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Show VOTED FOR HIM TWICE ON SAME DAY ' s I rVt:.. v.'-:-v si-s'&x,. . Representative Michael Donohoe of Philadelphia, who, his friends boast and his enemies admit, won his election elec-tion less upon political Issues than his attractive personality, takes but a small part in practical politics. "I'm very green at the game," ha declares (a good color for a native-born native-born Irishman, by the way), "which makes me somewhat of a shining mark In some respects. The morning after my last election there breezed Into my office a fellow, large and pleasant. He efTuslvely congratulated me with both hands and every breath which was alcoholically overcharged over-charged and assured me of the satisfaction satis-faction it had given him to vote for me. Thanking him, I asked: " 'What part of the district do you live In?' " 'Oi'm from over th' bridge,' he replied in rich County Carlow brogue! (Mr. Donohoe doesn't have to make any effort to get that brogue.) ""What ward do you live In?' -'And Oi'm In Kelly's ward, to be sure, y'r honor,' he replied. "'Kelly's ward?' I queried, for I did know enough to identify a well-fcnowu well-fcnowu local leader. 'Why Kelly's ward isn't in my district at all!' -'Sure, an' it isn't at all, at all,' exclaimed the sly rogue, with delightful coolness. 'But I voted for yez, Misther Donohoe,' he added with a chuckle twicer" . , . I |