The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-08

How the Newly Elected Governor
Made Friends Of Voters.

Made Friends Of Voters.
Topeka Daily Capitol
No wonder W. E. Stanley whipped the
fight" al Tom Watson OF Georgia would
say. Destiny takes care OF man with the
Stanley handshake. It is more effective
than the George r. Peck hug. It Is IRE.
sistihIe.
Mr.. Stanley grasps your hand firmly. looks
you squarely In the eye, pumps your arm
zap ard down several times. and Gays I'm
glad TO see you. john" or whatever your
name Is.
Your dearest friend can't say I'm glad
10 see YOU with more genuine ring in
his voice than can Stanley. And 1t isn't
put on with nim. It's his way. He
greets the members of his Wichita Sunday
school In the same manner.
Upon Mr.. SANKEY'S arrival in Topeka last
Thursday afternoon he drove at once to the
Copeland hotel. entering by the side door.
Mrs. Stanley was with him. He escorted
her to the elevator and then turned toward
the hotel office. facing perhaps 100 poll
;icians. mostly candidates. The crowd be-
gan to shout ''Hurrah for Stanley.'
The governor-elect threw Off his over
coat and tossed 1t 10 boy. You have seen
a mans face light up with a smile when
he meets old friends. That's the kind OF
smile which lit up Stanley's face 1t was
a fetching smile The politicians. some Tof
them mera acquaintance. others total
strangers. did not feel as though they were
in the august presence OF the governor
elect. out rather with one of their kind OF
people with whom they could converse
without fear or trembling.
Mr.. Stanley fairly waded into the crowd.
I'm glad to see you Lit" taking the port
~ Oswego mans hand with his right. and
How are you old mani" taking the hand
Of Nat Barnes of Kansas City with his left.
and so on He made q grand right and
left" trip around the office in about ten
minutes. shaking hands with everybody.
and giving everybody a good word. He
knew nearly every mans name. II always
pieases a candidate to have the governor
call him by his first name. II gives So
much hope.
Mr. Stanley approached D. O. McCray
who has commenced to visit the Copeland
again, and said: "Old man, I'm glad to
see you.'
You dent know me-" said Mr.. McCray
81 know your face" Stanley replied. ''but
can't call your name"
'.You mistake this man for Webb Nc
Nall" said Dave Hanna, stepping up to
join the group.
'It isn't McNall," said Stanley 1T be-
came acquainted with this man I'm South
ern Kansas. He used to run a newspaper
down there somewhere"
about fifteen years ago." said Mccray.
t'you were invited to come to Burden, Cow
ley county, to make a Fourth OF July
speech. Do you remember it,"
.'Golly. don't r. replied Mr.. Stanley
''Golly." is Mr.. SANKEY'S pet by-word,
in fact. the only one he has. e
.I accepted the invitation" continued
Stanley, land made a speech under shell
ter Of poles. brush and hay. for it was
about the hottest Fourth of July L ever
experienced" @
''Do you remember the man whose name
was signed to the invitation?"
Stanley ran his hand across his forehead
a couple of times, and then said:
His name was McCray, and your name
is McCray. Mac. old man, I'm glad to see
you"
This incident is related to show what a
wonderful memory Mr.. Stanley has for
faces and names He and McCray had not
met since the Burden Fourth of July Bic
mic fifteen years ago. McCray was run
ming Republican paper at Burden then.
and booming Bill Hackney for state sena-
tor.