Evening journal., 1895-04-17

"-NF tANN* AAA AANRNlHE tur ltQ Du AAi
candidates but Adoicks, giving him the
white from Dover to Washington
Clayton" Browns his name, and
railroad tslegrspher is his occupation
Hes 0 K aud IS Charlie Moore's
and every body likes him Just nov he
Is figuring on whether It gonld be better
to make 90 or 95 per cont cut on sll
claims AGAINST the state placed in his
hands he is an Addieks corner stone
laid Ia cement, aud dove tailed into the
rest II ths delegation i there Is TO be
any break it wou'r be Ia that quarter
Bal ard-"YOu don't think he would
vote for compromise candidate, then p
Clayton-''l rather think not In fact
| feel sure Of IL. He came into this
psrlcr this morning pulled little hymn
book OUT OF his pocket aud sang
40 compromise. no compromise.
I've been voting for Ad5icks for ieh
onto three months uow sud III b.
hanged II doA' continue on the basis
Of
No compromised on compromiseg
Charlie Moore. Newell Bal and John
Robbins came IN aud Joined IN the chorus
Senator Handy stTolled in and was asksd
to pin Ia the deliberations Of thu celes-
tiAl choir, but he said that the only tune
he knew was t4at beautiful song com
posed BY George Massey Jones entitled
4 may be Massey fad when e A hss
died, IN four hz,s Henry Morgan was
also requested 10 give the choir the
benefit OF his rich tenor dozen. but he
declined on he ground that his voice was
husky from singing, i have been Jlmmy
fed, have been jimmy fad, and the
quartet had 70 struggle tbrouga 10 alone Z"
Bayard What did Morgan mean by
saying that be had been Jimmyded ?"
Clay ton Oh, nothing, only that he
had broken away from the Addicks ranks
aud gone TO Jim Penuewlll"
Bsyard Who were those four men
who sat tack there and di5n't have much
to say p
Clsyton-"Tbey were the Massey men
They we're like Psddy's owl You
know that once upon time an
lrishmau named Paddy had an owl He
invited his friend Dennis over 10 look
At it. An, sbure, PADDY, said Dennis
he don't say very much + No, Dinnis ,
WAS the reply, but II you'll look into his
wise face fer q minute you'll see that II
he dou't say much ne thinks b Of a
lot z
Bayard-"what are the names Of
these Massey msnf'
Clayton Plercs, Moore, McMullen
and Fleming
Baysrd But thought that Massey
was not a cabdidate77
Clay That's al right He kno VS.
whst he's about We won't discuss thai .
1t might make hard feelings and some Of
the Messy men nigh coms ia here and
smash my gilt frame
Wnat manner Of men are
they?"
Clayton Good men, but am sorry
to ses them sct as thsy DO NV. how The
Higgins men hate Moore, and how well
he knows it Higgins regarded him Sc
ths Keystone of his senatt rial arch
First they tried argument; then the,
triad petitions, aud now they have givau
IL up for bad job Fish Pierce ia ~.
target for AoGioEss malice, aud be never
goes into the House to vote. but that
Moore and Brown and those other
Addicks fellows take a sight-drait look
at him
Baysrd THAT was a very pretty little
piece that Speaker MoMulisn spoks to US
on Saturday
Cleyton-"Yss, for disappointed
man, it waa He expected so be clerk o.
the peace, but the death Of Governor
Maryil ruined his political prospects
He's q very popular man. though
wonderfully popular In fact, half the
town is In love with him and bis social
cares are almost as pros ing as those Of a
legislative character / understand that
hts an frin 4 Il 4
20 sec him to-rorroT Z3Se Fleming Is
another man who is an eye sore to the
Addicks faction
Ba5srd-''I Is he native Of Delaware p
Clayton-"No he Was born ia Massey
chusetis
Bayard-"OhI"
Clayton Hes about as straight &
man as there Is In tue General Assembly
De and Bsb Hsnby look so muoh
alike that one could travel on the
others face any ywhsre. A friend Of Bob
dsnby's met him cut walking early ono
morning while Zske Fleming was very
sick The soUaror looked very much
worried and his friend asked him he
cause We'll, John, he replied, z.k Q
Fleming Is very sick and it Is feared that
he viii die That's no funeral Of yours
vas the rather unsympathetic reply.
4 don't know about that said Bob I've
been pretty bad man 10 my time, ana
II q Ike dies pn afraid the Lord will take
him for ne and punish him accordingly
I'm in favor Of justice 20 all men =
That's the kind OF philanthropist Bob
Handy is de doesn't bsliave ia bsi.
punished by proxy Hs doesn't want to
take su unfair sdvantage ofZske Fleming
on account Of his face He's good uasn,
and -"
Bsyard-"Histl
CLAY ton Whats the matter, Jim;
painters colic?'
Bsysrd-"No; but here comes the
sergeant-a at arms TO put out the lights
Keep quiet.
Clsyton-All right. Good night. But
as | was saying ia the fifst place, think
these Republicans are showing less sense
than any set that ever came to the
State House Don't you think sol
But Bsyard was sound asleep
DO You Patntg