The sun., 1903-04-05
SUCKER ROD JONESS FIGHT;
TOLEDOS GOLDEN RULE MAYOR
SEEKS A FOURTH TERN.
He Calls Himself . Man without . Party
--Composes the Songs fer His Cam.
paisn-stands on Ills Head 70 show
His Physical Condition--His Platform.

TOLEDO, April l.-Wkhout q party, with
out an Organization and In the face OF an
agreement among the newspapers Of the
city not even to mention his name except
when absolutely necessary, Samuel NJ.
Jones, the Golden Rule Mayor Of Toledo,
is conducting his campaign for reelection.
He publicly announced his candidacy for
the fourth time from the steps Of the Gov
ernment building After he had done so
the crowd in the street sang. MY Country
'Tis Of Thee" led by the Mayor, while his
son, Paul Jones. played a saxophone &C.
compartment.
Every noon and every evening the Mayor
Is making speeches on the street corners,
at the gate Of some manufacturing estab-
lishment or In some hall In the outlying
or manufacturing districts. Pitted against
him are John W. Dowd. Republican. and
Charles M. Edison. cashier OF the Dollar
Savings Bank, Democrat The politicians
are working harder then ever to defeat him.
When he announced his candidacy for
the fourth term not newspaper in the city
would print his proclamation as a matter
Of news. Some refused to print 1t even as
advertising matter. In this proclamation
80 wy ""ys Va Po"''e'ie' ohu
concluded as follows;
i therefore again accept this nomination
oireet from the hahds OF the people as a
sacred : .rus,: inr .he saie keeping OF which
,nx % o~n oons",anoo snd ~. NJ, psVpe @ a.u "
actively inc tb;s camn.isn ~ Sai,b thst
has had my heart. my objections and my
unremitting efforts for the past four years
1 have faith that the people do not need
pohtieai suaroiahs 10 geu CUT 'he No'e'
watch the count. ana Wili therefore have
none OF the organized machinery OF political
campaigns. ] will. however. hold public
meetings. inviting the cooperation OF all.
to the end that we may proclaim liberty
throughout the land to all the inha bitants
thereof" announce the first meeting for
.u .u'' e'ehhs' oh Mauison street ia iron. OF
nisoe ~ nIead FOR iher,v and sins ,i. Sonss
y, Sr.adnn' ,han a. ,hs o,an a.. .,'a 49,
ths nron srv, :" '"e ''' '' anu ''N'''
~ a .,,
here ! stand cannot 40 otherwise.
uoo he'p me sNNvtL M. JONES.
man "Nhou Party.
That evening Jones spoke from the post
ofica stens and bis camnaion was on In
his suckar rod factory he has a nnsoruad
,'i' su'nei ioo iae'o'y nc mas u'no'heo
band Of twenty-five pieces. They play
on the streets every evening. They are
The mornine after tbis camnai,n oman.
-, II =
ing iour young coioreo men caiieo on him'
They wanted employment.
well. what can you do'' asked Jones.
we can sino-
.C;va ,,s a ssnn,s-
The quartet ssng .ome catchy nl.n,s-
ton melodies.
Bully" exclaimed the Mayor. Now
try some OF these. handing them several
Of his own compositions. for the Mayor
not only plays on several instruments.
but writes the words Tor all sorts OF songs
and sets his own music to them. He sang
idea. One Of his favorites. which is used
very ehectuaily' begins:
I'm q man without party, q free unirammeled
soul
STRIVING ior hoe'N anu "eeoom
Consider yourselves engaged. remarked
Jones, after several selections had been
sung, and now the quartet are feature OF
his meetings.
He holds frequent impromptu meetings
on the streets. He goes among the Polish
jumps upon store box and point
into the crowd cries:
whats the Polish word for freedom?'
Some unpronounceable word is howled
back at him.
Say it again, says Jones. and again II is
called back.
uOh IL. Dul u
good he will exclalm, and then begins TO
talk. Suddenly he will break OF his dis
course, perhaps in the middle Of a sen-
tence, and say: Lets have a song
One Of his favorites on such occasions
is of his own composition, set TO an old
Welsh air and starting thus
Haste, oh haste. delightful morning
vpf pf WA, s s,on4Is freedom DAY.
Tvr.nnv Irg" has nss,sd .wsv o0faeh
ua nra.chas Wal, Wb;,,on .,a ,
R;hie the Golden Rule nonsno rt,sa ,shi5
"a nbysicai cIi,ure lin ths Iast s',taia,ip,
snu .o pus r,naa, ad,n,rars ar nuo3el
Ami, w that be ovetdoes tbe ma,,ar u "a
rear or TWO 400 he began to rnm down IN
,eoi,b He heoan n svs,em ~ s,or,,inn
h;n,salf and nhvsicai c,,imra Ha Sainh,ss
,rha,, IN ~ h;S crnwd In sn,na ,,,I,,,n ,us
neu IN, -, =, ~, 80 draw;n puono piace
,r,sanna ~ his S"asts ~ s6or bnn, AZ w, .nv
pa oen stand np 6is baad This ho - ~
.ho q HE fine physicai condifion In ,he
narks. anywhere for that matter. Ar The
mo gestioIi Of this hobby. on eoes his hat
Town eoss his head and up 20 his heels
N he air
y" III sas;d.. ohou, . mil. fro,,, hi. .s
Il IL nothing unusual TO see him start on
lead run from home and make the full mile
At the top Of his speed. He prides himself
IN his hiph kicking. On the day OF the
Nv Rep1blican Convention he am,,saJ
, ny ~, ,,,har ~ s,,ests in the poodv Uonsa
~ showing that he could kick the hat OF
I'm In his outdoor speeches he avs.