The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
NOW CUFF ROUTED BOYLES
,ur SCHEME OF ORANGES CRAFTY
~" REPUBLICAN Ms.

a.nNn q '
80 ~, nj. Coiors and His Coior-Ho's
..r,,,r and Intelligent and ne MA win.
,.,., might be described rs an epidemic Of
--.vc,cnt Ia at present affecting the Repuo-
a.. ,,vtirious OF Orange. Its main symptom
w. vague uncertainty on the pert OF the VIC
-. In M, matter OF where he lie at. When two
n.,nb,trans meet on the street or In q place OF
W., ,hment and comfort for the afflicted, thoy
W., a, each other in a dazod way, scratch their
S.,a, uncertainty. and pass on In silent sad
~, This condition OF AFFAIRS 10 not found In
~. il.,rict populated by the colored Repub-
vs. ",s t.urcstrained and glecful rejoicing pre-
".n, there, The negro politicians have NOM
,.,,ea !. Clarkson Cuff for member OF tho Board
.JIparcation, and thereby outwitted their white
S,..,hr,n In one Of the ncatest bits Of political
',.,oov TINT has ever been known In the city
80 no fret politician ran for the first oflce.
:, ,,srlt membership in the Board Of Educa-
-, I. pot important. Certain men get elected
",hs hoard. perform their duties satisfactorily,
W :. -,S,,cted, and go on being reelected until
w. =. 30, tired OF the Job or die. That's tho way
A., An II In Orange. For several years DIR.
c.o,cc Rayles has been the member from the
v.., ward. being elected on tho Republican
a.l., II was regarded as n matter Of course
"a, Dr. Bay!cs should get the nomination this
.,,. 90 much 80 that the matter was hardly
..,r,,oned except in a formal way. Some OF the
.,dsrs said TO DIR. Bayles:
you'll take q denomination, Of course Z" and
Dr.. Bayles said:
why, yes, I suppose So"
rh,, was all there was of It. Nobody even
,oos the trouble to got out printed ballots with
N. doctors name on them. What was the use .
yreybody would vote for him, any way. That
/. the way his friends In the First district re-
r,ried the matter. But there are two districts
h, the First ward. and It 10 the combination vote
,,,he two at the primaries which dominates the
,rsida,e for member OF the Board Of Educa-
Nm. In the Second district live many colored
B.publicans, and among them certain crafty
.hemers. True 10 their nature. these schemers
,Aemed, and, whilo the adherents OF DR.. Bayles
+, the first district were reposing in unsuspect-
Ing security, they proceeded to do certain politi-
al work as e~ffectpal as 1t was transformations.
First they went about among the other negroes
uggcstinE that 1t was a long time since the
vryices OF the colored Republicans had been
t,tinely recognized by the party leaders. Only
lut rear they had demanded representation on
the Board Of Aldermen, and had been ruthlessly
thrown down. Since the beginning their loyalty
had been but scantily rewarded with q constable
,hip or q place on a committee. 1t was time
that some representative be pushed forward
effectively as an object lesson to the party
bosses. The colored Republicans assented cheer.
fully. even Enthusiastically. Several score Of
them offered 10 be that representative. A too
general ambition was not considered desirable,
however, and these offers were politely de-
eincd, as the schemers had already selected
their man in the person OF j. Clarkson Cum, a
.f.-s hs,,a AAA A~ and IN
~Is:isble man, He was to DO the candidate for
the Board Of Education.
Al you've go. to do, said the conspira.ors,
~ ~ =. ! H Hsep 70 asybodS Sai'f /, " tho First i1ts' dis Dqn
foks find this out they'll pack their primary
and beat US out. Just keep mum. and when the
time comes drop In your ballot for Gun. That
About fifty trusted men were let into The
tcheme early. and the plans were all matured.
.srrs si' Preserved @Ss i that nIt not OF an min insiins Of the oa-
pos!licn reached the friends Of DR.. Bayles up 70
he very day OF the primaries, which were held
la. the negroes In the Second district were GO
ing 10 put up a ticket OF their own: but nobody
attached any Importance 10 it.
Probably some wild-eyed game put up to-
Day" said the politicians who heard OF 1t. "Not
worth botheriny over
And even then it might nave failed had DR..
EEFs, district. But they didn't. The candidate
himself didn't come. Neither did his sons.
Stthcr did many another Republican. Chance
BOON one of the Republican candidates for Alder
pan in the First ward withdrew. leaving only
Walter Godfrey in the field, There was 70 be no
beinG gifted with the qualities OF Balaam's ass
thnn of Jobs warhorse. Like that astute
,teed, they said Aha" but, unlike him. they
hey said. no fight on" And they tarried at
bone and read the papers or went forth ON their
Consequently only about half as many votes
were east In the First district as were expected.
All forty-one OF them bore the name OF DIR.
George Blyles for member OF the Board OF Edu.
cation. 1t was all very quiet and calm and
peaceful. and the Republicans yawned as they
vent away, and said It would have been more
I" stay safFf to h make q p pltls 0BRP San IN the
s,Iond district. meantime. there WAS another
ealm and peaceful scene. si1ty-six col
primary and also dropped In at the ballot tox
heir votes for J. Clarkson Cuff. Seven white men
Iotei Tor DR.. Bay!es. and went away, surprising
,a'ee q. them came back as the polls closed and
ssarf the vote announced. They also heard the
report Ola messenger who hal returned bearing
'.Es OF the polling In the other district.
Less than fifty votes cast up there. We've
gt en- beat
We've got EN- beat. sure cried Henry Bal
gst movement. Cuffs got 66 votes here 10 7
AI hayes. Cuffs got the nomination"
IN The midst OF u great sound OF cheering one
%lhe white voters slipped out and fastened TO
ie FIRST district primary. Half a dozen OF the
republicans were sitting about q table, dis
etiss!nS the ~regrettably uneventful character of
ne polling, when in through the door came the
MESSENGER from the Second like a charging bull.
NJ, here an extremely nice mess.' he shouted.
lne didnt say Extremely" but that Is what he
~~,Ssmatter r inquired the half dozen. laziIy.
Mticr, Ours elected"
Who's Cntf =, asked the politicians with
ee,i uilanimity. land what's he elected TO
MeNsF MIND who he is. He's beaten tho
The politicians looked surprised. then unused.
.ry opened ont upon the excited Second dis
NIT man.
~~Wvhat are you giving usf"
,r, nooooys running against Bayles. He got
20 Comedy SInS s@a r been buying your vote with rum.
orrsa,y. run around aid tell Bay;es. He likes q
You're lot OF bowling IDIOTS" stormed the
TIateT or the news, or II he didn't say precisely
,Haa II was Of that general nature. but u trihe
...Inonser. They've elected this man Gun, /
c cT !9a, -FOUR man IS beaten out OF sight.
Who's ole;ted him I Where Wheni Howf'
whose damn nl9 GERS down in tie second"
,tn,nn tIis nile d,!G the messenger In bis OK
sS 'tnNh t'rin the highly respected colored Re-
Ssh%nmcah brothers who help largely to elect
COaaeyer Republican, candidates are elected In
d, iretiolls, short. sharp. and so much to tho
'S..d be futile. Somebody finally said:
ny" We ought to let pr. Bayles know
&c. G1n ines, on him. said another,
4 u Eed hustled a little this wouldn't have
4 'iilisth"d suggested II third.
a" e" an lhpasht II was a dead cinch." said the
h. w H., Then turning to the man who had