The sun., 1897-07-29
HON.P.KERRIGAN NOT DEAD
TT B0THERs HIM TO BE TOLD HE Is
WHEN HE rs OUT LITTER Votes.

And when ne says He's Candidate Tor Coun-
oil the Friends That went to HIS Funeral
Keep Popping Into His Place Asking, "Pnt,
Aren't Yes Dead t'-Another Man Hurried.
This Ia to notify the public generally, and the
public Of the Seventeenth Assembly district in
particular, that tho Hon. Patrick Kcrrigan,
former member of tho Assembly, is not dead.
Despite tho fact, large number of tho Hon.
Patrick Kerrigan's friends believe that he is
dead, and as Mr.. Kcrrigan says:
Its mighty annoying when you want to run
for Office and tho people you want to have vote
for you get the idea In their heads that they've
attended your funeral and read your obituary
notices."
The Hon. Patrick Kerrlgan OF the Seventeenth
district is tho only original Honorable Patrick
Kerrigan In the city OF New York. The Drec-
tory is sprinkled with Patrick Kerrigans, even
as the grass Is sprinkled with dew in the morn
ing. But they're not Honorable; that is to say,
they never won the title by holding the Office of
| Assemblyman.
The Hon. Patrick Kerrigan's trouble came
about in this way: Years ago the Hon. Patrick
| KerriRan, who was then plain Patrick Kerri-
gan, was nominated for member of Assembly
| and elected in tho Seventeenth Assembly Dis
! trict, and he renominated and elected, and
| was renominated again and elected, and
| he got IL q fourth time. Then the Hon. George
| w. Plunkitt. who was tho Tammany boss OF the
district, got tired of nominating him, and so he
missed q flfth trip; but 1t happened that tho
year that tho Hon. George Plunkitt got tired
| tho people Of tho Nineteenth District, which
| IL tho new Seventeenth district, arose In
| their might and nominated plain Patrick
| Kerrigan for member of Assembly. who
| thereupon divided the honors Of being the
| Hon. Patrick Kerrigan with the Hon. Patrick
| Kerrigan Of the old Seventeenth district. The
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan Of the Seventeenth dis
| trict had made a name for himself. The new
| Hon. Patrick Kerrigan wasn't up to the mark
with the old Hon. Patrick. but. being of the same
| finish OF the term OF the old Hon. Patrick Ker-
he had thrust 5 Hon him of ba hs
'tfhs'n The new Hon. Patrick Kerrigan wa, elected
| for a second term. and at the end of this second
fact fs that the Hon Patrick Eorrisan, member Of.
tho tho Change IN district had been made then,
was dead. Or course the friends of the new
WS. .hpr Hon RtFf KoFrsn
but the friends Of the old h0n Patpsk
bsnS s' Ssy
9amy p Sna beevns ssi hoe P'sk hsk
Kerrigan, member OF Assembly when they
read in the of the d. death of
bly, from the Seventeenth Assembly district.
| supposed, of course, that the Hon. Patrick ker-
Patrick Kerrigan. Many OF them. it is asserted,
purchased fowers and sent them to the funeral
Some OF them attended the funeral, all tho
while under the impression that the funeral
| they were attending was the funeral OF their
Hon. Patrick KerriEan, and they mourned his
But their Hon. Patrick Kerrigan wasn't dead
by a long shot. He runs a place at the corner Of
Thirty eighth street and Broadway. When he
the Hoe Ioe Patrick Kerrisan decided that he
would Just about fit one of the Councilman
hs HRf Wh 50 s b Ss
Hon fsr'oSrt Patriek Kerrlsan. former Asssmbyman
under the Greater New York charter:
WHAT demanded the friends Of the Hon.
g. sir Hon: Patriek kerriEan, What the
tho "i coaaciii Why. the Hon. Patrick KerrsaH
is dead"
claiming for they had themselves attended the
funeral Of the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, and could
dead than could be gathered at the mans OWE
funerali or course, there couldn't be:
, The messengers who took out about the dis
trict the news that the Hon. Patrick kerrisan
former Assemblyman. was candidate for Coun
ends OF he that
= spite the evidence they had gathered by attend
tssS sS hI not the Corner of Thirty
:. eighth street and Broadway. and there in hi
paSs il sih Sm,e aes blood sec the Hon
KerriEan thus invited said to the mes
sengers: go to, man. We were a
r his wake; we sent him flowers and we
i attended his funeral" But some of them. hal
: Kerrigan had come to life again, followed th'
' instructions of the messengers, poked the
heads in the door OF the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan'
Pat, aren't yez deadf And when they saw
! | the Hon. Patrick KcrriRan and heard his voic,
| in their assuring them that lI
was not dead. they returned In haste and tolc
n | tho others. But what evidence can be given b.
/ | word of mouth that will convince one that tn,
a | evidence he has with his own eyes he hasn'
seen at allf or course, there could be no evi
: | dence by word OF mouth that could convince tn,
| friends who had attended the funeral of the Hon
/. | Patrick Kerrigan and who had seen him buriet
J. | that he wasn't dead and wasn't buried, ant
they one by one. following the example of thos
who had first taken the advice Of the messengers
' | went themselves to the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan'
o | place.
n | and says, Are ye dead Patf' II is possible :,
y think Of it as good joke When two mel
!. i think it is a joke When three men do i
a | 1t begins to get serious, but when four. five
six. ten. twenty. fifty in a day do II, II become
O unbearable, especially IL you're a candidate TO
q office. and especially II when you assure the in
look OF n doubling Thomas ON his face.
n This is precisely the position OF the Hon
4 Patrick Kerrigan that Is. And, as stated before
t the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan hereby, notifies tn
has has hopes for r. the future, and that If they they vot
for him for member OF the Council Of tn
= Greater New York, he the Hon. Patrick Kerr