Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-24
ADLArs PRESIDENTIAL BEE.
"Majah Randolph Gore Hampton" Calls
on the Vice President.


"Majah Randolph Gore Hampton" Calls
on the Vice President.
was up last Sunday and paid my
respects to Vice President Stevenson
in his truly hospitable home. There
was an old-time Southern grace
about every thing which betokened
good family and breedin. The V. p.
received me most cordially. Orderin
bottle of whisky and some segars
he bowed me into his library and
there we had quite talk. When |
told him how we was organizin the
South in his presidential interests he
looked as pleasant as coon dog
when he sees the boys gittin out
their huntin rig. 81 appreciate your
noble work, major" he said to me.
"While am not candidate in the
sense of solicitin votes | must
say frankly that am in the
hands of my friends. 1t touches
me deeply to have tho people
of the South with me, for while
! lived my life in Ellenoy am all
the same u true son OF my beloved
state OF kentucky, Every throb of
my heart was with the South in it's
heroic struggle for Independents, and
the little assistance | could render
the Cause was freely given. On the
question of tariff and taxation, | may
say that received my tlrst political
breath from the great John c. Cal
houn. | am with tho South in all
its hopes and aspirations and | am
sound on every principle for which
it sacrificed. "Say no more" says
], graspin' him warmly by the hand.
"you are the man for u.s." | then
went on to detail the work we was
dom in our sektion. We had then
had four drinks of as fine whisky.
may say, as ever caused the gentle
flow OF intoxication to steal over the
brain Of son Of Adam. Adlai APP
proved by noddin' as | went on
maxim my report, writes "Majah
Randolph Gore Hampton" in the
New York Advertiser, Finally he
said, "Major, do you think 1t we'll to
mix your lottery business with my
movement hero in Washington
why" says |. that's the soul OF
tho business here. Lots OF our peo-
pie come to get lottery tickets, and
! take 'em in back room and sock
'cm with Stevenson, you see. or
course | could do better IL ! had
liquor saloon in connection with our
headquarters, but we are all right.
/ am attendin' in my own way to the
Southern end OF the thing and not
the North end. Down with us
lottery is just as legitimate Us horse
breedin or chicken fgh3in. We don't
have to go out behind the woodshed
when we want to transact business
Adlai saw the point and concluded
to let me jog on in my own way. /
assured him il he'd stand right up
to our colors we'd give him the solid
vote OF every state In the South.
This he pledged hisself TO do. l
want to say hero that Twin In the
North hasn't changed or hurt this
noble man. He is as true Southron
as though he had been rocked In a
palmetto cradle IN South Caroleena,
and had owned hundred niggers
before the war. From aremark that
he dropt about the thicvin old union
pensioners saw where his heart was
fxt hope to get written pledge
from him touchin our war claims
when | next SEQ him. Hos as sound
as Gcorjah live oak on that issooe,
you can bet | seen in his library
the speeches Of Calhoun, the life of
General Lee, Admiral Semmes' book
and Benton's Thirty Years and
couple OF decks OF cards Show me
the kind of books n man reads and
the liquor he drinks and III tell you
what kind Of q man he is. bet your
boots.