| Show THE CAUSE AT ALPINE Hon Sam B Thurman Throws a BombShell Bomb-Shell in Among the Reps uf Amine The Republican Mayor Extends a Fullness Full-ness of Sis Thanks to His Elector 0 C Hackett chairman of the democratic dem-ocratic party at Alpine received notification notifi-cation last week that Hon S K Thurman would be there for the purpose pur-pose of holding a busness meeting with the democrats before the regular campaign began Accordingly ar rancenientg were made for the meeting meet-ing on Tuesday evening last Thro igh a mIsunderstanding a public meeting was announced and a good crowd of citizens rame out to hear the speaker After a short consultation it was decided de-cided to carry out the original plars and proceed with organization when he republican mayor who had been elected on a ol izens ticket by Hem crate as well as republicans flew into a temporary fit of appreciation and allowed lowed his great tolerant heart to ex ppnd to almost inhuman limits while his demonstration ol gratitude eclipsed the Psalmist payid anti in the mcst thankful accents his lips could utter that republican mavor revked his prior consent and utterly refused to unlock the door of the city hall to a democratic party No party can hold a secret meeting in bat house he said and seeing that the democrats had made the mistake mis-take his philanthropic soul could feast m nothing better Even the earnest plea of the more liberal and good hearted republicans could make no im pressscn upon tl e high official Seeing him so destitute 01 dignity and gentlemanliness the meeting was made public and all invited to the meeting house where for once in his whole life the rnanUl energy qf that republican mayor was spent in digesting digest-ing a feast cf decency and simple truth Mr Thurman talked for over an hour with the exceptions of repqbli ran interruptions and in his cool way explained all hia points moat logically He read the circular of Charley Crane wh cb opens with that sentence so appropriate ap-propriate to that republican mayor saying ct dold secret meetings and immediately cries arose from the aud fence Let them have the city hall Adjournment opened the doors and the republicans took to their heels like hounds let out of a lions den Only u few of the braver ones turned around to bark |
