The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

dcred by what complaisance OF the devil
such fellows kept out Of the penitentiary.
The air was darkened with mud and smelt
OF pitch Twenty-four hours after 5000
American kings had recorded their VIII the
very same people were going about allud-
ing TO each other-in all sincerity, too-as
my dear friend Jim that good fellow
Johnny" and my old eomrade and college
chum Charlie" All Of which helps one 10
realize that amity and peace in Indian-
apolis will not so TO the demnition bow
vows just because the name of John Holtz-
man was blue Denciled on SO more sheets
of paper than was the name of Charles a.
Bookwaltor.
While things were in turmoil in Police
Court room Wednesday night the canvass
ing of the vote proceeding in be6lam and
bawI. long-quiescent Democrats taking
every opportunity to shout in frantic glee.
Frederick a. joss. calm. serene, immaeu-
lately attired even to the crimson carnation
that frightened his coat. entered the hail.
That astute gentleman bowed, smiled. shook
hands with friends Of both parties and
bore himself quite unlike a man attending
funeral rough wag from a South
Side ward during an interval of quiet
howled in rancOus voice. do you think IL
would do any good to see Joss?" The
former city attorney laughed with the
crowd. Il believe it would" he replied.
Il have just figured out that Judge Whal-
Ion has been elected TO succeed himself
by something like 800 votes" That asser-
ton was made with such nonchalance that
the silence of death fell over the Demo-
cratic crowd. Ed Little who had penciled
himself into the police judges chair by at
least 500. turned bright green. Joss
smiled sweetly and walked in 10 Charles N
Elliotts private Office. The official count
bore out Mr.. joss's statement The con-
clusion may safely be reached thar & did
do a little good TO ''see Joss"
Xxx
Starve a Democratic ofice-hunter for two
years and you have ravening wolf. Ten
minutes after IL became certain that Mr..
Hoffman would have certain lucrative jobs
TO dispose of among the faithful the pack
took the scent and were off at full cry with
noses TO the ground. The chances are that
the new mayor will be able 10 read Dante's
Inferno" with a clearer comprehension
OF its horrors before many weeks are past.
These hungry gentry swarmed about the
election board room when the oficia count
was being made Wednesday night. They
were garruous with the extreme loquacity
of a surprised winner. They talked the air
full of bad language about nothing at all.
no one in particular, simply because they
were dustin" with joy and had TO shoot
off little steam. Many were unshaven,
unshorn, unfragrant privates in the great
army of the unwashed. Compelled TO talk
small ever since the rout OF Smiling Tom
and the old gang, they were so tickled with
their victory that they showed their teeth
like dogs whenever they thought any one
was trying to rob them of the smallest
fruit OF victory. Occasionally. i'm the read
ing of the returns, there would be a vari-
ance of few votes. Eight or ten hairy
Democrats would be on their feet instantly.
vcciferously demanding their rights under
the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution of Indiana, Holtzman's key
note, and Keach's Life of Himself-daiIy
edition. They were in the first flush OF joy
and felt like elbowlng everybody Off the
sidewalk
Two of the happiest men I'm the city when
the returns were all in were John II. Grail.
councilman from the Third ward and Fred
w. Expert. representative from the Fourth
Grail was so happy he could only gurgle.
bereft of articulate speech. Expert dubbed
and spluttered. These gentlemen. convers-
ing in chunks. held little mutual admira-
ton society in the corner of the anvassing
board room while the count was being
made. Grail told Expert how he did il TO
Millikan, and Expert informed Grail with
faithful adherence to interesting detail
just how IL was done to Wing. To them
entered James II. Billingsley, William A.
Rhoades and Lew W. Cooper. also OF the
old Council also jubilant. Not far away
were Jim Moriarity. John wolsiffer. An
drew II. Wahl and Mike Shea, from
wards where 10 be Republican is 20 be
cousin to outcsst. This was the per-
sonal element of victory typifed
The complexion OF the new Council has
given rise to much speculation as TO future
conflicts between the executive and legisla-
tive departments OF the city government.
Republicans-even those who used the sti-
letto on the administration ticket-fnd Il
difficult to express their satisfaction because
of the good majority. The Democrats are
correspondingly depressed The opinion is
pretty general that out OF this state OF
affairs good is bound to come So far as
the less important matters are concerned
the Democratic mayor and the Republican
councilmen probably will be able to compro-
mise matters whenever necessary. How
ever. the situation is at least interesting
and developments will be watched curiously
by most people.