The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08

Henry Pratt Upham does not look like a
man with hobby and possibly would rot
plead guilty, If questioned but one has only
to remember that Mr.. Upham was born at
Miilbury, Worcester county Mass and that
he Is member Of the American Antiquarian
society. and the Antiquarian society of Wor-
cester, to be sure that such things as the
Charter Oak. the Log of the Mayfower
Dutch clocks and spinning wheels interest
him most. Notes and bonds and bills of
exchange are well enough In their way, but
after all. it Is the Dutch clock and the
pamphlet record of colonial days that mako
life really worth the living
There dwels at the Colonnade a young
man who is due to take to drink. He is well
connected and his name is not given in con-
nection with this history. for it would not do
for his family to hear Of what drove him to
the end that he is about to make OF him
self by means of strong drink.
Il was going along Wabasha street." he
said; ut was evening Near the corner of
Sixth street I saw a wallet lying on the
walk dropped my handkerchief on it and
gathered it up. and when felt it's fat proper
tons 1 almost wept for joy. 1 hid it in my
pocket and sneaked down Sixth street.
turned into the first alley that came to and
looh d peep IulO the DOCK. MY Widest eX-
pectations were more than realized. There
was wad in it that made thrill with
rapture. 1t was big enough to choke a cow
1t was thick and solid, held together by a
stout rubber band and on the outside was a
fifty. l tore off the band and stripped off
some Of the bills There were dozens Of them
ard the smallest one of the lot was a ten
SPOT. 1 nearly died of joy. That's what
makes me sore. 1 got SO deliriously happy
that 1 woke up. And say, do you know.
would have given half my life to have been
able to go to sleep again for five minutes.
Holy smoke. but how 1 would have burned
that dough if I could have got into nap for
minute! But haven't slept since. and now
I'm going to drown myself in drink or pro-
duce the rest of that dream"
DR.. schiffmann himself does not know to
this day how narrowly he escaped being Of
fered the Democratic nomination for the
mayoralty in 1896
One day in the spring OF that year it had
become apparent to the leaders of the
Democracy that 1t was necessary to name a
business man for the office. There was a
meeting of leaders in little room In the
Globe building. The surroundings were not
dignified, but the gentlemen present repre-
sented the brains and strength of the Democ-
IdCy. ne TOOul III WHICH the meeting was
held very small and it was lighted by
single lamp. the light from which shone
like a coal through the smoke-clouded at
mosphere. There a good deal of think
ing being done, and tobacco IS a great slim
illus to thought. They couldn't think of
the man they wanted until somebody suggest
cd the name of DR.. Schiffmann.
Mr.. Cullen, who was present urged his
nomination. So did number of others.
Cullen himself urged that there was not the
least opposition to the doctor in labor ranks,
and he ought to be nominated. He Couldn't
get enough of the others to think So Or
perhaps they felt bound by the fact that they
had already offered the place on the ticket
to Cullen. They decided Cullen and broke
up. In one corner of the room P II. Kelly
had been sitting one. taking part In the
discussion after Cullen had been indorsed
When it was all over Mr.. Kelly remarked
laconica.ly:
'Schiffmann is a campaigner from -"
Mr. Kelly had lived in Mr.. Schifrmann's
ward.
In the old days when the man who got
hold of the ballot box the man who had
the delegation there lived in the Second
ward couple of politicians whose names
are to this day very wei: known IN political
circles. They lived in the same precinct,
and the fight between these two for the pre-
c:nct delegation to the Republican conven-
ton was always worth watching.
1t is related of them that on one occasion
each of them was seized with the idea that
he could bunco the other into a deal that
would make him soft mark. John
it will not do to mention names in this anec-
dote-John went to Bill and says:
''See here, Bill, let's get together and fix
q mo SrI no doll .,sst,
you"
THAT had occurred to me-" said Bill
Let's do it, So they made del whereby
they should both be on the ticket voted
John volunteered to provide the soap box
that was to hold the tickets. and says he,
with the idea of showing the other fellow
that he strictly honest in the deal:
81 viii be busy during the caucus, 50 you
can stay here and run the thing yourself"
Bill had complaint to make about that
and 1t was agreed to-
John went off to the nearest print shop and
had a thousand tickets printed with himself
at the head of the delegation. leaving Bill
off entirely. In the meantime Bill had HE'D
himself to another man Of ink and gotten
him 500 tickes with his own name at the
head of it and on 1t there was no mention
of John.
John took the tickets home and got soap
DOX. he tteQ tne tlcKesS nrmly IN a bunch
and tackled the end CT the string to the bot y
tom OF the box. When the time came for
the caucus to open he there with the
box and Bill was waiting for him. They
were very cordia. and Bill tod the other
how sorry he was that he couldn't stay for
the caucus John sorry too. but he
went off and as soon as he was out of sight
Bill stuffed in two three hundred of his
tickets There were only about seventy-five
NhoA
enough. A couple of dozen men came along
and voted. and just before the time came to
close the primary John returned.
How're they comm Bill?" he sang out
cheerily.
Putty good says Bill. there's been a
big VOTE though"
THAT so?" says John. 'well. let's count
up
Bill took up the box and shook it to split
out the few hundred he had put in Blu
gave 1t another shake and the string holding
the bunch of his tickets broke. They opened
the box and it took them four hours to count
the Last votes. 1t took couple of hours
fer Bill to find out how he had been jobbed
but he couldn't say word, and the tw, of !
them acknowledged to each other afterwards
that it was too bad TO lose their best efforts
fighting each other. Bill. moved over ioto
the First ward and the DO h of tn IN turncI
up at the Republican convention on Wcenes.
day in the kieser push. MI,
49, The phiis,.se.