South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-05
1t Was Sure Some Night When
The Adding Machine Choked

ed from curb TO curb with an animat-
ed crowd. A thin man had difficulty
III making any progress through it.
A fat lady couldn't make any prog
ress at all. Cheer after cheer arose
as various bulletins were posted.
Those on the outskirts who couldn't
see the bulletins were continually
nudging a neighbor and asking how
does Councilman So-and-SO stand
now?" They We're invariably met with
a query as to who in blazes was city
judge. Almost simultaneously with
the announcement that Keller had
sufficient votes to assure his election,
NewsTimes boys clambered into the
street with hoarse and insistent cries
OF "EXTRA-keller Elected-EX-
TRA!"
At this juncture we scurried out to
find Keller. IT. was a long walk to
his house. Time was precious. From
a row of deserted automobiles we Sc
lected the most dOcile and amenable
TO reason and tipped to his house. He
had just been taken away in an au-
tOmObile. Mrs. Keller, however, met
us at the door and was as happy as a
lark. A lark is the happiest think
there is. Her little son pranced to
the door He couldn't restrain his
glee. ''Daddy's mayor-daddy's may
orr" he shouted. 1t was good to see.
We headed our mount for the citi-
zen headquarters. We arrived short
" after the victorious candidate. We
shot up the stairs. ignoring all but the
top middle and last steps. We hur-
tied through the door. young man
was coming out in the same manner.
We met. We stopped. He said
"darnl" We said darn" We picked
up our hat and continued. Huzzahs
and applause reverberated down the
long corridors. 1t would have been
no trouble for blind man TO find the
citizen headquarters.
There Was the Winner.
There, on the platform, surrounded
by a surging crowd Of exubefant ad-
mirers, stood the victorious candidate.
He was besieged for a speech. He
raised his hand for silence. Silence
followed. He was quite overwhelm-
ed. Tears stood in his eyes. He
smiled his boundless pleasure. Then
he spoke This is a great honor
This is a tremendous honor. I can't
express myself. 1 am overwhelmed!''
And so on. Listening respectfully, we
waited until he had finished, and then
in the thunderous ovation that fol-
lowed we elbOwed cur way forward TO
grasp his hand. Extending our hand,
said we: Mr.. Keller, 1 want 10 be
among the first TO congratulate you.
Nobody is gladder than l be-" The
great man turned 10 see what was
making the noise and spying the
amt Kelleri I'm Bill Happr
amt Keller? TmB H. Happi"
OF course Mr.. Keller was located
eventually. He occupied a modest
position at the edge Of the platform.
He was silent but smiling and we
knew as happy as a hoy with a little
red wagon. We congratulated him.
He was very gracious. We are mighty
glad Mr. Keller is elected.
Next we scOOted over TO the city
hall. The city hall was comparative
" quiet Nobody said hOoray. But
somebody asked me for match.
Assuming a fitting air Of gloom. we
edged our way 10 the mayors -office.
We had expected 10 see Pat Joyce
moping behind the book shelves. We
had even thought Of bringing him
some flowers But we didn't need 10.
Pat sat in there. smiling. He caught
our eve and smiled wider: he waved
his hand cordially. Anyone might
think II was payday Pat was sp-
parently just as happy. and didn't ap-
pear in the least perturbed. Well,
when YOU are skun. it's nice 10 be able
10 take II gracefully.
Now. about the Mexican situation.