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Show ANOTHER CANDIDATE FORSHERIFF Washington, Sept 24. Congi ass-man ass-man KlnkliH.id, of New Jersey, is runuliit; for sheriff, if he uts tlio nomination ho will resign his seat in Congress. They offered h'm tho poEtinnstershlp at Jersey "City, ore of tho choicest bits uf federal pat-t pat-t uiuigo In that Statu, butv ho shock his head. Ho was not to be side tiacked. Ho had started out to run for sheriff und he was going e mil for sherilT nnd that's all there was to It. His .Democratic colleagues loo'"-'i nt him In niuu'.-MiieiU. They couldn't figure out his game What puzzled them all tho more vv s that, , lie had always enjoyed a reputation, or being pretty longheaded And ho had a good show to stay In Co,i,;rcss. I So they began to speculite on what ' ho was up to. They hav'e solved tho problem. They have dojidod that , tho Jersey statesman Is cannier than auy of them. They have hrnded i' i to him for his foresight. This Is tho I way they havo figured It out. Tin re I i net much monev in nln i n 'n gicssman, especially when ho has to stav on tho job in Washington a i ' ear round. But thcro is money In , iv hoi of. p oviUnl i'-oi are h.nd times ahead. When thligs go badly 1 for the peoplo, they go well tor 'he i sheriff, Tor then there are la.v sum, executions for tho sale o: pioporty, I lecolvei ships, and nil those other steps Incident to tho disposilloi cf property through course oi !a, steps so fciiuritllv known and so wide' de 'splsod. So those Congr.mi.io i have concluded that Mr. Kluki'u.id st-es continued haul times ibead and sl?hts big fat, Juicy fees, emoluments and prequlsltcs which sheriffs enjoy , when other folks aro up against It. Hut Congressman Itlnlihcad Is not tho only man who wants 7i bo sheriff, although ills candidacy Is nutaLle because be-cause bo Is willing to jlo up a scat ,n the Congress and o oNelc to (ho sheriff's olllco. These who !mv look-oil look-oil Into the subject b.iv ther Is the ' largest crop of candidates for sheriff the country has over known -at least the biggest crop since tin Demt-ciat'c herd t'luos of twenty ynars ago. In many counties, thero iro from Ight to twelve candidates, where ordinarily, ordinar-ily, there have been only 'wo it four |
