The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-15


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YOUNG HON. TOM AT HOME.
Bowery's Two-Year-Old Statesman Enter
tains the Sullivans and O'Sullivans.
Politicians in the Bowery district be-
gin to imbibe craftsmanship at very
early date. By common consent OF
those who direct the destinies of aspir-
ants for political honors in this dis
| trict the logical successor to the posts
| of honor held now by the Sullivans and
| Congressman Thomas ]. Bradley. is the
Hon. Thomas ]. Bradley Edwards, son
of Billy Edwards, known the length
and breadth of the Bowery as Billy the
| Dude. A reception was given to young
Edwards on Monday at the home of his
parents at "A division street. 1t was
| his second introduction to the Sullivans
and their retinue. The first occasion
| was two years ago, when he was chris
tened in Brooklyn. According to the
birth certificate the Hon" is part Of
his name Florence J. Sullivan stood up
| for the child.
The fact that the boy was named at
| then just been elected was not due to
any solicitation on the part of the con-
gresham. 1t was an honor thrust upon
| him. The health Of the child since the
| christening party, which was attended
| by over 400 east side politicians, has
| been an object of solicitude to those
who believed that he was a man of des-
| tiny. When lie cut his first teeth it was
| the subject of discussion in the rooms
of the Timothy D. Sullivan association.
When the boy was a year old prospect
| i've officeholderS sent presents by the
score to the Edwards household. When
| invitations were sent out for the re-
ception yesterday there was a flutter Of
excitement along the Bowery. The in
| Vitations were printed on folding cards
and were perfumed. They read as fol-
lows
THE YOUNG DUDE LIVES. !:
Hon. Thomas J. Bradley Ed :
wards IS two years old ::
| : to-day. ::
You are respectfully invited to !:
attend the birthday party of the !:
: Young Dude at my house, A Di- ::
| F.: vision street. ::
f.: p. S.-Reception from p. m. to !:
1: a. m. All the leading perform ::
ers, politicians. acrobats saloon
keepers and Chinatown society :
: will appear. Respectfully yours, !:
BILLY THE DUDE. ::
The reception was held in the rooms
over a Raines law hotel AS Captain
Chapman was one of the guests Billy
! the Dude took out a special all-night
| license, for which he paid $40. When
the beer was tapped shortly after 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Long
Reach Reagan stood at the head of the
stairs and greeted the first crowd of
| guests.
Now youse gents can all take off
| youse coats" he said. but der house
won't be responsible. We will lock dem
in der ice chest and two guys will
| watch dem, but if dey is gone den OATS
| your cremation ceremony
The guests all remarked that the
room felt chilly. A stand had been
| erected over a piano in the corner and
| four negro musicians sat on it. When
the music began Billy the Dude trotted
out the chubby-faced little boy. The
boy was dressed in trousers and was
barely able to walk. The ladies present
kissed him and the gentlemen shook his
hand and wished him luck.
"Now, women and fellers," announced
Billy the Dude. IT want to introduce to
you Professor Scott He used to be an
actor and can initiate John McCul-
Tough and Tom Grady. He's a little
| mite on the hog now but don't mind
that. He amt the only one. He is
going to deliver a speech to show youse
now the young dude will talk 20 years
from now"
Professor Scott cleared his throat,
| and in a voice that shook the ceiling
said:
when I cast my eyes on this distin-
| guished audience present, my aspira-
| tions, expectations, desires and hopes
| picture to me in this young. beautiful
scion of the people preordained, pre-
destined and future glory. I see in him
| a second William j. Bryan. whose sill
yer tongue, magnificent vocabulary,
silver-lined clouds of ideas and predic-
tons of future Utopia for us all came
so near landing him in a glorious VIC
tory. I trust that the boy will be a
| dual of good but not of evil"
| At this iuncture the Sullivans arriv-
| ed. headed by Godfather Florence J.
| Sullivan. In the party were Chrystie
| Sullivan, Dennis Sullivan, Mike Sulli-
| van, Larry Sullivan, Patsey Sullivan.
| Jimmy Sullivan. Alex O'Sullivan,
Francis O'Sullivan and a number of
! Sullivans by marriage. The mother of
| the child sat at the head of the room
| Iations on her.
Professor Scott then delivered his IA
nous imitation of Thomas j. Grady in
a supposed speech protesting against
| election frauds in New York. The only
disturbance took place when shortly
before o'clock Long Reach Reagan in
formed Billy the Dude that Cock-Eyed
Riley, who had not been invited to the
reception, had hid himself under the ia
| BILE on which the cold meats reposed
and had been eating for more than 40
| minutes. Riley was dragged out and
| hustled down the stairs.
Over 1000 men and women attended
| the reception.--New York Sun.
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