The St. Louis Republic., 1902-10-05
ASKS YOUNG LADIES TO
GIVE KISSES FOR VOTES.
II This Plan Does Not Interest Voters,
Candidate Says He Has other
Whining Waya.
REPuBLIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Indianapolis Oct. 4-''wanted. 1900 girls
to kiss their sweethearts and ask them to
vote for Lew Shank for Recorder"
Such Is the modest request that the Re
publican candidate for Recorder has had
placed in the programmes OF one OF the
local theaters. II speaks for itself, put
Shank says that he has no way OF knowing
just what the returns for his advice will
BE-. He and the marriage license oficials
4fe awaiting results.
Shank believes In advertising but his
faethods are often far from The beaten
paths followed by politicians As a furni-
ture dealer be was enabled 20 be generous
with his furniture to be arctioned at church
fairs and socials: as an auctioneer Of the
same furniture he wRs able to force such
prices from other candidates that they
banded together and swore they would run
him out OF the county II he did not desist
He desisted.
Recently he has had a cigar named for
him His picture. startling resemblance
- sherlock Holmes Is on The box and
name deeply dented in each cigar.
bile IN pursuit OF the aonina ton, he ed
sertised In the papers that the person who
ceiye would win stdeboard. Nearly a
thousand guesses were received. The prize
was AWARDED 10 a woman who guessed
within four OF the number.
At old settlers meetings shank comes osIt
strong. His father was one OF the eariy,
sSItiefs OF Marion County, and through the
f.tatner the son is known. Usually he acts
as judge, Hnnouncer-he Is a notable sue
cess at Jhat-and almost anything that re-
qelreS a large acquaintance and good pair
A1EungS At the last grOcers' picnic ne lost
several votes by unwtsely acting as starter
In the races.
But Il IS through his work as auctjoneer
4haf ne has Cleaned the greater part of his
votes N the rural districts. Politics Is COM
btned with business. While other Candidates
are talking with lone voters in fence cor
.dred persons at the same time. and there
- alRays some friend in the crowd who Will
announce In stentorfan tones that Lew
is1Hnk Is candidate for Recorder. At many
sot the auctions he is accompanied by a
Sater spaniel When asked how Lew VIII
feel after the election Il gets on its hind
legs and struts about in the most diEnffed
manner When asked as 20 the feeling OF
ms opponent after the ction II appears
10 ole in horrible agony
But the candidate does not find his peth
completely strewn with roses. In speaking
OF his tr1oulations. he said:
II just heard the other daS that soma
woman is spreading the report that can't
Decause she has one of my circulars with
my name signed to II with a rubber stamp
During the campaign for nomination was
sure that l had every vote IN one OF the
ecame in I found that there wRs one vote
against me. Couldn't understand II at all
-nntfl investigated and found that three
yfirpthers had promtsed 10 vote for my oppo-
nent, but they didn't want 10. They were
sfRfraid. thouRE lat the other fellOE would
fsbRfve no zo.es In The precinct. 80 they
Grew strHNs. and the one who got the short
sFfraW voted against NE The candidate
no ~es beaten can't tell now which OF
skee brothers voted against him."