New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
CH|NEE, HIM FOR 7. R.
R,,t Mr.. Nam, Merchant, Denies
Any Campaign Contribution.
COLONEL "GUESSES RIGHT"
peclares Plenty Bad Judge
"Chum- Chums" with Big
Chinatown Gambler.

oman Yick Nam, wealthy merchant and
,-,.,d of many national and local officials.
,.t cross-legged upon $1,000 Samsu cere-
or,al urn in a big Japanese store at No.
90 west Houston street yesterday even
loo and with a copper bull moose in
,,s buttonhole denied that he had con-
,rin,,ted any money to the third term
rortv A name. however, strikingly SINH
lar ~ his uncommon one. was on the list
80 contributors to the campaign fund of
that party
There seems to be whole lot OF things
going on in both national and local poll
tics that Quan Wick Nam absolutely dis
on,royes Of Also there are lot or
movements and suggestions spoken Of by
certain extremely vigorous man that
Mr. Nam most thoroughly approves Of
hut all in all, II was gathered that the
merchant believes this country had seen
better days by far In speaking OF the
recall Of judges he said
That's welly smart man stunt of T. K.
No all samee guess all time right. Eveiy-
where bad judge who no b'long on chair
Ne see plenty judge who get whole lots
had money. Just samee like one judge
here. He all time mix UP with Chinee'
He get him house plenty chock~ full
costly Chinee ornament. He chum-chum
all time alongside big Chinee. All time
Chinee gambler come before him. Chinee
gambler he no mind Judge cause judge
him set free and go gamble gain. Him
nlentv bad fudge and no b'long on chair.
Recall Of Judge fine ting. Other ouoge
him lock UP Chinee gambler all time.
Mclean p'litics too plenty stink
Before continuing Guam Yick Nam medi-
tated and licked out a tune with the tips
OF his very long finger nails upon the edge
of his Samsu seat.
Wilson man. him no good he said.
Him got big scheme. Tart, he plenty Dig
man all right, but no long side T. X
Tart lack courage to act like T. r., but
all samee great. But him not win back
chair" shaking his head with such great
conviction that his little cap nearly tum-
bIed off. "Bime by Tart he topple over
all his votes to Wilson and mebby, p'haps
beat T. r.
"Mavor Gaynor, him fault for Chinee
gambling all time. He no low policee
man go In Chinee place If haven't got
warrant. How can police man get In
Chinee gambling? You get In Chinee
gambling? No. Devery he one time call
inspector into his office and beat desk
You got to clean up distlict quick. II
policee man can't get in then you go
Chinee gambling and bang-bang right in.
That's what Devery say. Now can policee
man get in Chinee gambling? NO.
Deyery no here now and so judge got
him house all chock full swell Chinee
ornament"
Guam Yick Nam takes issue with "Bilf
Finn for remarking that he has spent a
fortune IN supporting his party. 'Mebbie'
said he. "'Bili' Finn spend whole lot
money and mebby he got some yet. T. K
him ought TO make BIZ Finn show over
all his books and records and papers
Mebbie him spend whole lot money and
mebbie not So"
Mr.. Nam said that he had intimately
known Theodore Roosevelt ever since the
colonel was Police Commissioner. He
also Qulctly COHlcSbcu liidb hS iAhu ANNS'N
many wordy battles with the Chinese both
here and in the West for not appreciating
T. r. as did he. "Chinee man he no can
understand T. r. Him too many" quoth
the merchant.
While Guam Yick Nam is waiting for his
new store to be opened in Chinatown he
is making little money on the side In
Wall Street he said