Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-15

as helper for few months. In those
days travelling minstrel shows frequently
visited the cities and towns in that part
of Pennsylvania. and young Andy never
missed an opportunity to attend them. He
had a talent for singing and dancing, which
he rapidly developed. At an amateur show
he appeared and did a turn" in black
dass winning great appanse from 1he arg
burnt cork artists gave show in the city
and he applied for a position, and was en-
gagged after giving satisfactory exhibition
of his talents as a song and dance and clog
= artist
While upon the road he met Tom Mack.
who was also in the black face line, and
the two doubled up. forming the well
known Foley & Mack team of singers and
dancers. They Travelled for number OF
years. visiting nearly every town of 5000
or more population on the various lines of
railway in the United States. and the prin-
cipai cities in Brazil and other south Amer,
partnership in 1882. and Foley returned 10
Danvilie. He remained there only a few
weeks and then went to Scranton, where
he worked for time in rolling mill. He
decided that he could make a living easier,
and he opened saloon and boarding house.
He prospered, and the boarding house was
soon Transformed into a hotel. In the
spring of 1854 he sold out and came West to
look for new location, but before he
found a desirable place In which to engage
in business, he had spent all his money In
riotous living.
One morning. in the summer Of 1854 he
arrived in Kansas City from Rich HILL Mo-,
- In box car. As he crawled out of the
Ard looked around he spied two other
part Of the same train. which had stopped
near the Union depot Foley, who was al
ways neat in his personal appearance
YARDS Wsr from the car from which he aiighted
and began washing his face. While thus
engaged, tie other two men, who were Tom
Davis, now proprietor of the Lucky Mum:
ber' saloon. I'LL Grand avenue, and
Charles A. Millman. who has since been a
member of the legislature. approached. and
cir n N 10 Qrs7fa r
er washing up they started out to find a
free lunch route, as they were without as
Millman fond his way to Main street, but
Foley and Davis hung out on Union ave
nue. and .tbon other streets in the Wesl
bottoms ff two weeks. Foley often said
that they hought during those two week.
all of Kanas City was in the vicinity Of
the Union lepot. When they learned that
top OF thehills. they lost no time in max.
ing their Wy to the market square. There
they agairtnet Millman.
whom he hd worked for in Rich Hill who
had come Kansas City to start n saloon
This manwas then running the White
Elephant Hloon on Twelfth street neal
Main. Fey asked for and was given {
job as niit bartender in this place. HI
Immediate hunted up Davis and Millmar
and infored them of his good luck. A.
he and IGis and Millman had been OBJ
tanning shty fare by occasionally earning
small coifioing odd jobs and lettering il
set out draw thirsty customers. they
felt ass,h that fortune was about tt
smile upd them. Foley remained as bar
tender irile White Elephant saloon sew
eral mons and Davis and Millman wer,
not allow to go hungry as long as the.
were unPloyed, which was only for ;
few weel as both had come TO Kansa:
City to y and were constantly seekin:
employnt. From the White Elephant
Foley WI to Snaveleys big saloon. poo
hall and hcert hall on Battle Row, wher'
he jerk beer and sang and danced TO
five or smonths. Then he became bar
tender fhe Cottage House saloon. 81
Walnut leet. run by Z. ]. Mccormick &
Co. Sueuently he and Tom Davis be
came bdnders in Neff's barrel house. ~
Main sI- In 1881 he formed a partner
ship wiA. L. Kohn, under the firm nam
Of Kohl Foley. a year later he was il
businesfith John Dwyer. at 44 Mail
street. firm being Foley & Dwyer
After tpartnerShip was dissolved Fole,
remainsor number of years ON Battl
Row. mig TO 4l0 Main street. two door
north. subsequently owned numbe
of othelloons. At the time of his dealt
he wasbartnership with Waller Powers
on Fiftreet opposite the city hall.
Foley in Politics.
whil1ley and Davis were tending ba
in Nefarrel house they began to tax
an inta in local politics. They notice.
that abe successful saloon men wer
ward les" ''pluggers'' or ''fixers.'' an
as 1t wt1eir ambition to own saloons o
their dhey decided to make study o
politic3tters from n North end or Bat
lie Rdandpoint. In those days Joh
NAV, ] and Jim Keenan," and Williar
JFiooHere running the Second wart
Sometithey worked together and some
times fought each other. May an
Jim In posed as Republicans, Will
Johr nm and Looney were uncompro
misingt toerats. Each of the wards wa
thcn. rented by two aldermen and tn
council composed of one house.
Jrhnban and Looney were the alder
men frfle ward in 1887 and 1855. Bot
kent 81 on Main street north of Bat
fln Robin Dolan was superintendent
of REGION, and he was always bus
about bn time. Every man who reg
;stered given a ticket which he wa
renuirAiresent at the polls before bt
intr alhto vote.
Toie} Davis noticed that the me
who flted the barrel houses weI
taken lan's Office from two to twent
times land registered and that upo
their \ TO the barrel houses the
ticket} taken from them by the bal
tanderkoprietorS. They saw men VII
had iiIiVed in the city repeatedly res
istere9they concluded that they coul
do th{s some good by also going mt
the rtuon . pushsss; -. AZ, ~ 80
tell tlf OF their hfst ulp iito haHss
city II this way: .--
..Dab saw a lot of men who wei
runni}ons in the town steering ever
toho Popped in over to the city ha
and king them. When they can
hack Tickets were taken away frol
them brown into a drawer. and the
we're D geeZer of beer. We put oil
headYer. and we made up our minC
that te Just wise as any of the
feIIerI thought they knew il all,
we h lcome to town. So when a gu
nauldn, Tom or would steer hi
over jity hall and have his name p'
.lk We'd take his ticket ava