The sun., 1905-09-06
IN RUNNIN', SAYS PLUNKITT.
THE OTHERS IN THE FIFTEENTH
THINK THEY ARE.

Some ro::t:cs--Tno Father of Tame
many Makes an Grafton on Jobs.
George Washington Plunkitt is a re-
former He Is not tight wad. On the
contrary, his right hand never knows whom
his left hand doeth. He is not old. He
can walk to Tammany Hall and back faster
than The McManus, Johnnie Dordan or the
Dutchman name forgotten) who is said
! to be running for district leader in the
Fifteenth
These facts were revealed at the first gun
OF Plunkitt's campaign for leader Of the
Fifteenth Assembly District, which was
fired last night at Washington Hall. 1t was
a meeting Of the Hon. George WIS general
committee.
-Yes, I've made my start said Plunkitt.
Took of my coat to show 'em. No, I
amt worrying. They amt running.
They're standing still. Only one man
running in this district. Same old man
that's been running for forty years. Have
cigar while you're talking. Put this baby
in your pocket
The baby was pamphlet entitled George
W. Plunkitt; How He Become self-Made
Man; Read His Record
That's has-been,' said the Hon. George
W. Just file 1t away for reference SOS
you'll know who I was when that Dor
Dor-what's the name Of that young
fellow that's running for exercise around
the ooner2 Dordan-thats the name
when that Dordan gets elected president.
Folks will want to know about the old
man. That pamphlet amt going out on
the street this time. There's my vote
getter-a neat little card with George w.
Plunkitt for district leader on 1t. They
don't have to know no more In this district.
Don't have to describe Plunhtt to them
"Is McNlanus holding a meeting here
Tonight" asked the SUN reporter timldly.
-Here1 Where?" asked Mr.. Rlunkitt
an the district"
1Oh, thought you meant Washington
Hall. He amt holding a meeting in WASH
ington Hall You can put that in your
paper and nobody's going to sue you for
libel. He's held the last meeting he's ever
going to hold in Washington Hall. This
is Tammany in the Fifteenth. See? The
rest don't know what they are. They
amt Tammany.
aDid YOU know they've wrote book about
me? They have. just out. l haven't
read it yet, but I'm buying twenty copies
people in this district that's reviewing
torchlieht PROFESSIONS tonight who could
learn a heap out OF that book. l name
no names, but they amt running. They're
Forty years Why. was in the Legis-
latur with Tweed and | beat him. | was
with Boss Kelley. and | beat him. Croker
said to ME
The world may never know what Croker
said to George Washington Plunkitt, be-
cause Just then the Tammany stalwarts
of the Fifteenth raised a hearty cheer and
one cheer more, and the Father of Ameri-
can Politics strode forward, removing his
pearl gray war bonnet.
After requesting that the gentlemen
stop smokng-he'd stopped himself, and
it was hard on em all-he spoke as follows:
Il thank each and every one of you from
the bottom of my heart for the success
of the great picnic given by the people
of the West Side. 1t was one OF the grandest
things seen for many. many years. Sixty
carloads Of people were sent up there, and
sixty carloads were sent back. We didn't
march the children round and charge 'em
Is cents to advertise somebody. We done
-Dordan!" said a voice from the platform,
under cover OF rounds Of applause.
Il amt naming no names. said George
W., sotto voce, He went on:
I'VE didn't have an accident Of any kind.
You call me father. I've endeavored to
be kind father. l never had to 60 away
| for my health
"McManus!" said the voice.
"Iname no names. said George W.. aside.
.The people Of the West Side gave me all
got. How much nobody's going to know
until turn up my toes. Two weeks from
now. they tell me, there's going to be cam
paiRn Get out and make 1t the grandest
light Of your lives.
Plunkitt. His eye SHINES over that which
it shouldn't shine on. N1'd let this district
be a bedhouse to satisfy some OF the blackest
scoundrels on earth I'd be all right. II
I'd let the bootblacks and the peanut women
man. That's the only thing that can be
brought up against me-
In pointing his remarks George w.
stamped on every toe on the platform.
How about the Jobs in 7, thls sr dist.iet IT,
Tor it, Folks with IS, 600 jobs won't go to
committee meetings. They won't hustle.
| They go away every summer on vacations
take that 5000 and split it up. take
four seven dollar Jobs There's more
men hired by the city from the Fifteenth
than from any other district in the city
and more girls too: Don't ryS you believe
more than most Of you fellows.
Say, what want you fellows to do is
to treat me the same as ID treat you II you
was in trouble. Stay by the polls. If you
was IN trouble and I went away. you
! wouldn't take no excuse.
-Thanking you, remain yours truly"
That's the fight, all right" said George
Washington, as he sat down. ~ IA allow
filth and dirt here there wouldn't be no.
body thinking he was making run against
old 'Punkitt,"
After which John D. Meyers sawed of
a few to prove that George w. isn't tight
wad. Also, that he isn't old.
"If the people who want to Oslericize
him would take walk with him to Tam
many Hall they'd want to be Oslericized
themselves before they got back" said
Mr.. Myer. He's a tight wad, is he? Well,
it would be good thing II some Of the
alleged candidates around this district
we're tight wads. They'll wish they kept
their money after the primaries"
Senator Plunkitt's charities are wn-
ostentatious, according to Mr.. Myer. II
you're in trouble, he's sure bail and he
always lands you that job.
When Mr. Myer was through Plunkitt
pounded with his gavel and pointed to-
ward the Tallahassee Club, whose band
had been waving Dordan tunes through
the window for half an hour.
Meeting adjourned" said Punktt go
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