St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-07

GRAFT and one of the organizers and
leading spirits of the Itasca club.
Democratic organization OF those days,
and the doctor, il need not be said,
was warm supporter OF Mr.. Rice
Although Mr.. Rice was a very popular
man, the popularity OF Mr.. Merriam
was pretty vigorous, too, and made
the Democracy nervous They were
resolved that something must be done
10 assure their candidate the victory
and lay the Merriam hosts low. What
10 do and how to DO il was puzzling
question: however. In this serious di-
lenlma Dr. Snyder came TO the rescue
He said he thought he could help the
party out all right How? "Oh, that
didn't matter-it was his afair-per-
haps IL would work-perhaps not
1t was well along in the campaign,
a week or SO before election, when II
began 10 be noised about the city that
Mr. Merriam was woefully lacking IL
cordially, and was treating the boys
IN low down way; that is 10 say.
not treating them at all ''Coonls Ply
my place last nighd-'' said one OF the
aggrieved, who was the German Pro
prietor OF a popular Fifth ward sa-
loon. -Coons by my place nit an oder
foller, dandy like himSeiluf init kit
gloves und stove pipe hat. 'Vot yoE
dakes. he says TO his bartner- Schmidt
beer All rignd. He gets II. I takes
pop, he says Beer is SHOPS, he
says. All rigid He gets pop. und
he pays nit dwo nickels Den he looks
py de poys yot is sitting round und
says Mine gracious. You got dose
loafers py your blaze all de while
ind makes de poys mad. I vas mad
alreatJy. Veil. anyway. I dreats en-
he says und dakes a package OF cigar
cites oudI his booklet und passes EN-
'roundL- Dake q schmoke' he sa,s.
1t vos my dreat,' he says.und he hopes
we don't forget him by de election
una he goes cudt- Forgot him ny
de election? Vel. I bet nott'
Of course, Mr.. Merriam heard Of this
in due time and was mystified by IL
At last some one told him Doe Sny-
der was out eiectioneering every night.
and working against him probably. as
the Doc was known TO be a ram
pagious Democrat Doc Snyder, Ell %
repeated Mr. Merriam. dreamily. And
they say he looks like me. too" he con-
tinued. And, by the Gates of JanusI'i
he exclaimed, bringing his hand down
on his desk with a resounding rhwack.
as q sudden light burst upon him Hes
getting himself mistaken for me. and
playing dude and aristocratic niggard
and deuce knows what all over town,
and raising the devil with my cam
paign"'
Mr.. Merriam spent the remaining
days of the campaign chasing up doe
Snyder and endeayoring 10 undo that
gentleman's work But he was TOO
late. and he always charged up the
3, 500 majority against him 10 his Dem
cratic double. He had troublesome
fears about his political future. too,
if this sort of thing was kept Up, and
his imagination pictured to him hor-
rible possibilities 10 arise from this
mistaken identity. Assistance came 10
him from an unexpected quarter. how
ever. The treasurer of the Itasca club
ran away with the funds: the local De-
mocracy got TO quarreling and split up
into factions known as No. j. and
NO. . with a heavy sprinkling Of
guerrillas skirmishing on all sides.
Dr.. Snyder was soured by these occur
rences, pitched politics to the devil
and let his whiskers grow until his
likeness TO Gov. Merriam faded in
his wealth of beard.
Another pair Of noted st. Paul "doub-
les is John L. Townley and Dr. Hoyt.
They are OF like large stature and
build. same complexion. same mus
tache same ford hue OF hair. and
are fond OF wearing the same style Of
clothes. When DR.. Hoyt was health
commissioner he had his Office in the
court house. where Mr. ToWuley's law
practice constantly brought the latter
gentleman. They would be encoun-
tered there, one after another, in such
Er~- Ii Ia
doubt their own sanity. For instance.
an unsuspecting citizen in apparently
good health and OF sound mind would
observe DR.. Hoyt walk quickly out of
the court house. jump into his buggy
and drive off a moment later he would
observe what seemed 10 be the same
man Str0lling leiSuTeiy out of the
building with a law book under MS
arm. whereaI the citizen. no longer
unsuspecting. would pause look woT-
ried. pass his hand over his brow. and
20 off and consult his family pflySic-
ian about his mental condition Dur
ing the vaccination season there was
no end OF trouble and ENHANCEMENT
arising from the likeness between the
doctor and the attorney. Dr.. Hoyt
would be asked about some pending
case in court. ana Mr.. ToWnley would
be applied TO by anxious parents seek
ing vaccination for their children One
day mother accompanied by her lit
tie ones met Townley in the basement
corridor as he was going into the nu-
nicipai court. Gould you vaccinaIe
my young ones this morning. doctor2 %
she asked of the attorney. Why no.
madam" said -TownIey. Pm not a
doctor. my name is Townley- Perhaps
you mistook me for DR.. Hoyt. He'll
be around shortly. I dare say" and
passed on while the woman wondered
Ten minutes later the same woman
approached Townley again as he was
TO him. Why. I told you a moment
ago that 1 wasn't DR.. HOyt," said he
with a grin. Pm Townley, the law
yer" On said the embarrassed and
perplexed woman as she shTank back.
In the course of half an hour Dr. Hoyt
came along and. seeing the woman
waiting about. asked her If all those
children were hers and il she was GO
ing TO have them Yaccinated. Yes.
sir she answered ''as soon as DIR.
Hoyt comes. Could Won tell me. Mr..
ToWnley. will he be here soon. do you
Think why. I'm here now. replied
the doctor. I'm Dr.. Hoyt.i GLORY
be to Godt'' gasped the woman. staring
at the physician with eyes Of awe.
How do you tell yourselves apart?''
So il would seem that the double
is of more frequent occurrence than
most of Us have thought and II fur
Their appears that the word doesn' Z
rhyme with trouble for nothing
c. J. W.
IN JUDGE KERR,s HANDS.
Arguments Are at Last Finished