The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-03
STONE GONE UP THE STATE
Lsy0THBNIN0 CHAIN
oH IyIIETY ABOUT VEST.

Ia Nh
W." VIVA, n. Calls "Rooseveit's
80 p,o,D- sta chhsld Not Touched" fet
tn. uon Gum shoe Bill Stone having gone
49, ~. Auburn road 10 make speeches with
s,.ncbnsld the labor Of keeping the DUST
~ ,hs ~maenincently upholstered furniture
- ~. nemooratio Headquarters In the HON.
uouss dsyolved yesterday on the Hon
IL plohardson OF Tennessee. chairman
:, ,ha congressional Campaign
- shoa Bll had told tho Hon. Jim that ne
.noceed 10 harpoon two or three WesteIh
~ York ~plutocruts before he came oack'
ua instructed Mr.. Richardson TO keep ms eye
nooied all the tine for octopuses' he had
~, bsen gone 30 very long before a telegraph
- p,.hed into the National headquarters
and handed a message 10 Mr.. Richardson.
Mr.. Richardson opened and read II Here
Is a copy OF II;
-AInAsY. Oct a-Richardson. Hoffman
House, New York. Has George Graham vest
died yeti Answer, GUN SHOE
Mr.. Richardson read this telegram with
a great deal OF interest. He Immediately
got a long distance telephone communication
with the city Of St Louis. and as soon as ne
had done talking he sent this answer:
.(Copyrtoht, 1900, bv James ID, R'chdTdson-)
"Hor- ". J. Stone, aboard Empire state Express:
George Graham Vest stu lives
RICHARDSON"
Mr.. Richardson explained TO the Hon. Phil
THOMPSON OF Kentucky and the Hon. Joe
Hickey OF Missouri that George Graham Vest
IA the United States Senator from the State OF
Missouri and that he has sworn never 10 die
"a long as Gum Shoe Bill Is on earth looking
for his lob, and that Gum Shoe Bill Is very
much exercised In his mind because OF this
unklndness on the part OF George Graham
Vest. who, as he has frequently explained
10 his friends is a "mummifed old stih
Mr.. Richardson. Col. Thompson and Col.
Hickey sat in one Of the parlors, and In the re-
ception room there we're three or four eminent
statesmen from Kentucky. Tennessee and
but who would like To Join the ranks OF the
plutocrat hunters. In this reception room
there is a water cooler, and 80 dire were the
them attempted 70 tap II. They found that
even that was empty.
Congressman Jacob Rupert. who IL the mem
Der Of the congressional Campaign
from this state. called. CONGRESSMAN Rupert
has sworn a solemn oath with Congressman
Porry Heath, ex-hssistant Postmaster-General
and now Secretary OF the Republican National
Committee. II will be remembered that MIR.
Rnvoysto TIL. country on their arrival In Wash
ington and made a Bryan side show o., them.
The Republican National In chicago
which these Envnys were treated by Messrs.
Ruppert. sul9er and their associates, and in the
epe SRRfiGe By BoeT syn sympathi2ers in The ma
tiona capital all but SIS was spent for ales,
wines. liquors and cigars and similar enter
that there was anything improper in the eI-
penditlres, and they say they have a large body
Of respectable citizens who are ready, TO help
pert and Mr.. SulEer want Mr.. Heath scalped,
and the Democratic national press agent issued
a warning yesterday 10 that effect.
A little after 8 O'Clock In the afternoon this
telegram was received By Mr.. Richardson:
Richardson, Hoffman House:
Can't something be done to Vest1 Urgent.
Mi. Richardson laid this before his friends.
and In a few minutes the wires bore To Rochester
tCopvright, 1900. bv jane. D Richnrdson)
Hon. " j. stone. care Hon. John b. Stonch-
"CSeeeff up. Vest is a very old man. We are
told he is older than he says. We are planning.
"~RICHARDsQN. THOMPSON. hickey
and parted the heavy silk p~ortiers which
screen the pmtocrat hunters from the view Of
tbe public, Col: Gfgfre yea came ELL. like 2 3,a ray Of sv sun
where He said that the Democrats were going
TO carry Illinois, Kentucky. MARYLAND West
lican plurality in Pennsylvania. Col. Gufey
asked anNiously how New York was going.
Mr. Richardson and his friends told him they
This seemed TO grieve Col Guiey. but then he
said. recovering his spirits. Never mind, We
can win without IT,.
Col tiuiicy dropped into the Hoffman House
In tie evening. Chairman Mcclure told hin
that bryan was going to carry the State sure.
We've got Mayor Jones. Sucker Rod Jones
OF Toledo, 10 go with Bryan on. his stumping
tour through the state. He'll take immensely.
10 him. but think he's all right
Then Mr. Mcclure began to talk again about
the Victor riot. He said:
II ha % haan CallaH "a liar n thief a aCOundrel
q fannel-mouthed Mio6, and a good many
other things in all parts Of this country because
fake riot in Victor. said MIR. Mcclure. When
i said that Roosevelt got up that riot hin-
self | had reasons for my statement. had
that the Colorado riot was not a one-sided
affair. | expect TO receive, good evidence
from an excellent authority in a day or two
nc1t, week. and will make tho Victor not my
Last night Richardson. C,roker,s stereopti-
a big sign on the sidewalk which read "Roose-
McGuirp's Colorado Information was responsible
Mr Mcclure took occasion 10 deny that
the Democratic State Committee had solicited
a campaign contribution from Mr.. Crokers
candidate for Governor. the Hon. John \.
S %sR sDd N Ms. =. S SSsctsd a. Is he a x ysTy G rich
tribute at least s5O,ooO to the general campaign
fund. besides helping out those needy Demo
S,snCb 5rGdhI Sss T Ssen might Hs4T H S5sy to 10 hin I'm ca Mr..
paign so far, and has not had time to msks
the expeCted contribution. As he IL a very
liberal man. however, It was said last night
that he would probably ante up" az the Hon.
Phil Thompson phrased II, this week
Just before the Hon. James ID. Richardson
went % the handsome apartment in the noh-
man House In which he passes the nights. a
telegram was handed To him. IL was dated In
Rochester. Here is n copy Of II
sRtrb1rdsop' HoHrD0n House Nor YOrks
Find out, If possible, Vests exact age.
GUM SHOR.'