The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13

About the middle of September 1 was
called to Indianapolis by the chapman
of the Democratic state committee. Three
weeks later the October state election
would he held. Money was Indispensable
not corruption money; money for BAN
ners and bonires, for demonstrations
and professions, for barbecues and ora
tors. The Republicans seemed to have
plenty. The Democrats had exhausted
their local resources and unless they
could set help from the national commit
tee the leaders felt that they were lost.
! had a pocket full OF railway ANIMALS,
O. buster and a straw hat, and took the
midnight train for New York. If 1 eX-
pected to get the wherewithal and return
by the next train-and my present mem
ory IS that this is about the size if it
L reckoned without my host, decidedly.
Gov Tilden came down from Albany.
He, Mr.. Hewitt, then chairman of the
national committee, Mr.. Edward Cooper,
and myself had a number of conferences
extending from Thursday to Saturday.
Time was becoming precious.
Saturday afternoon the governor took
me back into the famous bay window
overlooking the garden of the house In
Gramercy park Said he: Il have
some money. I am not afraid to spend
it But don't you think it a little IN
usual TO expect so much Of the candi-
date2'
NO. governor, promptly replied: az
do not. On the representation that money
would not be wanting We got the nomina-
ton
He took three lengths of the room.
came back into the vestibule connecting
with the library, that served also for
dining room. where Hewitt and Cooper
We're anXiously waiting, and in a peculiar
voice of his, half peremptory and half
Querllous he said:
How much do you require?'
Sixty thousand dollars" I said.
''You don't want it all at once" said he.
''NO, $4,000 next Monday, $4,000 the
fore the October vote
viii YOU take n?'
No"
why
Because have nothing to do with
1t. I am here to tell you the facts am
rot a money handler. Of course 1 won't
have anything else to do with It,"
How will Barnum do?'
Splendid
Barnum was in Indianapolis the next
Monday morning. 1t will be recalled that
later on he was authorized to draw for
seven more mules" We carried the
October vote "hands down." and like
wise the November vote But my t1ibu-
laton was by no means over. The gov
ernor had uses for me in New York.
in vain 1 plead my own affairs In vain
I plead imperative speaking appoint
ments. He would take no excuses From
the warm days Of September into the cool
days OF October he detained me-kept
ne busy, too. He had a number Of hats
ard Overcoats, ard I had appropriated
hat and an overcoat as the weather
changed. The last night I came into
The coy old library dining room and found
him alone with Manton Marble.
Governor said / you have treated
me worse than a poor relation. You have
kept me here three weeks on your own
business. You have loaned me an old
overcoat and an Old hat. If you had
had the least style about you, you would
have presented me with new ones. I
leave these with Louis. Oouis was
the valet.)
"0h, don't do that!' he exclaimed.
''YNear them home and send them back
by the sleeping car porter. Those Pull
man porters are perfectly reliable
Gov. Tilden.'' said 7 sternly and with
renroach in every accent, when get
on the train I shall not need them.
Mnen get home I shall find my own.
But I'll tell you what I'll do. If you
viii send down for bottle of that blue
seal for Marble and me I'll call the
whole account square"
lie was a dear old man as ever Lived.