The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

| getting close the germ tugs at the coat
sleeve Of the candidate. saving:
| minute?'
II the germ is addressing Big Tim Sullivan,
Tim replies politely EXCUSE me- I'm busy
now. and If il IL an old time germ he recog =
nizes he turns abruptly and Kisses: Take
It on the sneak for yours and the germ
Lawyer James Mclaughlin, who ia a
candidate for Civil Justice over on the
West Side Of town, has been approached
| dozen times a night by the same crowd
| who had tickets to sell for a rattle for a
horse. Mac, as he is called by his friends,
bought about a hundred tickets and was
| then told that the horse had died the day
| after he had purchased the tickets.
AN right said Mr. Mclaughlin, Il
didn't care about winning the horse. but
! will win this election if my friends stick
"Well.- said the rattle ticket germ. those
tickets are no good to you now You might
as well make me present Of them
When the lawyer handel over the tickets
which he had paid for he asked;
What are you going to do with them?'
oh said the germ, there's a German
running for Assembly on the East Side.
and may be able to sell them to him. The
raff'e Is announced 10 take place on election
night. II tie Geramn wins out in the
election he'll get too full to remember
about tfIc IdHie anu II ne loteS ne III get
drunk for spite, so there you are
Dan Riordan. who is Big Tom Foley's
candidate for the Senate, is an easy mark
for the rattle ticket germ. Since the cam
paign orened lie has purchased tickets,
Tor raffles. for beds eads watches, clocks
doormats, typewriting machines, wagons
and wedding dresses.
On Tuesday last he was In Foley's Centre
street saloon when Jimmy Driscoll and
another friend approached him having in
and smooth Of face. The smooth-fac
In black.
Riordan recognized the first two and
after shaking hands Driscoll invited them
all to have a drink. He introduced the
Kindly, who was building a church over
In New Jersey
Then. taking Riordan into the back room
on the pretence that the alleged priest did
Driscol produced subscription list, on
which were written the names Of many Of
hiordan's political friends, with amounts
varying from $50 to IS opposite.
a.. Just Put down your name for twenty.
aaord that much. give up ten
The candidate signed for $40 and handed
over the money to the clerical-looking man
whom he treated before going away.
After Riordan had gone out 10 do some
cceded to treat everybody in the place.
spending the $40 which Riordan had handed
over. The clerical-looking man then ex-
planned that he was spellbnder sent into
the district by one of Riordan's Congress
sional friends TO make speeches for Riordan.
And when Hordan got back he simply
smiled as he treated the crowd, and re-
marked:
I'm II again"
Probably the worst sort Of germ Is tho
fellow who approaches the candidate to
ASK for $40 TO help to pay for -the burial
OF me child. or course the candidate
knows that there is no dead child in the
case, but he contributes something, even
though II be- only twenty-five cents to buy
grief killer at a neighboring power house.
The candidates are met with reauesta
Tor money for coal, money for rent, money
ior food and money to pay the doctors
bill. but most OF this money is spent in tho
neighboring saloons. while the candidate
takes his medicine without murmur
and hopes TO be soon out Of danger.