New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-09
B1REFOOTED fOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS.
cpIcGs.s ELECTION RELEASES JAMES WlLLEhs
From A PECULIAR ELECTION BET.

cpICGs.s ELECTION RELEASES JAMES WiLLEhs
FROM A PECULIAR ELECTION BET
ra,v,dere X j. Nov. s-There came 10 town TO-
~ 9 man who was wearing the first pair OF poots
h. has had on his feet since November H. 1870 ="
az The wears that have rolled past since that oa'e
be has worn no covering on his feet during INC
summer and in winter he wore a covering only
when Obliged 70 90 out in the most severe weather
While in the house when the weather was NM
>. wen, barefooted even in the winter months
This WAS the result OF his overconnoeiSe III eIo
.,ec,ion of John l. Blair to be Governor ID 100
The man &c James Willers better known as Chc4e
jim" , 10000. .,.r
-. A. ,bie state The candidates were Johh
7 piotr ~ Rlairstown now a railroad magnate anu
mi. onaire VINO ran the Republican TICKET anu
The8dore F Randolph on the Denioci""0
.T'nole lin In those days kept as ne heVPe "
q ,hoemaker's shop few miles from Di"'.s' -, -.
M Blair had done wonders ioi ."e .o,,aIv ,or
VII ..J,ncle jim lived. and 1t was so-i.iy 10
h, 80 much so tina; only few Democrats h"U
-, ,o,,-ass 70 announce their intention OF 'o''"s
.or Panaolph one OF the warnes' VI nv r
porters OF Mr. Blair Uncle jim i -
eoo0t me a. country store when COUPE Ol
men began 10 abuse Nj BAR ~ b a ph them so
ssr dfl1cIe lin turned in ana ihrasher r,vsge Of
ssys-siy tbat neither Of them had the pr''"cse "a
CASING his -ote on Election Day; ,,r.shad the two
me-, pee o. Jim was at work in his shop na ana Dsip
Trsnr we-known character, was "a ia. md IRE
0: boots ,nended Trap was Dt-Ia lin finally
dlcAd Inc election Of Randolph, ~ ,cr moment
BEGAN exssperated. He stoppeo WORN 4
and exclaimed ,, -, .ou What I'll do. / have
n, ~ ,e, ,bs hest pair Of boots there " ~ ,hem
-, "{ - fnday I made them and Know "a d' Cur
Tbsv'.e hy,n1 new only worn one "een, &c" ,or voi,
fee are about size for use the saie "a elected
as A. snr SnvseIf IL this here RannoIpn another
IN give Won these boots and III nN No =. scted in
pair en,tu' a pepublican Governor has beeh eie0 "
'T-rsiA linn, was as good as his word. hoo,s 10
sever years ago next Sunday ne ssn' ,n mt on
Tram and until Yesterday ne dlo hot $50 refoot-
his ZEE, snythina made Of leather put w. ne wa
ei more than nine-tenths Of the Tune 49, mecca
torcsG - xear Something In winter he wore imo hu.
sins Tram tried 10 make him recaH '"e Wv
he would not do so .tu,os, every politician
His history was known 10 almost ~ ..f,,,rrIe Tim -
in Warren County FOR year after year 20, the Re
barefo,,eS turned out 10 work and vote io ..s.,,ed
publcan ticket Three years ago "neh IL sl.cted
for dine as though John kean h mig ~ action
he made himself pair OF boots p1 ar, until this
went against him and the boots lay iste .hsW nut
morning when he took them from tnS ILL., was
them on and started for Belydere ~ had great
warmly greeted by the politicians and na1 una and
bought him q whole outnt from 60 ,a .hnes and
latest block 10 a pair of patent-leathsII Us trea
The Oh man was the lion OF the hour ns I'd ate in
ed by every one and treated every ono "
Vulnerable oyster stews: -. ,,.h, he made the
When ne was going home to-nisht ne '
BOYS the next President is going 70 4 %ssshkne-
dsrned black Republican, and I'm gong W "
'oh 10 him take his seat