New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-01
CAMPAIGN SIDELIGHTS.

WHAT DOES 1T MEAN. MIR. O'CoNNoR?-
Politicians of all beliefs are finding something TO
smile at when they read certain paragraph IN a
fulsome writeup of Harold H. OConnOr. Demo
cratic candidate for Assembly in the With Dlstrict-
Mr.. OConnor's friends say that while he (oCOnnor1
probably wrote the thing himself. they are willing
TO bet him that he can't tell what it means This
is the extract: Both in himself, therefore, and IN
the interests OF this municipality TO- wnien q NJ
Rule. in ccntradtstfnctOn to the well settIed
affairs Charitable and otherwise and Of discrimi
mating State taxation. unduly turdensome to this
city and markedly disprOpOTtiOnate both to pOpU-
lation and 20 the corresponding benefits aceruing
therefrOm his candidacy merits the consideration
II not the support of every voter of the district
ITO BROOKLYN TO WAKE THE DEAD
Hello Tom: Where you going?'' said Sam
Norris of Troy. TO his longtime acquaintance.
Senator Thomas F. Grady as the two met near
Cooper Union on Thursday night.
Where do you s'pOse?" said the Tammany man.
Over to Brooklyn-over TO Brooklyn. 70 wake
the dead" said Tom as he hailed sOuthbOund
Fourth-ave.
FROM NEWBURG'S POET LAUREATE-'.I'm
from Newburg" said he, politely to the office boy,
Just beyond the outer door of the city department..
and want to boost things along for Ben Odell
/ haven't time to take the stump. but here's some
poetic ginger that will jolly the boys What you
can't use please send back TO NewbuTg." There
was a "wad of verse; which in the excitement
of the closing days of the campaign may not pro-
woke any one to go after the Newburg with
gun. Here a few samples:
Kindly H I'd Up. permit n.t the s., writer.
To take hand in the game;
And sing for OdeIl's name
Also for The Tribune.
His new Empire State tune:
Ny country, tbs of thee.
And DAVID SiEh I IS
Land where the Democrats
Feed little Birdts) to Tiger cats
Land where New-YoTk HilIocrats
Make good dOOrmats'
David r. shoots tho chutes.
Governor B. his shot refutes
Will think of spooks
10 a Democrat
f'V %o nHT S S% a c aloS rs,E
guess know where / am at.
Hello: CentraI
What's the Nm mottfr WITH G2ysG4or Benz
N-O-T-H-iVN"G,
N-O-T-H%I@NUG - VIC"
Can be said against Governor Ben?
LIKELY To DROP CIRCULAR SCHEME
Some Of the political workers up in westchester
are smiling at a Joke which they DIaved on them
selves and which cost them several votes al
though not enough 10 affect the result This fall
the workers for the Westchester organizations like
those in other parts of the State adopted the plan
of sending circulars calling the attention Of
voters to the law. which says thaA AFsons
who fail to register to be called on a. for
jury duty.
The object or the circulars was "a stir N. %
commuters and business men. who have a great
horror of jury duty. But when the registration
BOOKS came IN he chaiTmen of some of the wards
were puzzled because the OF many oldtime
voters who were regarded almost as party chat
tells were missing from the lists
m investigation was made At and IL re-
Nealeq the fact that the delinquents we're
ceyed the cTss ihy Tor ySsT Mnen they re-
thinking It over decided take no chances i'm
losing their fees by putting their names on the
list. Consequently they remained away regis
tratlon day, and for the first time in years will
BY common consent OF both parties the Circular
scheme is likely to be dropped al once