The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-12
IN THE PARTY OF NEWSGATHER-
ERs THAT is ACCOMPANYING
T. MIR. BRYAN.
NOT A JOURNALIST WITH THEM
SKETCHES OF. THE SEVERAL GEN.
TLEMEN, WHO HAVE MADE
THEIR REGULATIONS
AS CLEVER NEWSPAPER MEN.
Who They Are and Where They
Have Gained Their Knowledge
and Experience.

Mr.. Bryan Is accompanied in his
travels by a very interesting and able
party OF newsgatherers. They are all
newspaper men. None of them are
journalists. They have been selected
for their duties because of ability and
personal fitness for q tedious and try
ing task. Upon them devolves the duty
of transmitting to the world at large
the doings and utterances of the Dem
ocratic candidate for president. They
must be just, accurate in their reports,
must be free from bias, for they write
not for one paper, but for papers and
readers of every shade of political
opinion They are genial, compan-
ionable party Of gentlemen, who are
personal friends Of Mr.. Bryan. though
some of them do not agree with him
in political belief.
Charles M. Pepper the dean Of the
party, is the representative Of the New
York Herald. He has been with Mr..
Bryan since the Chicago convention.
His reports have been SO able and so
unbiased that the New York Journal,
the strongest free silver organ in the
country, has comp1imented Mr.. Pepper
editorially. Mr.. Pepper was the Wash
ington~ correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune for many years, and has wide
acquaintance in national politics. Two
years ago Mr. Pepper made a venture
on his ownSt behalf purchasing an in
terest in the Chicago Mail. the paper
that Frank Hatton made famous and
the only man who ever made it a finan-
cial success. Mr.. Pepper was less for
tunate. The Mail was already dead
when he bought stock in the company
and the venture is an unpleasant re-
membrance to- him. He went back to
the East, and to New York, and has
since that time been one Of the most
valued of the sHerald's special men.
A. E. Hunt and Robert f. Rose rep
resent the Associated Press. Mr.. Hunt
was former newsgatherer for the
Philadelphia Ledger. If George w.
Chi1ds had lived. Hunt would probably
have been with the paper still. No
man ever left the Ledger unless he
chose to. All employees Of Mr.. Childs
were kept for life and when they were
worn out with years Of service were
pensioned. But Hunt went to the
Philadelphia office Of the Associated
Press, where he is a desk man-that is,
an editor. u But he is a clever writer
and was sent with Mr. Bryan for that
reason. The Associated Press paid
Hunt the usual compliment of men
tiCning the name of the writer when he
reported the terrible railroad disaster
that occurred near Atlantic City last
/. summer. Mr.. Rose Is the stenographer
f01. +Hr 4al &C. al.
doubt one of the finest operators in
his profession. Accuracy and speed
and a fine sense of value Of news COM
bined make him an invaluable man
where rapid work and good Judgment
are needed. Rose Is a Chicago product
at least he has been there SO many
years that he is proud to call that city
his home. During the Worlds Fair
lie was fixture at the Administration
building where his services were in
constant demand by all the local pa
pers-and made barrel CT money,
which no one grudges him.
1 Herbert j. Browne. who is the repre-
sentative of the New York Journal be-
gan his newspaper career on the Wash
ington Post. He was formerly a resi-
dent of Minneapolis, and is giving other
members OF the party pointers on the
Northwest. Browne had personal ex-
perlence as a newspaper owner in
Roanoke, but later joined the Worlds
staff in Washington. From there he
went to the Journal and joined the
Bryan party at. Richmond on the pres
W. j. Hutchins is the representative
of the New York World. He was with
Mr.. Bryan for a. time during his first
Eastern tour. and was called from his
duties and given ten minutes notice to
become partouf the newspaper con-
IL, l.
kan on the Western trip. He went
to the trains and had his baggage sent
after him. He, succeeded James Creel-
man and DR.. Bowen, both of whom
were too partisan to suit the notions
of Mr.. Pulitzer Creelman was the
World correspondent who wrote such
lurid accounts Of the Chinese Japanese
war. Hutchtns had experience on the
Sun, Dana's paper, where only first
class men can break in and talk to the
city editor.
Richard V. Oulahan has represented
the United Press for the last eight
years, and with c. H. F. Papan, ste
nographer, is furnishing the readers
of papers belonging to that associa-
ton reports of Mr.. Bryan's movements.
Oulahan is one of the brightest of the
Washington newspaper colony He is
the best of the news gatherers that
hOyerS about the state department, that
repository of diplomatic secrets. His
wide acquaintance has made him in
valuable to the United Press, and his
ability wins frequent beats" as the
Eastern papers denominate scoops
for his association. He Is more fire.
quently in the presence Of the presi-
dent than any other newspaper man
in Washington. Grover likes Richard,
and he is welcomed to the White house.
This is not Oulahan'S first experience
in campaigning. Four years ago he
never. lost sight of Mr.. Harrison from
convention day to the close of the cam
paign. Mr.. Papan was selected for
Mr.. Oulahan's assistant because of his
ability as stenographer and the quail
tiles that make a pleasant and con-
genial companion.
Yesterday fhe correspondents enjoyed
a drive about the city in company with
T. J. McDermott, Pierce Butler and
some othersz of the good fellows on
hospitality intent The drive included
the Falls Minneapolis and sundry re-
sorts where creature comforts are dis
pensed. The pleasantest feature of the
day was that not word was said about
free silver. -
WON'T GIVE HIM A CHANCE.