Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-06

New York, March "a dozen OIL
more Minneapolis men who come tc
New York about the same time each
year. bring with them true stories
about things in that city. One must
never be surprised at anything from
Minneapolis. Anything may happen
there. All occurrences are attributed
to the climate.
The stories which this seasons visit
ors has to tell has to do with Senator
HIS lecture in the Northwest. This
Minneapolis men sit in the cafe Of the
Holland House and tell the story tc
every New York man they meet.
"Of course, we know that Senator
Hill is a big man." say the visitors
and that he is considered one or the
shrewdest politicians in the country
He may be all right for this State, bu'
he isn't used to the place in the great
golden Northwest. He was led into
this lecturing scheme by Fred Briggs
who runs a weekly publication.
Briggs conceived the scheme. he
wrote a letter to Senator Hill which
caught him. Now, Briggs couldn't have
caught q Minneapolis man, but Pres
idential possibility was easy.
Senator Hill agreed to give ter
lectures for $500 night. Briggs went
to Mike Breslauer, the town bill poster
and told him about it, Mike is an able
man. When he began his career in
Minneapolis he attracted attention by
the graceful way in which he covered
the city hall with three sheets. He was
an ambitious man. too, and he ad-
yanced in the world. Nov he has the
privilege Of going to the West Hote
every night and talking with the pro
prietOr. This shows that Mikes social
position is secure.
when Mike heard the Hill PROPOSE
ton he said it was a good thing, and
that there should be a barrel OF money
in it. He agreed to manage the Sena,
tor. OF course, you fellows think il
strange that bill poster should man.
age the lecture tour of man who may
he the next President Of the United
States, but that is because you done
know Mike Breslauer. He may be a
little shy on etiquette and grammar
but when it comes to neckties and bush
ness you can't lose him.
1T was arranged that Senator I'LL
should open in Milwaukee, and lecture
in Minneapolis, ST. Paul Duluth, Chi
cago. Cincinnati, Louisville, Cleveland
and other cities. Mike advertised the
lecture freely and began to count pro-
fits. Senator Hill opened in Milwaukee
to $3.50 Mike paid him S400, and stood
a loss of something more than $3.50
Then the Senator came to Minneapolis
There was only s240 in the house, and
Mike began to SILVER.
'Holy smoke" Mike said, amt
there no good Democratic blood in this
town? There amt enough patriotism to
make q dog bark on the Fourth of July.
I'm losing my roll because these guys
don't love liberty The Senator lee
tured on liberty.
Mike paid Senator Hill $500 more
and then he began to hustle. He was
bound to win out St. Paul, He spent
a night mixing paste. When Mike
wants to think hard and get ideas flow
ing he mixes paste. The United States
marshal in St. Paul is Dick O'Connor
O'Connor has always said that Senator
Hill helped him to get his appoint
ment
Mike went to Dick and said that
under the circumstances Dick ought to
take 500 tickets for the lecture, just ito
show his appreciation for what the
Senator had done And in cOnsidera-
ton of the fact that Dick was a good
Democrat and all of them were work
ing to help the party along. Dick could
have 500 tickets at 81 a piece The reg
ular price was $1.50.
"O'COnnOr took the tickets, and that
lecture was a success financially. Mike
took the money out Of the box Office
and disappeared After the lecture the
Senator's secretary was looking around
for his employers $500. He chased
about nearly half the night He found
Briggs who said that Mike had been
called away, and that he would surely
pay in Duluth.
The business in Duluth was worse
than it was anywhere else, and the
lecturer came pretty near going on a
strike, because his salary wasn't paid
Mike kept out of the way until it was
oyer. Then the Senator's secretary
managed to find him.
You want $S0O?' said Mike to the
secretary. Why don't you pull it into
the house, then? Why don't you so
out and get people in to hear the lee
ture?'
Then Mike went 10 the Senator. He
made a proposition that they continue
the lectures and divide the profits
Senator Hill agreed, provided Mike
would pay him for the st. Paul lecture
Not on your life, said Mike. L tell
YOU what I'll do, thought we win out
on the circuit I'll pay you for st. Paul
and Duluth.
"a cannot agree to that, the Sen
ator is reported to have said. There
was a big house in st. Paul. and YOU
made money there. I must ask you
to keep your contract
j can't do IT, said Mike
Then what are we to do?' the Sen
atOr asks
There's only one thing for You tc
do replied Mike, the bin poster, and
that is for YOU to go ont and catch
cold,
Senator Hill followed Mikes advice
and the news was sent ont all over the
country that the lecture tour had been
abandoned because the Senator had
caught such a severe cold that he
couldn't speak. He returned to the
East
This is the true story of Senator
Hills first lecture tour. Mike lost
about $1,000 and it cost him about $500