The morning call., 1892-09-30
HEARDAq HEADQUARTERS
Local Politicians Discussing
Matters.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
Many Topics Taken Ur, but Not One Of the
Takers Ever Finished His
Story.

Last night a small and select coterie OF
Democrats sat about a table in the head
quarters in the Grand Hotel discussing
politics.
Their feet were given prominent posi-
tion on the rim of the table while the owners
leaned back and gazed thoughtfully at the
ceiling through the hazy fog that floated
upward from their campaign cigars.
Prominent in the group were Max Pop
per, Judge" Lawler, DR.. Bryant, Charles
Gildea and young man named Shaw. who
appeared to know little of everything.
While the others talked OF politics, love
and war he would chip in and help out
when there was prospect OF the takers
getting stranded.
Pepper started in to recall the different
committees of which he had been chairman,
and after completing the list said be had
often been accused OF being chairman when
he was not on the committee at all.
"From what l can hear" broke In Dr.
Bryant, with the evident intention Of call
ing Peppers attention away from himself.
"Cleveland'S chances are improving every
day. A friend of mine"
"How did the Smth-Sidd0ns fight come
out tonight at the California Club?" sud
denly inquired Judge" Lawler. ut is my
OpiIlluH tiidl OOlly punCH Tie SUN
speaking OF orators, put In the man
named Shaw, Colonel Estee can knock
the spots off Steve White in any kind of an
argument from politics to religion. Steve
is a personal friend of mine. but he never
could hold"
what a chump that fellow was who
broke into the Appraisers building and stole
q lot OF 81 opium with cans of SIS goods
standing on the same shelf. That's what l
would call"
"They tell me-" said Pepper. "thst the
pavilion at Los Angeles cannot be secured
for the campaign and Estee refuses tc talk
in the open air.
isn't all out-of-doOrs big enough for
him?" asked Shaw.
Cant prove it by me-" replied Pepper.
"Why not let him talk into phonOgraph
and hire man TO grind out the oratory at
so much per night" suggested Gildea.
''W hat about the gestures ?" asked Pop
per-
let the machine do that"
The machine is altogether too prominent
In politics now without sending one out to
make speeches." retOrted Pepper. What
we are striving for is purity and"
Il see that one OF the Chicago papers
roasted COrbett the other day." put in
Judge" Lawler, who had been struggling
with q new idea for several minutes
Jim wrote the other day and told me
about it. He said the reporter came up to
Dtm anu SdIu, jim, We HOt 10 TOASL you.
That's all right, said jim; / would rather
have something nice, but prefer the roast
to nothing at ALL
Funny, isn't It," continued Lawler.
"how these prominent men would rather"
Two years ago at San Jose, during the
Senatorial fight" broke In the man named
Shaw, II met Steve White on the street.
II was ! O'clock in the morning, aud the
old mans hair was standing on end. The
pupils of his eyes were dlated so that you
dn't tell the color of the iris. and be was
looking wild all over. Steve, / said, they
are going TO pull you down.
Who is going TO do itY asked Steve.
=" The gang
"'Come with me- said Steve.
HE grabbed me and led the way 10
drugstore.
:" Got any bromide?' he said to the clerk.
Yes
Gimme some
THE clerk filed four-ounce bottle with
pink solution which Steve"
'H0w much did the Press Club take in at
the show this afternoOn?" inquired Lawler,
who had at last forgotten about the prize
fighters.
"They drew down a pretty good sack I
heard" replied Pepper, "but l don't know
how much" 1t was somewhere in the
neighbOrhoOd Of"
WHO'S got any eating tobacco?" sud-
denly asked Shaw. Il left mine at home in
my oyeralls. Thanks. Plug tobacco always
gives me the heartburn. For seventeen
years"
Just then somebody suggested that they
all go home. which they did.