The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-25

! Blinker Is Confiding
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SACRAMENTO. Aug 22-"say. ain't this
been a dead easy game for me and Uncle
and Herrin?' remarked Mr.. "Blnker''
Murphy. as he took his mouth from steam
In Homer Buckman's rendezvous. IT just
put on Mother Hubbard three months ago
and everything has been a-falling In my lap
ever since.
Say, just look at all them geezers out
OF the sidewalk, achieving the rag and
thinking they have got minds of their own.
while I'm in here a-swilling sherry cobbiers
and a-letting the electric fan blow zephyrs
down my back I'll bet you 60 cents that me
and the colonel is the only two guys In
Sacramento what Is a-eating our meals reg
ular and enjoying ourselves.
Hear them marks out In the sun a-belly-
aching about who they is for for governor
and all this kind of things. Why, they
doesn't know vet who they is a-going to
vote for. Only me and Colonel Dan knows
that. I don't mind a-teling you, but, of
course, you understands that the program
has got to be kept secret.
Gage, the Los Angelooloo, Is a-going to
be our governor. Me and the colonel was
a-thinking Of playing phoaey circus with
the ROSTERS who comes up here and sweats
and don't eat nor sleep and thinks they are
a-raising hell and running the Republican
party, and a-giving them three or four BAL
lots, so as to kinder make them believe they
was in fight; but we've changed our
minds. Gage goes in the first ballot. We've
lined up about four-fift' sheep to bleat for
him. and we might as well dish the soup
out at once as to play marbles.
"How about Lou Brown and the other
stiffs? Well, here's the way 1t is: Now, you
take the mug that cures eyes from Alameda.
He may be bird on other peoples optics,
but he'd better get onto himself and open
his own. What does mean? Why, the
doctor has had a lot Of gazabas a-shouting
for him and a-reporting to me. That is the
way the Espee does business, and 1t always
works.
mo, there amt a-going to be no kick
from Tom Flint. He's good Republican
and stands pat. Me and the colonel has
been a-talking to him, and he says he's
a-going to be nice. but Ms stomach amt
quite ready yet for to swallow General Har-
~. I've got an idea that If Tom was to
swallow about eight million gallons of tonic
long enough for one ballot for United States
senator, anyway.
i've just been attacking to Soda Water
Jackson and Judge DAILY. Soda Water is
willing to take Fitzgerald out Of the fight
for governor If his Charley can be first de-
putty attorney general under the new deal.
The Judge is a-taking the contract to pull
Fitz out II he gets the first job, and Martin
Kelly has been astounding me on the prop
os,flon that the general has told him, low
down. that he has no confidence in Jackson
and DAILY, but will pull his freight If TREY
Ford promises to put Morgenstern in. What
did 1 tell them? Why, says. Come and
see me at 10 o'clock in the morning.
general Dickinson was up to see me an
hour ago, an dhe says: Consider me out of
the fight How many votes will Lou get?
Well, we're a-going to fet him have two
from the city as a favor to Philly, and
maybe II he don't need them we'll let him
have forty-flve more.
who's a-going to be chairman? Wen,
that can fix up In a minute. Millsey has
sent out word that he wants Lennon CT
Santa Rosa. Herrin hears about 1t and
theirs frost on that citrus fruit.
NOW, I'm a-going to give you startler
We're a-going to make Jake Neff lieuten-
ant governor and I'll eat my spats and
drink no more steam beer If he don't get
more votes than any man whatever ran for
office in this state before. OF course, that
depends on whether the doctors lets him
take his life In his hands
1.-The only thing what Is a-bothering me
Isl Judge Mcfarland Here's been a lot
Of powder mills a-blowing up all over the
country and his honor miles away. vining
has been a-ofrering prizes to the gripman
to smash into him, but 1t don't go. We've
been a-putting tenders on all the cars ex-
Dept those a-rmning where Mac crosses
the street, but 1t amt no use. Herrin Is
a-getting dlsheartened and swears he'll
throw up his job unless something happens
to Mac pretty quick. But 1t amt no use.
He's our hoodoo. Say, don't you never. as
long as you live, tie up to too good thing.
Oh, yes, that's settled. Van Fleet is to have
another go. There won't no Democrats
vote for Van Dyke. That comes straight
from Billy Foote. And say, II they don't
throw Espee down Conley is a-going to wax
the tar out OF Mac.
Eyes, it's too bad, but I've given out the
word that Lew Morehouse Is to have his
throat cut. Brown of Calaveras is good
enough. Charley Belshaw is a-making a
fight for Snow but his three feet of rail-
road can't begin to size up against the
Espee tracks.
Captain Cross of Los Angeles was
a-whispering in my ear that he'd like
something II he could catch on. Cross don't
care cuss what he gets, SO long as he
has job. He was for Mendocino board
of equalization, but up and tells him that
George Arnold gets that.
Congress" he says. Waters I says.
Clerk Of supreme courtY he says. Root
l says. Treasurer" he says. Nose Gunst
Is away says. Amt there nothing leftT
he says. Can you clean brick?' says. L
can, he says. All right says. and then
I chased up the street after bad Tom Will
liams, who had just got news that a new
vest pattern was on exhibition at milk
ranch in the suburbs.
.'Say, that's funny story they tells about