Evening journal., 1895-04-17

Night.
scene-State House parlor. Time -Moadav
at midnight. Dramatis Personm-Hon john
NJ. C'ayton and Hon. James A. Baysrd.
Bsyard well, John how does I. f.el
to be painted q
Clayton think III feel better vbs,
l get dry Mrs Pyle put the paint o,
rsther thick and rubbed itin on rs so +,
speak, and nv coat and shirt feel damn ''
Bayard-" You'd better look out. John
or you'll catch the grip or pneumonia q,
something Of that kind / feel prett,
comfortable Ny clothes are driving ON
nicely and II Sergeant at Arms Prlndi
Vile would only keep the heas up in thai
radiator over there everything will bs ali
right. Prindiville Is a right nice SORT
OF fellow Hs has a buzz saw laugh. but
it's not bad enough to lead 10 bis i'm
peachment My collar is little wet yet
bu that Is simply reminder that Sam
mer is coming again That was yer,
pretty little Republican conference we
just listened TO-
Clayton-"Yes. and don't know
whether to congratulate you or to coBdol,
with you that you were the only Demo
crat allowed to attend
BAyard-"What do you think Of 1t
John ?"
Clayt nor course YOU will regard
as strictly confidential what tell YOU. =
B yard Ger taiuly."
Clayton-"I thiak they ara the
durndsst set Of political numskulls tha
ever crossed the threshold OF the State
House They have lost thsir governo
by dispeusetion of Providence: their
conduct here has most ruined the part,
In the eyes of the people; now they
bid fair 90 lose their senator We didn5,
do things thet way when We wers 81
politics, did we Jlmfo
BayaTd-"n OF II we knew ourselves "
Ciayton-'I negotiated the Claytor.
end of the Clayton. Bulwer treaty between
the United States aud Great Britain Il
was and is considerel pretty neat piece
of work I'll tell you frankly, Jim. I'd
rather have to do that thing over two or
three mss than to attempt to reooncl.
the differences of the higgins Masss,
and Addicks factions Of the Rspu bliean
party of Delaware The man who ca
get up a triangular treaty satisfsctor,
TO the men who Just left this parlof
Will be diplomatic wonder AS a matter
OF fact, they don't want TO egree Thes.
conferences are only held to oeiude N,
public mind into the belief that they do
Tnsy 10 = tQst the ] & Is up for foni
years and each faction IS endeavoring o
throw The blame on the other factions
Fro what you have heard this evening
how 90 you sizsup the situation, Jim2"
Bayard-"l think u means Addjcks +,
NOBODY for the Addioks men; Massey, Pen.
newill or nobody Tor une Massey men: an
Higgins or anybody who loves H,gpin,
aud will care for his friends. for the
Higgins men They will never vote fo,
man who has Massey or Addicks lean
ings By the By, who was that youpe
fellow who presided over the meeting
this evening Tue one who said thai
Charles r Richards was no organize
and that DR. Hiram R Burton had
more comprehensive knowledge Of
Delaware politics than any man in Sussex
couatyf'
Clayton-"rhat was Charles Moore
Bayard-' Where does he hail fromY"
Ulayton-"H Georgetown Hes a son of
our old friend Jake Moore expeot
when you saw this boy before he was
being trundlsd around town in bsb,
coach. He has changed a little ano
grown considerable since then. Charlie
is right nice fellow after YOU have
known him for a year or two He'ss
convivial fellow but be will settle dow
to business after awhile, and be able to
swear TO his residence At present in
order to vote. he would have to register
from Delaware division express train
but his pass will run out before the pex
general election, and, If the Higgins men
let him vote at all. he will vote Ia George
town"
Baysrd-"When he called the higgins
people to task for nominating Joshua e.
Msrvil for governor, who was that
pstriarchal Individual who got MP in the
meeting and retorted that Mr.. Marvil
was not foisted upon Sussex county, but
that he was the choice of the Sussex
delegates the other two counties simply
acquiescing in the selection "
ClaytOn-"rhat was Alrichs, the
bosom friend of Senator Bob Handy
Their relations are about as warm as
were those Of David aud Jonathan ten
days before they mad been introduced TO
one another Alrlchs Is Psncader
hundred man and he goes up home every
night to tell his people how be Is eettlns
along He Is a Higgins man from the
word go. but. judging from what he said
this evening, ne Is willing to vote for
Bradford, Nields, Richards, Burton Of
any other man who will throw himself
into the arms Of Sc stor Higgins and his
friends Hes slick lad and the Addieks
and Massey men had better watch HIM or
he'll 60 into the House on missionary
tour some OF these days and bring out
some Higgins converts. He is one man
who will never vote for Addcks, NJ assey
or Pennewill Further than that ne will
never walk into trap while he is awake,
and no man down here has ever caught
him mapping Hes the man who iati
mated to Pierce and Moore, fellow
senators, hat he did not consider that
they were voting as good Republicans
should
Baysrd-"Who was that good locking
young fellow who didn't seem to take
much stock ia what Charlie Moore sald9'
Clsyton-'Fred Pyle. Quite whist
player and all that sort Of thing, don't
you know. / think he's real nice
looking Ia fact, | balieve that it ia
conceded by All factions that he is the
Adonis Of the House That's abont the
only thing that the rival factions can
agree on "
Bgsrd-"Wnst sors OF a fellow Is heY
Clayton He's a go1l fellow u every
sense of the word The Republican ring
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