Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-20
HOW TIM GOT VOTES.
Dry-Dollar Sullivan Nearly Makes
His District Unanimous.
ONLY FOUR VOTES AGAINST HIM.
Cut Of 342 He Bags 1888 for Cleveland and
the Whole Ticket.
HOW HE PULLED FOR CROKER'S BANNER

| 1t is rather late for election day stories
| but the New York World tells goot
| one. The Fortieth election district Of
the Second Assembly went as follows
| Cleveland, 1888; Harrison, 4. OF course il
| was "Dry-Dollar" Sullivan's own district.
! Who else could make such showing? The
| Fortieth election district is bounded by
Franklin, Walker, Broadway and Baxter
streets. It is the home of mighty and
numerous 'Sullivans, who this year outdid
themselves. Tim was in charge personally
81 know am going to be elected" phil.
| osophized Tim at 5 o'clock in the morning
on election day, $50 what's tn use O. run
MIN round tn district?' I'll stay in me
own distric', carry it unanimous an get
| Croker's banner"
In every election district in the city the
law provides there shall be one Republican
inspector, one Republican poll clerk and
one Republican supervisor That makes
three votes sure. Then, of course. there is
a Republican oficeholder in every district
who acts as district captain. That makes
four votes sure, and that is how Harrison
got four votes in Tim Sullivan's district
There was no getting around that Harri-
son was bound to get those four votes.
Marshals Not in the Way.
True, there were eight Davenport mar
shals in this election district, but then Tim
doesn't mind Federal narshals. He knows
how to take care of them. Before o'clock
all eight had voted for Cleveland.
Voting began early. There we're 25 men
in line before the polls were opened. All
were given pastors, which were slapped on
in silence and without error. Tim Sullivan
keeps his constituents in good training
Fifteen Sullivans secured the district con-
tinually to see that not a man went to work
without voting. By noon 29O had voted.
'Now here comes duck" whispered
Tim to his cousin Florry. "who's been get
tim drunk on Denny Shea Watch me hx
him."
"say, young feller," demanded Tim,
with frown, surrounded by eight fierce
looking Sullivans, Show ere y goin' to
vote?"
"pm fer Clevelan' an tn hull ticket, I"
replied the fellow, with apparent enthu-
siasm.
"You're lyin' an y know it." said Tim,
with painful irankness. ''Do y see this
paster?"
He did.
Noise Speaks Louder Than Words.
"Well. jes' take it, an slap it on bal
lot. An want v to slap it on so I can
hear it, TOO. See?
"All right was the reply, ''but you've
gotto do dis fer me. You gotta promise to
look out fer me if de cops take me in fer
hittin' de bowl. y
The agreement was made on the spot
This was followed by 60 Tammany ballots
which were above suspicion. Then the Re.
publican district captain cast his vote.
That's one fer Harrison" commented
Tim, sadly.
Just then woman came up to Tim and
called him aside, confdentially.
"My husbands SO drunk, begorra, he
can't walk" she said. "Pfhat are yez
goin' to do?"
SHOW many times have told that duck"
said Tim Indignantly, mot to- getta jag
until after he voted. Here, Florry, get
10 cents worth O. ammonia and straigthem
i'm out
Five minutes later the fellow came, sup
ported by two Sullivans
"You don't needa think I've been drink
in, Mr. Sullivan" he apologized. ~ wus
workin' all night, an I felt 30 tired fell