The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02
Machine Has a
Mishap.
RHEUTAN THE ROCK,
,Tatman Can't Bulge Him
More Papers Out.

The republican machine is way out
Of gear. The weather and want of oil
have doubtless conspired to its ruina-
ton; at any rate like James Heavy
weight Mellen, it doesn't work now.
There is power there, doubtless, but
the wheels only spin around. Things
that never bothered the machine before
now block it's pathway with ease.
But what is the matter? Well, you
can inquire of almost any one of the
republican powers with equal success
There may be some one who knows, but
if there is, he won't tell, and that tired
feeling has complete possession of the
machine.
Charlie Tatman can't tell what ais
the thing. In fact, he was running IL
last night, when it broke down. An or
binary motorman would have lost his
job, but Charlie, having company con-
nections, has held his place up to date
The accident happened this way:
Mr.. Rheutan, who was one OF the
two aldermanic candidates turned
down by the party" at the republican
municipal convention, had the nerve to
come back yesterday from New York
with the ambition to be an alderman
still sticking to him like sea weed TO
clam
Such audacity was astounding, af-
ter being told in plain language that
he wasn't wanted by the party" to
seek to become an alderman on his
face! The very thought was repulsive
to Chairman Tatman of the republican
city committee. He'd see about that.
What's the use of having a machine
If you can't use it once in a while, and
although the weather wasn't just right
he decided to make the try. So Mr..
Tatman, glorying in the strength Of
his machine, and clothed in his power
and a winter overcoat called on Mr..
Rheutan Then his troubles began.
Mr. Rheutan, the mean thing. in
sisted upon his right to be an alder
man. The chairman of Wor-
cester's republican city COM
mittee showed him repeatedly
wherein he wasn't. He talked and
talked and talked. and got hot under
the collar and blue in the face, but
all to no avail. Mr.. Rheutan said he
knew he could be just as good an al
derman as any other old alderman. He
wanted to get a chance to do the city
good turn, and he would be an alder
man or bust 1t was a case of
Tit for tat,
And butter for fat;
You kill my dog,
/ And I'll kill your cat.
The rock was there and the
machine struck it fair and square
In such cases there can be and there
/ is but one result, and Mr. Tatman went
back to the regions of republican self
respect a sadder and a wiser man. A
new machine is needed, and Mr.. Rheu-
tan will be a candidate for aldermanic
honors on independent nomination pa
pers.
Willie Higgins, who has had charge
of Mr. Rheutan's boom, said when seer
last evening, that things were going
along smoothly, and he predicted a big
vote for his candidate. The nomina-
ton papers had been kept busily in cir
culation all day, and many signatures
had been received. About 100 sigma.
lures had been received up to 6 o'clock
and among the signers were such meT
as George Crompton and Waldo SEES.
sions. In addition to the papers ta-
ken out by Mr.. Higgins in Mr.. Rheu-
tan's interests, papers were also taker
out in his interests yesterday by James
McTiernan. 1t is evident that this
antl-machine men in the republican
party are planning for the fight of theil
lives, and propose to rally around Mr.
Rheutan as their standard bearer.
Arthur E. Gray. who was Sacrificed
with Mr.. Rheutan, was seen today anC
asked if the report that he proposed
to take out nomination papers was cor.
rect. He replied that he should moi
do 50, and added; Its a mighty poor
system, but it's the same system now
that it was a week ago, and | have ne
kick coming"