The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-16
CANDEE BEATEN; BRIGGS SAFE
OLD GUARD REVOLUTION BUSTED
IN 4 RATTLE or BALLOTS.

Opposition Ticket showed Under, % VOte'
10 BB-Trenehes Fun Of Dead Lemon
Peel hut bitterness AyeTted In
Search for GOIdnsh In a Punch Bowl
It's all over, and s, Ellis Bnggs Is the
| Oyama Of the Old Guard. Somewhere on
the plains Of defeat are Capt W. l.. Candee
and his forces, fleeing before the wrath
! Tho trenches are full Of dead lemon peel
siphons lie groanlng in the zone OF hre'
and the means Of the oorned beef sandwich,
wounded to the death, rival the shouts Of
the victorious.
The battle began at $50 o'clock last night
on the plains at Broadway and Forty
ninth street, second floor, and Waged
until II O'Clock. It was the Old Guards
greatest fight. To the roll call responded
l52 veterans, who had bled their good
money at every ball since the beginning
Venerable moths, tenants Of stin more
ancient shakos, came out Of Information
to view the terrible scene. The bartenders
Of upper Broadway trembled for the out
come, knowing their fate in case the revolu-
tionists had the day.
The first thing 70 do was TO SO that no
war CORES pondent crossed the frontier
on which both sides agreed.
The battle began. Votes few thick and
fast. Mastering for Candee came Coils.
Mann, johnson. Smith and PAR. Col
Mann galloped up In an automobile.
What hop cried the sentry. This was
not strictly military, but II was overlooked.
Col Mann did not deign q reply He rushed
to the breastworks, directed broadside
upon the Briggsites and hurried back to
the buzz car.
rs Briggs reelectedl' cried the war
correspondents. Col. MAnnd handsome
face darkened.
Not by damslte be cried, and away
he few, having added paragraph to his
tory.
Experts watching the battle could not
hazard guess as 10 the outcome until 10
o'clock, when the black, rakng craft John
sing hove into sight. II carried one huge
punch bowl hlled 10 the brim with claret
connection. The fumes OF this spread
Not according to the rules Of war
cried the Candies, recognizing Johnsing
as one Of the foe "Claret punch Is In the
same class with Greek Are and chain shot.
Objection overruled by Judge Thirst
ION 70 Punchvule!' cried Col. McEachem,
the leader Of the Briggs forces. Let no
hand falter until We have put the bowl on
tie bum"
The cry was infectious, The Candee
leaders saw their followers melt away. In
vain they initiated the popping Of corks
and the gurgle Of the grape In vain they
whispered that Major Briggs edministra-
ton had not been prosperous. The Briggs
spirit was abroad. The cold meat was fine
The picked onions were divine. The egg
sandwiches we're great Who would over
throw Briggs? The ballots fell silently
and softly, as ballots always do.
At II o'clock, when the field Of carnage
and all the participants were liz up with
enthusiasm, the tellers announced the vote:
Briggs, W; Candee, IS.
Outside, in the gloom, a little German
band was waiting. II played Aud Lang
Syne' TO funeral time. Col. McEAohern
came down and chased il away.
Somebody lied, cried the Candee revolu-
t!onists TO each other. we had more than
sixty absolute pledges"
IL seemed for an instant as though bitter
feeling mi znt pre- vail, but the news came
that there might be gold Ash in the hitherto
unsearchsd Teoasses Of the punch DO w.
and all the Guards went for It. As THE
Sun went TO press they were still dipping