Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-04
OFF FOR THE DANCE
Democratic legions Journey
ing to Their Wigwam
ON MUSHROOMS FAIR HEATH
Two Hundred Thirsty "Samaritans" p ass
Through the City on Their Way to
the Sketches.

Yesterday afternoon comet struck
this city. The contact at this point did
not bring its organizations to stop; 1t
but paused in its fight, accumulated
additional debris, then resumed its
course in q northwesterly direction.
Later it WAS heard from at Muskegon
where it dropped with d. 8. t. and
vomited forth horde of politicians of
complexion democratic.
Given name it WAS the democr attic
special, conveying politicians from De-
troit to Muskegon and playing the
Good Samaritan by gathering them in
from the wayside. 1t was due in this
city 1t 1890 o'clock, but old gags so
heavily weighed it down that it was
1886 p. m. when the triumphant screech
OF the snorting locomotive announced
that the Presence was near.
The Hon. 1. NJ. Weston was down
early. toe early, in fact, 80 he refreshed
himself with little lunch from the
counter. Then he rose and wandered
about, his rotund corporosity palpitat-
ing perceptibly. He was accompanied
by Mark w. Stevens Of Flint secre-
tary of tho Worlds Fair commission.
While waiting, Mr. Stevens. who wore
. natty suit Of gray and = shining silk
hat, paced impatiently two and fro,
tearing at his tawny moustAche in 8
way that must have been painful.
Then he, too, succumbed to the seduc-
tions of the lunch counter and
joined Mr.. Weston. Still the train did
not come, and time pressed so heavily
that the two finally visited soft drink
Motel across the way.
Viewed by Two Dozen.
Joseph Houseman and . few others
then arrived, and when the train finally
sped into view fully two dozen demo-
Gratis were waiting to welcome IT. The
engine wxs gaily festooned with flags,
while . few punches OF red, white and
blue rags were nailed to the baggage
car. There were four coaches IN q I'll,
and each one bore an inscription, q
sort of .epltaph in black ank white.
Upon the first car was "United Wayne"
The second bore this remarkable state
ment, "People Are Not Dead; They Are
Sleeping" Upon the third Car ap-
peared the democratic maxim, Tariff
Reform and Protection to AL" while
the fourth car reiterated, "Vox Populi,
shed the pilgrims dropped of like sand
cut of = bottle. With a common i'm
pulse they shouted, "Suthin Z drink"
''Round the corner!' came an answer
ing shout and the delegates, nearly
200 stro ng, swept round the depot like
q cyclone to IoniA street. They en-
tered place and sound rose like the
gurgle from . broken water main. No
il.
broken only by the eddying
stream of beer which splashed into
miniature caverns rs dry as q pro-
ated temporarily, they returned to the
tram where they were joined by the To-
cal delegates.
n. tracks. A stop was made sufficiently
long to allow the engine to be trans
ferred TO the other end of the train,
then it was pulled out over the c. & w.
NJ. William e.. Thompson was aboard.
90 was Dan Campau and the two sat IN
one seat and called each other brother.
Don NJ. Dickinson. the great Cog.
shed tears OF Joy on Magog Weston 9
vest "Uncle Jeslah" Begole boarded
the train early and got front scat.
lhsb thsfe Wts 5sf"u1t Eaufsoi fhut,
Ferris 5. Fitch of Pontiac. +. Homer
Hosford OF Detroit. secretary of the
state central committee, Philip u.
wachtel of Petoskey and others of
equal celebrity. Johnny considine of
Detroit was 10 have been there. but be
10 in the hospital nursing . bullet hole
m one 81 fhissluugs. Taken ell IN all II
was . far democratic crowd. though
there was no exhibition of political
hope or enthusiasm.