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Show SMITH MAT CO OUT FOR MOT Friends of Young Attorney Want Him to Enter the Congressional Race. HORSEMAN GIYES VIEWS TO STROLLER ABOUT IT Inclines to Belief That Christcnsen Christcn-sen Has the Pole, and Will Hold It. "Well. J s?oc that Bcnner X. Smith is being pushed into thc Congressional race." said a prominent horseman to Thc Stroller on Friday. "Xow Bcnner X.," lie continued, ''is a good fellow, but has ho not waited a little too long? know that he has a host of friends, but I ask, has ho not got into the race a little bit late? ''Now, there's Parley Christcnsen, who has been right at the post waiting for tho signal, and he has had the pole, too, for ho was tho first from the paddock. ''Yes, T know Elder Howell thought ho had first, place, but his trainer has been n little filorr.in the. father nnd Iarle3 P's man was there with tho goods, and he has the big fellow in perfect condition, groomed to a finish, slock as sleek can be, champing at the bit, loo. I am surprised that ho has held Him in check so long. "But Elder Howell's trainer is not in it with Parle3''s. Elder Howell's mnn, Bullcn. knows nothing about racin'. His best holt is tithin'. He's done it for 3'ears. He's gaihercd it in from tho lay members about tho barn, but whou it conies to putting up the dough, win he's not in it for a second witli Parley. Trainer Is Slow. "Ever see Howell's owner 'take one?' Not on 3"our- life. He's for prohibition local option is what the fellers sa3'. 1 understand that means givo thc fellow that bu3s the same quantity as a cat has live's, thcu scoop in thc other tenth yourself. That's what Elder Howell's owner does, I'm told. "Now there's Parky. Bull3' I503-, is Par! A3-. Knows .iust as much as his owpef. Shows it in his eye, in his face. He's in fine fettle, is Parley. Then, too, look at his ph3-sique. Perfect, isn't it? I tell 3'ou, he's right in tho run-niug. run-niug. I rll put up my stuff on him, regardless. re-gardless. Prettv as a picture. Women dote on him. Bet gioves he'd win. Nothing maug3 about him. Womankind adoro him. "Now over there is Elder Howell. Look at him. Has the appearaucc of a Shetland pon, as compnred to the oue I'm betting "on. Looks runty, just as if he didn't know a thing, anil, 'pon m3 word. I don't believe he does. But he's in the race. " 'Who's that gU3 over there?' 3ou ask. That fellow with tho whiskcrsl Oh. that's Jo-Jo. his owner. Whenever he blinks his e'e Elder Howell jumps. Now watch him! Hi. there, Jo-Jo, make him prance. Didn't I tell 3ou. Only time Elder Hov.'cll ever shows a gleam of iutclligenre is when Jo-Jo cracks his whip. You bet, he steps up then. Benner X. in Ring. "But now then, hero comes thc Smith horse. I thought he was tethered iu the state senatorial stable for a 3-ear more, at least, but now he comes and breaks into tho race. Good youngster. Onb' ran once before. Still, ho has some nice points. Ma3 win. Tho fact that ho broke his tether in tho senatorial barn is in his favor. Few ever break out of that, ou know. "Now last winter. 3ear ago. when he was first admitted, he showed signs of independence, and thc keeper of the paddock had some difficulty in holding him in. Final, 3011 remember, he did break out, and roamed around tho field with Love, Lawrence aud Park, but thc3' fell b3 the wa3'side, 3'ou recall, and in "the final race "on March 14, JflOT, thc wore declared out, thc flag falling before they camo under it. "Yes, itf was too bad, 'cause thc3 wero promising, and every indication was for a bright future; but the day that wire was placed across the track 1)3 the Cutler gang you remember it and the3 ran against it, well, it was like a buzz-saw; at least, they-looked that w.13 when thc3 came out. "What, that llafry Joseph animal? Not on 3'our life. No, he's not in it. That bunch that lavs around tho stable down aroundTosloflicc place talk about entering him, but, oh gee! Wh3, they would chase him clear off the track. No. no; he's had his da3. He's a has- been! What Smith Says.. "Fellow wns telling mo toda3 that Smit h Js owucr has been doing some talking about what he could do. Well, nun'bo ho can. What did ho say? Well, as near as I can roincmber, it was like this:' " 'T have not made an3 effort to get a boom started for 1113 nomination for an3 office. Several friends have conic to mc rocentb" with the request that I got into thc raco for the Congressional nomination. .Hut T did not ctfusidcr tho matter seriousl3 at all and thought thc3" were simply throwing some bouquets at 1110 to make me feel good. " 'Tho proposition of becoming n candidate for thc nomination uever appealed ap-pealed to me nnd I know nothing of an3 organized movement to have .me named. I have not sought ain- nomination nomina-tion for public oflico and do not care for any. Let tho other fellows scrap it out. " 'But if thc convention should choose you, Mr. Smith, 'ou would accept ac-cept the nomination, would von not?' ' 'Well, it will be time to decide that question when the convention nominates nom-inates me,' laughed tho lawyer." And Thc Stroller strolled away. |