The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-17
5 HEARD IN THE LOBB|ES
ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE
FOR THE COMING OF THE
HON. w. J. BRYAN.
GEORGE WALKERS MEXICO ARREST
That Legislative Caucusing of New
Members is Raising Somewhat Of
Stir, to Say the Least You
Can of 1t.

A. NJ. Kennedy of Mexia, who is ar
applicant for the position of secretary OF
the senate and who has an excellent
showing for the same, was in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Kennedy was here for
the purpose of getting some suitable hall
for William Jennings Bryan to show in
at some nearby date. Mr.. Kennedy, it is
understood, will secure Mr.. Bryan stop
ping dates all through the state, and the
defeated presidential candidate is expect
ed down here in the near future. Some
time ago Mr.. Bryan wrote Manager
Walker of the opera house, asking him
if he would guarantee him $4,000 for
five speeches to be made here or $1,000
per lecture. Mr. Walker paid no atten-
ton to the patriotic request, and now it
seems that Mr.. Bryan is trying another
movement Of getting into the state. Mr..
Kennedy is certain that he can route a
paying trip for Mr.. Bryan.
Manager George Walker of the opera
house came in yesterday noon direct from
Eel Paso, having escaped from the Next
and saluted the writer with rather SUBJ
dued look, saying something about
"Greaser, slob and geeser," all in one
breath. The writer asked him to .ell him
about how it all happened and how the
arrest was effected, and how he made
his escape. George looked first to the
right and left, then wrapping his legs
around telegraph post, said: well,
you see dis was how it all happened,
don't you see? Dem gecsers over dere
aint got no sense, nohow, and dey didn't
do tink TO me fore dey 60 thro' wild me.
You see, l come to de conclusions that
| would bill Darkest Russia over in the
Mexico side. Well, went to work wild
my bill posters and told them to work
hard. [ went back to hotel, and pretty
soon one of dem little police that look like
John Chennevile came bobbing up to my
room at de hash house and said some
thing about hot tamales, and be your
name Walker. looked Mt de dirty slob a
minute and said sure Well, would you
believe it, that little geeser said, well,
den, you comes with me; Is wants you.
Well, don't you see / thought that de slob
was joking, an l says alright, let go and
have cigar first De geeser he accepts
the proposition and we 60 and get de
cigar. l brought de guy rs cent cigar,
and, would you believe it, he snapped it
for five nickel cigars like Petit did you
and me at the Hotel Salge once before,
don't you remember. Well, after he got
the cigar | patted him on the back and
gave him de jolly laugh, you know, and
then started off. Well, dat little geeser
he swung on to me, and said if you
don't go with me l will call the run-in
wagon Well, l had to go with him.
We went on down to the court, and there
they pulled me for posting bills without
license. told them that l had de license
and sent dem down to the custom house
to see. Pretty soon they came back and
said that de license were dere, and it was
all right. Den they let me go. Pretty
soon, however, here come another officer
looking somewhat like Jeff McLemore
and pulled me again. He couldn't talk
English and had to 60 with him. got
to the court and was told that the license
gave me permission to hang the poster,
but nobody else, so l had to 60 out and
do the work myself. You bet if l ever
get that little geeser over here | won't
Yesterday Col. John Stephens of San
Antonio was in the city mingling among
his friends. The colonel is known among
his friends as 'the son of an Irish king"
and the title fits him to perfection. he
has engaged George Walker as his valet
during the balance of the season of '56-97,
1t is anticipated that the matter Of
holding that caucus the day before the
converting of the legislature, per the plan
outlined in yesterdays Statesman, will
cause some trouble in certain quarters,
1t is not anticipated, however, that it will
affect Mr.. Dashielrs chances for election
n, 10 10 hot
in any danger of getting knitted by them.
Then, again, it is believed that the new
members will be willing to let the old
members select the speaker with the un-
derstanding that they stop short off there
and let the new members have chance.
1t is certainly the case that such proceed