The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-01
TAMsAST CRIES FOR LITTERcHURE.
spinney md Penney and Holly and Kenny
DO Nerse-Smith. Prose.

spinney md Penney and Holly and Kenny
| DO Nerse-smith, Prose.
There has been a Rrowl in Tammany ever
since the opening OF the present campaign
because Of the lack Of what the Hon
George W. Plunktt calls "litterchure.' Mr.
Plunkiu. the Hon Timothy Dry Dollar
Sullivan. the Hon. Patrick Diver and a
number Of other leaders have declared that
their districts demand ltterchure. and that. on
year or no OF year, II must be had This de-
inand. 30 THE Sun reporter was informed at
Tammany Hall yesterday. became so em-
phatic that some DAYS ago the Hon.
John 7. Carroll. tho Hon. John u. Sex
ton and the Hon. George II. Mcclellan were
appointed n committee on ltterchure with in
structions to produce reading matter that
would leave no doubt whatever about the sue
cess Of Tammany Hail. Mr.. Mcclellan. who
knows something about ltterchure himself.
Immediately called together the Hon. Willis
Holly. the Hon. William N. Penney. the Hon.
Thomas F. Smith. tho Hon. William J. X.
Kenny and the Hon George +. Spinney. whose
very names. all but Smith. lend themselves to
verso.
Now, look here, bows" said Congressman
Mcclellan. we got To have littorchure and you
follows got to write II. Now you pitch in"
Since that day these gentlemen have held
many conferences II was not until yesterday
that tho result Of their work was known.
About 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon q man
from sdowntown printing shop lugged IN
stack OF litterchure.
Il tell you what II is" said the Hon. William
Penney. IA he viewed the pile. beginning to-
day this is going 10 be tho litcrariest campaign
that ever was. Take it. read II yourself. and
see " 10 isn't 80.
on the top OF thu pile was an item reading
thus:
CnoKyR Has PL,rr's vrtrrREs is FrLL FLiGHr-
by the Hon. Thomas 7. smith. The noblest Roman
At rninnsny Nal hns teen worth 10000 votes TO
the ticket because II showed ON hts part ,pirit NJ
!arinu, John +. carroll and IA" other tru,ty
leader. upon whose shoulder ro.t much rssppn.i.
Va ;hicis mi, an = al" G",Se work a. the WisSs,n.
UNITY LOYALTY aud success mark the management ~
Sns GOOD 70 me hc III sar " d"I"n
's s'gS, in s Gs s I'M tGs ,r % n. GH and
city. Hs VAL never ',ckcn his "iiGtt' until he
from the clutch OF the Reputicsn Sui,nr." SUI SUI
&c. to leader Croker He is always with the people.
lecause hc s from the people aud OF the people.
cSn S2s , beat x @, ,. Mr. rep% S'y
Just listen to ;his This Is poetry:
Every Tam,nany candidate
Then h IN lie .S Str np m nc aft III. star
Put your cross aud there you are.
vii! be won by Tannsny
In the cause ~ Liberty.
From Maaets insults vile and low.
Vote against each candidate.
End, rssd by Tommy Plat h Co."
William \, Penney. anIiously. Amt that
pretty good for a..nrst try"
and the Hon. Tim sullivan offered 70 explain
to the tcp2r!srn abon, II. aa,hor'hip OF he
KrrnS." he said SWeii' .K.nnys running .Mr.
o'Gormqns oamraign. think he's tho best
noe, OF the lot; between you and me. Just look
al this And he real:
For supreme ccur, Judge two name. arpear
y HON all men honor anu revere.
Ihen when you vote for B.rrrt'. brother.
Say" sale, tho Hon, Tim, that rpts Tenny-
son son on the hog don't II, hey! Now. listen
TwiNt DAILY and O'Gormhn
OGormsn'e heart Is true 40 steel.
Hesactlve. W to date. "a
They use that np in n" American districts"
my district. and Killy wrote this too"
Stamps a. lies and don't you forget
me sta,cmnu's - Moss aud Ma,rt.
That Ne. YORK "a second uoinorrah.
, Say" ,nii the Hon. Tin: "kcnny's great
You oushter seen some OF the stun tina, y
and he's dead sore on on Ma5et. Listen at hin;
now. And the distinguished Senator picked
up paper and read
Braathcs there citizen with soul 40 dead
who'd not resent the slagder, foully sid
By Jsrkanapes ha'et and his COMMITTEES
pom the glorious nam" ~ our fair cityp
fsurh Their I've, hr his eternal shame.
Ana link him ever with base Arnold name.
And hcres another tina, Holly done. Say.
hos The most prolific poet ever saw" said the
Hon Tim
Germans and Ir.h and xankeo' we'll
loy"As brother good william l. Grell,
Tia, W,n r,Ii our n. . shsrt, Wiz Vii be-
i appeared from what the Hon. Tim and
othsTs sad TIN, I'll. Hon. John ;, Carroll and
poetry aud that they wcrr very disrr mi mating.
40 much 40 that mos, Of the stun offered by
Mr. Mcclellan told IN, poets that what was
teally needed was poetry Thai would take. and
he gave them this M sample:
when Su,h and his ark were Young
Whcn SAMPSON the ASS Jaw bone swung.
About the old aud better days.
mn Allen blew hi. tos horn loud
Unto an old time Bourbon crowd
Mr.. Mcclellan 90, this piece Of poetry from
and old Ohio campaign hook. Under tho rule
that he laid down everything accepted had 10
be NJ TO this standard. Here are two OF the
Hon, George I, spinney's efforts that were
rejected:
Come. every soni old CARGO
when Mr. drell has won you bot
He'll buy you beer already yet,
Hyi.,h t .So "Ir s, ~, Young leader.
He's named for the bully old slnsssr
And he's going to knock the persin,nons.
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