Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15

juggler, and near CAN
didate for Congress, speak at
Tuesday night"
Crafty man. he. to play up the unusual.
In a region where every man is a receptive
candidate, at least, for congressional hon
ors!
Vote Batting With Vaudeville.
The vaudeville method of vote batting
grows constantly more popular. Everett
Colby. the New Jersey reformer, when
he was out for the nomination for state
senator, employed q colored quartet to
furnish the entertainment. His innovation
Is being widely copied this fall. and one
candidate has improved on 1t by providing
a sort Of open air minstrel show. This is
given in installments between speeches.
and thus presented serves to hold the
crowds to the windup. which has been in
trusted to six darkies Thus, whatever a
mans political views. he Is sent chuckling
homeward.
Taking advantage Of the fact that the
automobile is still thing Of not little
curiosity in his neck O the woods. can
didate in a rather isolated district in the
trans Mississippi country is "toting q
touring car about with him. and adverttses
free rides in 1t for men. women and chill
dren both before and after the meeting. A
Philadelphia aspirant for renewed con-
gressional honors has given his word that
between now and election day he will give
every voter who applies for 1t a free
flashing spin in his devil wagons"
No stereotyped campaign phrases or
pictures are being thrown on the screen
by the stereopticon that is part and parcel
Of the campaign baggage Of a down,east
yearner after the prefix OF m. c." At
the beginning OF the evenings entertain
ment-it came out naturally. speechifying
days-colored views of the worlds types
Of beauty are shown. Interspersed at ap-
propriate intervals-that is. when the
crowd begins to show itself weary Of
-
deadly combat and what not of a timely
and instructive nature are thrown on the
screen, the while the candidate himself
essays the role of annotator.
It Is fair to presume that the kids"
of a middle western farming district are
getting out record-breaking audiences for
one Of the candidates. He announced after
his nomination that when the campaign
handed at the door to every boy who
brought his father or some other man to
a political meeting. Politicians generally
should keep keen eye on this district
about vote-casting time: they may CLEAN
a very valuable lesson In electioneerfng.
OF course, here, there. everywhere, the
mothers are being worked" by the same
old baby kissing game. In some cases
presents of candy are accompanying the
kisses; four years ago Chicago congress
sional candidate and the other candidates
on the same ticket put up 100000 pennies.
ten in a purse. as prizes for children. At
the same mammoth gathering. which was
held in the biggest play park available,
three thousand prizes. ranging from a
house and lot to ton of coal, were dis
tributed among the women folk. And be-
sides free sandwiches, cake and ice cream
there were two bands. vaudeville. dancing
and fireworks. Did you ask where the
silver-tongued orators came in?
Candidate as "Little Father"
The various candidates in New York
citys great east side are relying not so
much on catchy speeches and pleasing en-
tertainment as their ability to impress the
voters with their power to extend the help
ing hand at all times. They are sending
the last big excursions of the fall up and
down the waters round about town, and
are providing the last big outdoor feasts
Of the year. thus proving their helpful
ness in time of play. A little later, when
the cool October days come. they will see
to 1t that shoes and other articles of cloth
ing are distributed with startling imparti-
ality to the worthy and the buns, for a
mans voter though he may be out
cast. Several years ago a candidate who
understood the Yiddish immigrant mighty
well employed physician to look after
the sick of the district. and by this and
other ingenious methods he came so near
turning the rock-ribbed region that the
east side politicians are not yet done talk
ing about It.
Only in certain districts of New York do
free excursions go out and are free feasts
spread in the parks and along the beaches.
A Brooklyn candidate for congressional
nomination thought to line up the members
of the most influential political club Of the
district and to this end sent out invitations
to his fellow members to be his guests for
an evenings fun at Coney Island. Just five
men awaited themselves Of the opportunity
to get little free amusement. The rest, In
dividually and collectively, soundly berated
the candidate for endeavoring to win their
good will in such Cheap fashion," as they
designated 1t. They could pay for their own
fun and dinner. they said: they were not
grafters or hangers-on and they'd be blow
moral or otherwise. to such a man. And
they didn't, with the result that he was
overwhelmingly defeated by a, dark horse %