New-York tribune., 1903-11-08
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

Jacob Bremen. chairman OF the Kings County
Republican Executive Committee is one Of those
who believe that in the next municipal election
his party should not Join the fusion movement but
put up q straight party ticket. and stand fall
its merits. The position Of the Repub-
ncan party he said speaking on the subject the
other day. reminds OF a story. An old Eng
nsh lord in the habit OF going a certain
Inn IN each county In which he had property,
where he would spend a day in collecting the rents.
At the end OF the day he would sit down u 6in-
ner. His heir, taking up his custom at his death
sat down 10 dinner at the first inn. A fine platter
Of fish brought in. but Il didn't please him
Where is the soupT he asked Being told that
there was none he went away, after gtviag orders
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when ne sat down 10 oinner IN an aaJolhing coVh-
ty. the innkeeper brought in both soup and hsh but
lord ordered the innkeeper to be fogged. The
keeper Of the inn 70 which the lord went on ne
fellows When the lord sat down AT the table he
stood by his SIDE but made no move TO get any
have no dinner, my lord replied the innkeeper. I
and then you VIII have hCgged. Here
You can have ne hogged. bat you won't get your
dinner Now. that is exactly the position the Re
publican party is in. We have tried 70 give the
people What they want % an9 we nave We got -e H8s P
publican party, and If We are 70 get a hogging we
viii take it"
When certain men who had started out TO sup
port Hugh Mclaughlin in his fight against Tam
many Hall began to LAY down. Martin W. Little
told the following story: Down IN Dallas Tex.
there was great, big powerful lawyer named Ben
nett. who was also known OF the LATEST
men n town One OF the characters Of the place
big negro. who stood In front of the court
house and insisted upon brushing Of every lawyer
who passed his way. for consideration" which
usually followed. One day Bennett got Up late and
IN great hurry TO get TO court. The colored
with his whiskbroom blocked the way. Ben
nett was too lazy to walk around the obstruction,
20 he stopped and drawled out: IF you don't get
out OF my way III smash your face"
The oolored persisted in welding the broom
until Bennett got mad ana CAV 3D.. good punch.
The negro returned the blow. aul d. a second the
two men were engaged in a lively fight When
the lawyer seemed 10 be losing his nerve the col
ored man was pulled of. After court some Of Ben
netts friends began 70 reproach him for not having
punished the negro severely.
why didn't you knock the everlasting freshness
out Of that coon'?" they said You are twice as
Soh. that's all right" drawled Bennett. when
I vas good and mad il wasn't 50 hard. But after
!. haa given MN Two or three punches 1 felt
tired Just wanted 10 90 and sit down"
IN the recent recent campaign there were rurnors that
the fusion cause and The Der1oc-Sfs We v,f,e S+a17v
Dragging that the negro vote would be with them.
leader had visited the club the night before and
, nsS axi@SIseG @ every ylnlns Ihs president Of the
the managers saio 10 him:
Well JOHN. I hear you people sold out last
The colored br1s;led UP with Indignation at
NE SIR he exclaimed. that en- a lie Mr..
mentioning the Democratic leaders nayne was nm
the club last night but he hasn't said n7fbfDr
definite yet NO sir; he haxn't sid nothing
oennite-
One of the most trying positions in the manage
nnent Of & political campaign is the head OF the
speakers bureau Here has TO deal with all
forms OF genius budding and otherwise It Is fair
~ dirncUlt TO get the speakers with a reputation
20 take 5Ust the assignments that offered 10
them but TIE great trouble OF the head OF the
speakers bureau IS the common. ordinary SPELL
binder who labors under the impression that he
IS clanor1Rg. These men always want 20 appear
at the big meetings" and are constantly worry
ing those IN charge TO place them IN the limeight
Colonel Lewis St>gman who had charge Of the
Republican speakers bureau DUNG the recent
orators" OF that stamp. There IN particular
Q Whose ability scarcely rose 10 tho level Of a
good carttai speech. who continued TO insist that
he be assigned 70 some meeting Rhere Mayor Low
was 70 be the principal attraction. Failing in THIS
no might be satisfied by bsing allowed 10 appear IN
the Academy OF Music. lie that he had
IN him thrill the souls OF Academy audiences.
who have listened 10 famous orators Every day
this conceited young man glued himself 10 Colonel
Stsgmsns desk and poured eloquent appeals into
his The crafty colonel needed him for the
foWsrd the young mans deiusion and was con-
-tantly holding before him the hope that some
thing might be done FOR him in the future. The
last Cav ~ the campaign came and the young
tears IN his eyes he left Colonel Stegman. say
ing: wei, want 20 tell you this: You win
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