New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-17
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use It was wneh our COMPANY was OUT III tnat
AT Of the country
psras II. then. within short time Of the
20 Convention?' was asked
cnnas" said Mr. ziegfeld. ut must have been
.s,hin short tinie'
VII q more than two weeks?"
Lii NOT more than three weeks"
..sors at the Herald Square Theatre had heard
-, il TOO. and had the same understanding
"~.sard TO the letter, which, 1t appears Mr..
y, was too loyal to his old schoolfellow to
pV although he had been so unguarded as
wv" ~. tho facts of the case escape him.
TIKI, MAN WHO HAS THE JOB
.,.A.r. Brooks. the present press agent of
~ -, Heart Of Maryland" the holder of the
80. sor which Mr.. Bryan applied. who is in
rps"sdelpha with the play. talked with The
Iture office last night over the long distance
,'.hone lie said: Mr.. Block will not say
ching about the story now. do not under
..,a that he denies it, though l have heard
' S., a, one time he did deny it. To-day he will
49," ~ saw nothing. i have spoken with him
'.or, il to-day. and he said that he refused TO
- onvthng about it. and he refuses now to see
S'vsoaper men. ] myself heard the story some
- ago l understood distinctly that Mr..
man had applied for the position of press
..ar, that his proposition was under favor
-ss consideration at the time Of his nomination
=. President that his nomination was the only
.,,,s that prevented his being so employed. and
49,, owe my own position TO the fact that he
Vs.. nominated for President of the United
So,ss and could not take it. In justice to Mr..
OIL ought To- say that ii was not from him
80, heard the story. l do not remember from
"hor, heard it. but think that it was from
Nav Rlienan the proprietor of The Heart OF
Maryland .,.,o
~, omen by the nomination OF Bryan for Pres'-
~ shor,d % IN a man who bears the name
:. ,ss Vice. Presidential candidate on the other
side
,o0d a ne,v sensation Yesterday in suddenly
s,dins themselves Of political Importance They
aa mot quite know what was the etiquette OF
IS. occasion but they said that they wanted
anvthinc that could help the cause OF the
,,,huca, candidates. Mr.. Block had acted
-. oO,,. way that he could act toward an old
,.ooofellox in refusing TO give up the letter
,t,s, no had inadvertently let slip the knowl-
sace that there was such letter. But Mr.
Block himself, his friends fastened 10 say. was
going TO vote for Mckinley
THE THEATRICAL ABOUT BRYAN
This &c NOT the frs, that was ever heard Of
The theatrical tendencies Of Mr.. Bryan If there
was over ANYTHING theatrical in the world it
ros his nomination II there was ever a dismal
o,,amn, 10 he theatrical it was his notion OF
beginning the campaign with an acceptance OF
his nomination in the mds: Of what he was
nleased to call 1.-The enemy's country" Some
n,o.rres have bean freely circulated lately Of
three Sinking faces They are faces that show
tho low comedian in every line Of them. They
are reproductions Of three snapshot photo
craphs of Mr. Bryan Every body has seen
,her His remark to Mr. Block that he ought
- have been an actor was wonderful fash
NJ Intelligence He really ought. This Is an
important point Of this story of the attempt to
he a press agent. Ii is Of piece with every
thing else about Mr. Bryan. There Is no dis
grace in being press agent, OF course or IN
any other honorable work that any one chooses
TO do for the support of himself and his family.
But most press agents 10 judge from the speci-
mems that constantly confront the New-York
newspaper man, are not persons VINO quail
fed TO cut brilliant figure as President of the
United States and few people will he ready
10 believe that a person who is qualified for that
highest Of stations would ever need TO seek
employment at the press-agent trade. The fact
tina; man had tried his hand already at poll
tics and law and newspaper work. and had been
so marked failure al them that he wished 10
change them all for the business Of advertis-
ing play. will 60 far in many minds 10 prove
that the man is not qualified 10 guide great
Nation
There were persons. naturally. VINO in discus
sing this strange story yesterday tried TO be face
ious But il is too easy. The comic possibilities OF
the situation are too Obvious 10 need pointing out
When great wits get TO work on the theme they
may develop something really sharp and fine and
keen, but nobody help being a joker In a
humble way in the presence OF such theme.
and when the serious side Of il has received
consideration the comic one Will thrust Itself
upon everybody.