The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-03

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He Cannot Enter the Room Wichita
Man Breaks in the Door in . Room In
the Commercial Club aud tho OkIahom
Siverite Gets In Only to Be Greeted
With Cooiness-He Feels tho IndixuIty
Keenly
The hottest man who ever left Wich-
| ita, after a day supposed 10 be one of
jubilation, was ]. Y. Callahan, delegate
| 20 congress from the territory OF Okla
homa, when he crowded on the train
homeward bound.
Oklahoma is a particular friend to
Wichita. The city adopted the territory
early in its career and nothing has ever
before interfered with the hospitality al
ways extended by Wichita to Oklahoma
until Congressman Callahan struck the
| town.
! Mr.. Callahan was dressed in his best
suit Of clothes. He is the free silver
| champion of Oklahoma and as such ne
| brought with him a crowd Of adoring
| personal friends, who had ben given TO
understand quietly that Callahan stood
very close to Bryan and in the event Of
! Bryan's election would certainly be CIV
| en- a place in the cabinet. Callahan prom
! ised that ''he would see Bryan" and they
| could all have little talk with him,
| pledging Bryan the support OF Oklahoma
in the convention of 1900. He extolled
| the virtues Of Bryan to his crowd Of
al lA s11I n
! friend of the common people. He loved
| 10 elbow with them and get next to
them. No man was so poor or so badly
! dressed as 20 be refused a hearing and
| hand-shaka by Bryan.
So Callahan and mis- retinue swept into
! town. They had visions Of taking Bryan
off in side room and having quiet
little love chat with MIN, while the
thousands Of unpreferred and common
people were bowling on the outside Of
tne door for sight Of his face. When
Callahan took his bearings and found
out where Bryan was ne at once an
nounced to the crowd that the great and
only was at the Commercial club. So
with Callahan (smiling) at their head,
they set out for the Commercial club.
Once inside the door, with the heavy
carpets sliding about beneath their feet
the retinue shot an inquiring glance at
their leader as much as to say: And
does the great friend Of the people seek
refuge from the multitude in such pail
aces as these?"
But Callahan smiled reassuringly and
led the way. He found what room Bryan
was in but guard at the door raised
his hand ominously and said in whis-
per:
MIR. Bryan is resting"
But 1 am Delegate Callahan from
Oklahoma and"
81 am ordered to keep all people out"
said the guard.
Two or three OF Galatians followers
turned deadly pale. Were the great
common people excluded like this.
But tel! Mr.. Bryan 1 am here"
81 cannot disturb him
Callahan was mad. His jaws came to-
gether with a smack and mis- ekin be-
came chalky.
He led the disguised crowd away. A
prominent citizen OF this city met him
and aocoeted him just as he was leav-
ing the club. Callahan answered glum-
". The citizen took him aside and
asked him what the trouble was. Cal
lahan told him.
Come with me" said the citizen.
He went to the door Of the sacred room
and knocked. There was no answer.
He then put his knee against the panel
and forced the door and Callahan and
mis- retinue approached the throne. Cal
fahan at once beamed and proposed 70
Mr. Bryan that he give a reception to
the Oklahoma people in Wichita.
Bryan was very. very tired and he
said so. He said tina. If ne gave a re-
ception TO the Oklahoma people. others
not from Oklahoma would crowd in and
ne would have to go through the formal
ity of standing up and shaking hands
and he really didn't have the strength
TO do It.
Callahan was crest fallen.
He soon left and that was the last he
saw Of Bryan He Isn't half as enthusi-
astic over the great leader as he has
been
The Oklahoma man who really did ge.
close to Bryan in Wichita is that bright
and able young attorney from Key coun-
". Alonzo A. Byers. Byers is genial
and genteel in speech and dress. He
has known Bryan for number Of years.
He saw him Immediately upon MS ar
rival and Bryan a. once set an hour
with him. So for an hour in company
with Mrs. Pyers and Gladys Byars. four
years Of age, Mr.. Byers called upon Mr.. |
Bryan and had a long talk with the
great free silver champion. The talk
was not so much political ss social. |
Bryan after a while turned 10 lille |
Gladys and said:
They tell me that you can shout for
Bryan. Can your
Yes" said Gladys.
Wei, let NE hear you"
"Hurrah for Bryan" said the pretty |
little miss.
Later in the day T. y. Alien. eecre- |
tary IF the Free Homes League % Okla |
homa, got into Bryan's presence after a /
good deal OF trouble aud presented him !
With a pen made. Mr.. ARhey said, by 1
the settlers. I, was a penaolder AMI pen |
made OF black jack with silver nib 1
on the end in proportions OF sixteen 70 |
one. Bryan smiled but said nothing.
His mention OF free homes in the |
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