The age-herald., 1898-07-13
As Frank L. Stanton Appeared
 To Northern Admirers

The thirteenth annual meeting of the Western Association of Writers, occurred at Winona Lake, in the northern part Of Indiana from June 27 to July 3, and from accounts received of this notable gathering of literary men and women, it is very evil dent that the Georgia poet, Frank l.. Stan ton and the Hoosier poet, James Whiteomb Riley, were far and beyond all others the most feted flattered and sought after of the many celebrities present.
 MT. Stanton, as all newspaper readers know, is a regular contributor to the At lanta Constitution; his poems have pene- trated all quarters of the country and have been gathered into book form.
 correspondent thus describes him, as well as Riley, as they appeared at the re- cent convocation of western writers:
 It was the Georgia poets first appear ance at these meetings, and he was there fore the subject of manifest interest, If not curiosity and criticism. He had pe- culiar success in escaping introductions to fmportunate people, who cling to the skirts of literature but at times he was forced to sacrifice comfort and yield to the bug zing talent of the western literary aggrega- tion.
 The first impression of Frank L. Stanton is not picturesque. His manner is that of a well-fed farmer, with tawny complex ion, round face, with no character indica- tions of brilliancy and eyes that have no snap of intellectual impulses He has generous hands with broad and stumpy fin- gers, all of which seem to give him annoy ance when he is under the microscope of the critical budding author. He was pa tient, but he was unable to wholly con- ceal his discontinue when fawning women pursued him into corner. One of these expatiated on the merits of one of his poems and instead of acknowledging the compliment with neat speech he nervous ly toyed with his knife and fork and in a confused way declared that he had no rec ollection of the production. Another wo- man chimed in to say: "Oh, MT. Stanton, you don't pronounce a bit like the south erners. They say 'suh' and yes suh' " For this lack of native accent he had no apology to offer.
 James Whitcomb Riley has profted by extensive experience and is the master of arts that conquer and put down toady- ism. Unlike Stanton he has no wife and baby obligation and this fact makes of him shining mark for the designing and pes- tiferous soco o-literary prospector. When MT. Riley takes chances among a congre- gation of intellectual giants, he is careful to establish social trocha His fortfica- tions at Winona consisted of a gurging blonde on one side. and an eloquent bru- nette on the other. They appeared with him when he arrived from his Indianapolis home, hedged him about on land and lake, guarded him in corridor and parors and escorted him on the home journey. It was deliberate and successful ruse of MT. Ri- ley, to escape the ambitious, but smoth- cred lights of the world of etters-those who have never read MT. Riley beyond That Old Sweetheart of Mine," and When the Frost is on the Pumpkin and the Folders in the Shock" and confine their observations to these
 It was told by a friend of MT. Riley at the association meeting that once when he was visiting in the south an admiring woman rendered a reception in his honor. Before the appointed time she said to him: 'I have told all of these people how clever you are and want you to recite for them this evening"" This dispeased MT. Riley so much that he refused to be shown off in this manner. Some of his friends say that he does not like to be sought for on account of his talents, but from social standpoint.