Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1882 — Carrying a Caucus. [ARTICLE]

Carrying a Caucus.

Last spring a church Deaclon -“residing in an interior town secured a man of all work fyom Detroit, and, the place being an easy one and the pay good, the man. was well pleased and took a groat interest in his employer’s welfare. Some six weeks ago the church to which the Deacon belongs had to send throe delegates to meet three from another church to atrangc for a picnic. Daniel heard the Deacon remark that he would like to be one of the delegates, and that was enough for him. There - was to be a meeting of the congregation in the evening to select the three, and a score of people had scarcely got together when Daniel walked in, slammed his hat down, and remarked: “Gentlemen, this caucus will now come to order, and by your leave I will act as chairman until a bigger man is appointed!” • \ The people were, of course, dumfounded, but Daniel felt as if he was once more *• on the heath pt the “Old Eighth Word,* 1 and he continued: - ' “Gentlemen, we have met to nominate three delegates, and it will be in order for somebody to mention the name of Deacon'Blank: asdihe first.” Nobody did and Daniel’s dander began to rise. * * “Ah! This is a cut and dried affair, thin, is it?” he roared as he gave his hat another slam. “However, T pronounefe the Deacon elected, and if anybody Here one of the members arose to make an explanation, or to ask for one, but'Daniel declared him out of order, and cleared the room and adjourned the meeting. At the .door, as he was going out, he met the Deacon, and, giving his hand a wring, he enthusiastically cried: “I’ve earrjed the caucus for ye, Deacon, and the opposition have been smashed so flat that a dozen elections won’t wake’em up!.Rah! Whoop! It’s meself that can pull a candidate through or die Press. The local editor W'ffießpringfieid, Mass., jlr. J. R.’Mabbitt, says: “We JacojjaJJhßi our family 1 for riiWinStiSia. bnd fofew be a first-class. Herald.