HOW HE WORKED THE ELECTION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3582, 4 January 1883, Page 4

HOW HE WORKED THE ELECTION.

Ln.st spring a church deacon residing in an interior town .secured a man of all work from Detroit, and the place being an easy one and tho pay good, the man was we 1 ! pleased and took a great interest in his employer's Avelfarc. Sonic six weeks ago the church to which the deacon belongs had to send three delegates to meet three from another church to arrange 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 hut 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 Avere of course, denfounded, but Daniel felt as if he was once more on the heath of the "old Eighth ward," and lie continued : " Gentlemen, we have met to nominate three, delegates, and it will be in order for somebody to mention the name of Deacon Blank as the first." Nobody did, and Daniel's dander began to rise. "Ah ! This is a cut-and-dried affair, then, is it! , " he roared, as he gave his hat another slam. "However, I pronounce the deacon elected, and if anybody " Here one of tho 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, ho met the deacon, and giving his hand a wring, ho enthusiastically cried : " I've carried the caucus for ye, Deacon, and the opposition have been smashed so flat that a dozen elections won' make 'em up ' Rah ' Whoop ! It's mceself that can pull tho candidate through, or die a -trying !"—Detroit Free Press.