New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

or the MANY strenuous experiences which have
fallen to the lot OF William Travers Jerome In his
interesting campaign one that he had IN Brooklyn
last Thursday night was not the least. He had
come from Manhattan speak in the Academy OF
Music, it being his last meeting OF the evening
Through ones blunder the carriage did not
wait for him. and order for conveyance was
sent to a nearby stable. After some minutes JUS
tice Jerome grew impatient, and. IN spite OF the
protest OF his friends. announced that he would
walk the bridge. No sooner had the party
reached the street than the cry OF Jerome!
Jerome" was raised and the crowd closed in
around the man whose fearlessness had made him
a popular idol Cheers and shouts OF approval
Oiled the candidates as he struggled through
the crowd, which grew denser every minute Win
great effort Jeromes little band bucked tho crowd
until washington-st- wss reached There e1-
hausted from the fierce rushes, Jerome ied the
vay into q store. looking for chance to eaten MS
breath IN q minute men and boys burst through
the doors both front and rear. and the proprietor
Of The IDENTITY of Of vaa AIS h sss pfos
a short the Jerome party starred IN 70 puch @
sse,ea sss ns wss obised to seek shelter second
time The justice declared be would walk down
70 the bridge IL il took all night, and the crowd
followed until be disappeared up the stairs at the
9se Ese0aess aeeops1ied sp by y e1Pafrosan oNe
need hin 70 y1a ssisd sss sEe
care Of anybody who dares to tackle you Give
Wben en- the bridge was reached the crowd begged
the candidate not to take car They wanted ,Ss 70
a ssF sde s eEsu rush 70 as # to DO So By quick
however, he managed to eaae men: n ana mars
sdu cheering as he bounded up 'he Sla1is
Peanuts have been used by the Republican cam
patsn committee medium Of bringing se'h
~ before the voters in Brooklyn More than
f+ Thousand os these deceptive nuts were distrib-
uted early last week, and were TO be seen every
where. The unsuspecting and innocent recipienhs ms
oPGa " paPs oness Wsoh s on s being nnfde ya
de hy carefully splitting genuine
peanuts removing the kernels. ana replacing them
h small ss 50s fsssher of seh asa ts. the aeoeDon
would never be suspected by any one who ,,st1 naa
ings in cafes and hotels the peanuts appeared be,
ing 1eT Susy soo By the " talk Of
town So clever was the iaee that even Den9crats rats
fben desired to see their Democrats friends fooled
IN the same way. and thus unwfttingly became the
Histrituters Of Seth Low literature
AZ q reo.nt Democratic rally in the Academy OF
Music Hugh Mclaughlin. who was standing at the
door received handful OF peanuts from friend
Now the ."boes" is fond Of peanuts and his mouth
began to water he cracked the shells He looked
surprised as the little roll Of paper dropped out
where he was expecting peanut His curiosity
led him to examine further. and this is what he
read;
This is :he Shepard Of Spotless Town.
Who surrenders to Croker-soe to crown
See how erooaeo . M ms ss esooK rro.d Is no~ brow
Jhtnking or thinking he thinks doubt
His reversible coat ism, inside out.
Vote for Seth Low
..Pshaw,' growied Nj. Mclaughlin as he finished
rea6ine .T always knew the Republicans would
descend 10 peanut politics. Then he dropped of
into deep thought which did not seem to be OF the
pleasing variety
Il didn't know the acorn meant SO much" said
= Young man who is active in the Citizens Union
movement. Il dropped into one Of the notorious
dance heIls IN Myrtle-ave- the other night, with
friend TO see myself Just how far the police had
allowed the disgraceful conditions in Manhattan to
snread TO BROOKLYN. Unwittingly / wore the badge
of the Order OF Acorns in the lapel OF coat No
sooner had we seated ourselves at table than /