The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-04
HEARST BOOMERS
HAVE A SCRAP
Tarpey and Ex-Governor Budd
Clash at the Palace
Hotel

San Francisco, June 4.--The battle
of the Santa Cruz Democratic conven-
ton broke out afresh In the Palace
Hotel grill yesterday and was observed
by an army Of spectators. The engage
ment began p ecisely at 1880 p. m. and
lasted fifteen minutes. The clash was
between M. F. Tarpey and Ex-Governor
James H. Budd. both of the Hearst
fo.c ces. The advance of Tarpey was
sudden and bold. He uttered no battle
cry In particular. but swore by all the
big and little buttes Of great Shasta
land that Budd was ambidextrous.
Just think OF IT. The idea Of one
Democratic statesman of the Hearst
contingent calling a brother states
man of the same party ambidextrou~.
and. more than that, proving by sub
sequent language that he knew the
meaning Of the term.
You swing a hammer with hati
hands," said Ia pey. You hamme
your friends. You have been talk
about me. You have been talking toe
much about the Santa Cruz convention
and saying that butchered the Hears;
campaign. Yes, on the nth of May
you said | had butchered the Hears.
campaign. You are ambidextrous. YoL
swing hammer with both halds."
Refe. ence to the dictionaries proves
conclus.veiy that Tafpey looked afie.
him ammunition before going into tbs
fight he didn't provide himself wit.
ten-inch proJectiles for ght-inch guns
Webster defines "amoidextrous'
Having the faculty OF using Dotl
hands with equal ease. P.actic.ng o
s.ding with both parties. Esop con
ambidextrous dealings"
The Century Dictionary is equally
explicit In defining what "amDldeA
tlous' means: Having the faculty Q.
using both hands with equal ease am.
dexteIity. hence skillful, facile. Prac-
ticng or s.ding with both parties; dou-
bic dealing and deceitfui"
II is plan now. after the smoke o.
battle has cleared away, that Tarpes
planned the onset 10 crush and destroy
Budd. The wary ex-Governor mus
have had some knowledge or p emoni
ton of Tarpeian tactics. He did no
lose his presence of mind or y.e.d on
inch OF ground. but returned the h.t
with telling effect. The numerous non
combalants weae dazed and bewildeIec.
Seated for lunch at the round tabs
of the Palace grill when the ball opened
were rep. esentatises of each politica.
party AID of both factions OF the Dem-
ociat-c pa. ty. Among those paesen.
Wee John &. Lynch. Collector OF In.e.
nal Revenue: ex-I4ieuieilant Gove.no,
G. FISK, Postmaster OF san rranclscv.
George hatlon. manager of heniy A.
OxnaIds Senatorial cvmpaign. james
ii. O'Br.en, leader of the Ho. Sc an1
Cart wing OF the Democracy; Jere 4
burke OF the Southern Pacinc poAtlca.
partner of George A. knight; CHARLES
Wesley Reed and. last but not least.
the facile. the sk.lllul. the 'ambidex
tious" ex-Govelnm OF California.
James Holiday Budd. Many were the
regrets that Gavin McNab was absent
Tarpey might have passed by like ..ss
Levite on the other SIDE OF the alley |.
i'm" O'Brien. who had just returned
from a weeks outing. had not re-
marked. You are not going to give Us
the overlook. Mixer
Then Tarpey and budd clashed in a
war Of words. The air was full OF
repartee--spicy. pointed repaltee
Budds mastery of the language of re-
tost dazed his bold adversary.
You are not my friend, Jim, or you
wouldn't talk SO much behind my
back" said Tarpey.
II have been more OF a friend to you.
Mike. than you have been to me-"
II will bet you $780," sa d Mike.
II will bet you thousand retorted
Jim.
THAT is more money than you could
borrow" returned Mike.
mot II I handled the Hearst sack"
retorted Jim.
Don't say anything to me about
sack" snapped Tarpey. as he laid his
left hand on Budd's shoulder and took
position to swing with his right.
OBJ len saw that bloodshed could only
be averted by prompt Intervention ar d
he promptly intervened at the very In
stant that right hand OF Budd was
reaching for the malt bottle. Wesley
Reed Joined o'Brien In measures to
still the conflict.
Many illusions spiced the contro-
versy that cannot be placed before the
reading public except In a style OF cir
cumlocution or expurgation.
For instance. Tarpey observed that