Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
| TELEGRAPH JOKER,
He Knew What the Crowd Want
ed and Delivered the Goods
ELECTION RETURNS TO SUR.

Into Line In His Reports and Gave
the Boys Of the Mining Camp the
Time Of Their Lives
A funny Incident happened % the
sGht or the national election OF, lSp6
In little camp tucked away In. the
mountains OF southwestern Colorado
where the only means OF Quick com
bull'cston With the world were a sin.
xie uncertain telegraph wire aud 4 sin
gle more uncertain telegraph operator
Naturally only the mcrest scraps ~
election news reached the camp. bu,
'efore the certain news or Mckinley
election could have been got the uucer
'ain operator had fallen q victim 10 bis
iaVorite vice and, further, had falleu
beneath the table.
ihe only other person " no know any
hing about tclegraphy was shorty"
he local wit and humorlst, Who voliyl.
'eered To write out the election returns
an they Clicked Oh from the telegraph
nstrument Political sentiment way
Ansme fcr bryan. News OF his clCction
Sss not only sought. but demanded. rdI
the average American minor In as san
| lOiuCs as he IL concerning tho uncer-
laintie~ OF mining. Tho volunteer teller
apher Wus noted for All obliging dis
position. lls WIN tho genial OF tn,
| camp.
The "onTs" had placed atoreS Of
/ giant powder at various points !1hey
had cleaned and oiled their sir. shoot
ers AMI renlIed thClr cartridge belts
Bontires were ready TO 10 lighted on
the hillsideS, and natural cutluIinEm
had bneu stimulated at the Metro
| pole, the Cosmopolitan, thR F'nsliion
tie TPOcnderO and Irns pTotsntiously
named Oasc~ In thS desert OF miniuS
camp eSistCDce--Au fact. Overy prs
| Urinary 10 The gran1cst ctlRbrattOn
the san Juan country ever had knswu
| shorty Wn MOI tBe man Ia DeGlecq
nn opportunity Ike that. The 1lvN
bulletin he banded 10 the waking
crowd stated t1at New York ala Ia.
diuuU were Ga doubt xrd it luo2ed IKE
a cloee election, wIfu the chances ia
v"rnG Bryan That v'nettoSl1 tbs
crowds keen aDUcutc for returns 10
| razor ,dse Iae second huU,t.u SEM
their spirits np 0ltD leap "DFJau
has carried h4ueas. aud tAo Demo
| Gratis are claiming Iowa"
WhOCpse" lYOH tEs crowd
shorty bcnt Ills ear 20 the clickin.
| GOundeT aOI iS,. ylbed Bulletin nooa
Illinois Joins inc Bryan colgmn With
| 10000 matUrity. Indiana certain. New
York very ciOsP"
Nhcn the deafsuink chorus had dI.4d
down n young member OF lis paPty
asked III" leader Hadn't We better
begin to set of the gihntr'
Before the leader could nnsWer
Shorty rvproven him by word and
dook. Don't 90 on half cockcd.". he
said IT'S always best 10 wait uuth
you are sure Iou can't be- too con
servauye IN "A case Ike this"
After long pause, fl witch fnc
crowd displayed much impRtiencp. The
imperturbsble ana conservative shorty
transcribed bulletin No. 4. but before
passing It out NJ said
Now. boys. don't do anything rash
Wait for the actual returns"
Bulletin No. ( read. Senator Jnnes
claims Ohio ana Pennsylvania for Bry
an"
Under ordinary circumstances q
doubt might have boon sIpressSd con.
ceFBinK the probability o. such Ssah.a
reversing their political records. iy,I
'bc crowd was convinced ~ en- Ice
pending landslide for their fsrOr!,I
esd yelled with delight nov SO az
beginning 10 get the news" remarked
Shorty when the cheering cssm-d. ana
bs began 20 write tyBllsEtn No . 80
foilUTB.
Sow yoF1 gives BryaB 10000 rlu.
rsittJ indiana AOIsD Returns from
P1soonElu tDd sliDgeSSts indicate
args Democratic gains"
The eFOWd bard only The first son
i0Dcs. Shouting ChesYiHR yelling
screaming. Is broke for the stRoet
"Hold onT' called shorty Here's
another"
BuIieiln 30. q. Quay eone1dss PsBs
eyivonia o. Brysa~
Another fragment hFOks from the
c.UEd md ran down tho street shout.
sng Tie uevs. Thv new operators pen
ell YES travelling rADtdh over the "a
pef. Uhil0 NE frieL4is ard fp1oW ciri
LefH crowded clo2sly spou him and
Ie10 az 10 ETOt9 Dlbet1n 10 !. "kzFh
Hanna has locked up Heuublirsn hsss-
quarters ant gone Mons"
inc rOGr ~ tbs crowd uas drowned
~ tls9 roar o. exploding gIsDt powder.
iiulhingS sbook. wibdoga RATED. -.
comUznE1 ~ tie cTAzh q bFOgsu
gihsa. The ctiruTstOE paa Oh. 40
HbOTey BcipiyTr az EOna
JAs co.ahrstion .s4tea gJr RIO dsya
~ u-OulH setsr 8Iaetlot To- rrcu.fr (
aperSt-2 hrU rrorerr suM,irnUv
tr1weriDs urrt.S-e eu..ID .u4 sI.
hiu'ays r.tH-. Innzf Go vs
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