The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-18
REMIND THE SCENES WITH FAMOUS SPEAKERS.
The Man Who Fooled Kate Bryans First Opportunity
OpPortunity--Joseph

before he had been talking ten minutes
Naturally she was indignant. ana she
said afterward that her first idea was not
TO answer him at all. Fortunately for
us. however. she thought better of that
and by listening closely TO his arguments,
she managed 10 construct so skillful a re-
ply 10 him as he progressed. that no one
hearing her speech would have imagined
the true state OF affairs. In fact, she
wiped up the floor with him. hguratively
speaking. and much OF what she had 10
say was perilousiy near the line OF per-
sonal attack which l need not say is
specially guarded against by Us.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
1--WE have had both Bryan and Bland
before rs arguing I'm favor of the cart
wheel dollar BANDS opponent was the
late Michael j.. Iarter. OF Ohio then
ike Bland, member OF the lower house
of Congress.
THE two men were great friends per-
sonally and they came out from Washing
ton together. Each was SO wrapped up
in his subject that they began to argue il
over IN the train, and In order that they
might talk it out before they finished
they began the discussion with tha4cOn-
s.derati0n of prehistoric times when
shells and the Ike We're used as media
OF exchange All the way 10 New York
they kept at it. hammer ana tongs. At
the Astor House. where they lunchcd,
they kept the ball rollin. 90 the edit
cation OF all who sat near them. On
the boat and train 20 our town they con-
tinued the contest, and they We're still
at 1t when they reached my house. There
was a slight intermisslon for dinner, but
tho matter was again taken up on the
way TO the clubhouse and continued tia
the moment Mr. Bland took his place on
the platform.
In such circumstances it would not
have been surprising had neither made a
lucid argument and, IN truth. neither did
for their half hour talks were merely
combinations Of what they had been say
Ing all day. On the way back 10 the
house, after the speaking, they took the
question up anew. and it was long after
midnight before they We're tired enough
10 give it up.
MR.. OBRIEN WILL SHPAKE."
when we mad William Jennings
Bryan 10 speak 1 asked MIN how he
would like TO be presented and he told
me- the story OF his first introduction as
"a lecturer. He was then just beginning
TO practice law and his lecture was TO be
delivered I'm a country schoolhouse some
whore IN Illinois. The head OF the local
committee, a big. burly son Of Erin, met
tho speaker at the depot. which was some
miles from the village where the lecture
was 20 be given.
" i beg your pardon sorr the commit
teeman said, as soon as the two had got
into the buggy FOR the drive, but I've
got TO introduce YOU 10 the aujence an
I'd like ye 10 tell me what I'll say 10
them
Bryan thought a moment.
90 Say this he replied: Ladies and
gentlemen: / take pleasure in presenting
Mr. William Jennings Bryan. a lawyer or
Springfield. I'll. Mr. Bryan will now
speak" That is all. my friend, it's easy
isn't it?"
AIabbe So said the committeeman.
but l wisht ye'd drive q little ways while
learn it BY heart
so Bryan took tho rcins and The COM
mttecman buried his face IN his hands
while he mumbled the formula 70 him
self
" Beg pardon. sorr.' he said in a mo-
ment, but I've forgot yer name;is
Bryan, o. Brien or Ryan? An how does
that rigamorole go ag'in?
Bryan told him and the poor fellow
struggled with II all the way home. nnal-
" succeeding, as he thought. In fixing IL
firmly In his memory. But IL escaped
him the moment he stepped on the plat
form. and for a moment he seemed about
to faint. Then pulling himself together
with mighty effort he rolled his eyes
heavcnward and gasped out:
"Ar--O'Brien-wiu now-shna&~r