Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-23
SOME FUNNY INCIDENTS
Humorous Side Lights Of the
Recent Republican Convention.
Mr.. HENSHAW'S COL0REE MAN
Internal Rev ME Col icor Dijn'i Think Ne
Was Black Enough Mr.. Bowers Joke
Senator Elkins' Maui.

Senator Elkins' Maui.
Some good stories Of things humor.
seDus which occurred at the recent re-
publican convention at Wheeling are
coming TO lisht, among them several
mt the expense Of members OF the
Berkeley ceuntv delegation. One OF
the best is On Mr. e. G. Hensbav,
Of this CITY, the member Of the state
committee from bis senatorial district.
1T vas down on the slate to create
the place of committeeman at large
for the state committee, AMI in recoR-
milton of the coiored vote. il was de-
cided to elect colored man TO the
place. One of the aspirants was a
,nan named Stark, Of Kanawha county,
Who held the proxy Of the regular
committeeman from the district, and
who had been taking part in the ses-
sions OF the committee. Stark has a
white skin and does not exhibit any
Of the racial characteristics of a colored
man. He approached Mr. Henshaw
and solicited his support tor the place
ON the committee. and Mr.. Henshaw
told MIN taat it was intended to give
Bae position to colored man. Where
npon Stark said
swell, that lets me in; I'm n
cslored man =
The internal revenue man gael in
establishment at Stark, and exclaimed
Well, I'll be burned; | will alsc
vote to select some man so black that
tler'Il be no mistake about has color.
There was laugh at the expense
of Mr.. Henshaw. who mumbled out
something which sounded like
What'll you have?"
The delegates are still chuckling over
q very slick trick played upon DR.. W.
T. Henshaw 10y United States Fish
Commissioner Bowers. Mr.. Bowers
was for Dawson aud Mr.. Hensbaw
was 1eter man. AT caucus OF the /
Berkeley county delega ion, held prior /
to the convention, Mr.. Bowers arose
and in his smooshest manner nomi- |
mated DIR. Henshaw for Berkeley eoun-
ty's place on the committee on ere
dentjals. He said that the friends OF |
Teter were largel, in the majority on
that committee, and he believed il
the proper thing to give them Teter /
'-ss-.an from this county.
DR. Henshaw was selected without
dissenting voice, and he and other
Teter men were jublant, thinking
that they saw in the action of the del
egation the certain triumph of Teter. |
4 Then. of course, Mr.. Bowers was
given anything he wanted by the del
+ egation, and practically had his own
way thereafter.
The next day. the convention coolly
4 voted to abolish the committee on ere
Eentlals, and the doctor didn't have
3anv more job than jack rabbit. He
lis still scratching his head and won
Idering how it was done, while Mr..
Bowers looks innocently injured when
lit is limited that it was put-up job.
Lee Linsamfelter, of the Hedges
willie district, was returning from
the convention hail on a street car.
Suddenly he saw something along the
way and wild hailed the conductor
TO stop the car. That functionary
being busy at the time, he failed to
b tice the gentleman from Hedges
vile. Then the latter grabbed the
bell cord and gave three mighty TUGS
ut it. 1t happened, of course. that
be got hold of the rope ttat rang up
the fares. and the hard-hearted con
luctor coldly remarked:
/" Fifteen cents, please.
u MIR. Lingha ufelter shelled out three
Aickles. AMI dismounted with a red
ace.
Senator Elgins was the busiest man
b the convention after 1t got to going
light. Some one had provided him