The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

And now comes the time when the
weary candidate for political honors
shuns his office, and usual haunts as
ne would the plague and taking him
shooting abont the city with wary eye
and stealthy tread, exercising great
care as to whom he may approach and
as to what legal voters hand grasps
his.
Friends with good intent may look
T for the candidate and find him not:
candidate s trail and sit patiently wait
ing in the candidates. offce-but the
| candidate eometh not. If it 50 happen
| that the friend awaits the coming of the
| aspirant in that gentleman's office, he
may observe divers and sundry other
persons carelessly scattered about the
OCCASIONALLY some Of those on the
waiting list will be gathered in little
groups, passing the time of day and
discussing the political outlook. Anon
one Of them can be seen with pad and
pencil carefully noting down the list
Of names of the men he controls,' or
doesn't stand rs With ht the e candidate and
who is paying the office rent.
Should the telephone ring, all ears
are. set at angle in an endeavor to COM
prehend something of what is coming
and going, over the line. No sooner
does the doorknob turn than all eyes
also turn, furtively, or eagerly, as the
person. t be bn an ano ondRRnsry pr
vate citizen, the expression Of disap-
pointment is so general on the faces
OF the waiting throng as to affect ap-
probably the temperature Of the room.
How Grafters Fall Upon One.
If in an evil moment the candidate
does wander into his own premises he
dressed crew and goes thru a hand
shaking experience which would test
the, cordiality Of an octopus. One
seedy individual Instantly drags him
into a corner and with laden breath
pours into his ear a tale of many votes
awaiting the officeseeker if he will but
trust his fate in the hands Of the speak
one precinct can be "carried' for the
trifing sum of $40. Alarming reports
Of advances made by the opposing can
didates for the nomination are handed
in by other workers in the vineyard.
A few dollars here and there will, it
seems, overcome this difficulty.
This performance is likely to last as
to refrain from executing breakaway.
When he does get loose he is generally
in the sadder- but-wiser class. For the
legpuller is abroad in the land and rare
is the candidate who is not parting with
his well-earned increment in five and
ten-dollar lots. One harvest is being
gathered in broad fields of the great
northwest; another is being garnered in
the highways and byways where most
Of the office hunters do congregate.
The Benefit Pull.
Incidental to the campaign and one
Of it's Indispensable features is the bene-
fit dance. This appears in the form of
the dance, the bicycle rattle, the fair,
the friendly lottery, clubs of many
strange nationalities and other devices
to separate candidate from his money.
One Of the latest schemes was dance
given by a social club in building not
mile from the city's center.
The officers of this club do not miss
a chance. Therefore, it has happened in
the present week that many candidates
have been either captured offhand in
their offices or held there by a tele-
phonic message until dark-eyed young
lady has called on them for small con-
tribution to this social club.
eve want you to buy ticket to
"How much9' says the sad but
happy-looking candidate.