The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
POLITICAL COMMENTS.

Inc lnQulSltlVe man caIleu tOtner uay
and wanted to know about few things
Just for instance he wanted to know
who is this DR.. Lewis Z. Lemen of Den
yer whom. the Chieftain sprung for gov
ernor. Said he couldn't find anybody who
had ever heard OF him and guessed he
would have to set it down as
one of Docs shrewd political moves
a la james G. Blaine or David B. Hill
He wanted to know what that manu-
script is all about that Ben Wilson
carries around with him, and reckoned
maybe Ben is writing biographical
sketch of Nimrod S. Walpole.
He said he wondered if Editor Gray
of the G. c. paid the Herald man any
thing for saying that he editor Gray
is solid with the saloon men.
1t would be bit of information he
much desired to learn what has become
of Myron W. Reed. Hadn't heard of
him for a long, long time and wouldn't
wonder if he hadn't scorched his wings
and was staying at home until his pin
feathers grow out.
He was in quandary to know who
would be Plat Wicks' chief clerk in
case of Platt's election. Son Ed or
Sons clerk, o. W. Wheeler, the gay
young alderman. j. B. Blackburn, r.
NJ. Quaokenbush and d. L. Eynon were
also likely candidates but he had no
idea as to who was in the lead. He
could ge: no information here and his
inferior maxillary fell perceptibly.
1t had been rumored, he said, that
there WAS intimidation being practiced
at the court house by "a certain clerk
to make other certain clerks support
certain candidate for district judge, and
that such intimidation was attempted
on certain lady clerk but it never
touched her. He wanted to know
more about it
He wanted to know when and by
whom the Teller letter was last seen
what had become of "Jashobeam," who
used to preach on Sunday and write
populist letters to the defunct Star on
Monday, and he would like to know,
also, who would take Major Coan's
place next fall. He thought there
would be now Richmond in the field
but whom?
He wondered also if Lennard an d
Hubbard aren't making their races on
the cut of their pompadours, and said
he thought if the contest proves to be
close that the said pomps would pomp
of their own sweet will.
He said he heard that William Hub
bard had charge of William Walk and
that William Walk was calculated to
Walk into William Rees's forces and
do them up; so he had heard through
William Rees's friends, but it sort of
looked queer to him, for of all things it
did seem as if William Hubbard, him.
self railroad man, would know better
than to pick up another Il. R. man to
split his opponents forces with. 1t
sert OF had a strange sound to him, and
still as it came from the friends of
William the Ill it must be so.
He would like to know why the
II n,rnIl J;Jr,t l,-;,r out uo,,o ~. n1;da,
as most newspapers had their choice,
but then he doubted if any of the
populIsts wanted Office this time. If
they didn't want office they could find
enough Arbuckle fusion. demos to take
the obligation. Something must be
done. He would see some of last
springs candidates about it and call
later.
The Hon. Platinum Wicks has z, h.
when 1t comes to scheming in a con.
vention. Everybody knows or think
they know that where there are SO
many candidates for the office of
district judge it will be very necessary
early in the play when the con-
vention is called to drop the low man in
balloting in order to hurry up the bust
ness. Platinum seems to have holy
horror of the low man rule and so he is
trying to influence those whom he thinks
will be delegates favorable to himself,
to stay by him through thick and thin,
vote for him fnt, last and all the time,
no matter what the rules of the con-
vsntion. and by thus blocking the pro-
ceedinEs, ~ he hopes. compel the con-
vention BY running cold bluff on Il
into giving him the nomination. 1t
matters not 70 the Nebraska statesman
about the unfairnsss Of such = proceed.
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