The sun., 1908-08-09
PLUNKIlT TO SENATE AGAIN
A SINFUL DEAL WITH M'MANUS,
ACCORDING TO BILLY LEE.

But II Has Chrked Up the Old Man and
Makes Him Confident That He's Alive
Folks Had Called Him . Dead One
and Recommended Premature Burial.
A foolish little sunray darted over the
roof Of the Washington apartment house
last evening, lit on the 5000 diamond
anchored firmly In the bosom Of George
Washington Plunkitt's boiled shirt and
broke all to pieces.
Mr.. PUNK tits diamond shone no moro
radantly than Mr. Plunkitts oountenanoe,
for the old man of the Eleventh district
is back again in politics and slated for the
Senatorship to succeed Senator the Hon.
The McManus, owner Of the only pink Van
Dyke in the gashouse country.
It's no secret along Ninth avenue that
PUNK and The McManus have made 1t up
and are to fight shoulder to shoulder at
the primaries next September, Mr.. Plunkitt
agreeing to help MoManus retain the
Tammany leadership of the Eleventh, Mr..
McManus handing over the senatorship in
return.
George Washington P. was very chary
Of discussing the alliance. which has excited
the district tremendously, but he said he
would have statement Of importance to
hand out on August Is, Until then, re-
marked the great apostle of honest graft,
he preferred to remain in scholarly OBJ
scurity.
But, If you want tip said PUNK, 'bet
all the two to one you can get. with your
finger up all the time. that the old man will
be there this fall like the oowcatcher of
locomotive. They thought they had me
- Unn Il. l., C,,I
train licked two dips who tried to mace
me for my diamond. workin' the old coat
game, kicked EN- In the shins and told 'em
to try their tricks on some old guy. That
shows whether PUNK Is an old man or not.
Just forty years ago this fall Bill Tweed
got me into politics, run me against Alec
Ward for Assemblyman in the old Seven-
teenth district, and came lopin' under the
wire 1900 to the good, That's a pretty
good omen. son. what dye think?
4When you sse me shed this rock In my
shirt front and can the gold watch that q
grateful constituency presented me with.
then you'll know that PUNK is ready for the
junk heap. Them jewels are the mark Of
because the people demand it. They arc
still proud Of PUNK and his rich minerals,
and they're gettin pretty sick OF the ragged
tailed bunk artists that have been shootin
The bull into ass em ans for o5 three
to represent them
It Was Mr. Billy Lee who once went ten
rounds to q draw with Matty Matthews,
when Matty was q champion at that, who
gave the big news to the Eleventh district
last night from a cart tail at Eleventh
avenue and Forty-sixth street Mr.. Lee
oaptained the home guards for Plunk at
the primaries, last fall when MeManus
Lee is out now against both MeManus and
Plunkitt. declaiming against such an unholy
alliance.
Fire balls from the Roman candles criss-
crossed over Mr.. Lees head; and the night
he called on the people to arise and smite
Plunkitt McManus & Co. There was a
pretty good sized crowd too, and Mr.. Lees
very frank allusions to Senator MoManus
a1S Can % yoa beat si iss aa shouted Billy, swing
ing his big arms until you could fairly hear
the whizE. What are you people made
q. anywsyr First yy3, yS3a IL let s PUNK. the
for years, then you fail Tor. MeManus's
rough stuff. You let this pink whiskered
I bird from Forty-ninth street. who calls
himself the King Of Ninth avenue and the
hobnailed boots. Amt you got any spunk
in your What has McManus done for you
since he's been Leader2'
e Mot a damned thin gl' some one called
0cs Yoars salns''H;h light. shouted Billy Lee. so
this pair of hunks line up together now
because IL they didn't they'd both be
trimmed separately. McManus knows he'd
get beat IL he ran for Senator again: and
without McManus. Oh. it's fine frameup.
it is! l heard Phnlitt say he wouldn't
give cuss to be leader any more. that
what he wanted was TO go back to the
Walter Comerford, Billy Lees right hand
man, who Is adorned by hughesette on
each cheek. opined that the only way to
beat the game was to make Billy Lee the
cheer and another brilliant display OF
MIR. Paddy Blute, who is the landlord OF
little bar in Ninth avenue, between Fifty.
heard heard Of W the MoManus-Punkitt alliance,
but he didn't believe all he heard.
-You see, kid" said Paddy Bluts, 'Plunt
is dead one and there's no use tryin TO
get him to 60 the distance No amount OF
in the City Hall the other day, and says.
PUNK. whyn't you 60 TO California, whore
you could be pickin' oranges and playin'
tn horses, instead Of rammin' around here
claimin' to be DemmycratY
And PUNK says, Paddy, am DENNY |
crat.'
Nix, l said. You give q, 900 iron men
to help Hearst and the Republicans beat
Owen Bowen for the Assembly last year
Il amt knockin' anybody concluded
Mr.. Blute, bending a shrewd face over q
nickel's worth Of beer, but there's whole |
lot of folks in this district what's tired Of |
bein' made marks for fellies what play both |
ends against the middle and then want to |
grab the middle too. Dye get me, Kid?'
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