The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-08-19
A uEA1HENlsH CEREMONY.

unwashed of Ford county to assem-
bic and nominate county ticket, and
after the hour for converting had
passed We scribe wendell his way
toward the opera house to see what
he could see. On drawing nigh to
the place of meeting we met Demo
cratic friend coming away wearing a
melancholy look of sadness. We
took it for granted that his sorrow
was caused by blasted longings after
nomination for some Office. From a
feeling of sympathy we stopped and
inquired, Chow is the convention?''
With evident reluctance he replied,
"Oh, there is little bunch of 'em
setting up there around Petition. 1
guess he's got it about fixed up
This description of Democratic con-
vention, which is usually a wild and
woody scramble after nominations
was puzzle to the scribe who in
quired whether the lugubrious in
formant meant to say that the NOM
nations had already been made, and
if SO how the successful ones man
aged to secure the prizes SO quickly.
"Prizes,' quoth our melancholy
friend, with a sickly smile. eyes,
they used TO be considered prizes. F"
Then, with an embarrassed air. he
continued, 1--WE got enough to con-
sent to let their names be used to
make up the list. We didn't have
to ballot for anybody except commits
sioner, and there wasn't much
trouble over that because Hoover
told us that Anthony was the man,
and we put him in the first clatter.
Well, it was harmonious, anyhow.
The country precincts were repre-
sented by proxies and proxies never
kick at anything. We picked about
all of our candidates from Gospel
Ridge in the Second ward. There
are some kind-hearted, easy going
people on that hill. They will take
most anything that is loose if you
offer it to them free of cost, and there
wont be any expense this time. I
guess Peter will print the tickets
for nothing if we let him have good
living price for the county print
ing"
Our democratic pilgrim here paused
a moment to take breath, and the
scribe noticed a more cheerful look
come into his eyes. He looked like a
man who saw CLEAN of hope ahead.
Pulling himself together, he said:
An idea strikes me. It's in the cards
for Otto to win" Our friend here
glanced nervously up and down the
street to see if any one was near
enough to overhear. Then catching
the reporters linen duster Just over
where the diamond shirt stud ought
to be, he placed his stale beer favored
mug close to the reportorial ear and
whispered; "Can You keep a secret?"
The guileless scribe assured the
confding democrat that it was his
business to keep secrets, in fact he
made his living that way, and all the
+ortures of the inquisition could not
wrest one from him (till publication
lay. Being thus treasured on this
point, the man with the secret unbos-
,med himself as follows: "You know
Uncle George is back here in Dodge
lily, and he has come to stay. Well,
We all thought he was busted, but
Uncle George is not such an eyre
,ious fool as we put him down for.
tell you we have done that man an
INJUSTICE. There may be a few flies
N him, but he is no bug eater. Re
member he was president OF the Mer
hants Bank and loaned the money
N hand to himself before he busted?"
The scribe admitted that he had heard
ONE talk about him borrowing
money about that time and blowing
t into some grading contract out
vest
Hugh" said the unwashed. "He
low in good stuff Oh grade con
ract while he was setting up the
inns to not much Mary Ann. |
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