Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-25
THEY R0PED EN- In
hoS the Festive 6unecers
Worked
SOME GULLlBlE DEMOCRATS
During The Consearlon-Touched Then
Vznzry and Goa Their Czsh--HM
Man WaSksd foE $500.

CHICAGO, June 2a--Thers were a.
many fakIrs a. democrats IN Chicago
during he last week. A many bunco
men - fzkirs stalled the streets AID
fingered In tae hotels, and the newest
scnsmes Imsginsbls were introduced to
separate poor, unsuspectsng man from
hss doiiArs. In fact, the faklrs and
bunco men, notwithstanding the efforts
Of tns police, reaped . harvest, and 1t
u safe 70 remark that every one or
them made enough TO live comfortably
ppon until the gates or the worlds
fair are tnrown open, and q new crop
Of what constitutes . good, easy llving
Tor these smooth individuals comes
rushing into the city.
Itwas Last Wednesday afternoon that
3 we'll known bunc0 man strollcd INTO
the Palmer house. A white high hat
adorned nis head si4t his clothes were
Of the latest cut. B.; Why snouidnt
they be, Upon hs coat he wore
1ammAny badxe-yet politics was The
the furtnest question way fioni has
mind. liz took INN but short time 10
get iato the center OF a group OF dele
gates and their constituents, and IN
lsn time than Il takes % write Il he
wzs leading the discussion. tie had
ssslzsd up" the most gulliole looking
individual in the party, and had taken
mdes with him.
While the argument was hottest an
other Dunco man stToiled into the
hotel. He wore a badge which denoted
that his ideas ran N the direction OF
Grover. After listening TO the argu-
ment few minutes, and nnding out
which SIDE MS partner III the ounco
Business Was taking, he too edged his
way IN the ring, and IA . few minutes
he and ms pal were the sole speakers
How Is was Dons-
ssl tell you. Hill Is the only man IN
al Cleveland Is dead 10 the world"
the frst bunco man shouted to his
partner, As ne waved hrs hands wildly.
creating more enthusiasm than IT Is
possible To describe.
"Hlll couldn't see the White House
with . field glass. If he stood within
Dix feet of III It's Cleveland and only
Clevelandr' his partner responded.
Then, after he had paused q second,
he slowly pulled roll of bulls from MS
pocket and shouted:
Here's .ti00 that says you don't
know what you are talking about You
are not afraid To take the bet?' he
added. - bis partner made show OF
backing about.
The first bunco man called the man
sside whose argument he had backed
up. aud Q conversation something like
this ensued in hasty tones:
Lend me o hundred, old man; left
oil my money ~ my hotel. I'll return
IL to you IN an hour. Wo can't LEI
Cleveland men blun US like thatp'
why, certainly. here il IS I'm glad
10 80 you take the bet
The firss bunco man took the money,
burned back TO the crown, selected"
. pal IN the group and made him stake
holder. He wss Just . clear hundred
ahead and the delegate who kindly
loaned him the money 10 still waiting
for him 70 return it.
That u the way IT'S done. "don't you
sci Dou's you understand Don't
you knowr -
But that 10 ono of . hundred
schemes. The bunco men Piled theil
vocation in every conceivable way.
One individual, who il somewhat OF
IN artiss, reaped . harvest from poll
ticsans from far away by representing
himself ~ . Newspaper artist.
IeseAsd THAR Vanity aad Cash-
He would select . man whose face
denoted that 70 gain notoriety was The
cole ambition Of mis- life. make . favor
ohle sketch Of him and THIN borrow 81
- . sort of al inducemeut to add q
short sketcn OF the individuals life u
The cut. Many and many OF these peo
PIE went 10 sleep and dreamed OF shs
slowing accounts the newspaper
would contain OF them the next morn
ING. and Awoke and spent All the rest o.
their cash buying papers Their eyel
ere sore looking through the column
for something they will never ind
And next came along the man who
could give you . note which would Ell
able you % secure . ticket TO the wig
wan, OF course for the small considers
ton Of $40 or $50. lie had ticket o.
he own which ne would sell II the not,
did not work. The ticket did not en-
TITLE the holder 20 even . good plac'
outside the convention hall, but mani
OF them we're sold for good prices, new
ertheiess.
The three card monte men wer
plentiful. and the voice OF the maj
with the three little shells and the pet
rang eheerfully out along the lax
front.
After Senator Palmer announced
that the Illinois delegation would css
solid vote for Cleveland one brigh
bunco man hit upon = brilliant scheme
He secured delegates badgs-o
course bogus one--snd lost no time il
installing himself in Tsmmsny's head
quarters. lie was not long in establish
ing nlmself IN the good graces of one o
the braves. and soou the pair wer
Standing side BY side at the bar ssppin
cocktails.
81 see your state is going 10 cast
Sold vote for Grover the Ismmanyit
remarked.
81 dona know about that" the bunc
man remarked with q wink.
"Wkv. how r. tnstg'
eCome closer and III tell you. Not
This - confidential, Of course, and Il
didn'. think you were a friend OF MN
I wouldn't breathe weird 30 you. fe
of the delegates. Including myself. ar
going solid for Hill. We we're 70
cleveland. bat then you know I'm D
the side which produces the mo.
money. Don't you seq
Wcrsea for ssso.
The Tsmmsny man saw and looke
vf>e a. Ismmsny men always DO IN .
emergency OF such = SEnd.
"ff I had $500 | know | could q
good work for Hill Win a few Of or
delegates" she hauro man continue
aud then paused 60 ere what effect b.
Ettls spseen had made.
The fsmmsny man pondersd. Their
might be pos-s bslity that ne vas besn
fooled. but stitE, ne enuid not AFFORD