Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-10-10
THE CIRCUS TICKETS DID 1T.
Tactics That Carried IA Precinct without
Any Speechmaking.

Any Speechmaking.
When the circus was here and the
house found itself without quorum,
George D. Wise, of Virginia told
good cloallroom story Mr.. Wise in
his youth was a page in the United
States senate. Senator German was
page at the same time, and two
other boys who were pages in that
period were afterward elected to
rongress. But Mr.. Wise's story did
not relate to his experience as a SEN
ute page. 1t was founded ON fact.
The scene was Hanover Court House,
in Mr.. Wises district. Mr.. Wise and
one of the nominees for elector at
large were announced to speak ION
the issues of the day. at Hanover.
when we got to town." said Mr.
Wise, 1--WE discovered that circus
had spread its canvas for that very
afternoon. The crowd was large,
but | had my doubts as to how the
speechmaking would go in opposi-
ton to the circus The meeting was
set for l o'clock in the afternoon,
and | knew that the circus people
would begin to do business at about
the same time. There didn't seem
to be anything to do but to go ahead
with our appointment. We had the
meeting called to order, and l told
the elector that courtesy demanded
that he, being candidate ON the
state ticket, should make the first
speech. He was inclined to waive
that and have me begin, but l in
sisted. | knew that the circus crisis
was coming and preferred to have
him face it. So the elector was in
troduced and started off. All was
ominously quiet around the circus
tent. The crowd gathered to hear
the speaking, and the elector began
to warm up to the occasion.
He had spoken perhaps fifteen
minutes when suddenly the band
struck up, the ticket seller took his
place and the canvas door was
thrown open. That crowd turned as
one man and started for the show.
In two minutes there wasn't anybody
around the platform, and | was the
only person besides the elector upon
the platform. The elector stopped
and looked at me. It's no use talk
ing against circus, said l, and we
got down and followed the crowd,
which was gathering around the
ticket seller had brought out some
money from Richmond to extend
hospitalities to my hearers when l
finished the speech / expected to
make | hunted up one of my best
friends in the crowd, and handing
him some money said:
Here, you buy tickets to the cir
Gus with this and give them to the
right persons with my compliments
''rhe next minute my friend was
shouting at the top of his voice,
Ladies and gentlemen, the Hon.
George D. Wise has authorized me
to see that every one of you has
ticket to the show, with his coUupli
ments.
with that the crowd shouted and
crowded up. l saw my money go
into the hands of the ticket seller
and saw the crowd pass into the
circus at my expense. Of course
there was no stopping after that. 1t
took the last quarter out of my
pocket before the job was finished,
and there l stood with my crowd in
side and | alone on the outside. The
circus manager came over to me and
with a grin complimented me on my
electionee1ing tactics. He wanted to
know if | wasn't going to see the
show and l told him the condition of
my pockets. Pass right in, Mr..
Wise, he said, and | went.
when the returns came from
Hanover Court House after the cleo
ton l found had swept the precinct
clean. Washington Cor. st. Louis
Globa Dap,oorat