The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-18
SUPPED FULL ON POLITICS.
TENTH AVENUE LBLIZE AT THE
END or THE sHEDHdN FIGHT.


Rival Orators From CnrtJTails on Adjoin-
ing Corners Ladlo Ont Persuasion and
Impartial Bnrkeeps Set Ont Arguments
to Order-Gonernl HAppinass Promoted.
Tenth avenue enjoyed itself on Saturday
night Politics 10 always a source OF enjoyment
In that locality and the plaoo just tesmed with
political activity for hour. Tho residents were
instructed beyond possibility OF error how
| to vote In such manner a. to
establish forever their standard OF wisdom.
patriotism and lofty principle. Upon their
voting for John O. Shcehnn depended the
| fate OF the present generation II not OF the
entire course OF history That's what they
learned on one corner. II they didn't vote
for Frank j. Goodwin. the municipality
certainly. tina Empire State probably. and
the entire universe not impossibly. would
be plunged in depths OF political woe
which imprisoned orators shuddered in
thunderous accents to think Of. That was on
tho neIt corner. And through the long even-
ing tho rival spell binders. illuminated By
| 6oorcd lanterns. backed up by brass
bands and chesred on BY large crowds,
strove with might and main TO inoul-
| cato the Tenth evenueites with the
principles OF tho rival candidates for the
Democratic leadership Of the Ninth Assembly
district For tho primaries are held on Tues
Gay n0xt. ana tnto was the last gun OF an eX-
| ceptionally lively campaign.
BY half-past seven O'Clock, Tenth avenue,
having had its supper. sailed forth to the full
extent Of its population and looked for the fun
| to begin. At 1890 q large truck decorated
| with red and green lanterns and heavily laden
with Sheehan oratory carefully packed in the
| bosoms OF q dozen picked orators. rum
bled up Tenth avenue and stopped on
the corner OF Twenty street. At
z. SO. 40 second large truck decorated with
red and green lanterns and heavily laden with
Goodwin oratory compressed within the lungs
OF dozen local Demostheneses. rumbled up
Tonth avenue with overy bit as good q
rumble rs Its predecessor. and stopped on the
corner OF Twenty eighth street The Sheehan
truck displayed In front Old Glory and the
golden harp OF Erin. Tho Goodwin truck like
wise Haunted the American and Irish Haga-
Both brass bands struck up and blow their
miEhtiest and tho contest was on.
Immediately the crowds rushed in from all
sides and for the first half hour or 30 wildly
nuctuated betwoon the trucks. seeking always
to be at that one whore. for the nom ht. the
orator was most vigorous in his denuncIa-
tons OF the rascality. vonality. corruption
and general villainy and degradation OF tho
opposing faction But when the speaker came
10 a consideration OF the citizens OF Tenth
avenue. there wasn't much to choose. From
both trucks the proud residents CT that region
learned that Tenth avenue was the homo OF
the free and tho bravo: the stamping
ground OF the most Intelligent. hon.
est. high-minded -principled. pa
triotc and discerning constituency
that ever weighed vital question in tho bal
ance and decided for the right: that there was
no other class OF people to which a statesman
could appeal with such certainty of being COM
pretended that. in fnct, it was the real home OF
stalwart Americanism and the original eagle
had ncsted in tho vicinity and laid most OF its
eggs there. To all OF which the populacs lent
willing ear. understanding thoroughly that
It all meant that Tenth avenue was the part OF
the district which neither side felt sure Of: and
that was the exact truth.
This doubttulness was not without its ad-
vantages TO the honest and intelligent voters
OF tho district. All voter had to do was to
walk little to ono side and assume an attitude
OF deep coEitation as II weighing carefully the
advantages and disadvantages OF the rival
candidates and earnest gentleman with
large stocks OF arguments suddenly
fiattened down from the roof tops. and
spray from the crevices in the pavement,
and issued from the solid walls OF houses
and linked their arms affectionately into
the arms OF that dubious voter and led
him to the nearest bar OF political dis
reasons to such an extent that he felt
him self competent to vote not one ticket, but
dozen. All OF which tended not little to rise
the average OF human happiness. Besides
that, there was an occasional attraction to
furnish moro active interest. THE SUN re-
porter witnessed one OF these arguments which
had the crit OF brevity and finish. Two more
or less offensive partisans on the way to rival
meetings m ct in md-corrse.
'Sheehan?" inquired the first.
Nah" responded the other.
1T ELL" growled the FIRST. setting his hat at
heligerent angle.
All! gwan. l." retorted tho second expectorat-
| ing upon the sidewalk in "A manner indicative
| OF disdain.
| Then they mixed IT, Friends came and
| eheered them on. Attempts at interference
were checked. The partisans drew off
In opposite sides in taut agreement to
| regard the outcome as an augury; but
two cops with no sympathy for that
variety OF prophecy dragged the earnest sup
| porters OF principle apart and kicked them
away in opposite directions Others came to-
gether. however. and the mum ber OF black eyes
| in the community was 50 far abovs the average
on the following day. as to rank fairly as an
epidemic.
After the oratory had fair start. q large
| Goodwin truck. so arranged with sheets as to
| form huge transparency. and Inhabited by
very psrseverinR bass-drummer and some
! manipula,ors OF snare drums and flies came
slowly along by tho Sheehan truck dispensing
music while the sheehan orators almost burst
| their blood vessels denouncing 1t. Not ten
minutes later sheehan truck transparency
eonoealing particularly camorous gong
disturbed tho peace Of mind OF the Good win
ward spouters. and suffered several holes
| In its structure. The Goodwin truck was
aided by second transparency on wheels, and
they took turns passing tho sheehan orators
truck. whereat the grief and rage OF tho ora
tors was something pitiablo to sse
Then cnme the Anal straw Tho railroad
goes through Tenth avenue there. An engine
having some business in that locality came
along drawing freight car and stopped oppo-
site the Goodwin truck to let off steam while
young man with long. black hair was de-
nounclnR things.
| The young man stopped also until the en-