The herald., 1898-08-23
mlNkfR's GLAD HAND
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Say. you take this bundle UP to Philiy
Crimmins as quick as your legs can carr,
you." said Mr.. ''Blinker" Murphy. in thu
corridor Of the Palace hotel, as he handed
Supervisor Smith package containing
800 transportations to Sacramento, land
don't let nobody see what you've got. Tel
Philly to be sure and give the delegates
theirs drst, and the push afterward," he
shouted, as the supervisor rushed down the
stairs two steps at time on his way to
Fifth and Market streets.
Nov, what do you want? Whose a.
going to he nominated for governor, sup
pose? Amt the newspapers a-been pub.
fishing that It's open fight and there's a.
going totbe no program? Didn't you see
me a-shaking hands with Pardee and a.
buying Hennery Gage claret and seltzer
and a-talking to Tom Flint about the price
Of sugar beets and a-telling AL Lindley
that Lew Brown is the best man in the Re-
publican party for to beat Mcguire with
II we can only get all the delegates to
stand In?
YOU'RE tired Of me a-giving you gun are
you? Well, let's go over against a brick
wall. where there's no keyholes or tran.
SONS, like there is in Major Mclaughlin
rooms. and I'll give you the low-down;
but what says to you mustn't get In the
papers. or the Espee is done up.
II knows I can trus. you, all right, all
right. Me and Herrin has been achieving
the rag for weeks about what we wants
and what Uncle wants. don't suppose you
know It, but we've got to handle this con-
III n1n
stout blackthorn. The guys may get away
from US If we don't
Low down. away under the sewer, we
don't know where we're at yet. It goes
without saying that we amt stuck after
that eye doctor from Alameda what tries
to be popular by a-hxing his whiskers so
as Democrats. a-thinking he's Jim Budd.
and they don't have to knock when they
want to see the governor, will vote for him.
The Espee amt crazy for Hennery Gage,
even II ne has the same name as our Steve,
but 1t looks to me as though things is a.
drifting his way. The geexers from down
south. like Frank Flint and Walter Parker,
tells me that Hennsry is a magnetic cuss-
that Hennery didn't steal them sheep All
he did was to walk along the road and the
sheep followed him. 1t wouldn't surprise
me bit II the sheep up at Sacramento 10
got hyprotixed In the same way.
Anyway, you can bet your socks there
won't be no nomination on the first ballot
Me and Herrin and Coils has got that pat
all right, all right. You see, and this is
subroser. Uncle wants General Harry for
United States senator. Now. the Espee
amt a-going to stand for nothing except
what Harry wants. The man what's NOM
mated for governor has got to pledge him.
self to make Harry senator II Perkins turns
up his toes to the daisies before his term
Is over. You can see we amt overlooking
bet on the table. Yes, that might be a.
doing post mortem politics, but what Of It?
Il amt told you anything yet? We'll.
you're a beaut. Has l got to put the
grounds OF my stomach under magnify
ing glass to satisfy yeller Journalism?
Now, say; you keep your eye on George
Knight; things may come so that George
walks on with the acorn. after all. He's a.
laying low and a-saying nothing.
"Lemme tell you q funny story. You
know jim .Kerwin Of the seawall. Well.
he was a-talking to tad what Charley
Curry had flung out of his ofiice about the
qualities of the county clerk. Kerwin was
a-biowing about what good man Curry
was.
"Curry is no good said the tad. and he
won't be no good. Kerwin, as long as your
nose Is red
rs Charley a-going to be a nominee for
secretary of state? Nixy. He'd have
good chance. though. II he'd only grow
whiskers and look like Abraham Lincoln,
Paul Austin Is a-going to have that place
on the ticket.
Il don't mind a-telling you that Tirey
Ford 10 to be the attorney general. He
made such good fight against the Espee on
what the miners wanted that me ana Col
lie and Herrin has made UP our minds
that TREY il the man for to succeed Fits-
gerald. Guy won't do. It would take four
years for the Espee to break him him in.
Ed Colgan Is going to be the controller some
more. and Truman Reeves Of San Bernar-
dino has got to be the state treasurer.
Truman dropped arm at Gettysburg, and
as he Is willing to lose.a leg for Uncle and
the Espee guess these ought to be enough
qualification to suit anybody.
where does John Dough get on? why.
amt he satisfied? Amt he took them
nineteen votes away from Grant down in
San Diego. and Dustin his collar-bone a.
doing ~ What more does a man want in
one campaign?
III Tom Flint don't get a-kicking up his
heels he can come to me and I'll talk to
Herrin and we'll give George Root the Job
Of being clerk to our supreme court.
Attacking about the supreme court re-
minds me that the Espee Ii a-going to put
its screws on whole lot OF delegates. Nc
Farlan6 Is a-kicking like a mule because
me and Uncle and Herrin has advised him
for to take care Of his health and go to
Europe. But the cuss won't get OF the
roof. All our baiHfs has been a-leaving
the windows open In the Parrot building,
30 the old man could catch his death Of
cold. The elevator boy has been a-drop-
ping him four stories at q time, so az to
scare Mac from ever a-going up in the
building again. But It don't do no good.
Mac says he stood with me and Uncle so
long that he wouldn't feel at home any
where else.
MAC is a-going to be the cross-I-bear to
the 'Espee In this convention. He won't
60 out and he won't be doped. We've
given him knockout drops enough to put
regiment Of hobos to sleep. but 1t amt no
good.
1T would. be. an awful thing for the Ee-
pee II the convention should swat Mac in
the back Of the neck and nominate Judge
Williams Of Ventura. I'm a-trying to fix
things UP between them now. Mac says
he's awilling to shake dice with Williams