The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
JST before the municipal cam
paisn the local papers t4all
printed this pathetically inno-
cent little item on one and the
Republican,

s1'11--I-I-7 1.-THE Ward Repubcall
club held large and enthusiastic meet
inE last night, and organized for the cam
paign as follows: President, G. B. Shaw;
Secretary and treasurer! ]. Mo ody, Nor
gan. Ii was unanimously voted to sup
port all regular Republican nominees 3
This was brought up into the offices ny
no less authority than the president HIM
self, accompanied by the secretary-treilss-
urer. s
Here's something for you to put In in
The morning. said the president to the
{ political reporter. Say. you ought to
Il been up there. 1t was a great snow;
4 We're going to have rouser this fali.
Its goin' to be great year with Us US
f sure" I,
The President Of the Ward { Republic
can Club was short vivacious, alert
young man, With a ford taste in neckties
and trousers, red-brown derby with a
slight but unmistakable tendency to rake
4 over his left ear, and personal prefer
ence for bright yellow shoes
The observation-disclosures was a tall, DARK,
deep-eyed man, with glasses-a far, myss-
ferrous intelligence. expressed to the Worid
through a few melancholy monosyllables
and a sad, innocent smile.
j&> Once outside, the president and the sec
rotary walked seriously together under
the electric lights. II
swell, do they use it?", said the latter. .
Sure, sure" said the president, = they'll
use it, :
Ward Z was the center of all municipal
campaigns. The people Of ..e city fondly
imagined that they settled their own
questions Unpopular vote, but In the last
analysis everything depended on Ward
-. 1t decided nominations and elections;
issues and principles and men came before
X it to be passed upon
A casual observer might have expressed
surprise on seeing, on the following even.
ing. the Ward Republican Club in full
and harmonious session gathered at It's
headquarters. On first sight this head
quarters would have seemed to be bed
roon-ln fact it was q bedroom-thc room
Of Birdie Shaw over the Half-Dime
Lunch. The tWp .chairs OF the bedroom
set were occupied. by the full membership
of the Ward I Republican Club. Unknown
TO the world this unique organization was
i limited to club who had authorized
themselves to stimulate, TO gather. to
I have and to hold, and finally TO divide
all contributions, revenues, and accrue
/! nents Of any kind whatsoever which could
Tin any way be made the property OF TINS
K remarkable institution.
The president LEANED his chin on the
4 back OF the chair he was straddlinE. The
4 supreme question was about to be pro-
i pounded.
4 "WelI, then said he, what is there in
h3t this trip? Got 1t figured out?"
Yep"
II What Is it,
II :Tempcrnnce.'
n wei, how'l we work 1T? Same Ole
4 thing? Saloon-keeps Association
Yes, and something else"
4, What is It? Have II out r
y! perkins"
Il what old Pcrk, the meat man"
.Yep. Perkins and the Temperance
q Home Defenders outfit, Now, III tell yol
how said THE Ghost" He proceeded te
elaborate his scheme. g.
That's The stuff" said the presden
ecstatically. perkins is our man. We
won't forget the saloon-keeps either
wc,Il work both ends. But t'l be mos !!
2 Perkins and the cold-water cranks. Wei
get them first. and We'll start right of
now" AM
Morning" grunled the grea, Perkins.
"Howdy do2" said Birdie Shaw cheer
fully. This is Mr.. Perkins, amt IT.
Well. I'm glad to see yer. Ny names
Ehaw-George B. Shaw. You don't know
inc, but / know you; don't have 10 tel
yer that
well" said the affable Perkins, ''wha
can do for you?"
Now, here.u said Birdie Shaw, layin
\ Ilib sVliSS' WI ''i' Sph' W.
lar, I'm president Of the Ward Rerub
lean Club. and We've got the finest lsll
club in This city, II ] do say so. 1t ain
/. so little neither, unless you call hundre
and seventy-tiye husky young fellers litl,
Say, and they're all workers, too.
Nov. you know and know what War
Z Is. tell you this town'l come prett
near goin' the way Ward goes-and don
you think 1t won't II always has, an
you and ! won't live to see the time wne
ii won't.
"Well, then continued Birdie sha W, \
the deepest of confidential tones. ION III
QUIET. our fellers don't like the way TIL
liquor businesses been goip. There's lot
of good young fellers that amt no bette
\ for It, You know That" Elijah S, PEI
kins nodded soemnly. And ! toll 80
they're gettin' Kind Of tired Of ittof seeil
these liquor dealers lollin' round vii
their horses and carriages. and the
scratchin' hard to pay the rent, on.
ael you, Mr.. Perkins, things are advance
from what they5used TO be. Those fellel
can see through pane of glass just Q
we'll as you and me-" Z
'"Yrue, true said Elijah s. Perkins,
$50 they got talkln IL down In the elu
q and ] saysto EN-. IT you mean busines
tAe man you want 70 see about this