Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13
FIRST STEP IN POLITICS.
The Experiences Of . Young Man VIII
Went to . Primssy.

SOME OF THE sURPRIsHs THAT AWAITED HIN
nHRrIx0 WEIGH WAS RULED ~ ''oGAn"-
RHAsoSs WHY TEE YOUNG MAN 10 DIS
ousrED%soNE OF TIE LIVELY THINGS THAT
HAPrEHRD At TIE Mnnrrxa.
| THERE Is YOUNG MAN OUT IN MARY
Il land who floats into TIE STAB ofscs once In
while to relate his experienced He appeared
the other day with short coat, high hat and
red necktie and asked reporter if he was .
politician. "Now You get right out Of here"
said the reporter. "rm pretty tough. but I'm
not politician by . long shot."
'Oncs WAS - pure - you" said the Mary
lander, "but have fallen. I Am now politi-
clan. have been to primary, and can sse
before me only long future Of fat Offices, bad
cigars and whisky punches. Now don't look 90
shocked and III tell you all about II. live
out in Maryland, You know, and have voted
| there several times, but / had retained my
purity and self-respect and had never attended
primary until . short time ago. One day .
friend came to me and said he wanted me to 60
up to the primary with him and help somebody
out, and in . weak moment agreed.
'On the fatal day We met and started to drive
| up. My friend had not shaved for five days
and had q red handkerchief tied around his
neck. He looked tough. OH 90 tough.
mark my downfall from that moment, for also
| tied handkerchief around my neck and threw
away o cigarette and Lit q cigar. My friend
said the honest farmer would never stand 0
cigarette. =.
GETTING HIS BEARINGS.
"Now, you know I am q fighter from fighters
vile, but want to know what am fighting
for, SO said to my friend, Whats it all
about?' My friend said 1t was primary to
elect delegates to county convention, which
would elect delegates to district convention,
which would nominate Q candidate for Con-
gress. All, I said, now see the drift Of the
thing, Who are we for as Congressman? My
friend said we we're for Wellington. just co.
said l. Wellington, big general, amt he; fought
at Waterloo cross roads or somewhere. Well,
who are the other side for?' My friend said the
other side were for Wellington also.
Things began to slip away from me about then
and saw that politics were deep, deep, my boy
deep.
made a new try, however, and found out
| the while situation in this way.
"'Are we for anything in particular? said
WHAT THEY WE'RE THERE FOR.
"My friends manner was impressive. We
are for little man with a mustache and q
| flannel shirt whom we will call Jones, because
| his name is not Jones', said he.
.'An right said |, and are We ''agin" any
thing in particularly
My friend said "You bet. We are agin q
big man with beard and blue suit whom
We will call Smith, because his name ia not
| Smith
This was definite and knew where stood
Finally we drew up in front Of a country
grocery. The first man we saw war Smith and
the next Jones. My friend and myself went
over by fence with Jones and consulted.
Jones was enthusiastic. Everything was all
right. The people were not going to stand any
boss business, and Smith would be wiped off
the face Of the earth. felt kind Of sorry for
Smith, but then politics is politics. NY friend
went in the store and bought twenty large
vigorous-looking cigars. 1 thought he was
crazy. He gave me one Of the cigars and
smoked it, which meant another long step
down hill. l looked around for the wigwam,
but couldn't see any, and a gentleman with q
husky voice told me the primary would be held
in the barn yard close by. Finally we started
for the barn yard and told the boys to hurry
up. My friend said, shut up alfd Jones trod
on my foot. We were PLAYING waiting game,
found, as Jones expected some more men on
the late train.
THE PRoCEEDINas.
"In the barn yard We formed a square with
forty eight gentlemen of the colored persuasion
on one side and fifteen of the white on the
other. Smith called US to order and Jones
moved to take o recess. and then the fight be-
| p - i"'i' .uSu ouosi uoo fui-
nss ing. "nu s.e. personal feniafHs Az iast; now
,aa ~ o,a;th o "a "a eeot cnairlhah. bison
40. Nm .ha.nh. ano We nau q canal
smith NV s meus ~ vii aDout niilsm !,
and fortr.o;ch, da,,LShr.S 1919 ee HanuS ",
80 ~. uaIueu nan.s Poihtea SKY
NO. a,.otaS p;l pl'eu anu srie'ea, out bison
sar,v in a. ..a 1880. .as sieat chair man; ana
i"w:a - 'A u lam M, ueo.u on Poncy ana ioi-
nv Ion.s;ta , p'Sn was 70 ieiase 10 recognize
nos.i. +. was o 0ns. anS pun al emitnise pro
gonss;,es md and h"w oa. m Mos: sne
and points fell thick az hail hnt R;son was
firm and always decided with the smithites.
Finally after . motion to 60 into a ballot
Ior Delegates mad been adopted Bilson ruled
'nas honii'auons were NOT IN order. linen the
scene "ss awful, WIN .ne ~noie primary calling
eaca olner names AZ onoe: There was q
Plomlnen' oahAeI from tne city out there and
nis luce was ssuay OF horror. In . heroic
n,anLer ne cap!ureo knIe with blade three
quAr.eIs vi an incn iong, WIN wnicn my friend
va o. .Gt scA- pnson At last spoke. he
saIu: oen,'eWen, you are presuming on my
ie"oiance. 'ook 8ood many assurances to
convince hison that no one would have the
narainood 70 presume ON anything 80 big and
vigorous as ms ignorance: ne was, however,
nnaiiy convinced and allowed ~ to make
nonAhsuohs'
MAKING NOMINATIONS.
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