The morning call., 1892-09-25
A ROPE ON THE LUNCH.
An Indignation Meeting Ut
terly Ruined.
Snowplow Kelley and His Friends Unable to
Properly Sympath re With Defeated
Candidate.
Political campaigns have their pathetic as

Political campaigns have their pathetic as
we'll as humorous sides, and many sad
tale Of blasted hopes could be told if the
sufferers would only come forward. One Of
the most touching incidents Of the present
turmoil was the case of defeated candi-
date for Assemblyman. His party threw
him out bodily. and the heartbroken aspirant
for h0nors went to his friends for SYM
pathy and support in the hour of need.
he thought that rousiDg Indignation
meeting would about fit his case. so he
called CD "Snowplow" Kelley, president of
the Orc Elmo Independent Club. Mr.. Kelley
was nicknamed "Snowplow" because his
nasal appendage bears striking resem-
biance 10 the machine used for clearing the
right of way In wintertime.
The Indignation meeting was held last
night IN saloon Oh Post street. For sew
erSi weeks Mr.. Kelley has been inhabiting
saloons exclusively and he thought he
would feel more at home in resort OF that
kind.
Before calling the meeting Snowplow
went around drumming up prominent gen.
tlemen TO aid him IN the great reputation
act. After considerable skirmishing he
rounded up about twenty men in the vicinity
Of Clay and Montgomery streets, and
started out to find a hall.
Tie little band included FOUNDERS, hobOs
and other distinguished citizens, all boiling
over with indignation, ETC. They marched
in pairs to the hail. which is over saloon
on Post street, and asked the saloon-keeper
for the key.
That astute person did not like the looks
OF the indignant gentlemen and refused to
give up the key. Snowplow then said they
would wait in the saloon until the indignant
candidate arrived, whereupon the far
sighted proprietor tied up his free lunch
with rope.
The vlands were in wire screen box.
and 1t was an easy matter to pass rope
about the layout with the knot on the hind
side, where he could keep his eye on it.
After waiting some time Tor the candi-
date, who was supposed to have beer money,
Sn0wplow said they would 60 ahead and
express their Indignation anyhow. The
crowd elected him president of the meeting.
and he was immediately helped upon card
table, where he made a speech.
Gentlemen" howled Snowplow. ''are
we as American citizens going to sell our
birthrigbt for mess of potash?"
mo, no, no, replied the indignant citi-
Zens, making concerted rush for the
lunch
But the sai0oD-keeper had anticpat ted this
move, and was firmly grasplng the ends Of
the rope that encrcled his sausage and
cheese casket.
Finding itself foiled In this direction the
meeting again turned its attention to the
orator, who dilated at leSgth on the inRrat-
itnde of political parties in general at the
same time keeping sharp lookout for the
absent candidate.
In his picturesque flight Of oratoyy the
speaker took whack at everything.
He once started in 10 air his views on the
liquor question, Dat the saloon keeper called
him down and lie fell back on the tariff.
Then they passed resolution denOuncin z
the bosses who had sold them out and
Withdrawing their support from the party.
There was also a recommendation that the
resolution be sent TO the press, but it has
not shown dp yet.
Finally the saloon man got tired and broke
up the meeting with bung- starter. and the
crowd left as thirsty as when it arrived.