New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21


The ceremonial call OF chicfJustcc Fuller and his
associates was cut short by the bssebal players who
had been scheduled play that afternoon and could
not walt Mr.. Lawlcr made the iniioductions WIN
the grace thai has come him from long practice.
Our boys were tho pendant winners for six seasons.
Mr President said the Congressman.
Tho what?, inquired Mr.. Cleveland, as though
walened out OF dream.
Tho pendant winners repeated the Hon. Mr.
LAWYER
Oh yes, see, said the President, as he recalled
how Mr.. LAWYER used to go 10 the White House and
tell OF his troubles with the arnichsts' who wouldn't
vote for him to represent them In Congress. In time
Mr.. Cleveland came to know that the Chicago Con
gresham meant anarchists and that he must be per-
mtted to take some liberties with his adopted mother
tongue or he would lose caste in his District so Mr.
Cleveland smiled and waited for the Congressman to
go on.
"Your boys have captured tho pendant this year.
continued Mr.. Lawlcr, but may say there's no III
feeling Our boys would rather sec NowYork get IL
than any other club
Hero the Arson aggregation nodded ITS head as one
man and Mr. LAWYER went on to say that Captain An
son had modest request to prefer, which was that
the President should give letter OF Endorsement 10
the "AllAmericansT who going to Australia to
teach the natives something about tho great American
game. When he found that the visitors would include
some Of the pendant winners of this year, as well
request. l am told the letter has been written aud
that It is in Mr.. Clcvelands owD handwriting
Residents of West Virginia, whatever people be-
yond her borders may think of her prospects OF omers
ing from the shadows of tho Solid SOUTH next No
vember appear least TO have the courage OF their
convictions. > prominent politician OF the state In
question offered the following bets In this city last
week: IL 900 that tho Republican State ticket VIII be
elected In West Virginia 81 900 that four Republican
N {nta 9
that General Harrison vii! carry West Virginia:
81 900 that General Harrison will be elected Presi-
dent Of the United States; and 81 900 that General
Harrison will carry every Northern sate-hiahihg
total of So 900 wagered upon the elections in West
Virginia. and $4,000 upon the general csulS The pet
was taken by wellk Democratic politician re-
siding In Baltimore and the money was mmediatcS
placed in the National Bank OF the Republic I'D this
city to await the results of the election Neither OF
the gentlemen however who arc parties TO tho trans
action desires his name 10 be made Pubic Tor tho
present. The largo amount risked upon state so
long considered of the strongholds OF the De
nocracy makes this wager of Interest as one OF the
straws which show the way political winds are o!o"
ing toward the sunny South"
Hero is q slight contribution to that amusing col
lection of things which one would rather have icit
unsald' Gossip assigns the authorship TO the vile
Of Of the most prominent Democratic leaders 10
the House OF Representatives. She was entertaining
number OF friends at her house, the other day. when
gentleman entered the room closely followed by an
other whom he led up where the lady OF the house
was standing with the words:
Mrs c., permit me to present to you a particular
friend OF mine, Mr.. - Of Demerara'
so glad to sec you, Mr.. -" replied Mrs. q
promptly 50 glad to you;' and with an evident
desire to say something graceful and at the same time
something that would make her acquaintance feel
thoroughly at home, she added:
I" l have a parrot that comes from pemerara'
Imagine the startling effect of such speech upon
an unsuspccting stranger!
Among the Democrats who will not come back TO
Congress IS Johnny McShanc. Of Nebraska who TWO
years ago succeeded in overturning Republican ma
jorty Of 1000 in the Omaha District McShane went
west from Ohio, and for time made his living as
cowboy lie had a rich uncle who had made money
as a Union Pacific contractor, and tbs uncle gave
" johnny lift 1t wasn't long before tho nephew
was richer than the uncle He was daring. and tho
bigger the risk be took the likely It was TO turn
out all right. The owner Of several banks cattle
ranches, stock yards, and newspaper, when only
80 years Old, he took notion that he would like to
come to Congress- and como he did. The cost was
said to be more than S75 900, but he didn't mind this
As may be imagined his busy life had not given much
leisure for reading of any sort Soon after his cleo
ton Congressman Mcshanc came to Washington He
confded to friend that he wanted to stock up
little upon political history and other subjects which
he supposed necessary for wellrounded Con-
grcssman Together they visited local bookseller
who has supplied literature statesmen for more than
geLciat JcFerson's works, together with sew
eral lives of the Sage OF Monticello, were the first
purchases. THIN came other books containing moth
Ing but simon pure Democracy. When a goodly
quantity of these had been selected the bookseller
suggested tina, It would be well to have something on
tha 9TH no Cony
4 rare and valuable edition of The Federalism hap
pencd to each his eye and he ordered the set
senator Edlnunds had been looking at the same edi
ton with view OF purchasing IT, and the bookseller
was anxious TO let 1t go until the Senator was
heard from. But the Congressman from Nebraska
did not propose TO DO made secondary to any New
England senator and he got " Tho Federalst.'
The misfortune of it all that be got tmo
to read even the Jeffersonian precepts. There
not many Democrats in Nebraska, yet, small as the
number is, the Offices not enough to go around,
and Johnny" Mcshauc's whole time taken UP in
trying to divide the patronage equally. Now, hear
bis library has been shipped out TO Omaha and he
may find leisure in which to introduce himself to IT,
The trick of carrying the District for Democrat
can't be repeated, and he shrewdy declined a
nomination. He did, however, accept the nomination
for Governor with tho notion that 1t mi ht enable him.
by the help of Crazy Horse' Van Wyck, TO capture
General Mand rson's seat in the Senate Happily
theTe II no prospect VI such al "CVcht' auu McShaeS
ambition will have 10 be content for a time with
stocking-up7 political literature
Senator Vance claims that the people Of North
Carolina the most law abiding people in the world,
and to prove he tells OF a newly appointed Justice
Of tho Peace who, public occasion when fight
seemed imminent, commanded the peace, and pre-
served ii by rushing between the two combataniS,
drawing a knife a foot in length and threatening In
slant death the that should violate the public
peace.
Nances colleague IN the Senate, Ransom, does not
permit him get ahead OF him In the praises of their
State He gives an In which illustrates the love
of justice which anlmaes the body Of North Carolina
magistrates, well as their ingenuity in threading tho
mazes Of the law and arN Ing at It's true meaning and