San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-26
WHY THE SCHEME FAILED.
A Story Told by Speaker Crsip
About Ohio Politicians.

ABOUT OulO IOllblCldhS.
"The Hon. Larry Neal of Ohio
now one of our consuls in Eng.
land" said Speaker Crisp, "recent'
ly told a story which shows that
Mckinley likes joke, even when
it puts to confusion his side Of the
argument. Neal was chairman OF
the democratic central committee
when Mckinley was running fol-
governor on the republican ticket
The campaign was hot and full OF
ginger. At a meeting the demo
Gratis had held over at Bucyrus,
in Crawford county, where spirited
speeches had been delivered, at
the close an old citizen, long time
republican and just then hold
ing office under the republican
party, arose and turned his coat"
az can't stand it, said the old
republican. pm with the demo-
cratic party from now on
"Of course there was much jubi-
lation among the democrats at
this brand snatched from the re-
publican burning, and they made
the most Of 1t.
at was only four days after the
conversion of the Bucyrus republic
can when Neal was coming up to
Cleveland, just ahead of him in
car sat Governor Mckinley. The
governor turned around to the de-
mocratic chairman and greeted
him with much warmth. "a 81 -.
"'How are you, Neal" he said.
Move along and Tll come back
and sit with you; | want to have
a talk
$50 the governor came back and
took a seat with Neal. The talk
ran generally and pleasantly all
over the field of politics. Nc
Kinley was going to Wellington
to address a monster mass meet
ing,' as the bills are fond of call
ing them in advance. About, four
teen miles below Wellington a
delegation of wheel-horse republic
cans got aboard as a committee to
meet Mckinley and act as his
escort into the camp Of the We'll
lington republicans. They came
up to Mckinley full of enthusi-
asm; he knew them all. 1t was
a case Of
"'How are you Sam"
First rate, gov
"And general hand.shake all
around, Mckinley called them
'Jim' and 'Bill' and Dam and
ike and seemed to know them
all.
"Neal was leaning back admir-
ing Mckinley for his qualities as
a mixer, Nhile the greetings be-
tween Mckinley and his followers
were sosenthusiastic, not to say
overwhelming, that all chance to
introduce one Of them to Neal was
drowned out. At last the delegate
Mckinley hailed as Sam and who
seemed sort Of war chief, spoke
up.
"'By the way, governor, you
recollect about that private over
in Bucyrus leaving the republi-
can party and gettin' up in open
meetin' there and jinin' the de-
mocracy?'
"fYes / read about it, said Nc
Kinley.
"Well, we're going to do bet
tern that tonight said Sam.
Coin to see their one and raise
'em three
allows that" queired the
great protectionist.
when you get through talkin,'
said Sam in a tone of anticapatory
triumph, 'there'll be four ducks
get up, one after another, and tell
how they've been lifelong demo.
Gratis, and how your speech has
convinced 'em and opened their
eyes, and from now on they're 60
ing to be for republicanism so
thick as black coal tar would
make a white streak on 'em.
What do you think Of that" con-
cluded Sam triumphantly. Don't
you think it'll dizzy the democrats
some"
Il should think it might re-
piled Mckinley. Il didn't know we
were converting the democrats SO
fast as all that, Sam. / don't see
from such work that you need any
speeches from me-
"tOh, yes we do said Sam. You
see, these fellows amt sure enough
democrats. No, indeed. They're
republicans brought over from
Akron to make the play. No one
knows 'em here, and as they look
mighty tough they'll pass muster
for democrats long enough to get
away with this bluff and overdo