South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

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wall ever Just because Cen Rom
piro AMT Don Juan-on-th-srdt the
other crowd amt at work. They're
as fun OF apa ny as territorla'
delerate during the chaplain pray
er Now. we want 90 lnii '.N.'
1fttle hot stuff iu tho waF OF CAM
paigning. and Wen surf.- e''
the polls go .f.o,1-
to- asks.
--ar s,frpriqcd wen set The orators
c, orr side out every night 70 Iltr.
speeches IN the native unEp.
bavo torrhlfeht parades under the
sbade az the palms. and free drinks.
md buy up all the brass bano5. ~
course and-weu. I'll aurn the
babv- kissing over TO you, Sully-I We
seen lot Of en-
What else?' says I.
why. you know says Denver.
sy-o cot the heelers out with crackly
tg-o-enots and coal-tickets. and or
dere for groceries. and have couple
80 ufcuica out under the oanyan-
+reas and dances IN the hremen
naII-a1d the usual things Bul lhe
ersf ot All. Sully. I'm going 70 nave
me BIGGEST clam-bake down on the
beach that was ever seen south OF
the tropic OF capricorn. uguI ~
that out from the start Wen slull
the whole town and the jungle lo DIN
for r,iles around with clans. IhaI
the frst hing on the program. Sup
nose YOU go out now. and make the
ARRANGEMENTS for that / want 70
look over the estimates the general
r,aAo on the vote IN the coast DIS
Il had learned some Spanish IN
Mexfco. 30 I goes out, as Denver
eays. and IN Is minutes I come back
TO headquarters .,-,-
"Tf there ever was clam IN TINS
country nobody ever saw It, says.
Great sky-rocketsl' says Denver,
with his mouth and eyes open. NO
CLAIMS? How IN the-who ever saw
a country without clams2 What kind
OF a-how's an election TO be pulled
or without a clam-bake, I'd Ike 70
know Are you sure there's no
clans, Sully7'
Not even a can says
The for God sake 90 out and try
20 md out what the people here do
eat We've go 70 III EN- up with
grub Of some Kind
Il went out again. Sully was man
aRsr. In half an hour I gets back
srhav eat says I, tOrtillas. cas-
sax,a carne de chivo. artoz con pello.
aoouacates. Zapates. yucca, and sue
"a man that would eat them
things says Denver, getting little
mad. ought to have his vote chal-
I'm A few more days the campaign
managers from the other towns
came sliding into Espirtu our
Headquarters was a busy place. we
had an interpreter and ice-water,
and drinks. and cigars. and Denver
flashed the generals roll 80 often
that il got 80 small you couldn't have
bought a republican vote In ONO
with il.
And then Denver cabled to Gen
ROmpiro for $4,000 more and got
it.
There were a number OF Ameri-
cans I'm Espiritu. but they were all In
business or CRAFTS OF some kind, and
wouldn't take a hand in politics,
which was sensible enough. But
thew showed me and Denver fine
time. and fixed US up go we could
get decent things 20 eat and drink
There was one American named
Hicks. used 10 come and loaf at
head0uarters Hicks had had IA
years OF Esplritu He was six feet
four and weighed in al 1875. Cocoa
was his line; and coast fever and the
climate had AIKEN all the life out Of
him. They said he hadn't smiled in
eight years. His face was three feet
long. and II never moved except
when ne opened Il 10 take quinine.
He used TO sit IN our headquarters
and kill neas and talk sarcastic.
e ~ n
politics.' says Hicks. one day. but I'd
ike you 10 tell me what you're try
ing 70 do down here. Galloway
e We're boosting Gen. ROmpiro,
OF COURSE says Denver We're going
20 put nix. IN the presidential chair
I'm his manager
well says Hicks. II I was you
Ia be a little slower about IL. You've
got a long time ahead OF you, you
know
e Not any longer than I need
says Denver.
Denver went ahead and worked
things smooth. He dealt out money
on the quiet to his ueutenants, and
they were always coming after It.
There was free drinks for everybody
IN town. and bands playing every
night. and fireworks, and there was
"A lot OF heeieTs going around buying
up votes day and night for the new
style OF politics In Espiritu ana
everybody liked -.
The day set for the election was
Nov. 4th. on the night before Den
yer and me were smoking our pipe
IN headquarters. and IN comes Hick.
and unioints himself. and sits in 81
chair. mournfuL Denver IS Cheeriu.
and confident 'Rompiro viii win lr
a romp.' SAYS he Wen carry t1.
country BY 10000. It's all over hu.
the was. Tomorrow VIII tell th.
tale.
" what's going 90 happen tomor-
row. asks Hicks.
why. the presidential elector
or course SAYS Denver.
% say. says Hicks. looking Kind a.
funny, didn't anybody tell YOU fell
lows that the election was held "a
week before you Came2 ConEre~-
changed the date 20 July -7th. Road
riokeys was elected by 1900.
thought you was booming old Rom
piro for next term, two Years frH.
now. wondered II you was EoIug
keep up such "a hog Hex th-t IONS.
81 dropped my pipe on the floo
Denver hit the stem of of his
Neither Of us said anything.