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turned from the grave long
enough to visit Ohio in the recent
campaign, she would have taken
great credit to herself for her prophecy
as to "horscless carriages" They were
much in evidence. Two years ago
much fun was poked at Tom johnson
by Republican newspapers by reason
of the fact that he Travelled about in
his "Red Devil" as his automobile is
named, but this year not only did Tom
repeat that spectacular performance,
but SO much has public opinion chang
ed on that subject that Hon. Myron
T. Herrick, Republican candidate for
governor, went gallivantins about the
state in an automobile, trying to beat
the mayor of Cleveland at his own
game. So III that regard Hon. Tom L.
has been indicated. AS to automo-
biles, he can fittingly quote the old
dictum that che laughs best who
laughs last"
OF course many strange things hap
pened in the Ohio campaign, but GER
tainly the strangest was the attempt of
General Charles Dick, chairman of the
Republican state committee, to teach
Tom johnson what Thomas jefferson
thought OH divers subjects. Since the
devil fell to quoting Scripture there
hasn't been anything so prcposterous
With al II To Cnnnro1 Mob
and personally have only the kindest
feelings for the general-it may be safe
" asserted that his mind is rugged up on
such plan that lie cannot understand
what Jefferson said or wrote. If he
could comprehend it he would become
Democrat instanter. The very fact
that he is still Republican is proof
conclusive that his mind is muddled
on things Jeffersonian. Nevertheless
the general took it into his noddle that
his mission during the campaign was
to eXpound Jeffersonian Democracy,
which he proceeded to do in way
calculated to make the sage of Month
SSAAS 6kOou IA CpAhAls 4AC SOhCINi oC-
veloped mania for writing open let
tiers to Tom johnson, which had about
as much effect on that cheerful states
man rs pouring water OH a ducks
back and afforded him an immense
fund Of amusement. AT an early stage
In the campaign Tom proposed joint
debate with his opponent, AIyron T.
Herrick. The latter knows on which
side his bread is buttered and declined,
not with thanks, but he declined. Then
came General Dick and wrote the
Cleveland mayor half dozen long, la
bored and learned epistles explaining
to him that Herrick could not debate
with him because Thomas Jefferson
said and thought this, that and the
other, and thereby General Dick set all
mankind possessed of sense of humor
to laughing at him. The plain truth,
which everybody knows, is that Her
rick was afraid to debate with Tom
and couldn't have been pulled by four
mules into the same room with him.
So General Dick might as well have
saved the wear and tear on his type
writer and at the same time his repu-
tation. Safe to say. his open letters
will not be treasured among the valu-
able documents in the archives of Ohio
Republicans.
Grosvenor, Alias "Elijah" Dowie.
Some decidedly amusing things hap
pened in tile Ohio campaign. Senator
Hanna and Colonel Herrick campaign
ed together, and they began Mt sunrise
and kept it up till midnight. AT
Crooksyille they slept late, and my ven
cradle and vitriolie friend. General
Charles Henry Grosvenop of Athens
was in great hurry to see them on
business OF Importance. So lie thump-
ed on their door vigorously until the
drowsy Hanna and Herrick inquired in
chorus, Who's thereW Before Cen
eral Grosvenor could answer the bell
boy yelled, "It's Dowie! eve haven't
any money! Drive him away" ex-
claimed the HANNAH errick combina-
ton, but Grosvenor persisted until lie
gained entrance and convinced them
that 1t was not elijah ILL.," but a
tough Republican campaigner. Gener-
nj Grosvenor would have been justified
in walloping that bell boy within an
inch Of his life. He has frequently
been called Santa Claus, but to be mis-
taken for Dowie is too much for hu-
man endurance.
Deliver and "the Immortal J. NJ"
One of the strangest characters in
The west is ]. N. Free, tramp editor,
known oil over the country as "the I'm
martal J. NJ" a harmless semilunatic,
whose specialties are ''raising the pres
sure" and "lifting the VEIL" whatever
those expressions may mean. He is q
humping big fellow. with iron gray
hair falling down over his shoulders.
When Senator Dolliver lately spoke at
Columbus, by some accident 81. n"
occupied q conspicuous position on the
stage and attracted about as much at
tention as the HaWkeye senator. Dol
liver took about two hours TO SeXpound
his views on the tariff, and when he
was through people knew about as
much rs when he began. Then "the
Immortal J. N" arose and invited ev-
erybody to come to his lecture next
night, when he would Gift the VEIL"
supposedly from Delivers speech.
One Touch Of Nature.
OF all the things ever printed about
ex-P President Grover Cleveland the fol-
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