The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
INVESTS IN GOLD
BUYs m I'm. WHTEsTONE AT EDIT0R
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can Hdttor uReguiled s' the Pee-pul'n Friend,"
ana ~ Meanu orEHis Cordial Ana Esd Support.
Landed q Deuaocrntio Connmitteeunauship.
Seldom has eonadine innocence been SO shame
fully imposed upon as In the case OF that young
and fixing politician. the Hon. William su'sor,
who hssreccptly been made q victim by p wicked
and scheming Long Island politician. Hence
forth the rural gentlemen who come into Jersey
City to exchange their hard:won specie for
satchels of neatly packed sawdust, sold with
specific instructions as to time and place OF
opening by smart gentlemen. with diamond
soarfpins, will find In Mr.. Sulzer a sympathiIine
friend. Mr.. Sulzer has Just bought ono himself.
1t was Winfield Scott 0verton who delivered
the goods, and the way In which he took in, the
boy Congressman from New YORK Ia q matter to
rejoice the heart Of tho jovial. Winfield Scott
overton is a Judge by courtesy, an editor by en-
ployment, and pretty much anything you please
or he plenses-in politics, At present he is a
pronounced sulzerite, having espoused the cause
Of the eminent Fizzpop as soon as he saw any
thing in II, and Congressman Sulzer IL having q
hard life trying to answer questions from Long
Islanders who want to know the whereforeness
Of Judge Overton's Endorsement by him. For
Overton has always been moro or less OF q Re-
publican. and 10 now conducting q Republf-
can newspaper, with an occasional special
Sulzerite column. This paper is known as
the Long Island Sound, and is published in
Whitestono, where Overton lives. It was .
pronounced Mckinley sheet, and Overton
wrote for 1t enthusiastic editorials, at the
same time making equally enthusiastic
speeches for FREQ silver in Long Island
City and this city, 80 that. whichever side
won, he would have a chance for the emolu-
ments of victory. His name did not appear
upon the newspaper. That was ostensibly
owned and edited by a subordinate Of his, for
reasons connected with local politics and the
town printing, overton having been q member
Of the Board Of Trustees of the village. But 1t
is generally understood in Whitestone that he
gets out the Long Island Sound, nor does he at
tempt to deny this.
In addition to running a Republican news.
paper, Overton votes as q Republican. He took
part in the Republican primaries last fall and
this spring. But nothing particularly advan-
tageous 10 him resulted. and he became dis
couraged with Republicanism. There wasn't
enough in 1t. Casting about him for a more re-
munerative form Of political action, he came
| upon the Hon. William Sulzer. This happened
early in the summer. For weeks all OF over
toms energies and talents were employed in in
venting new ways OF telling the Hon. William
Sulzer what a great man tho Hon. William
Sulzer was. had been, and increasingly should
be. This he set forth personally and in his Re-
publican newspaper. 1t was very pleasant to
the Harlem Fizzpop. He baskcd in the sunshine
OF ~fattery. and eventually invited Overton
to n festivity OF the Hoboken Turtle Club. where
Overton ate. drank, and was merry at his ex-
pense; But on the morrow he did not die, which
was the worse luck for the Hon, William Sulzer.
There appeared in the long Island Sound a tale
of how Judge Overton had been entertained by
Long Islander had decided on what he wanted
He wanted TO be on the Executive OF
to which end he set soout getting the sulzer in,
dorscment. ,Flattery and Incense won over the
guileless Sulzer. SO that q few days ago the APP
poiutment was made through his influence.
Mr.. Overton acknowledged it in his Republican
paper. referring to IL as" political assistance
Of the Hon. William Sulzer in big type.
Mr.. Sulzer. received a copy OF this %effusion.
which must have reminded him strongly OF his
began to get interrosative letters from White:
stone Democrats. who pinned TO know why the
editor Of a Republican paper had been backed
ply to one of these letters he wrote.
Il know Judge overion very we'll, and know
that he took 2 very active part in the Demo,
Democratic party loyalty"
,o More ps Letters y Tssn t9 him 6 5ell1n 7 him name OF oy Ws,
quietly r.inoved from the Republican rolls, But
he doesn't care. BY virtue OF his pull with tho
publican editor and a Democratic. committee.
man at the same time. The indications are that
he is enjoying the situation. The same cannot
be said ofthe Hon. William SulZer.
Overton was appointed one of the representa-
tivcs of the borough of Queens in the Confer
ence mace up Of DELEGATES from the
determine the basis OF representation in tho
coming City Convention.