Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-31

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The major was greatly pleased
First. | went Ia Yorktown. found
that they are going to send a solid delega
tiaIi down for BoEEs they were quit,
earnest about H. said that their district
ought To have the nomination. aud that
they we're going III to win. of o"urse il
wasn't much use To talk against such
feeling as that, although | dill tell them
that ia Major Pow ierdry Sussex had a
candidate that sLe was proud "l
Thank sou, Alr. Green-thank YOU.
Wen su0n down Boggs. Their talk about
Shorts support Is nothing bat a bluii.
How about Bethel"
Wen, Beihels got the teler too. They
say they hain't had the sheriff Tor twenty
years, aud that they are going To pun for
! it this time, or break the traces. They re
putting up Young Jones, and he's working
! ike beaver | slipped in few words
| Tor you major, but they brought up the ar
| gument that Sussex had it sixteen years
ago, while its been twenty years since it
went To Bethel
| The major uucrossed his legs aud nod
ded his head That's all right, said he
| 4 know Jones. Hes active, but that's
all. Wen circumvent him"
From Bethel / went on down to Draw
bridge and Forks. They are not far apart.
you know fuuuu uUr tir-.s .s-.I--.-L--l-.---
body in particular that they wanted, but
Jones had sent down some missionaries
and captured Drawbridge, and B0ggs men
we're at work at Forks There il where
did some talking | told them of our de-
mands, of our candidate, of you, major,
and your long service Ia the party. said:
Gentlemen, here is II fine man and an es.
teemed citizen, who has sacrificed time
and effort in campaign work, who has
fought in the front ranks, who has never
tagged or proven recreant to his duty.
He is the man We offer you, and We ask
yon that you help rs to nominate him.
''Thank you--thahk youl Did you con
vince them of the wisdom of that courses'
Not quite. So, to keep them from go
ing to Boggs OF Jones, persuaded them to
put MP their own candidate. lifts 10 he
a grab game / said, why don't yon take
"A handY Then left, and went on down
to the lower districts, where they don't
care who gets the nomination. for the good
and sn fiicient reason that they have had il
for the last three times However, came
back by Drawbndge and Forks to-day and
| found that they had put mp their men
Hanson for Drawbridgc and Withcr3 for
F0rk."
The majors bright face seemed clouded.
.sDo You think" he asked, that ii was
wise to bring two more men into the heldf
Won't it complicate maters''
well, major, I'm business man, aud
/ look at il ia IA business way | argued
that if those two districts were disposed to
20 against US, the best way would be to
make them fight each other as well as our
selves. lt,taLes them away from Eogga
ana Jones Now We have eight districts,
and no nomination can lac made until one
Of the five breaks 10 some other candidate.
You stand well, major and your genius
must make successful combination and
win. You can do it, can't youf
When the major saw it III that light lie
was radiant. why, Abner,' he e@claim-
ed growing more familiar, You are Ma
puleon of politics It's a great arrange
ment | know Hanson and know With
ers. I'll see them; I'll deal with them;and
when the eonYenti0n opens, well give
Boggs and Jones the biggest surprise party
they ever saw
This was Saturday The convention
met on the following Tuesday. The inter
val was fully employed. Everybody talk
politics The major led He was exhaust
less. Hope belmed on his smiling coun
tenance like sunshine on morning glory.
"Well, never saw such sight in all
my born days" said Mrs. Green. The
major acts as if he'd been elected aud got
all the Offices in the State"
'Yes," said Abner, ''the major Is en-
ihusiastic He has a senguine tempera-
Inent
He used to talk against sou 50. Now
he's praisng you to the skies. There
amt any word too high or too big for you.
It's strange thing, this politics.
Very strange-very strange" replied
\ Abner, nodling his head. 1T shows the
changeabieness of human nature, jane
the instability of character If / had run
for this office in an open way, as the folks
wanted me to, the major would have been
going around abusing me and getting up
his movements against me, and | guess
he'd come near downing me. But now /
am one Of his delegates, and lie is as sweet
| as hogshead Of molasses. How much
better il is Jane, to have the friendship of
everybody, even though We have to put
ambition a,ide''