The morning times., 1896-11-05
SILVER men PLAYED MULE
Pulled a Winning Goldbug's
Cart on Elsc ion Bet.
AMUSED ALL GEORGETOWN
Several Thousand People Cheered
the Parade and the Losers
Sweated Under Their Jeers-One
Risky BettOr HonorabIy Saved by
Fortunate Police Ordinance.

The payment of fool election bets went
merrily on yesterday. Those ncrvy people
who risked making shows Of themselves
enjoyed the spectacle afforded by the
vanquished, and in each instance took pains
to advertise the performance.
In the neighborhood OF 5000 persons
turned out yesterday afternoon in George
town to witness the fulfillnent Of the
terms of an election bet registered several
weeks ago between Mr.. William Hdnion,
who has sbeenanardent tMcKinleyltethrouSh-
out the campaign, and Messrs. Louis ID.
Du Fief and Frederick w. Sheele, VINO are
as ardent supporters of the free ami un-
limited coinage theory. BY the terms OF
gOrgeously decorated push cart, bearing
the backeT OF the successful candidate from
the corner OF Thirty-second and streets
down Thrty-second as Tar as NJ, anu bieck
over the same route To street.
BROUGHT OUT A CROWD.
News of the registration of tn bet created
a sur among the many friends or the
young men, as all are weil.Snown anu
popular, and the day OF setueInent mas
been eagerly watched for. Long before
O'Clock, the hour set Tor the curtain 10
rise. Thirty-second street was lined all
along the Route Of the parade by smiling
spectators.
The cart was a mass of color. Body and
wheels were gorgeous in bunting and rlags,
and plumes of cUlored paper. About tht.
cart the crowd was thickest and cheer
Mckinley, the cart, and everything cheef-
able. The appearance OF the star at
fractions Of the evening, the Interested
gentlemen. called forth IA wave of cheers
and laughter, which doubled when MIR.
Hanlon climbed over the wheel and took
ms seat in the center OF the mass Of
bunting.
Someone put large American flag in
hE hand, and the crowd woke up again
when it was unfurled and waved wildly
BY the lucky William.
MeSsrs Du Fief and Sheele meantime
had vanished into a nearby shop, emerging.
just as the clock on Georgetown College
out IN long linen busters, white plug hats
and masks. The crowd drew the line on
masks, and yelled Justify to the wearers
to take 'em of: Mr sheeie finally
keeping close up behind the representa-
tion of an honest Irish lad, which he rad
securely fastened by strings over his feat
ures.
MADE A PROCESSION.
Hundreds fell In bchindtfIe cart To keep
the music up all along the line. Mr..
Hanlun did the j Caesar triumphal entry
act in great shape, gracefully rtffing ms
cap to the hundreds Of friends. who lined
street Meantime the cart had gotten to
began The two broad -shouldercd sif
verites pushed and shaved and persplred
and the crowd laughei ann everything
was moving saily eNceptth cart.
Mr. BenJdIhn Harper escaped the priv-
ilege of saving up publicly a cord Of
rough hewn pine wood az a result Of
prohibitory wcod saving statute in the
police regulations. MessrS Harper ana
Smith registered :, Ret short while ago
by the terms OF witch the hackcr OF the
defeated candidate was 20 saw into pieces
a cord Of pine wooI, at-thc corner or
Thirty-fourth and NJ streets ON the day
following the election -
Mr. Harper lost anda application was made
at the police station yesttTtla for a permit
to allow the wood to be sawed on the
street. =-- ''' - =
REFUSED A PERMIT.
Lieut.. Swindells. however. was compelled
| to refuse the privilege and MI Harper is
| happy.
SIR. Charles c Clark. OF 1907 Thirty-firsi
| street, and his brotber-in-law. Mr. Levi
| Gill. silverite. OF SILVER Springs, Md
| made an election bel retrntIy-,J ihe tel.lS
! of which the loser, which happens to be
| Mr. Gill. Will ride Pennsylvania avenue
/ from Fifteenth street to the Capitol and
return, seated upon a block OF ice, in a
| gaily decorated express wagon Hr. Gill
| has not been heard.froIn, but arrangements
| are being made 10 have the Payment take
| place on Monday afternoon next.