Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-20
SANHEDRIM OF BOSSES.
a MEETING WHICH WAS NOT ADYER.
T7sED EXTENSIVELY.

AMEETING WHICH Vas NOT ADvER-
11sED ExTENsIYRLY.
sunday Nights Doings OF the Republican
Conference Committee-Harmony and
Peace Conspicuously Absent-Pettes
In His GIory-aWhere's Haldorn? p,
A 'star chamber session OF the bosses
OF the strooly good" was held at Mantle &
Warren's Office, Sunday night. Such illus.
trious lights as George II, Sergeant, Pettes,
Pinkham, Mantle. Lippincott, Dingevon,
Warren, Capt. Wyman and a number Of
lesser ones were in attendance.
After securely locking the doors, drawing
the curtains, and taking all other precau.
tions to insure secresy and protection from
the prying eyes OF curious outsiders, the
cabal began business. At first Sergeant,
then George H., and then Mantle wanted to
preside, but it vas no good. Pettes, as
chairman of the central committee, de-
manded the honor, and asserted his right
to the position OF chief conspirator, and
after a few feeble objections from the 9th.
ers, he was duly installed into the coveted
chair. Mantle, as the KoKo of the party,
wanted to preside, and f~eelingly referred to
his services in the past, and wanted to
know il they did not entitle him to some
recognition. It seems that they didn't.
Thanking the crowd for the "honor con-
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and right merrily he conducted it. It is
true that he had an unruiy crowd to ham
die, but his prestige as generalissimo
clothed him with a terror and awe before
which the others were as helpless as were
the followers of the "Veiled Prophet of
Khorassan,'' and whenever any OF them
showed signs OF .'kickfng over the traces"
a look from him succeeded in bringing the
recalcitrant to a realization OF his posi-.
ton.
The object of the meeting, the chair an
nounced, was to take some action tending
to prevent the complete disintegration Of
said, it was now slowly, but surely, under
going. Launching out into a speech, the
mournful cadence of his voice filed the
room like the wall OF an asthmatic coy
ote, while it's effect upon his auditors was
about the same.
s'It's no use talking" he said, ''some-
things's got to be done, and that soon, OF
our name is Dennis. With Amsden sdeclin-
ing to run for inspector OF stiffs, Smith re-
fusing to play sucker, and Gunderson out
of the COMMITTEES, how are we going to hold
those id C~ornishmen, and without 'em,
you bet, we're gone. It's easy enough for
you fellows to say 'd-n the Cornish (my
sentiments exactly, but we've got to have
EN- mantle: you're right there, I know
it'') and we would have 'em, too, if you fell
lows hadn't put 40 many dudes on the
ticket. I amt stuck on laboring men any
more than the balance Of you, but about
election time it stands US in hand to
stand in with 'em. What are we going to
do? George H.: "Put in a Cousin Jack
in Mahan's place, that II fetch 'em. They
III vote the ticket anyway, but seeing how
BADLY scared you are, | made the sugges-
going to do. (Sargeant "Send for John
Reed well wait. but d-n Judge Knowles
anyway. If he had only kept his mouth
shut we wouldn't be having all this trouble
now"
After some sparring it was finally de.
cided to send George II. after Reed, it being
thought no more than right that an ennis
sary to SO important parsonage as Reed
should be nothing less than one with
royalty to BACK him.
Lippincott-"Most gracious sirs. Me
thinks / hear a knock"
Voice o~utside-'Say you fellows, open
storing at u.s." (The door is onened and
enter Reed with his royal escort.)
All rising-"Hail, the Saviour cometh,
make way for our deliverer."
Reed-"Well, what's the trouble now
Haven't l told you fellows time and again
that 1 would square Knowles with the
Cornish? l hope you amt losing faith in
my powers, and are going back on me?
Have l not, as editor of the mighty II.
NJ" full power to shape the destiny OF the
nation? Put Joe Roberts in Mahan's
place. He's from Centerville, and solid
with the Cornish"
Wyman-"What's going to become OF
me2 Two years ago I sacrificed myself
and withdrew in favor OF Mantle, and now,
when there's a chance to get even, you
propose to sit down upon me. Is that
right"
Thu valiant captains remarks evidently
carried some weight, as Reeds proposition
a not received with the most u%nbounded
enthusiasm, and that gentleman wrapped
himself in his dignity and overcoat and
left the room.
King George-"What's the matter with
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lambs, why l think that I would make con-
siderable smoke myself on the affairs of the
party. I've been snubbed often enough,
and have got tired OF it,"
Dingevon-"Let the legislator rest awhile. |
l propose the name OF DR.. Gum as coro-
!
The crowd-''He won't lave it, and he
that he'll be hanged if he is going to
come up at this time to make afool OF him
self just because the convention did,"
Mantle-"This is getting worse all the
time. The first thing we'll know Carter
will refuse to run and then-well, I guess |
I'm a pretty healthy lamb myself"
Lippincott-"Why isn't Haldorn here?
He might be able to say something on the
question:"
Pettes-"1 didn't invite him."
Sergeant, Mantle, Dingeyon, ct aI.-"For
heavens sake let Haldorn go. We don't
want him and his long speeches here. Amt
suffering enough already"
Pettes-"That's what we are.'
A chorus OF voices-"Yes. and whose
Iault is it? Didn't you, and a few more
ike you, antagonize the Irish in your
treatment of O'Donnell and cause him to
oolt the ticket and carry every Irishman
With him?"
Pettes-"Don't strike a man when he's
Town. I've suffered enough already, and
7ou seem to gloat over my suffering. Cen
lemen never act in that way"
Mantle-"l move that we adjourn and
ct Reed fix it up in the Inter Mountain to-
He'll do something"
Loud yeils all over the room: Mantle,
'ou're a brick, wen 90 you" /,
And they went.