Evening journal., 1894-10-20

the Matter.
Scene-County Tax Office. Time-Thursday
hight. Dramatis Pers nae Receiver OF Taxes
John Il Dickey, President OF the Board OF
Mint John f. Callahan, ex-ChairInan of the
County Executive Committee Willard Sauls-
bury. Jr., Mr. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Demo-
, cratic Candidate for Congress land ex-Speaker
of the Senate John P. Donahoe, Independent
Democratic Candidate for Congress.
Eeary -"Well, boys, there's hell up
Poor BRncroft's gone duck We say to
the public that the Populists and
Independent Democrats are in it for
Doodle. but we might just as well be
honest to one another here, for / tell Won
they are In 1t for blood Yes Bancroft's
a dead issue, any way. y.you look at it, and
that, too, after all the trouble we had to
get him on the ticket. He's going TO
rnn 400 or 500 behind the ticket. and
with all this hue and cry we've raised by
our action in forcing him on God knows
what behind the ticket means. ANY
way Bancroft's fate is settled"
Dickey-'It serves him right. ANY
man who promises $40, 900 for campaign
purposes before the nomination is made,
and then gives ST. 900 after the nomi-
nation is made ought to be defeated.
Why | got men to support him on the
strength of that $50, 600 promise who
would never have touched him under any
consideration. They knew we must have
money and that Cochran, Cooch, Handy
and Whiteman were too poor to pan up.
Bat, ye godsl any one of them could have
veen Sam Bancroft's 81, 900 and gone him
$500 better. However, the thing Is done,
and the only thing for us to do is to put
on an Idontcareadam air and keep stiff
upper lip. There's only one thing to do
That Is to use Bancroft's 81 900 for the
benefit Of the balance of the ticket and
let him 60 by default. OF course, it
wouldn't do to let him know it, but he's
too big load to carry. Willis aia poll
the full strength Of his party; Beaden.
kopf will be supported by the Populists,
no matter whether he is on the ticket or
not, the Prohibltionsts will draw a
certain number Of votes from us, while
God knows what Donahoe will draw.
Donahoe coming out at this juncture
means good deal I've had missionary
after missionary out TO see him but he
won't be converted. Milt Solomon went
out to see Jack 0'Harra and threatened
70 put the sheriff on him If he didn'
come back to the fold, but Jack wouldn't
come. I've sent out the cry Of Doodle,
bat it doesn't seem to take very we'll.
Donahoe's. got record. While sam
Bancroft was home making cloth at war
prices and posing as An abolitionist who
would not vote for any measure which
made distinction between white man
and niger, Donahoe was down South
fighting to preserve the Union After
the war while Sam was hunting fol
Republican honors, Donahoe was fighting
- "a
We worked the primaries sll right, boys
but we forget all about the genera
ection, I'm in favor Of sacrificing
Bancroft and saving the state ticket.
Csllahan-"An' me- too. think ="
Neary-"There, there John, you have
no right to think. If there is any thinking
TO be done we'll do it. Now, Dickey,
things have assumed pretty threa .ening
shape. Hickman is laying low and say
ing nothing, but, between you and me
he's thinking a hi of lot and his
thoughts amt benedictions for us
Dougherty is In Philadelphia and in ban.
ishmsnt, it is true, but he didn't take al
his friends with him. They amt making
any fuss about what they intend to do
but you know that they amt coming nj
and Offering to cast two or three vote
apiece for Bancroft. They're laying low
and"
Callahan-"Yes, they're laying low
saw one down on Front street laying oi
thu pavement and"
Neary-"Subside, John, subside. Yol
are not supposed to see anything. 1
there's anything to be seen Dickey and
will see it. | think you had better ruI
up to the Mint for a day or somebod
will have to introduce you TO Superin
tendent Townsend as his time clerk 4
resume my remarks where Callahsl
broke in, we know that they are golug {
cut Bancroft numerically. Bill Norto
is running around town talking Ban
croft, but Bill amt to be sized up b
what comes out Of his mouth | CAV
the boys the cue to soft soap him at th
Bayard Legion banquet. They pate
him on the back beautifully Bill sesme
to enjoy it immensely. He introduces
Sam Bancroft all right, but some Of tn
fellows tell me that be bad a steely gilt
ter in his eye and cutting tone in hi
voice. When Bils full of banquet he
one thing, and when he amt he
another II we want to keep him strRigh
we've got to give banquet every nigh
from now till the poles close
Callahan am willing to put up"
Neary-"No, don't put up, shut uE
Another thing want to say, Dickey, an
that is that Purnal Lynch's friends don
seem to be wild with enthusiasm. There
no telling what they II do in the booth ;
Dickey-"Well, anyway, we pulle
Pierce Biggs's leg all right on the ticke
of the Peoples party and the New Cast
County Democracy. 1t was pretty bo
move, but wen just leave Pierce to no
the bag and take the odium and Il
racket"
Nesry-"Yes, and one devil of a rack,
it is. 1t has stirred up the public and
making hosts of friends for the ind,
pendent movements. There is no telli1
TO what lengths they will 60 now in the
cutting and slashing."
Callahan-"That's my idea about
Neary-"No it isn't, John. You nsv
had an idea of your own. You have ju
been hanging to us like a leach. Final
we transferred you to Uncle Sans /,
and you've been pulling and suckir
away at his life blood at the rate Of So
day."
Dickey-"Come, Pat, don't be too ha
on him. Remember that we must 10
him for the enemies he has made. DC
many votes do you suppose Donahoe W
pollI"