Evening journal., 1897-11-04
THE MYSTERY SOLVED
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man to understand that Mr.. Bach is not
running this convention. l shall now
proceed to set forth the objects of this
meeting. viii DR.. Layton please stop
making faces at DR.. Burton? IL impairs
the continuity of my thoughts. One day
not many weeks ago | was up at Clay
mont. Most of you have been to
BLASTED Hopes" that beautiful coun-
try seat Of Mr.. Addicks'. Well, | called
there. Mr.. Addicks was in. We had
a drink of sweet cider all round, and he
asked me how | was getting on. told
him pretty we'll In some way our re-
marks, at first commonplace, drifted
to political subjects, and the first thing
/ knew he said: Frank, l want state
conventioni" IL sort of staggered me,
and | said This is an off year. you
know, and It will be pretty hard to get
out the vote" THAT doesn't matter, |
want a state convention, and l am go
ing to have it," he said. | asked him
the object of the convention, and he
took me down to the lower end of the
lawn, near the railroad tracks, you
know. and there he unfolded to me the
grandest scheme that man ever con-
ceived. 1t eclipsed in brilliancy any of
the strokes of Tammany and Platt
He said
DR.. Marshall-That's it. Now we are
getting at it. Tell us what he said.
Cahoon-I would suggest to th'
chairman that if the statement he Is
about to make would constitute any
breach of confidence, It would be better
for him to consider the matter well be
fore saving too much. We have a mum
Der of men here who are not altogethe
Trustworthy, and who are in this thinl
for office and for nothing else There
fore. as I said before if the chairmal
thinks that the making public OF tn
statement made to him at the lower eni
of the lawn at Blasted Hopes" woull
do aught to impair the confidence o
Mr.. Addicks in him, l think that W
should excuse him from
WilsOn-Gentlemen we came here 70
something, and l, for one, demand t
know what it is. How are we to pro
ceed intelligently unless we know wha
we are expected to do?
Stewart agree with the gentleman
We cannot be expected to grope abou
in the dark while the chairman keep
t locked within his bosom the purpose
of Mr.. Addicks.
r Chairman Allee-Gentlemen If yo
: will give me time l will tell you in
] very few words. Mr.. Addicks said
, me-
Gould-When was this?
Chairman Allee-Am / making
{ statement of fact or proving an alibi?
- Gould-That is just what we are tr.
s ing to find out.
p Chairman Allee-Is there anybod
+ here who suspects me of being the a
+ complice of Eli Shaw?
l. Hoffecker-God forbid!
= Chairman Allee-Then why do | ha'
= to prove an alibi?
+; DIR. Burton-You don't Go abe;
Il and tell us why we are convened.
j. Could didn't say he was an accor
V plice of Eli Shaw. l protest again
IS any man putting words in my mouth
am a law-abiding citizen and an e
sheriff, and / demand the considerable
which my past party services demand
d Chairman Allee-If the gentleml
2 understood me to be putting words
l. his mouth, beg his pardon. ney
n intended TO do so, and If he says th
AZ / did he is a.
" Gould-Don't you call me a liar,
k I'll
- Chairman Allee-I did not intend
r. call the gentleman a liar. / was sii
N ply going to add that he was a bad
le mistaken man.
IT DR.. Moore-This is a devil Of a co
s vention. II reminds me of that run
d House / presided over in the Ho
Is Richardson last Winter. We were the
ID day after day. and made a great pi
v tense of doing state businessand
Is this day we don't know what we d
e. how we did it or why we did it. o
L. chairman has been vainly endeavori
" to enlighten us upon the one vital qu'
Id tiOn at issue in these preliminary pl
O. ceedings. Just when he gets clever
is started some yahoo gets up and int
ss rupts him. 1t is enough to make h
of sick. For my part, ! am willing to 81
I'd him the floor for ten minutes.
O. TruxtOn-And so am |, but ! wish
e. would confine himself to the questi
IN and not go rambling off into Kent
and Little Creek hundreds, as he h