Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-08-27

drawal OF Some Figures that Have
Been Prominent - Those Remaining
Seem Generally Serious aud Looking
After Their Political Fences.
The TIMES man took long look at
the "Dial of Destiny" to -day-1he
first for some time. DISCRIMINATION
disclosed the considerable change that
has taken place since the last one.
The most notable change is the grad
ual fading away and withdrawal of
conspicuous men since the primary
election. Let US take up the offices
IN their order as before.
CoNGREsSMAN-DE
HALEY is still in front carrying the
same flag and platform of platitudes,
followed by some white men and all
the Mormons-with their 1.-THE bags
filled. "He has the sack, and don't
you forget i'll" the white men are
saying, while they Significantly nudge
their victims who have been bought
at figures running from six-bts for
whisky to 40 shilings in cash. These
white men are would-be swells, or, in
the language of the "Rabble," High
JOINTS" Haley is confident, because
swell count the Mormon vote, YOU
know, test oath or no test oath"
REPUBLICAN,.
Fred. Dubois waves the hat he pur-
chased at the preachers price of the
HALEY merchant and is surrounded
by Americans in troops-Democrats
and Repubicans-who sing, "See the
Mormons' Master Come" Dubois
stands alone in the field, but off yon.
der in the corner sits Colonel Shoup,
wearing an old woman's gown, half
hitched around him, and holding a
basket partly filled with eggs for
market. He makes good old market
woman and has ball of yarn in his
skirt-pocket handy for knitting.
This tickle old woman imps as if
rheumatic and says to herself, eff |
can just get down to my grocery, I'll
get some Mustang Linlment and herb
tea and rub my old legs. They gave
way before made half of the first
quarter" Fred. stands with head
and tail erect and "shamps his bit,"
as it were, while he says to the Bear
Lake boys, "Just see me clean out
Jack Mormon John and the lust loving
1echers who back him."
Not far from HALEY is a grave
digger with his spade. lie puts his
hand over his eyes aud, locking to,
ward Dubois, sees the figure Of Vic
tory descending upon him. Then he
turns ard begins to dig at the spot
marked for Hailey's grave, humming,
81 gather, l gather, |
gather them ill.,"
SHERIFF.
There are fewer figures plainly Wis
ible on that portion of the Dial where
expectant Sheritfs have mostly con-
gregated.
DEMOCRATIC
Brigadier- General John Condron
stands erect. The General is count
ing his delegates, and losses his plum.
ed hat as he says: "That fixes it. |
am o. K, and when get the office !
I'll pulverize somebody" A friend
mods and replies: "You bet your
boots; that's what we'll dol"
Close by stands Pstsey Kinney,
who laughingly says: 81 freed Cas-.
sidy up telegraph pole in Ketchum,
Mr.. Brigadier General John Condron,
and when | come here, backed by the
south and the knights of Labor
you will think political cyclone was
Waiting around in your neighborhood.
Be Jases, that's what you will, my
lad," And the Dial looks like
was raising a dust in that
sure enough
Under a pine tree, near the prairie
line, is the dim figure of another can
didate; it looks like a Mr.. Sifers, but
IS very far to the rear. There is some
thing that looks like fresh earth near
BY this dim figure. The TIMEs's field.
glass is brought into use and, sure
enough! 1t is a grave. A headstone
$ there. leaning against the pine tree.