Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-28
Summer Girls and Gossip
Give Way to Politics.
THE H0nK OF THE REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CON-
VENTIOH.
EVANS NOMINATION AND KELLEY's DE-
FEAT FOR sENATOR.-THE TICKET HAN
DIcAPPED BY ASHLEY. THE KICKER
IN POLITICS SUCCEEDS.

| The summer girl. the weather, ''the
season." the pure milk supply, aud about
everything else has given way to poll
tics, and from now on until the election
in November | suppose we shall hear
of but little else as topic ofgeneral con-
versation. The Convention at Egg Har-
Dor City, on Saturday, was a surprise
to good many people here who were
looking for a different result. Up to
Friday morning the drift of public opin-
ion, so far as | was able to catch it
| upon the streets, was to the effect that
Samuel Ell. Kelley would beat Lew"
| Evans for the Senatorial nomination.
| The caucuses in the evening, however,
settled his chances when Evans carried
three of the four wards against him.
| The result, it seems to me, was due
partly to bad management and over
confidence, but the old Bread and But
ter Brigade rallied in great force, and
with much earnestness, when they found
the ground slipping out from under
them. At heart they did not want
Evans nominated, for fear they might
not be able to fully control him, but he
seemed to be about the only man who
could win against Kelley at the caucu-
ses, and 50 they swallowed their secret
dislike and made bold dash and won
the fight. l hear that all the known
tricks OF INSCRIPTIONS politics were EN-
ployed to defeat Kelley and they were
| once more successful. 1t would have
been knockout blow to the Brigade to
have had Kelley nominated, and no
body knew it better than themselves.
Mr.. Kelley's career is not ended, how
70 oafiuo ond
young man, and he will yet come out on
| top, sometime, and attend whole lot
of political funerals in the ranks of his
| enemies. He can slaughter them from
the ground up before the tenth of
November, if he chooses to, for there
isn't going to be any msjorities to burn
this year. just suppose, for instance,
| that Kelley and his friends should say,
] "Well, you nominated your ticket, now
/ let's see you elect it !" What would the
result be? Is there any doubt what
| it would be And what is there more
| natural, would like to know, than
that ''Sam." Kelley and his numerous
| friends should feel not only lukewarm,
| but colder than ice toward the ticket
| and the leaders who have again and
| again "turned him down" when political
| expediency should have decreed other
| wise? l hear from delegates, who We're
| at the Convention, that Kelley and his
| friends were treated with scant courtesy,
| and this, too, in the face of the fact that
every vote will be needed this fall, and
| that the number of discontented Repub-
licans is daily growing larger all over
| the County. What if Kelley should
"kick" and refuse to be whipped in?"
Well, if be should, let me tell you, he
| would soon become master of the situa-
| ton. The members of the Old Bread
and Butter Brigade would soon be
tumblipg down on their marrow bones
all around him and asking him what
he would have. That's the way
| the Old Brigade does business. AS long
as a man will sit still and be cuffed and
kicked we will get his fill of both. Let
him Swallow his medicine" and ano-
ther dose will always be ready but let
him stand up and hit out like a man,
and hit in a tender spot, and forthwith
he has to be looked after AMI placated.
Am | wrong? Not on your lite. Let
me allude to the very latest instance of
the good luck that falls Into the lap OF
"kicker." mean Lewis Ell. Barrett, of
Pleasantville. For years and years he
worked in season, and out of season, for
the success of his party, and when, after
a long time, he demanded some recogni-
ton for his services he was put off with
empty promises. 1t was always
| lNanana-the Spanish tomorrow. At
last when the convention, that was sup
posed to be his, was bought right out
! from under him for so many thousand
| dollars in cold cash, Lewis kicked" at
| the polls, and the result was seen in the
/ @or snr dc dn ind ho "a r,f
Republican strongholds. The "riDg''
cussed and swore that night, and burned
red fire. and swore by The Eternal that
"Lew" should be read out of the party.
Was he read out /? Not much | pre-
dcted at the time that he would not be.
and now he is walking around content
ed, smiling, and happy, with thousand
dollar salary, and quarter of a thous-
and more for expenses, and a three years
tenure as deputy factory inspector of
New Jersey. am glad he got it. He
worked hard and des srved it /; and, be-
sides, that is the only way the Old Bri-
gude could prevent him from being NOM
mated for Sheriff next year. Do you
''cetch on" Samuel III. Kelley Ifyou
| want to be Senator, sometime, make
yourself felt, and "kick" where the blow
| will tell. Then you can cay to these
gentlemen who are now chucking each
other in the ribs aud laughing and say
ing, "hit him again, he'll stand it," that
you know trick that will win. The
Old Brigade fears nothing but votes at
the polls-or, rather, the absence Of
them, and that reminds me that some
body got hit at our City election last
Spring when a Democratic Mayor was
elected.
Now a word concerning Mr.. Evans-T
have always admired him, and your
columns, Mr.. Editor, will bear witnes
to that effect in my correspondence. AS
Mr.. KeIlsy-who is my first choice-is
defeated can well support Mr.. Evans !:
but what a fearful handicap the Con-
vention gave him when they renominat-
ed Ashley. 0ae delegate told me that
FROM every part of the County there was
q deep-seated dislike, and that it came
near being organiz d into an open
revolt. His defeat is slmost certain.
and there are many of Evans friends
who fear that Ashley will break down
the whole team.
II OF Mr.. Wooten. the candidate for Cor
ouer, all have to say is that be is q
white man" and one of the best.