Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
TO BE A CANDIDATE.
Bill Gossstte Urged 10 Run for the Sen.
ale In the Sixteenth.
CALLING TRANSFER STATIONS.
gtreet-Cnr Conductors Should lie
More Polite-A Baby Creates IN
Embarrassing Scene In n Theatre
Bill Gosscfte's Usual Contribution.

fore the nominating convention for State
senator from the Sixteenth District,
feel as though I were really becoming
famous. have received personal let
tiers from many prominent Demo-
Gratis. including my friends. Mr..
Ben. p. owen. Jr., and w. W Baker.
Esq. Of Hallsboro'. promising me their
support ~ / would consent to run.
have consented, and, unless all the signs
fail, Manchester viii furnish the next
State senator from the Sixteenth District.
1 shall make the campaign very agrees
siye. and expect to have my opponents
hunting their holes In a very short time.
The press OF the district is with me. and,
Judging from their editorials. my oppo-
;nents are already defeated.
The Manchester Leader says: THE at
temut 10 boom any one else when Cos
eet,s ia i'm the race IS Ike matching DICK
Woodau's gray PAGER with Miss nelson
The hoou Of the others will never be
large enough 10 make pair or tights LOT
n v,arl,,rr baby and Bin Gossette Is the
tack that will keep any other senatorial
asplrant from occupying the seat IN the
old White House In the Capitoi square
at Richmond this fan"
The Chesterfield Chronicle says: Tne
other candidates regard the Gosse'te boom
with the same absence OF admiration
that one baseball twirler has for another.
n,u can have the nomination by simply
holding I'D his finger" The Manchester
Gazette saws. editorially: ITO say that
any one IS the rival OF Eli Gossette Is
like sounding brass and a tinkling Gym
hal and those who think 80 are simply
victims Of energies overworked ana ex-
pectations UNDERGONE
Among the many letters received by
me was the following, from Uncle John-
ME- Lester OF Chesterfield:
"The conservative, sensible element OF
| Tomah.wk District win rejoice 1T your
nomination. VIII stump Skinquarter and
Winterpork for YOU. Have drawn on
YOU at sight for so. Please protect"
have received so many letters Of this
character that I am beginning TO fear
that instead OF being in my friends
hands that by friends hands are into
me
Nv friend. John Jewett. writes that
/ he has ORGANIZED ct Midlothian n Bil
! Gosette Campaif1 Club, with 10 mem
| hers. and that the district Is mine. Oh
| course. | shall send a box Of BIZ Cog
| eette perfectCs to each OF my friends,
and. with a brand OF SMOKERS named
after me. and standing on the time-hOn-
/ ored principles OF the late lamented
| Thomas jefferson, and the Incumbent
and recumbent Grover Cleveland, | don
/ see why should not at least serve hall
a dozen terms. T1ere are only four cam
! didates but. with the above endorse
ments. I should be an easy winner.
!
Colonel Frank ]. Craigle. l would like
To give you a pointer. and II Is this-sug'
| gest 10 the conductors on your troiley'
cars that when they arrive nj Sevenlr
street. instead Of whispering so auHiDiy
Transfer to Manchester" that they ca
| ont Seventh street" or. Transfer &c
Forest AM PARK" The latter will tickle
the fancy Of many n Manchesterlan' anc
heavenly smiles will adorn their counte
| nances IL only Manchester Is not men
toned. / can't imagine why this as
like for the name. but | have seen ia1le'
on the car get 20 mad that II you touchee
them with a wet finger they woul'
| sIzz simplv because the conductor sac
"Manchester" And they really nVel
! in the ancient village. too. Many tiihc
from a seat on the back platform Oh
! car have | watched the faint smile o
male passenger as she valnly trleu
| Iool, sweetly when the conductor mol
Tered ont "Manchester." Ny great hear
| nred with emotion, like baby-lungs win
wind. when II begins to cry, as Watche'
| them biting their lips, while thel
| ambled to the sidewalk 10 walt Tor th'
car-the observed OF all the passengers
|
This curiosity does not seem TO exis
anywhere except at the Manchester Trans
fer stations. ] heard lady say the othe'
day that while she loved TO Visit tn'
city over the way. she dlsliked 10 mar
the trip, because. when the car arr, W
M the corner OF Seventh and Frahklir
the conductor yelled Manchester 81
loud she felt ss though people out at th'
Exposition Grounds could hear him. Ny
dear Colonel, l know you viii rectify thi'
| little evil. ana then make the hearts o.
many OF your patrons happy. Tel th'
conductors to say Forest Hill farh'
and all VIII be well.
Rabies are mighty interesting an'
amusing little things-in fact, might 81,
they make II particularly interesting fo'
their parents sometimes. / witnessed
rather amusing scene In theatre lev
niehts ago, but Il IS possible some Others
didn't see Il through the same end o
the funny glass. / was with friend
who ike myself. was well acquainte'
with the pecullarities Of infants. and wheI
a mother walked into the playhouse win
the little one in her arms, my friend re
marked that there would be an addition
20 the orchestra, and number not on th'
programme would be rendered. He wa
right. II wasn't long before the prsdic
ton came true. That baby began .
-. fnI .
squall. and though the orchestra U,ea Il
vaIn with double and triple rs TO drown
the voice in the dress-circle, II was n
use. II grown people could holler as louG
in proportion TO their size as that baby
there would be no use for telephones
The mother finally got the little one quiet
but not without embarrassing seyera
young couples sitting near her. have
noticed one popularity In all babies, anc
that is they never cry when asleep. The
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