Evening journal., 1916-05-31
BILL JONES, SANDTOWN STATESMAN,
TALKSOYER DEMOCRATIC STTUATIONWITH
HARRY 7. GRAHAM, STATE CHAIRMAN
Thomas F. BayardS Candidacy for United States Senator
and l. Irving Handy'S Refusal to Support ii, Dis
cussed in its Intimate Relations in RaSkObS Sunken
Garden Following the Impressive Dedication Of the
New Public Building in This City.

Of these yeer stickin'. lastin'. kronlcb
smiles that won't KUN off. In facki
hits so kronick that he's skeered Ia
go to funeral fer feer that the rela-
tives Of the deceased will think he's
a-laughin' at them in there greet.
sez. Hello. Harry" He SEE, "Hel-
10, Bill!" ] sez, "How's yore liver?
He sez. "Kwite aktive. thank yu-
how's yorn?" I SEE, "Jist little tor
pid. but hits CROWN more aktlve as
the kampane heets up. There hain't
nuthin' like politikel heet fer a tor
pid liver. An speekin' OF pollyticks
Harry. KNOWN as how you're cheer
man Of the Dimmykratick Kounty
Kommittee. allows as how I'd like
to tawk over the polltikel situashun
with yu. OF korse. I'm a Republican
an you're a Dimmykrat. but there
haln't no reesen fer us to fall out an
kwit speekin' this erly in the yeer
Things hain't frightened up so we
KANT talk to each uther with abso-
loot frankness."
He sez. bill, you've maid a mis-
take" | SEE. How SOP He sez. 81
hain't cheerman of the Dimmykratick
Kounty Kommittee no more. I've
been permoted. I'm cheerman OF the
Dimmykratick Stait Sentrel Kommit-
tee" sez. Hoo permoted yu?" He
sez. "Willerd an a kombinashun of
circumstances. I sez. Permit me Ia
kongratulate yu." He SEE. Not yit
Bill; not yit." sez. Il thot Tom By
erd wuz chareman of yore Stait Sen
/ trel Kommittee." He sez. 80 he wuz
Bill: so he wuz But he resined. an
Willerd told me J had better take the
/ job" 4 sez. AN so the hole fate oI
the Dimmykratick party in this yeel
Stait is a-restin' rite on them there
shoulders OF yorn2" He sez. Yes
Bill. rite on these yeer shoulders o
mine" sez, "Haint hit funny how
feller will go rite up in politike
life an wot a load he'll try to tote ?
He sez. BILL hit wuz thisaway
The derned Dimmykratik bees got u
skwirten' Sennytoryel honey into th'
he'd OF Stait Cheerman Tom Pyerc
until he kudn't see nuthin' in th'
nolitikel situashun but hissol an thu
] GenUlloI.tl AoE9. We hdh W uldht
change. Willerd told me to take th'
Job. dun hit, an, Bill, take hit frun
me, hits helltu Iced a ferlorn hope.
I sez. els Tom Byerd a-gOin' to gil
the nommynashun fer YoOnited Stats
Sennyter?" He sez. Hits a little too
erly yit fer me or ennyboddy else 4
prognostikate. There's sum OF oui
fellers hoo seems TO think as how then
Sennytoryel bees is a-puttin more
wax than honey into that there he'd o
hissen. / don't know about that. be
kaws I hain't lOokt into the hive re
J sently: but as a generel proposishuI
I I think yu1l agree with me that hit'i
bad fer a feller hoo's huntin' fer an
offs to git the inside of his he'd al
waxed up. spechelly wen he thinks
the offs is a family legasy. long over
doo."
! sez. Harry. has his kandidasy at
trackted much attenshun?' He sez
HAS hit? Where have yu bin? DON
yu reed the noospapers?' I sez
'Wenever kin git the time" He seq
"Ha'n't you saw the letter L. ErviT
/ Handee rote?' I SEE "No: wOt did
Erwin say?" He sez. Hits wun %
these yeer polltikel klassicks. I don
reckollect the ecksakt wurds but hi
went sumthin' like this Mi deer Ton
-Yore esteemed faver, sskin' me {,
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