The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-11
PLUNKITT DISOWNS EZEKIEL.
WHY, HE HAD JAP SERVANTS
SANE CAN HAVE HIN.
And SAKE Has Got Him q 81 500 Job at
Albany-leIl From the District That
Zei<e Is q Plunkitt Alan DlsEulsed-But
It's Not 80. says George Washington

Albany-leI From the District That
Zel<e Is Plunkitt Sian DisEulsed-B
It's Not so. says George Washington
The Hon, George Washington Plunhtt
once Senator for the Seventeenth district
who was beaten last fan by Martin SAKE
was merry last night about the 2eke Ihomp-
son equabble, which rebounds 10 the con
fusion Of his successor.
Ezekiel r. Thompson was Republican
many years ago. Then he saw the ascen-
dent star Of Gwash ani hitchod his political
wagon TO it, Why he has become a Repub-
lican once more Is matter nicely narrated
BY Mr.. PlunlAtt. When he did become "a
Republican. Senator SAKE found bin useful
in the Seventeenth Assembly district.
which. with the Fifteenth and Nineteenth
districts mikes up the Senate district
Recently Senator SAKE was told that he
might name three men 20 serve as clerks
in the Legislature at 81 500 a year. He
chose Thompson for one Of the jobs. and
1t was not until couple Of days ago that
the sturdy Republicans OF the district
heard about II. Since then the yell has
been raised by them that Thompson was not
really a Republican,; that he belonged in
the Fifteenth Assembly district. was a
Plunlutteer in disguise, and that SAKE had
been hornswogged.
Plunht was found In the throne room
of his Fifteenth district club. quite as ma
iestic us when he sat on the bootblaok
stand in the County Court House Was 1t
true that Thompson is his nlnion1
Not on your life. said the ex-senator
HE used TO be one Of my men, but | had
>. ,gs.5, D.. Al
about twelve years ago, and then he thought
It would be good business to get into Tam
many. | got him job "a assistant counsel
TO the Health Board at $1,000 a year. but,
good Lord | couldn't stand for him. He
hired a grand house In Foriy-sxth street
and got Japanese servants and yale's and
coons and what not. He had a billiard
table and more airs than circus dog
Are japanese servants taboo in the
Fifteenth;' was inquired
They are for those that pretend to be
conserving the interests OF the plain people
said Senator Plunktt. . dark frown coming
upon his alstcro countenance
And billiard tabies--i'
Are used exclusively only by the very
rich sad the apostle OF simplicity
Those who want exercise Of that kind
should mingle with the Plain pool players
in the clubs 5l the district
You see' continued George Washing
ton. | kurw what was going on in the fine
house. FOR Thompson came to me to get
the money 10 pay the deposit on H. | got
$40 OF It back. did other things for him.
including passing bill granting him back
pay which | thought he had earned as
n-em1l on some Island on other that was
taken iEtotEe city, S.nCethen I've learned
that hc didu't deserve IT, pay at all. But
he settled his hash with me when ! saw the
Japs and tie eoons dancing around the
place. tod nm lac VAS altogether too
swell icrtho Fifteenth
Does Thompson live in the Fifteenth
now"
Nobody knows wi.are he lives, exactly
SAID the eX Senator I hear ne sleeps
acroe- the street from my house in West
Tii'v-frst street lie lives mostly at
AT Eighth avenue and
FIFTY eighth street One place X IN the
Fhteenth and h. Other in the Seventeenth"
D. you then acquit Senator SAKE of
helping P.unkijt MANI
o soienniy a.. p %e,d George Washing
ton. Il acquit everybody of everything
Nj, Thompson was not TO be found
Senator SAKE was IN Albany.