The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-21
THFLFTH'S TTILIIS CiSDTDITE.
He's Signor Nicola Galante the Barber, TIL,
Friend of the People.

He's Signor Nicola Galante the Barber, the
Friend of the People.
Men with long boards who came here from
Russia. mon with fierce IN ustachios from sunny
Italy, longshOremen from Tipperary. delica-
lessen men from Hamburg. Jays from Jayville
with negroes and Cinnamon. assembled on
Wednesday night in VOLTS Hall. in the rear OF
a cigar store at 4J2 Grand street. and resolved
that.
I'VE. American citizens OF this free and
glorious country. do put. place and set in nom
ination for Member OF Assembly to represent
the Twelfth Assembly district. Signor Nicola
patriot. who owes no man dollar and who will
look after our interests in the making Of new
laws and the breaking OF old ones"
The meeting was presided over by Mr.. Issy
Cohen. the well-known buttonhole maker Of
Goerck street. and Mr. Giuseppe Cassalari
acted as secretary. The Cinnamon present
were Lee Sing and Wo kee. who conduct a
wash house on Delaney street. They had
been invited to the meeting by Si2nor Gaante.
whose neighbots they had been before he
moved his barber shop to 40 Grand street.
The Assembly candidate wanted a full house.
He got it, the hall was crowded to the doors.
and the East Side citizens who could not get
in listened TO tho speeches through the rear
the East Side. they rubbcrnecked."
The Chairman said that there were already
ten Assembly candidates in the field Of the
Twelfth district but that fact only strength
ened the chances of the peoples choice" as
he called Signor Gaaute. He said the signor
could go over a fellows face slicker than any
other barber in the district. Aside from that
he was pa .riotic citizen whose barber shop
exhibited the finest decorations on Dewey Day.
He had a model hattleship in his window"
shouted the Chairman. and the crowd cheere
He's the work ngman's friend and he never
charged more than 10 cents for a shave"
Again the crowd howled and committee
consisting OF an Irishman. a Jew and an
Italian was sent out to officially notify Signor
Galnnte that he had been nominated. Tho
committee returned TO the hail and the Chair
toner and promised to he here as, soon as
poss be. He says h" don't like to leave the
gentleman half shaved
WIN the l@b at shaving: This speaker said
against two lawyers; Leon Sanders. the Tam
many candidate. and Israel Ellis. the Rerubl-
R csndaa thsFs hn
hhess. the clSSakmaker: but hut Gaante tho
Ists he sd We s0 ars an h
people and the neople are the voters. II We
| ing cup and razor as our political EN- blem. II
not. Wen use pastors on election day"
At this juncture a tai or named Flnkelstein
| informed the convention that Galante had
shaved his man aud was ready TO be escorted
received with cheers. For block and a half
Grand street was 4 Illuminated with red IRE and
fireworks, After being introduced. Galante
bowed and said
=" Gentlemen and citizen !, am Twin on dis a
distric for twelve year, Ikea you YER much
for so kind faber which you giye;a me to-
| | WA | q - v
ting. We will stand ope' all Sunday. All barb
Wide ope'. Evert'ing wide one. make Inv.
we no more pay-a five dol for coal. only four
dol; same like summer. lust ike de whit,
right away dressn myself and 60, to slash
man. let-a him go quick. make law. nobody
for bg-a school. gotta three child no can "a
ter teach for great-a big, class. | make law
| suit. Everything. all much-a what | like for
pleasure make-a me in Semb' man tanks
the new addition to the Twelfth's candidate
list, left amid a burst OF enthusiasm and II
blaze OF fireworks
Next week Signor Galante will open the cam
paign with speechea from trucks but the first
day night at the hall where he was nominated