The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27
CATTARAUGUS ALL TORN UP.
TIE SALAMANCA GAME COCK DOWNS
THE GOOD DEACON ALLEN


Grew Again, and the Gnme Cocks Crow IL
Now Heard All Over Cat nrnugu. County,
Presasing, ms the Dencon's Constituents
Say, the Certain Crack OF Doom.
LITTLE VALLEY. Nov. PA favorite express
sion CT the late Col. Jim Fisk. when he was
the Erie Railway Company. was. There's hell
to pay at 1ackawaxen!' No one ever know
just why hades was perpetually tarrying Mt
Lackawaxen for remuneration. but IL the
great Erie dictator was living now and should
change his pet ejaculation for this one.
There's hell to pay in Cattaraugus county,
everybody up in this division OF New York
State. at least could make intelligent applica-
ton OF 1t. and agree with 1t fully.
For thirty-four years Deacon Norman B. Al
len Of Dayton has represented that town In
the Cattaraugus County Board OF Supervisors.
For twenty eight successive years. or up to
the session OF 1891. no had been Chairman OF
the Board. and his sway in local politics was
undsputed until within two or three years
past. Then the aspiring j. S. Whipple OF Sala-
manca began to act as II he thought there was
other material in the county for Republican
leaders. and shifted somewhat at the veteran
Dcacon's prestige. lie actually managed to
get the nomination for Assemblyman. and In
1870 was elected In 1901 he was ronomi-
mated. Then Deacon Allen thought 1t was
timo to cut this presumptuous statesmnn's
comb little. Tho Democrats nominated
Scion $. Laing. also OF Salamanca, and the
longtime autocrnt of the Board OF Supervisors
turned in and moved things about so that he
defeated the soaring Whipple and sent Dem
ocrat to represent this rock-r it bed Republican
district in the Assembly. This was. Of course.
| awful. And it was the forerunner Of q polit-
| ical earthquake.
| By tho time the spring elections came around
| this year the clipped comb OF ex-Assembly
| man Whipple had grown again. lIescratched
around boldly In the political poultry yard.
and when town meeting was over flew on tho
| top rail OF tho fence and crowed Justify. He
had been elected to the Board OF Supervisors.
llo had also thrown down his wing and kicked
his leg against it to such purpose that he had
gathered into the Board friends OF his from
several other towns OF the county. But from
tho town Of Dayton the clarion OF Chantcleer
Allen was still heard. 1t was a little cracked
aud wheezy. but still defiant The returns
showed comforting phulanx Of stalwart
| friends OF his returned to the Board.
Then. there's tho Democrats in the Board
| said Deacon Allen. Il believe there's Demo-
crat in the Legislature from old Cattarausus
now. Some folks say know how he happened
to be there. May be-" And right here they
say that the good Deacon winked. But the
Democrats in the Board know NO." he said.
"Thcy and my friends will snatch tho comb
and the wattles. too off Of this man Whipple.
Next session will mako Twenty-Five years I've
been Chairman Of the Board"
Il don't Think" was all that ex-Statesman
Whpple said when he heard Of tho Deacon g
remarks
The Board OF Supervisors met the other day
Deacon Aliens twelve good friends and true
were on hand. The remaining twenty mem
bers wcre made up OF Democrats and friends
Of ex-stutesman Whipple.
"Ah" remarked the good Deacon. We've
got cm!,,' $780,,
and consulted with them casually as to wha,
| he could do to please them In tho way OF com.
"n saI tS FIFTH SO we've made
W, orr mind that we'd like to have Tom Dowd
All . snid the Deacon. Let me think
NEEDN'T, bother, said tho Democrats
,"Whipple:" exclaimed tile Deacon "You
whpple said he'd do it. You soc. it ain't
Whpple we're voting for. but Tom Dowd OF
Deacon Allen. for the first time in twenty.
nine years. didn't aprear as candidate fol-
CRATES sitting in this Board. and l COULDN'T
have any patience with en- as presiding OIL,
So tho twelve mon stanch and true distrib.
uted their votes among themselves. and the
game cock OF Salamanca flew into the Chair
mans seat and crowed numerically. Wher
the news got around the county that Deacon
agEast 1t seemed like turning The whole
veteran constituent Of tho Deacon's expressed
the general feeling.
| fhn az G a q a
din iIind i" he cSeIaimed. But now i do ''C
don't SEQ what's to prevent it now
in old Cuttaraugus had scarcely Quietcd dow
when things we're all torn up again by some
still stir ramblinE: Little Valley has been th'
H0Sr T" When
said, She would DO it. and. more than that
would donate tho land to u build the publ
also erect tho buildings and not charge tn,
county cent sad Gd up as
her. domain s AND. and upon s Saiidsd court
&c., &C., amer anS 1.-THE valley lad to run hsrseii
debt to that amount to build them. The deb
was to run for u Ions, series Of years. and tn
whereupon Little Valley lel9!ceI grsatly:
public buildings. towns, that were either un
heard Of or no great shakes when the deb
? | assumed mayo tukeH on great ueuI U
importance. At least they think they have
and consequently affect somewhat OF scor
, | for nntiQuated Little Valley. and wonder niue
, that u great county Ike CattarauGus shoul
| put uD with her as It's county seat Chi,
!, among these scornfu towns are clean an
5 Salamanca. Oean has twehty-eisht 81
8 not on, account Q; tho saloons. br
q because the Standard Oil Comps has locate
= some scores of its storage tanks there. Glen
r has also street railway that connects it wit
the Erie Railway depot. n mile away. andrur
n ear every. half hour or SO. She has also r,
n Gently put in some sewers. and in digging Il
one tho workmen struck II corduroy ron
r eight feet below the surface. For these re'
= sons Clean says that the eyes of the counti
are turned toward Cattarangns county. and al
,. county sent when Olcan Is in tho san
- county. Salamanca is built as an. il
y dian reservation. and ori.inn ly. had h
six years lease Of herscl IT, and h" recent
a rot u ninety-nins years extension Of h.
n ground rent. Then she points with prIde,
r. dwellcrs arc iineal and full-hloodri dess"n'
ants of the orig final peop e. some Of I hem br,l
n OF tho line Of the illnstrious old Choke. in-th
u smoke. and the eloquent He walks-in-ih
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