Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-21
HE MAY BE AN ALDERMAN

HE MAY BE AN ALDERMAN.
Nsbsy Nssh Hss the Political bee Bsrs.
ting ia His Bo0oot.
Quite an animated session was had
at the Glad Glove Push headquarters
the other night. the difficulty arising
over the failure to raise Is cents with
which to pay an oil bill. which has
been presented to the organization
twice already, it having been passed
over without comment on each &C.
casion.
"Dere's no use chewin' over dis
matter any longer" said President
Nibsy, bringing his right fist
down on the table with emphasis
that told the Push that IL they didn'i
tame down q Bit there would be
trouble. "De bill is on de square.
guess. an we've elder got to pony
mp de necessary, or be sued BY dem
geezers dat has de Law on dere staff.
Course dey couldn't get nothin' on,
of any Of rs guys. ! guess; at least
know dat I haven't got no more
I'M wots on me back. But fellers,
we has stsndin' in de community
an We don't want ter lose il. an den
as dere 10 de lection comm erlono
me wants ter kinder keep tergedeI
an play square, cause dere is nc
doubt but wot we'll do quite . turn
at de polls In the forthcomin' con.
test. It's only been few evenin'i
ago dat l meets me old friend, Duffy,
from de FIT, an he says, Gays he,
'Nibsy, me boy, de push has beer
doin' de work, an de hollerin' an de
paradin' too long without gettin
any ting out Of de mess. An 1 have
come to de conclusion dat de sooner
we lets desc geezers wot have beer
pu,lin' our legs desc many years
know dat de walks of dc better it'll
be fer US an fer our cause. Dere j,
all kinds Of material in de Push, an
I've been or kind thinkin' dat il
would be . good scheme fer us tt
bunch our noggins an run one Of d.
fellers fer alderman Duffy aeket
me wot kind uf an idea I fought II
wus. an tells him she wus beaut
| Yer know she's . beaut-she's q
corker." cut in Bliuky Peters, who
had been snoring in . corner.
"But uf course de rub will cum,
resumed President Missy. "when VI
comes to putin up our man. Will,
I'm aware dat dere is plenty Of u
wot is fully qualerfied to hold dow
de Job, an wid credit to our fellerl
at dat, yer see de ide wot must h
foremost wild US dis time is il
pickin' out a guy wot is popular al
wot has . drag wild de booze shops
an who can do de nicely ermop,
de nicey folks, too. an in dat wa.
cop onto all Of de votes dat yer kin.
"Youse got er long noodle" in
terrupted Pete johnson. facing tn
president, "an' ef was ter have m,
way, you'd be de guy wot would b
put on de ticket"
The president gracefully acknowl
edged the compliment, and while no
saying that he would accept such q
honor, displayed an air which plsinl,
showed that the bee was buzzing II
his bonnet.
but dere's all kinds uf tings t
be considered yet," continued tn
president. "we'll have ter strength
en- up de Push er bit foist, an hu:
tie up q few more fcllers an ge
some coin in de treshery. Den vel
be more independent an in bette
shape ter push de favorit guy. S
dat's de reason I say we had bette
lplay square an pay up de bills wot
come in, dat Is. all wot We can't pu
on de hog. Dat guy wot we owe
fer oil il so tight dat be wont shak
mits wild friend, cause he nigh
wear out his hand-so say dat he
SO tight anyway dat we had bette
sccape up enuf coin to pay him."
The president was authorized 4
take up collection among the mem
bers to raise the Is cents. When b.
tempted his hat it contained z cents
four pant buttons, . "just tell Their
that you saw me" button. Q nail an,
four toothpicks. The president mad
up the amount out OF his own poke
and the bill was paid Monday.