New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
Mr.. DEPEW EXPLAINS III.
HE DIDN'T TALK POLITICS TO THE STU
DENTS AT RUTLEDGE.
u.sT WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND HOW A.
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR SCORED ONE

JUST WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND ho" A
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR SCORED ONE"
on THE CENTRAL's PRESIDENT.
chauncey NJ Depew has just returned from
,rin in the South He at his office in tee
rnand Central Station yesterday for tho first time
IN = creek When he was asked about his trip ne
said: II had a glorious time and enjoyed myse"
immensely only one thing happened during inc
.rin that was unusual and that was at i'"ueuSe'
: G." Here a smile wreathed the lace ol M
norou and he said in a reflective manner: You
sow that story that was printed ABOUT me
making = political speech lot Of students VINO
I,ln,, reIisb it." The story has been pretty
Widely circulated and M. Depew was toid tha'
nearly every one had heard IT, ,oa,
well" said he, II don't know "he'h'' W 80
- Cal rcttIed have been having so much luh
telling stories at the expense Oh o'he'' ' -
800 ono sbies his castor in the arena ana comes
hack at me with a fairy tale that re"ec's vi ~
an, rather squelched You see 1t was t''' way
hd NV nrivate car hitched on 10 the rear emu Vi
,ha regnlar train We had been having mn
time and | was feeling In exoeiieh' 'p'' -
train pulled into Rutedge ana stopp'u' 80, .,
long train and my was almost ou' VI % >
the station | could see, however s.'"p
ho,s standing around the station ana yeN"s I'M
rad,no, II the old rebel veil was like that II IL
no wonder that il became famous. | thought son''-
thing unusual was on foot ana walked OUT vi
the rear platform and tried to see what II ""''
Just then the train began to move Slowly ~
nv car passed the station the tram was rui''ib
at ten miles an hour and rapidly increasing III
sreeI Some one must have told the boys that
was on the train. for as my car rohed pas.
IN. denot one younester crawlcd up on a truck and
yelled Justify:
..IIurrah for Chauncey Depew.
81 raised nv hat and in a moment was out OF
sight of the place l went back INTO my car an"
Of he
VIZ, 7 pot into Washington ! was treated cour-
teously by Mr.. Thurber, secretary to PRESIDENT
Cleveland. and every place was SHOWN arouhd III
great style Somehow, | could not get over 'he
immersion that people with all their attempts a'
hospitalty were laughing at me- tnousn' ol ''s
trim on the bobsed in Vermont ana ride 10 the u''"
I'm an express wagon here. and thouSht perhaps
,his vas what they were laughing at. had seen
those stories in the South several times ana 50 i
told the stories again. My listeners S'n''e"
vaguely and continued to e Xenange 10 he .' q
77nnmsker for a crowd and not know what IL was
about Finally by diplomacy got hold OF paper
nIain il. and finally made inquiries to ma OUT
where the yarn originated ! found thar ne to f
graph operator at the station was responsive LOT
The story and ali that is that he has the
imagination OF Munchausen. and he has scored or
the best retaliatory yarn on C. NJ d. that mas nap
Mr. repe says tha, he found and ar nroerass Much
Northern capital Is being used IN buildhg up 'n at
work Mr Depew waxed enthusiastic. and referred
to the south a "a land OF summer and sun ana
gold" When ne was asked about the movement III
the South 10 purify the ballot system ana TO ODD
tain an honest vote, he said: 49, -
II am sorry that | cannot talk ntellSently ABOUT
that | have noticed that some southern reform
crs were here. trying TO stir up pubic sentiment
against the so-caed Illegal method or voting IN
th. south The idea may be all right ana thelr
motives honest. but do not quite eaten the drlit
Of their aim I'm trying to fight their war on neutral
ground | heard murmur OF discomfort IN the
South concerning the ballot system. To be sure IL
| hurried and / did not probe the Q'leS-
lion: hut II the question is such Slarins evil.
would probably have heard OF It,