The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
POLITICAL THINGS YOU HEAR.
AsTRCL)GY WITH AN IF.

The Sun il authorized to print this pre-
diction from old Miss Astral, the astrologer
for whom Col. Mike Padden built an OBJ
servatory:
sufficient crosses under the star. Coer will
be- elected"
GHE PHRASES GET READY FOR REST.
The phrases of the campaign were dis
persing into words and going back to their
comfortable dictionaries for a rest. Il am
worn to a shadow" said The Criminal
Combinations Of Capital. That fellow
Sulzer is a hard taskmaster. He didn't
! care whore or how often he dropped me.
| was slipping out Of his mouth onto the
heads Of foreigners who didn't understand
and into the faces OF those who laughed"
Think Of me-" said The Toiing Masses.
is there wise man or a fool one on either
side who hasn't taken a crack at me. MY
Joints are sore and I've been beloved
into so many syllabas that feel a. If
bookworm had rambled right through me
suppose We'll meet again next year"
And l.. said The Shameful Policy in the
Philippines, Il supposed l could sit back
comfortably with white margin in front
on me and watch you fellows dragged int"
line. Instead Stanchfeld hooked me to-
gether again and has ba't"d me- all through
the state. Good-bv til 1904
You Lave all suffered" said The Powers
OF Oppression and Greed" but you are all
familiar faces, and | hope 20 meet you
again next year have missed my old
friend, The Crime Of 70. but the most Of
us turn up hearty and hale. BY the way
may l introduce my friend, The Down
trodden Wage E,rner?"
We have met before on several plat
forms said the chorus.
And now" said When the Poll Shall
TO That Kamapo Job' Colrr's been riding
him 40 hard he's bcdrdden.
You may all be glad and start your
celebration" said The Cause Of Labor,
but I've got to work again tonight. Sui
zers going 10 talk in the Sixth.
Nv got to outs'ay you all, said The
Reason fer the Detection. "SomebodvH
want me late Tuesday night"
HIS TILpES HAT.
That un written. but generally respected,
order for top hats on the last Sun day before
election brought TO the Hoffman House
aid the FIT h Avenue Hotel Yesterday
many n good old sinner that had marched
for Blaine or carried the State for Morton.
col Orr arrived at the Holman with that
inagI ificelt headpiece which LAS been the
gossip of statesmen on this November
day since the civil War.
1t was IN" vogue q Tildrr and what
y y
for the Democracy,
What else col Orr might have said e
Ti,lou was e-topp.d by harm an arli, l..
who snid Il rise to propose that col.
Orr have leave 10 print
on COUNTING BEFORE THE VOTE
when an analysis of the vote of the
State solemnly gives 10 one candidate an
advantage which represents less than one
tenth Of per cent. Of the total vote Of the
State it : about a. valuable to betting men as
a straw vote Of Bloomngdale." said book
maker AT the Hoffman House yesterday
When they get to cutting straw- into
hairs Id like TO offer some good percent
age betting.
I'm be-, even money that no man can
guess within lO,HI OF (uler's plurality in
Greater New York.
III bet even money that no man can
guess within 5000 of the vote in Manhattan
or within 5000 Of the vote in kings
I'm bet five to one that ~, oun can guess
within $500 of the plurality in Greater
New York
And taking the upstate counties, I'll
pick out Erie county for example and
bet two 10 one that no given newspaper
canvass getSwithin 500 of the vote.
I'D Just like TO make n book all hav
on those things I'd be willing to let the
horses alone for dav.
BY ORDER OF W s. pEvERY. CONE TO LUNCH.
Devery recently sent Tout invitations to
voters Of the Ninth and signed them,
by order of W, s Devcry."
Got a Mulberry street style. hasn't it,
said one of the recipients. u l. Bill still
Chief of Police, does he think? I'm afraid
of being transferred.
WHO WINS PAYS,
Campaign orators who haven't received
the full compensation which they claimed
are now assuring each other that if the
party wins they'll get il, otherwise forget
it. Such claims are largely "A gamble.
JOHN CU&SEES, Pro.
Political analysts were saying Yesterday
that if the vote Of the stat" should be as
close a. some OF them figure that Proh-
bition nomination which was passed over To
John Cunnecn after the controlling power
had dickered with Assistant Attorney-Gen-
eral oman might pull Mr.. Cnnncen through.
Mr. Cunnccn il on. of former Lieut. Coy.
Sheehan's Buffalo law partners. Tie other
one l. running for office, to-. He Is Edward
f. Coa,sworh, candidate for District
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