Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-27
BATTLE OF sTEREOPTICONs.
'"hy Operator Throws views
on Roosevelt Screen.

CNew York Tlmes)
Republican notices and sarcastic refiec
uoHs upon the tenets and personnel OF
'ne democratic party have been dis
cursed Tor several evenings by means OF
s,ereoptlcon and screen Just above the
-, 49,, 'hedst corner OF Broadway and west
I'M y seventh street, and crowd OF
seNelai hundred persons had gathered
i1nsnuy 10 lmbibe political information
idhihahy propaganda distributors noted
.no enect the Republican scheme was
producing, and last night brought out a
counter attraction that moved the opera
tor OF the Republican stereopticon 10 deep
wrath, besides entertaining TO a high de-
| gree much larger crowd than usual
monday evening a Tammany worker
%eaIously copied the Republican seni-
,nehts thrown upon the screen, and BY
last night had the retorts courteously
ready Tor each Republican slide. Tam
many stereopticon bad been set up across
the street unbeknown TO the promulga-
Tor or Republican doctrine. Promptly on
time the Republican operator began TO
shoot out his messages OF comfort TO
hoOsevelts followers. one Of these was:
NO state issues make dishonest money
good. Immediately he withdrew the
slide, and before he could slip in an
other, there appeared the following:
flatt d Sons are doing business at the
same old stand"
Inc Republican operator tried Croker
Is New Yorks Agulnaldo." Immediately
there followed:
Plat is New Yorks Weyler."
Inc Republican Examinations now be-
gan to wabble and dance about the screen
as II the slides were being inserted by a
nervous hand. The next Republican slide
read:
'Roosevelts round robin saved sick
soldiers" Hardly had It gone when
there shone out:
Ieddy's rough riding was done in Null
berry street"
BY this time tho crowd had increased
considerably. and the war OF stereopti-
con operators was stimulated by cheers
ana ioud-Yoiced personalities. The up
roar Increased as the Republican ilu-
mination:
w here was Cookers Tammany regl-
ment in the war;" was closely chased
by:
BLACK would not accept the offer to
furnish brigade"
The Roosevelt man threw the picture Of
Schley on the canvas. At once the Demo-
cratic slide-pusher cast the title "a Demo-
publican pictures were being thrown with
interruptions, as II the operator was re-
connoltering at intervals for the enemy.
by following with his eye the hostile
rays he got good notions Of the where
abouts OF the Democratic stereopticon,
am tired 20 stare it out Of countenance
50 to speak, by turning his light upon it.
After concentrating his fire on the bel
lgerent instrument for reasonably long
time, the Roosevelt illumination. satisfied
with his reproof, turned back to his du-
ties, and tried again, with
Roosevelt keeps all his promises
Croker keeps all he can get"
The Democratic retort that serenely fol-
lowed was:
"Platt has broken every promise he ever
made"
At this last straw the Republican
screen-darkener suspended operations, be-
ing apparently unable TO get the next
slide I'm from the excess Of his wrath
His efforts had been watched with grow
ing sympathy by the crowd. and offers
Of advice were general Several indig-
nant Republicans at last Joined the ope-
rator.
After a vocal interchange OF hot shot, |
he Republican battalions resorted to the |
use of small stones, such as they found |
Oh llc TOOL, as McdDbh0f anu Abi Il lliig ]
q lively bombardment was in progress. /
This resulted disastrously 10 some of the |
spectators in the street below, as the at /
tacking Davids slung not wisely. but too /
well. and much of their ammunition rain |
d down on the enthusiasts, precipitating |
/ hasty withdrawal OF many.
The shower OF missiles finally attracted |
the notice Of a policeman, after the pat
tering upon his helmet had been con- |
tinued for a season. He readily traced /
he offenders and climbing the stairs TO
he roof. gave warning that he would re-
sort to extremes If the stone-thrOwing |
was not stopped. Then the human cata-
quits eased up. but the picture campaign
vas POSTPONED TO another evening.