New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
HUMORS OF THE CAMPAIGN.

THE SONG ARTIST ON HAND.-The campaign
song artist has appeared at Republican headquar-
ters. For the sake of his relatives his name Is
kept dark" but some of his efforts may prevent
people from taking life too seriously. William
Leary ard Frank Bowers. IN charge of the speak
ers and meetings bureaus, giving the
campaign song artist plenty of rope. always in the
hope that he may strangle me of his verse Here
specimen verses submitted by one man, and ne
told Mr. I.eary that he thought he could DO better
yet:
THE SQUIRE.
Says Dick to Ed My 'earty.
Twill be to ,;nr.d our adyantaSie 1,,bt Sieom,p ard
To pack right of to Vantage"
sHEPARD's NEW SONG.
I'm working for my pocket all the time.
FaT Dek and 5I Tim have gold bricked to think
That mayhap I'll be President some day
SHEPARD IN 81.
What Shepard said in 81.
He said four years ago; .,s,
Tis just as good & now w as s,b Tss Ioyv. t''e"
SHEPARD AS THE LABOR VOTE GETIEf''
I'm Just the lad said Eddie Shep;;
I'm the white haired boy of the the sugar trust
And I'm sweet well as wise
Mr. T.earv said yesterday that no one should
shoot the campaign song artlst on ~ .ns AZ
he had a chance to show what he could 40
r,o,ysor ALTON FOR THE TIRED.-Wiliam
Iearv in charge of the speakers bureau at
can headquarers has many yaS Persor aoross Tamany
asdar the IN he HOFFMAN yesteTaay% The eo Tem
lin" said Leary. how 90 you. ..I IA am feeling kind
many man Sa,ai Trv said soothingly. Never mind'
1c vou " viii feel prostrated after November
Co1rp,s SLAP AT CROKER.-Conroiler Oolei
vas the recipient of many congratulato,s I-,o n
- o,,ar tho deft slap which he gave TO Crohei III
L1s ,naach of wednesday before the street ra''
.s convention in Madison Square Gardeh' I,ii'
Coler seems TO be taking after BOSS ENcldus nm
,n bis fondness fol metaphor. Unfortunately, mos
rnetaphors ought to have a key distriou'eu W.
thoro SO that those who hear may readily appre-
80 Hero is Mr. Coler's metaphor which was
.ti5a, owa,- In one sentence of his speech, aho
here also Is the key guide to its meaning:
T uas once president of a streetcar line (a). -,
Tho other day run over by troHey Cei 'y;
The motorman (c) had been on a lois H"'e "
And had become little unfamiliar with the streets s.
But still am in the the rg bssness %ms Ce9 may be able
some time 10 put that motorman OH my h"''
-, CONTROLLERS office: (b) Mr. Shepard. of Brook
Ivn: (c) Richard Croker; I'D at Wshtage' N1 po-
tical office.
JEROME BREAKS SULLIVANS RANKS.-The
sullivans of the Bowery are not all TOT Sehat"i
",rn,'s" candidate for District Attorney. Justice
Jerome made a breach in their ranks yesterday
After his earnest and convincing speech to the
Acorns' mass meeting, ne stepped down from the
pIatform and his hand was at once grasped oy d
big truck driver IN his overalls, who exclaiineu,
Begob you're the man man board bop NE lot about You
Now that I've heard you speak, m for You through
thick and thin ana arn wnFn yom.Il understand that
there'l he more thick than thin In the scraPpns *
that's ahead OF me when zen i tnen IN eS s,St
vote for Judge Jerome and against I'm cdhul-
date
Register to-day. The polling PlnGSs nre ,,
omen from a. IN. to 10 y. m. Failure 10