Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-21

pick IL zap. crumble IL into q small; ball.
and shove ii into his pocket. Then
came the various p,anks--the financial.
the good roads. ;he land. the taxation,
in fact all those which go 90 make up
national political platform. But in
short time Chairman Weaver turned 20
Forest and said:
THAT machine OF yours makes too
much noise. You 30 into the next room
with IL, and do your typewriting there.
But look. out for the newspaper men
and do not give them any informa-
ton"
Then Forest feared il was all up with
him. He knew that in order TO gain adj
mission 10 the next room he would have
TO run the gauntlet of half hundred
newspaper men, many of whom would
know him. But there was no alterna-
tive. and he started for the room with
his machine. He had hardly seated, him
self, when reporter for the Chicago
Inter Ocean, with whom he was ac-
quainted gained admission 20 his room
and started to talk with him.
For Gods sake. Frank. said Forest,
get away from here and give me q
chance for my life. All the Chicago
newspapers take the report from our
association. and it is not possible for
you 20 print that platform in the In
ter Ocean tomorrow unless you get il
from Us. Don't let those eastern news
paper men. who u.s. the report OF the
other association. know that ever saw
a newspaper"
Not only did that reporter comply
xxffh fht. h.tf 10 ..tf.
Chicago reporters not TO recognize For
est. a few minutes more and re-
porter representing the opposition as
ISOLATION came in. He was an eastern
newspaper man. and was not acquaint-
ed with Forest.
What are you doing?" he asked.
Copying the platform"
Let me see it2"
"Oh. no."
SAY, would you like to make siOO?"
We'll, l should say 1 would"
well. you get me copy Of that plat
form and I Will give you 500"
Not much. You can't buy me. I
know you. You are one of those news
paper fellows You never saw enough
money 10 buy copy OF this platform"
The reporter remained for a few mo
ments in thought Seeing that he could
not obtain the platform. he thought he
could have little fun at the.expense OF
Forest.
Are you a popuhSt?' he queried.
"Yep."
Where are you from?"
Kansas"
Then he called in the other reporters
and endeavored 70 rouse thc ire OF the
kansas popuhst typewriter" by sub
hitting him TO the .'guying" process.
But the ire could not be reused lust
then. To make matters more ndicrous.
newspaper man representing the
same press association a. did Forest,
was one Of the party. or course, ne saw
that Forest was doing his work. and
in order TO keep up appearances helped
the opposition reporter in his efforts Il.
embarrass Forest.
At 1880 o'clock that night the last
1 plank OF the platform had been agreed
upon, and was given 90 Forest 10 take
10 the other room 10 copy. As he was
leaving he was asked by Schiliing in a
tone of voice loud enough for the whole
committee TO hear, if-any OF the news
| paper reporters had tried 10 get the
| platform. He answered that he had
met them, but that they had not been
successful Then SchiHing turned to
the others and said:
Now, gentlemen. you know il is es-
sential 10 keep the doings OF this COM
mittee secret. / desire that each one
| Of you should realize that, and when ap-
| preached by the reporters. have moth
ing to say 10 them. will not be re-
| sponsible for the keeping OF this plat
form out Of the papers unless each
member Of the committee gives me his
| pledge TO that effect
| Andtheyp pledged. Ten minutes after
ward Forest rushed into the headQuar-
tiers of his press association. and dived
down into has pockets. From his trous-
er's pockets he took the pream bile,
from another the land plank. and so on.
until the telegraphers were busy send
ing out the entire platform.
And that is the way in which
stenographer secured a scoop" of the
platform at the populist national con-
| vention.
This story would hardly be complete,
however, without referring TO little
incident which happened. few hours
later. About three o'clock in the morn
ing, after the nights work was COM
pleted and il was too late To send any
further news. Forest accompanied an
other reporter for the press association
he represented, by the name of Tom
Dawson, TO that somewhat famed res
taurant in st. Louis run by Tony Faust.
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