The sun., 1894-10-22
WHERETOFIND KENNEFICK
IF HE ISN'T AT 81 DEH. TRY MEY-
ER'S, OR CALLAHIN'S,
Or the Astor House, or CarroIrs, or the
Hickory CIub, or the ~. Peters Literary
Union, or aa Liberty, or Torn-,y HicEey's.


not to be found nowadays Is at his home There
is a fair chance of running across him any
where else, but the caller at his house. however
early or however late, learns. that he went out
not ten minutes ago, or that he hasn't come
home yet, and that they don't know when to
expect him. tour of the places in his district
where men most gather together Is the best way
to bring him to light. but on Sunday, or at least
on a fairly dry Sunday, when most OF such
places are closed, the seekers task becomes most
difficult.
Yesterday a SuN reporter set out TO find the
Tammany candidate for Alderman In the First
Assembly district Years ago the gentleman
who now aspires to become q city father lived
in Charlotte, n. c., and was known as Jerry
Kennefc. but since he has arrived in politics lie
has put an extension on his front name and
wears a X at each end of his last name. appear
ing now on the bill boards the Hon. Jere-
miah Kennefck. Rumors have come up from
the Tar Heel country to the effect that there Is
a great stir down there over the prominence
achieved by the former inhabitant Of Charlotte,
and the reporters object was to get from the
Hon. jeremiah Kennefck statements regarding
the North Carolina career Of Jerry Kenneflo,
cotton classer for u. ID. Heath & Co. and chief
ornament in the statuesque galaxy that used to
hold up Shaw's old corner In Charlotte
Regarding the whereabouts of the Hon. Jere-
miah Kennefick the reporters information was
that he was TO be found between Spring street
and the Battery west of Broadway. This wasn't
derived from the directory. That volume
doesn't contain the name OF the statesman from
the First Getting into the candidates district
by the nearest route the reporter tackled
policeman on the question.
"Kennefich 7" said the policeman. "Kenne-
nck2 Seems to me I've heard that name Bet
Ter 20 down to the station house and ask the
Sergeant. He may know something about him.
| was not exhaustive. being Included ia knowl-
| edge that II man OF that name was running for
Alderman In the district. The & Sergeant knew
Sure" said the man who knew all about it.
He lives around here on Dey street, number
| 81 in that fiat that was burned out. Likely you
| won't find him there now, II you don't you
times he hangs out there: or at Meyers place ON
Cedar street, or II he isn't there, TO Callahan's
Mudson tS Or vou might try the St pstep
Literary Union down on Greenwich street. and
then he's liable to be at Tommy Hickey's, or
The reporter broke away and went to the cam
didate's apartments, where lie got some valuable
rs it Jerry you're after3 Sure, now. that's
| too bad. He went out of here not five minutes
to the Astor House or Meyers place, or Carroll's
just around the corner. or lie drops In for "a chat
Ing " the boys at IT the e' Hickory club, and II you
| don't find him there. you'd better try ="
visited. On the way thither the reporter saw
| standing on the corner a crowd Of young men,
Sosfd IL they a res so
three dozen places where he was likely to be:
Of these places was Ss SGsRd the
Hes apt TO be hangin' out there givin' the sun
chanst 10 warm itself agin' his mug" said one
straight. Ye can't miss him."
| No such person was ornamcnting Broadway
| In the specified place, so the reporter proceeded
| TO the Astor House. where he was directed to
matters. rn s. The % man % Who furnishes refreshments
| in this room didn't seem to recognize the name
Kspnetiek but his a assistant ,S ia v,dv did; srow
utes ago, and went out with friend OF his. You
ha%e naG@ h That s stoesy built built teller dartisS
gle9ted with brown eyes and Ssloyyish hair.
% You can probably catch him around the corner
and an YOU YOU might drop in there. but Il he isn't
there try Tim Callahan's place and C. Carrpll's or
not he's at the headquarters or over on Liberty
| the information he had received he now knew
that he was looking for a middle-aged man who
and the Other black @ whose hair ran ran in Stripes
Of yellow and red and who, n0aEIdshsaaadnS
when Se wSSss i
| crowd of several thousand; Moreover, there was
be found This list was considerably increased
by short conversation with the policeman on
the next beat, who was a perfect mine Of local
sible location OF Kenneick. The, reporter, after
Liberty. and Carroli's and Tommy Hickey's,
and any number OF places. only to find
near the headquarters on Hudson street. The
way was beguiled by reading hundreds OF large
aescS %Ss tb TammaSy eanddate for
Alderman In that district, but giving no hint as
to where he could be found AZ the Democratic
question. Where is ,KenneickS But first they
Tackle the ' Astor House Go 10 his house !
R&sa Smith M Hfsiy Nor RS%my % McReyss S
Nor"
hs 'SGi Socs S h~s Tss Then
formants started In telling him where Mr.. Ken;
ke sR ss rsS 4eS sh
Gus. From what they said 10 may lie set down
as fact that there isn't place IN the hnrst As, S
town, that Mr.. Kennefick doesn't drop Into at
least three times day; that the rest Of the city
| Brooklyn and sleeps on Staten Island, and that
Westchester county and Long Island are rather
yard. Finally one OF them said:
"Why, there's Jerry over In that crowd in
front OF the club. Go right over there and
The place designated was about one hundred
| Yards away. ON the way the reporter passed two
gentlemen who had just left the crowd. Neither
| OF them exhibited the physical attributes
| ascribed 20 the candidate. On his arrival at the
| club the crowd there unanimously replied when
| asked about Mr.. Kennehck:
| You Just passed him. He and friend Of his
| went over Ia headquarters just now. get a move
| on and you'll catch him, sure"
| Back 20 headquarters went the reporter, and
| there at last he found Mr.. Kennetck. The can
didate is man triie past middle age, both of
| whose eyes are gray and whose hair Is uniformly
reddish brown, lie is stOutly built and square
| shOuldered. In answer to the reporters ques-
| tions he said that he had been in North Carolina
| for two seasons and that although he had not
seen the messages sent 70 him by his friends
| there he was glad to read them In THE Sun OF
"is the story they tell about your falling In an
| excavation down there true?" asked the re-
| porter,
My boy" said the Hon. jeremiah Kennehek.
| 81 never got In hole In my life and never in
| tend 10 il / can help IL. always try To put my
| opponent in the hole. know all the boys down
| there IN the Tar Heel country, Warren ROaFk
and Ed stitt and win Boyd and the others, and
| I'D like 10 have em know that I'm making the
| fight OF my life and I'm going "a win, too"
| E'Now, MIR. Kennetck,' said the reporter,
| F. vnu Kindly infpFm an iuQuirinu Dullic