Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-10-07

| The Press.-I want you to put me in
communication with the politicians who
'srun' the Republican County Conven-
tion at Egg HarbOr City last SATURDAY.
| want to get at the facts concerning the
nomination for Sheriff.
Central.-Well, who shall | hitch you
| up to, the big guns or the little ones?
| The Prcss-WeIl, give us the little ones
| first.
Ccntral-All right I'll start you of
on the roll-cal
(Ting-a-ling-a-liDg-) Hello, Wilsonl Is
| that you?
WiIson.-Yesl What do you want?
| Central. = The Pleasantville PRESS
| wants you. They have just put in an
invisible telephone, and expect the old
| chap who runs it will brother the life out
| of me, tor he says he is going to Inter
view" everybody IN sight, mean every
body out of sight, and that will keep me
buster than Beelzebub in . gale of wind
Here's the Press, SO go ahead and talk
with it.
Wilson-Hello, Press What do you
| want?
The Press.-I want you to tell us some
ting about the County Convention.
Wilson.-Oh, by Gosh Did you hear
that speech of mine when pulled out ol
| the race and nominated "Sam." Kirby
Wasn't it a rabble-rouser though? Did
you see me walk throagh" the atmos-
phere in front of the stage and smite it
with my two fists? Why, my friends tell
me | fairly made the beer mugs rattle
| away back in the northwest corner OF
| the hall.
| have set up with thuat spe ch at
night and watched it as tenderlv as
would nursing baby. Gec-whizi but
wasn't it a rip shorter?
Did you ever hear anything like it?
Do you believe that Blaine or C0Dkling
ever made speech like that?
The Press.-Candidly, | don't think
they ever did, and | have heard them
both; but what | want to know about.
particularly, is how our candidate,
Barrett, got SO badly treated in the
house OF his supposed friends: There
was rumor soon after the nomination,
that q ''deaP' was made in which
Absecon was not wholly left.
Wilson i suppose you mean i'll refer
ence to the nomination for Coroner.
The Press-Yes.
WiIson.-Well, we did get ''left'' all the
same. The convention evidently ''tum-
bled" to the situation and turned us
down on the third ballot. Wasn't it
awful the way they clapped an ex-
tinguisher over George Lutts and put
out his light. Poor Georgel If he
wasn't q real good man fear he would
say something real naughty. He was
not to blame, however, and hoped to
see him profit by q. little deal, but the
whole business misscarried and George
got it lin the neck" without in the least
deserving it.
The Press.-How about the rest Of the
"dear'? 1t was rumored that you are
to name the deputy Sheriff in the event
of Kirby's election.
Wilson.-Have you got 'on" to that,
too How did you find it out?
The Press'-Never mind about that,
What we want to get at are the facts.
Wilson.-Well, guess | have already
told you more than ought to. Go and
ring up some of the other fellows, | don't t
propose to carry the whole load, Good
byel
The Press-Hello, Central
Central.-Hellol
The Press.-Give me George Senft!
Central.-All right. Here he is.
The Press.-Is that you George?
Senft.-Sure. What do you want?
The Press.-How came your friends to
fly the track so soon on the first ballot ?
1t was believed they would 60 to Barrett
on the second ballot.
Senft.-Yes, but there wasn't any
second ballot. Everybody got scared
when Wilson led off by ''fopping" to
Kirby, and they all went like flock of
sheep with an old belI-wether to lead off
and show them how to jump the fence.
Really, Mr.. Telephone man. | see, now,
that wasn't in the fight at all, and
might as well have saved those two big
bouquets. What cussed TOOL was to
waste flowers on those two Atlantic City
buffers who didn't know the difference
between dahlia and a dandelion.
would have stood a better chance of
getting some return on my investment,
If l had given them to the Kickapoo
squaws who were then in town. Shiver
my timbers, and blast my tarry top
lights, if | ever do such fool thing as
that, again Good bye!
The Priesthood bye, Georgel Better
luCk utAU tliues
Hello Central
Central Hello.
The Press Give me Senator Hoffman.
Central He's busy with the School
marms. Wait q minute. hes through
aow, here he is.
The Press.-That you Senator?
Hoffman.-Yes. What can l do for
you?
The Press. Tell us all about how you
allowed Barrett to be dumped" after
he had rendered you such faithful service?
HoffmaD.-WelI, now, really wasn't t
at the convention at all, was engaged
all day, Saturday, in examining the
schoolmaFms-that is, to make it Q little
clearer, Was engagsd in examining