The sun., 1919-11-05
MIR. KELLY'S SUGAR
SWEETENS G. @. P.
"Hon. Jimmy" Forgets Ital-
ians Are Italians Before
Being Tammanyites.
LA GUARDIA GETS VOTE
Republicans in 18th District
Increase From the Usual
Three to 22O.

Mr. Kelly. who used to be known
everywhere and to everybody as Jimmy.
but who Is now known and respected as
the Honorable James Kelly because he Ia
the Democratic captain Of the Seven
teenth Election District Of the Second
Assembly District, put his political foot
In II yesterday.
Two or three weeks before every cleo
tion time the heart Of the Honorable
James and the heart OF Tammany begin
to bleed great drops of sympathy and
commisseration for the poor. down
trodden. eighty dollar a week iaborers Of
the Seventeenth District, which is
bounded. by the way. by Grand, Eliza
beth, Hester. the Bowery, Canal and
Lafayette streets. and where italian is
spoken almost exclusively excepting at
night school. This bleeding continues
throughout the campaign, but always on
Election Day the Honorabis James
reaches such a stage that ne feels I'm
PEELED to give something away. This
has always been safe procedure, be-
cause normally there are 500 Democratic
votes In the district and three outcasts
who persist In being different and vote
the Republican ticket.
Two years ago there was q coal short
age and the Honorable James gave away
$1,000 worth of coal. This year the
scarcity was Of sugar. and tho Honorable
James decided that little bag contain
ing three and a hals pounds of sugar
would be Just about the ticket and no
more than the voters would expect from
him and from Tammany. II happened
that the Honorable James had recently
come into possession Of 1900 pounds OF
sugar. the gift of the Arbuckle Sugar
Rehneries as testimonial for his share
In breaking a recent strike at that plant
Tell the people," proclaimed the Hon.
James, that after they have voted they
can come to my place, and each and
every voter will be given q bag OF sugar
to take home with him You can even
tell the three Republicans to come. too.
will give them sugar. even though they
do vote as II they were half-witted or
someth ng."
The word went out, and the people
came In droves and carried away the
Hon. James's sugar. and the voters came
and sought to learn whether they would
get the sugar regardless Of how they
voted.
How I got to vote to get the sug?"
asked one earnest italian.
why. my dear fellow" answered the
Hon. James. who Is a man Of few words,
Il haven't the slightest intention of die
tating to you the manner in which you
conscience tells you to vote vote as a
free born American citizen, and cast
your ballot for the man you think best
fitted for the once. How can you vote
II It comes % that? Amt this q Demo-
cratic strict and amt It going to stay
that way?"
"An right" said the voter; II make
my vote like you say. an then / come
back an get the sug."
So all the people went away and voted
Gs their consciences dictated, and then
they came and got the Hon. JameSs
sugar. Now ordinarily the Hon. James
is an exceedingly astute person. but
when he conceived that grand scheme Of
giving out the sugar yesterday he over
looked just one little thing. That Was
that the district has always been over
whelm ngly Italian, and that an Italian
Is an Italian before he is anything else.
Blood In thicker than water. and the
voters accepted the Hon Jamess sugar
with many thanks. and then went and
voted for La Guardia against Moran. the
Tammany candidate. for President of the
Board Of Aldermen When the votes
were counted last night Moran had
polled go votes in the district and La
Guardia 22o.
The home of many a. La Guardia sup
porter was happier last night because
of the forethousht Of the Hon James In
handing out free sugar.