The sun., 1893-11-02
FUNNY SIDE OF POLITICS.
This Campaign 10 Not Uuproduotivo
Ann cement

This Campaign 10 Not Uuproduotive ol
Amusement.
| There Is moro humor In this campaign than
| you can shake stick at. That's what a Re.
publican leader said at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel
last night. and he proceeded to cite some in.
| stances.
TO begin with" he said. there was the
| ridiculous row at the Syracuse Convention
| when that very ridiculous person. Jacob NJ
Patterson. said he hadn't been consulted and
wanted to make that ether person. ]. Sabine
Smith. a candidate. That was the prize funny
| incident. The next funniest incident was
Robinson. He's the man who was running for
! Comptroller. There was whole lot said. you
know. about Robinson being induced to stay
in the race by Frank Raymond. who wanted to
do Patterson. Now. the fact was that Robin
son had an idea that Myers would stick for
Comptroller. and that in three-cornered fight
he would have a show OF being struck by light
ming. That was almost as funny as Smith s
idea that he d have a show for the nomination
for Judge OF the Court Of Appeals
After Robinson and Smith comes Patter-
son. Patterson has an insane notion that he
can get a Job as Police Justice. Now. you
know he has as much chance OF getting an ap-
pointment as that post. Tammany Hall
wouldn't take him in as q gift but he's got the
Next to Patterson comes Sol Berliner. Sol.
he had a candidate for Assembly. He waited
until the proper time and then cut his candi-
date's heart out. sol Issued O circular last
night saying that McCloy. the Tammany can
didate for Assembly. was an independent able.
and capable gentleman. which. by the way. Is
true He adds that his friend Gibbs is stiff.
But it's funny the way he put that man Moore
head in the race and then stabbed him."
These instances enumerated by the Repub-
iicans are only few OF the humors OF the
campaign. Here are some others: Samuel
Come has had his heAd swelled as big as
pumpkin by Ercr Platt and other Republican
bosses. Mr.. Gompers is ordinarily a level
headed citizen. lIo has considerable in fiusnce
with lahoring men on tho east side. Because
OF that tho Republicans thought 1t would be a
great scheme to capture the labor vote by
nominating Gompers for delegate to the Con-
sttutionall onvrntion; Gomrers didn't want
his nomination he teireraphed the Police COM A.
missioner hat he declined 1t. But his tele-
gram was not accompanied M et s., 6y an affidavit
Before he had chance to iile the affidavit the
Republican leaders got hold Of him.
that ii he could make the run for constitu-
tional delegate and win he would lie the big
man Tor TIE li"pnI,lis"nn n,rna and nnti-Tammany
believed them. the story goes. and took back
tho Washington resignation. Since then he
has been hustn& for votes with the idea that
il he gets them he will get the nomination for
Mayor. Another sOurce OF humor Ia Dr. Ed
ward H. Duircy who is running for the Assem-
Dly in tho Nineteenth district
Albert Stickney. Daniel Nj. Rollins Corpora-
tion Counsel Clark and the other voters OF
Ills district will receive IN day or two a cir
cuInr informing them that DIR. Duffey organ
ized a circle Of tho fenian Brothe ihood. and
was commissloped Colonel and Head Centre
Of Circle 42O, i, Is.
for Dr Dulley." h" says. the old exile and
martyr" They viii also probably receive a
card saying: "Gontlemen, remember when
the knights struck for principle on the Belt
Railrond n few years nEo and your members
cluhhed the scat bs. and were arrested anil held
without bail Dir. nulley. the candidate for
Assembly. went 10 the front FOR them and took
them out of iaiI." The Doctor travels round
his district behind horse that wears a robe OF
black placarded on tho side Of which are tho
words: This is the Doctor" The Good Gov
ernment Club OF the Nineteenth Assem- bly,
district says unpleasant things OF the Doctor.
Charles Schwlrk and kempner's partner
Fennel also afford amusement Fennel says
Tammany Hall Schwick came out yesterday
with a big placnrd offering reward OF $500
to any person who could prove that he wasn't
nominated In goot iaith Fennel wanted to
get m a debating contest between Schwick,
Krmpner. aud Stein, the Democratic candl-
date, for purse OF so.