The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-09
CAMPAIGN Bf1~roNs DrD NOT BEAR
ALL THE SILVER ASSES
THERE WE'RE.
OVER S&hGUINE BRYAN MEN
ASSUME, WITH DUE HUMILITY, THE
PLACE Of THE BEAST OF
BURDEN.
TRHUMPHiAk 81, MskINLEY NJ
Took Place Yesterday, i'm Pursuance
of a Wager on the Recent Ma
tfonaI Election.

Another one Of those novel bets in
cident to elections was paid in ST. Paul
yesterday, when John Hintz and F.
j. kosidosky, supporters of William
Mckinley, were drawn about the pub
lie streets by John Grabowski and A.
Schutte, whose confidence in Bryan's
election led them into wager which,
IN the advent OF his defeat, entailed
upon them an exemplification of the
animal ornamenting many silver but
tons worn during the campaign. OF
course the bet was to have worked
both ways and had Bryan been elected
instead Of Mckinley, two good Repub-
1cans would have furnished the
amusement to those who witnessed
the payment of the wager in place Of
Mr. Schultz and Mr.. Grabowski. AS
II was, however, when Bryan's defeat
was assured the parties to the wager
agreed that it should be paid yester-
day, and the two losers gamely came
TO time. and discharged their obliga-
ton. s--e
The procession started from College
avenue and Wabasha street shortly
AFTER o'clock. Following a drum
corps, Mr. Kosidosky occupied the DO
sltlon of honor, seated in a gaily deco
rated Whe6ibaFroW, which Mr. Schultz
trnndled along as unconcernedly as
though 1t contained only the most or
binary LOAD of brick instead of a living
exponent of the gold brick. Close in
the wake of the wheelbarrow came an
oxford buggy in which Mr. Hintz stood
upright beSide-a star portrait of Nc
k1nley,, WaYingfa United States flag in
response to1theT greetings of those along
fI1n 1fFln Of
r1ment and, approval of the proceed
ings.. Between the shafts Grabowski
trudged aIliably along as reliable as a
family carriage horse. By the agree
ment he was warranted not to kick,
but he had, neglected to get himself
rough shod and the snow on the as
phalt pavement occasioned him no lit
tie trouble in, maintaining his feet.
His driver, however, kept his head we'll
up with lines Of red ribbon, and with
one or two exceptions, he kept time to
the drums with the precision Of q, circus
equine.
At the corner Of Seventh and Wa
basha streets where the procession
turned east, a large crowd had gath
cred to witness the fun and alternate
cheers for Mckinley and Bryan greet
ed the parties to the bet. 1t is not
known whether with malice afore-
thought or by simple. accident, but at
this point Schultz got the wheel of his
barrow tangled up in the street car
track and the Mckinley man occupy
ing the vehicle he propelled was most
ungracefully unseated much to the
amusement, = of the onlookers. rHintZ's
, roadster" was at no small disadvan-
tage going down the. hfIl between Wa
basha and Cedar streets as he was not
equipped with hold backs and the
buggy persisted in running into his
heels. The descent was made with
out mishap, however. and the march
continued to Seventh and Broadway,
where the stipllations of the wager
stated it was to be called off. When
the fun was over Mr.. Hintz made a
few remarks to. the crowd which had
gathered, declaring that he was a be
lever in Republicanism and Mckinley
and that prosperity would surely fol-
low his occupation of the presidential
chair. Both victor and vanquished
then entered a hack and were driven to
a rendezvous Of their friends where
conviviality and goodfellowship were
the concluding details of the wager