The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-01
MAYOR JTM'S LIVELY NIGHT.
Told Mayor I'M Something AbOu
Promise and Performance.

Told Mayor Dunno Something About
Promise and Performance.
The headquarters OF Bryan's home folks
up at the Victoria was all alive yesterday
with reports Of what Cowboy Jim Dahlman,
the Mayor OF Omaha, had lone the night
before. One Nebraskan after another
slapped his friends on the back, gave a
bass chortIe that began somewhere In his
cowhide boots and said. We'll, I swan.
just like that demned buckaroo from the
North Platte, warn't it?" 1t appears hat
Mayor Jim got so plumb locoed with the
10Y Of being a friend Of Bryan that he Just
went out after the big Bryan meeting. las
seed a cab horse. and two policemen on
Fifth avenue, sOrter put his foot in It with
Mayor Dunno Of Chice9R: YIN thai a
here days, and ended up with all but being
arrested by one of these here policemen.
This is the. way il happened. Mayor
Jim foregathered after the meeting with
Mayor Tom johnson OF Cleveland and a
friend Of his who proved to be Mayor Dunno
of Chi a went into a grub house in Fifth
avenue near the Garden for to have some
of this here broiled live lobster.
Mayor Jim in the course Of the talk went
on to remark that what the boys want OF
public ofishuls these days is the goods.
Now don't write nothin' when l kill a
hen tracks across il. 'Nothjn' DOM
That's enough, and it's all they want: I
tell you it amt red tape and il amt promises
and it amt campaign dokiments the boys
want these days; it's jest the goods"
Right here a rather weary expression
came over the face Of Tom Johnson friend
Tom johnson voiced a similar sentiment
and Mayor Dunno felt impelied to say that
he, az Mayor, had found that the people OF
Chicago are tired Of red tape and they want
tho Goods too and not nrOmi6pR."
Are you the Mayor Of Chicagof' said
Mayor Jim aghast. We'll, l shore didn't
mean no offence by what said and here's
my hand on that
The incident passed on in a iavoring
| breeze-from Old Kentucky. II was after
this that Mayor Jim went out, and on q wager
lassoed the cab horse, the two policemen
and narrowly escaped being arrested.
Jim Dahlman eheerfully admitted that
these stories were true yesterday, but
Mayor Brown and the rest Of the seven
Democratic Mayors from Nebraska were
all cloudy-browed over the newspaper re-
ports that all Of the Democratic seven
had been out with Jim in the adventure.
you see," said Mayor F. W. Brown OF
Lincoln yesterday afternoon. The folks
at home don't Understand these things.
When they see 'Tenderloin cop coupled
with our names, they instantly begin TO
imagine things. Now Jim doesn't care,
OF course. Those people up in the North
Platte, why you can say hhytnIhB @Dout
them. But, what do you suppose my
wife's going TO think when abe sees II, and
whatH she say when l get homer
And miner" said Mayor Burke Of Friend
And mine?" quaverd Mayor Uhlig OF
David City.
The Nebrasksns wandered about pro-
m~iscuously, like so many thirsty MAYER
icks." said one OF them. Many OF the
a.uad went TO Central Park, the art galleries
md out n general sightseeing tours. There
was a general air Of thirsty expectancy fol-
the happy time when they would have theil
neighbor, Bryan. with them once more ano
whirl him home to the real reception.