The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28

'em or I'd raise their assessn ent.'' said
Steve Osborn.
But Cole was asleep and did not hear
the remark
You might improve the shining min
uteS by getting out and rustling dele
gates, Steve" said Bailey. .'They will
come in handy down at Wichita.
Il want to give you candidates for
governor chance first" replied Os-
born I've got longer to run than you
fellows who want to be governor. You
see 1 come on the tail of the ticket"
You're not even on the tail of the
ticket yet" said Jim Troutman with a
yawn.
"I'm just as near the tail as some 9TH
er fellows are to the head" retorted
Osborn.
Then there was silence for awhile,
during which Judge West spread
State Journal down on the floor, lay
down on it with his grip for a pillow,
tied himself up in a knot and went to
sleep.
There had only been two copies of the
State Journal in the crowd-the last
ones which had been obtainable on a
Concordia news Standard some of the
crowd got mad because Judge West
took one of these for sleeping purposes.
Frank Grimes and Dave Hanna were
monopOlizing the other one by the few
beams of light at the ticket office win
dow.
Il wish I could sleep as well as Stan
ley" said Bailey. This is the second
can't do as we'll as Stanley now"
"A clear conscience is generally a help
to sleep" remarked the governor as he
shifted his position for another nap.
"A man who steals his way on train
ought not to be able to Sleep said
Troutman-
That's as bad as going into another
mans county and stealing his dele
gates,'' said E. A. Enright.
When did you get any chips in this
game, Enright,'' demanded Steve
Osborn.
eve got forty delegates as starter
from my own county," replied Enright.
You haven't named en- said Geo.
Cole.
steal EN- commented Osborn.
You just wait and see," replied En-
right.
George Martin says if you name 'em
get away from you," said Cole. He
says he ran for governor once in Wyan-
dotte county and he knows"
ita and pick out your delegates after the
convention meets" advised Charley Ses-
ties for the Kansas City Journal and
knows how they do things down there
When are you going to name them' En-
Il dunno" -, said Enright, who had coiled
up behind the stove and pretended to be
Jim Troutman suddenly reused up and
began to take notice.
You might improve the time and name
them now he suggested.
You might at least give us fellows who
don't want to be governor a private list
50 We can go around and fix it up with
them.' coaxed Osborn.
But Enright only snored lightly in re-
.'Stanley's pounding away again." said
Troutman. Il wish 1 could sleep like
Maybe if you had an office like Stanley
instead of just being a candidate you could
sleep" commented George Findlay, who
had just received notice of his new federal
job and felt pretty comfortable in spite of
his surroundings.
At this point Frank Grimes piled a grip
on top of another reclining man and set
tied himself for another nap.
How are you betting now? asked Os-
born. do you bet the train is coming or
going? If SO. do you want to make any
reservations ?'
Il want it distinctly understood an
nounced Fred Vandegrtft, after pause,
that before the next time l take this ag-
gregation out the road there's got to be
some changes. For one thing, Dayhoff has
got to have his coat cut off. l won't have
a little five-foot man wearing Six-foot
whats the matter with Nelson? He's
in an injured tone.
'.It doesn't make any difference" replied
Van. Nelson is longer up and down than
you are if he isn't so thick through Nell
son had his hair cut according to orders.
I'D think some of you candidates would
know enough to subsidize a newspaper
man by getting up and giving him your
seat" suggested a newspaper man: who
had been holding down a SOFT place IN the
floor for hour
But each candidate - .ted at the others
to make a start. but not one budged-
who had charge of the mail pulled the
sack out from under Gov. Stanley and the
crowd got ready to leave for Topeka