New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

his home one Sunday to deliver sermon
DIR. Lincoln Is a Republican. He paired for
the occa sion with Richard +. Hearn, who
runs a liquor store and hotel in Buffalo.
Assemblyman Gottfried Wende. of Buf-
.falo, thought he'd go home one Friday
afternoon. He arranged a pair with As
semblyman Jesse Phillips. Republican, OF
Allegany County.
Next day Wende appeared in his seat
Phillips also was AT his desk as usual. In
quiry ELECTED this explanation from Wende:
We'll. YOU see. | know Phillips pretty
well. and | could not afford 10 take any
chances" Strict adherence 10 truth, how
ever, demands the recording OF the tact
that each man missed his train and de-
cded To wait until Saturday night
1t was Wende who gave a description Of
the deadlock in speech one day which
set both sides by the ears for several days.
This reminds me-" said he. "of the
glutton who was swallowing an egg 10
which the hen had been giving more than
sufficient attention. While the egg was
going down his throat the chicken com
menced to peep But the gfutton spoke
Too late, too late, YOU ought To have
spoken sooner You have gone down.
Organization men and insurgents nearly
came To blows over the Interpretation OF
his story. They couldn't figure out whether
he meant Sheehan was too rotten TO swal-
low, or the insurgents half-ha tched chick
ems. had peeped too late after the Tam
many tiger had swallowed them. Wende is
something Of a mischief maker, and refused
enlightenment
There are three Sullivans in the Legis
lature-"BiG Tim" head OF the Clan Sui
Ivan OF the Bowery: Christy. his cousin
and faithful follower. and John L.. OF
Dunkirk. During the balloting for Senator
one day, as the clerk of the Assembly was
going down through the SIS. Big Tim"
leaned over TO Chrsty and in stage whis-
per. which carried half way across the
chamber, said
Bow your head in shame. Chris. There's
Republican Sullivan going to vote next"
As the Republican Sullivan east his bal
lot for Chauncey NJ. Depew the Democratic
Sulli,ans set up groan Of simulated sor
row and Indignation which almost broke up
the proceedings.
Speaker Frisbie used to- have "A way OF
greeting the sergeant-at-arms with set
speech When ne announced the presence or
the Lieutenant Governor and the Senate
for the MONDAY ballot. 1t ran this way:
The sergeant at arms Will escort 1.-The
Lieutenant Governor to the Speakers desk
and the Senate to their accustomed seats
on the floor"
Some ribald spirit one day caugh, a
twist in II which the Speaker hadn't in
tended. perhaps from the fact that there
was An unusual shortage of chairs for the
honorable the Senate that day. lie started
II howl OF laughter which was caught up
by everybody. The next day the Sneaker
changed his formula
Not the least amusing phase OF the Sena
torship deadlock was the peculiar political
Affiliations II produced. William James
conners OF Buffalo. better known ms
"Fingey" conners. was against Sheehan for
Senator simply because Charles Francis
Murphy, NJ Tammany. was for him. Con-
ners, il viii he recalled, surrendered the
chairmanship ~ the Democratic State COM
mittee ~ the urgent, emphatic reaues, OF
Murphy and Thomas Mott Osborne organ
izer and leading spirit IN the Democratic