Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-24
DUKE DORAN'S LEvEE.
Democratic knights Gather In Conclave
to Ailot the Doodle.
The noble Duk OF Kent
And his Democratic men.
Marched them 10 the tower r oon

The noble Duk OF Kent
Aud his democratic men.
Marched them 10 the tower oom
And then marched down again.
The Duke was there. He's gone
again. Quoth lie: "rhis day j must
HE me away TO Lansing" Considering
that before the local election in two
weeks, the faithful have an awful stack
of work cut out he concluded 10 leave.
His last appearance in the local arena
was as chief mogul of the meeting of
the Democratic City Committee, last
night. The conclave was held in the
secret recesses of the ducal palace IN
the tower. All the knights of the Dem
ocratic round table with q slot in the
middle) had assembled at the call of
the Duke.
"What no. Sound the tocsin. Call
the ROLL Are all my slaves on hand?
Prlthee, where hides the sir knight
from ward number one? Methinks i see
him not. What treachery is this when
my good knights We must get us about
our business, lest we lose control of the
fatness of the city Offices"
Down To Business Got They.
Straightway they got down to busi-
ness and decided to hold the ward eau
cuses on the last day OF March.
AsCount Uakc, he OF the wholesale
liquor joint, had 1T. ''Verily it will be a
good scheme, that we do not hold our
caucus on All Fool s day"
Then up spske the baron from the
Eighth ward. ."Let US have our caucus
at the Turner hall as of yore."
"Verily, the scheme is good" quoth
the Duke. The Hollander votes are
ours. Behold, we have u 'ciuch.' Me-
kinley has done the deed" And 1t
went. rhe city convention was given
date for April ..
"Now comes the tug of war; saith
the Duke, ,"behold, these many moons
have been in politics, and We must
have these wards canvassed. The new
territory hath added many votes. 1t
will take men to do IT, and experience
hath taught the lesson that men work
IN politics for money, lucrc and not for
glory" Money must be fed the hum
cry canvasser even though Democrat,
aud after approval of the idea the diff
ferent delegates promised to hire suita-
blt litl w w ttlb tOp Va EttthAh- chai y
sticks into the Lstiess voters though SIR
Knight LeCompt, of the Sixth, did kick
much on the work.
Will Capture the Hollander.
In case the ward had large Holland
population, HoIlander is 10 be hired.
The city comptroller, Jas. Vandenberge,
will on his approval of the applicant for
the Job, and on approval of Thomas Z.
Carroll, give the itlnerant Democrat a
slip which bears sentiment To the
effect "thls man is all hunk" lie will
carry it TO John +. More, who will Off
cially hire HIM. and who has pledged
himself if his collections pan out prop
erly to pay them.
No sooner had the assemblage ar
rived at this important conclusion than
"there camea tapping as some one gent
ly rapping, rapping at my chamber
door,"
"Who comes there" quoth the duke.
"Ahl / see. You're a reporter and Of
the proper hue. Now don't give our
little scheme away. Our caucus? You
may name the day. but nothing more
unless we say. Have scat; take a
chair. You'll find one over there.
Now, my vassals, we must win. No
win: no TIM