooC
flow of language. They, in most cases,
do the talking and then share the profiti
with their brother who wears poore
clothing or is not as fly" This m0rninl
well known cand date for prominen
Office, who is a generous, open hearteC
man and spends lots of money, was walk
ing up East King street, with party o
country friends. He was taking them t
saloon. The buns saw their chance, an
about the time the candidate was Ia tn
saloon. and had ordered the drinks, the,
were in also. One by one they made thGi
way to the bar, without any invitation
but the candidate was too good natured +
say "no." BY actual count twelve of then
succeeded in getting drinks and of tha
number eight took whiskies SO largo tha
several bystanders tainted. The other
were satisfied with beer. Some Of tn
party were little timid but they wer
encouraged by more experienced friond
TO work their shape" aad none WEI
left. Several attempted to get secon
drink, but the bartender, who knew thel
far better than the politician, objected
manner that frightened tho buns. IL
stances of this kind can be- seen every da
and by night nearly all the buns mluag
to get drunk.
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