New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-28
CHAMBERS PIGS, $4,000
And NOT DELIVERED YET.
Andrezr &. Znbriskie Learns Some
Things about Dutchess Politics.

| Things about Dutch6SS fOHttcS'
Poughkeepsie Oct Z7 (SpeciaD--"Hogs IS hoss
in Dutchess County in this campaign and every
mothers son in this Congress district Is wondering
| when Sheriff Bob" Chanler-"Brother BOD Is
| going to send those two pigs to Zabriske
Fifteen thousand dollars is a "toleraole hign
price to pay for two pigs. but that Is the price
| according TO the Democratic stove committee
down at the county jail, that Andrew Z Zaorlskie
Democratic candidate for Congress IN the z4st Dis-
| trict against Hamilton Fish, paid But EaDrlsde
! didn't get the pigs
It is matter OF present day local history tnac
| sherir Bob" Chanler has developed a case OF
/ glass Ieg-that is say, the kind OF leg tnat
can't be pulled Sheriff "Bob's" leg, MI ZaorisKle
elastic member and the two pigs furnish col
! interesting story
| On account Of the sherirs glass leg, that
couldn't be pulled. the leg OF Nj Zaortskie' that
| could be, levied upon
| You're tust the huckleberry" said the Shern
| TO Mr. Zabriskie 1.-The people know hign-
| brow when they see one and you're IT, You
will grace the halls Congress and chisel your
name the tablets of fame in indelible ink
You mixed the metaphors, but your meaning
is clear, said Mr.. Zabriske. after inquirins what
! Congress district 1t was he lived in.
To make long story short and to jump 10 an
incident following the nomination Of Mr.. zabriskie
| the Sheriff remarked day:
"Oh. by the way, Zsbriskie I forgot TO men
/ ton that the boys Will expect a e1D
scription from you-not a big one. butch, we'll
! you know what to give. You know we We got TO
have some money
Certainly certainly. for posters and like that
| said Zabrisde.
Yes, yes; I knew you'd understand said the
sheriff.
| About how much did you say? asked the candi-
/ date
''oh. not much said Bob" softly; not much
I guess $4,000 will do"
I ring nv
/ party of the second part at this spot IN the m
terviev but after IT all over the sherlr SAID
with his cheerful have-one-on-ne smile: ana
say, old man. I'm going TO send you Two pigs LOT
/ your big barbecue the 21st-"
! Fifteen thousand hard dollars is more real
! money than ths Democrats Of Duchess County
had seen in fifteen years until the Chanlers began
running for Office. and the Republicans turned
! green with envy they witnessed the increased
/ circulation.
| Then came the barbecue at Red Hook Village on
/ Wednesday, with Mr. Zabriskte the chief live
/ attraction and with the 1,6oo-pound or holding
/ him close second dead one 1t was grand
/ time for Red Hook There were the Red Hook
! Band, the Nst Regiment Band Of Poughkeepsie
/ the Orrnsbee Engine Company, the De Peyster
/ Hose Company, the Robert W Chanler and Grff-
/ fng Hose companies and the Blithevood Guards
| organized by Mr.. Zabriskie IN sudden burst Of
! inspiration. Sheriff Bob" he gazed at the
bedizened patriotism, sang the oldunns ditty:
| As they marched through town
with their banners so gay
To the band play
| But the parade, gentle reader, was not all The
| barbecue vas the thing Music, poetry and motion
| are evanescent but roast is 'fllin'' That Is
| what sher4E ChanIer said and It goes 4 local
poet rose to the occasion the following descrip-
| ton:
| The roasting process eppet!zing melody TO
| fully two thousand pairs OF human nost-tls- As
sFz
/ an aroma 1T for the gods inhale It was caught
| IN the capers Of the playful October winds and
/ waited every corner Of the field Clans when
the bake opened have their odor, but II IS but
| tantaHxtng Whit even when scented with the smell
! OF green corn the suggestive delcacy Of lobster
| and the atmosphere OF sweet potatoes, compared
with the delicious odor that comes from the roast
ing Of 800 pound OK as II comes literally
sweeping over an open field tired OF march
| ing and women aglov with excitement Of novelty
and gala day, not TO speak Of the children whose
easily quickened appetites become living demands
at the first sniff Of the odor Of the barbecue"
There only thing lacking, and even that
was temporarily forgotten in the midst Of the re-
toictng. There delivery OF those Chanler
/ pigs. Nj Zabriske down for short speech,
| ard he checred 70 the OK tail. as It were.
| His voice quavered at time he thought Of
| the non-deivery Of the pigs, but It gathered
| resonance as he went TO tell his friends Of the
| beauties Of the Hst Congress District and OF how
| # could be served by Congressman IN sympathy
/ with the people
It was thought by some that the pigs would turn
/ up before the end OF the feast and cIarnor for
/ iraulolation at the zabrtskie shrine But they
/ didn't come
It is said that after the barbecue Sheriff Bob
and the candidate walked forth under the open sky
/ together, cornnuning and that M Zabriskie with
| as much 1elicacy as possible under the circur1-
! stances, asked:
Il thought you were going to send those pigs"
oh, that's all right, old man" said the Sheriff
/ you know you're going 10 run again"