New-York tribune., 1900-07-07

with cheers Later during the session a cham
pagne poster was added the original inscription.
Texas.
WILLING TO BET A HEARsE ON BRYAN
John Mccarthy. Bryan's friend and calliope sup
porter from Syracuse, better known Under
taker' Mccarthy. is here, willing TO bet his best
hearse and undertaking establishment against
corner lot that Bryan will be elected. Mr. Ne
Carthy is sad, nevertheless. over a great disap-
pontment. Mr.. Mccarthy sent twenty thousand
causing the delay one of the Bryan banners he
amse h Of f9en e oP Bar used on at be e
occasion me promoters OF the dinner refused 70
leasing the hall in which the dinner given.
ATTACKS ON HILL AND VAN WYCK.-Judge
D. Cady Herrick and his faction have been routed,
foot. horse and dragons. by Eugene D. Wood and
his Rough Riders of the Albany district Herrick
lost in the State Committee and in the State con-
vention in New-York. He lost before the Com
mittee on Credentials here, and defeated in
effort to carry the fight into the Convention Ex-
Senator Hin Is credited with engineering Herrtcks
overthrow. This factional fight almost caused q
whole lot Of excitement in the lobby of the Baitf-
more last night. when Delegate Forest of the
Albany district fired by enthusiasm and resent
ment cut loose in bitter but extemPCraneous. at
tack on HI, HE Forest started out by protesting
guage would say IT, but throwing the harpoou
into into him lin and breaking it off deep in him" wa
Men" he was yelling in an impasstoned way
, Wa{ d4h you oe men instead Of lot OF sticks
with everybody that starts hue and cry. nstsad
of having opinion of your own Here You Kan
sas fellows are Yelling yourselves hoarse for Hill
fun Of gunpowder; but l am beginning to doubt il;
New-York corporations9 Don't Won Know tSsT ~ ~ ~
just out here earning his salary?
man for S m oGt care wbo 5 Set s
I VIII
talking about; | worked in the last campaign in
inyitati9n TO preside at Democratic meeting He's
Republican. nothing else
Van Wyck next. Talk about trusts how do YOU
H 20 Tg V5n aWRE9knF WEydk Of against 5e ca % back
you We put MIN on your most important committee
US, nice deal" and Forests voice put on a fine
shade of irony.
JOE BOWERS" INSTEAD OF AMERICA
Colonel Wallace ]. Davis, Editor OF the twin
,Pikers"-'The Post" at Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo, and The Banner" at Nebo Ill
was interested spectator on the platform at The
Convention. When the audience was singing
America" he joined in with the words Of the song
OF Joe Bowers:
When disembodied souls
Seek repose beyond the poles
sp 6HT aGsi5 hand T9s grsst mss Ran5as K hsF fair
Hello. Josh. How dye do Ike!
Welcome from the land OF Pike
o1 G0I9p9I a pa Rsys isis is somsthing politician in ad
represents that county in the State Legislature
THE SURE THING" GAME.-Every cafs bar-
room. cigar store, newsstand and place of similar
nature IN the city is equipped with from one to six
gambling slot machines. These machines have
done a thriving business. and the rapidi.v with
which many delegates and visitors have bsap
separated from their money is noteworthy One
okiahoma man came to grief at one Of these ma
chimes. Speaking OF his adventures he said u,bor
asked what game he had played: There was
needle that you whired, and which never stopped
p! ihe .Tsht place ior me 10 win. There was a
KIND of dice throwing game and a board wien
aIieEs, above which was canvas You threw a hall
tthro9sh hole in the canvas. and it fell on the
board and rolled down one of the alleys When n
went down the right you Won ~
Did the ball ever go in the right alley for YOU or
the dice fall right the needle stop SO Won Won
inquired an interested
NO. didn't win a any tbar, -,
pled the oklahoma man. and that's why / want
ed 10 know what kind of game / was nm
against NP
We'll" replied the friend. Il don't know what
you call 1t in oklahoma but here in Kansas CITY
we call II sure thing game N'
The stranger ndulged in free lunches for the rast
or his stay IN Kansas City.