The sun., 1900-08-24
PICNICS AND POLITICS.
WEST SIDE hERRYMAHERS UNABLE
TO LEAVE POLITICS BEHIND.
Harmonious Keahonites Enjoy Boyies Hospi-
taiity. but Come Back TO Listen to Keahon
Observation-Disclosures on . Sober Junkst
with the Eon. T. Drydollar sullivan.

| Harmonious Keahonites Enjoy Boyie's Hospi-
| tally. but Come Back 10 Listen to Keahon
| Observation-Disclosures on q Sober Junkst
with the Bon. T. Drydollar sullivan.
The Democrats Of the Seventh and Ninth
Assembly districts. which include pretty much
all OF the lower West Side. went on outings
yesterday, and although the affairs were SUP
posed to be strictly social. the combined efforts
OF the leading members OF both organizations
failed to prevent politics clipping In. although
they did not mar the apparent harmony e1-
isting.
The excursion from the Seventh Assembly
district was given under the auspices Of James
W. Boyle and bis followers. 1t was rendered
free 70 all who wished to attend and there wsa
not voter in the district who did not receive
q card inviting himself. his cousins unclss
and aunts to come along and enjoy the hos
pitality Of Mr.. Boyle. On Tuesday next
the friends OF p fl. Keahon win try to
wrest the leadership Of the district from Mr..
Boyle at the primary elections. and 1t was the
unanimous opinion OF the lower West Side
last night that Boyle had conducted some fine
campaign work yesterday. His excursion was
attended by about fifteen thousand persons about
two-thirds Of whom we're women and children.
1t took three steamboats, and two barges
10 carry the crowd TO Carrollton-G Groves-on-
the-Sound.
The Keahonites early In the day sent word
around through the district that they were
heartily in favor Of harmonious politics and that
the outing was attended by as many OF their
friends as friends Of Boyle's. To prove II they
instanced the fact that Angus McArdle, the
knife sharpener. went along az an invited guest.
close TO Keahon's headquarters. The massive
grindstone In his shop almost fills
B2oush the hs DaGs Ssr, Every dsH sosSs
a trumpet TO attract customSs. He declares
that he can sharpen anything from an axe TO
York Hospital. where he had been confined
by injuries he received shortly after he rem
dered -Croppies Lie Down. on his trumpet
mems Union in Christopher street 1t was
on the occasion Of the 0raneemens parade
and McArdle happened 70 be in the procession.
Of the fact that he closed up the shop and laid
aside his trumpet for the day. was pointed out
as a sure indication OF the existence OF har-
shortly after Leader Boyle took his position
on the gang Flank IS Of the steamer TolChester a.
every baby and shook hands with every mother
who went aboard. the Keahontes who did not
sh f %t sa2HSs
Remember. we are for Keahon for leader: don't rs,
Don, forge, Bryan and Stevenson; and remember
the slogan Down with Imperialism"
Attend the mass meeting tonight in Abingdon
Square, and shout for Keahon Bryan and Stevenson
We got the bulge on him. shouted Jerry
Collins, the well. we'll man from Grand street;
every kid has got mudder. every mudder
has got husband and dere yer are
Leader Boyle was everywhere In the crowd
at the grove during the day. The mothers OF
the small children voted him popular man.
Refreshments Of every kind were distributed
without charge. There was baRpipe music
for the Irish rag-tirne music for the negro men
and women. and all kinds OF music for the others.
There was slvowitz for the Jews gin for the ne
groes lager beer for the Germans and temper
ance toddy for the teetotalers and there were all
kinds Of drinks for the rest Of the cosmopolitan
gathering.
The excursionists returned 20 the West Side
late last night and were greeted with displays
OF fireworks all over the district. Some OF