The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-31

| in fact all those which go to make up
q national political platform. Butin q
short time Chairman Weaver turned to
Forest and said:
''That machine of yours makes too
much noise. You 60 into the next room
with 1T, and do your typewriting there.
But look out for the newspaper men
and do not give them any informa-
ton"
Then Forest feared 1t was allup with
him. He knew that in orderto gain adj
mission to the next room he would have
to run the gauntlet of q 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-
| quaintcd, gained admission to his room
and started to talk with him
For Gods sake, Frank, said Forest.
get away from here and give me a
chance for my hfe All the Chicago
newspapers take the report from our
association, and it is not possible for
you to print that platform in the In
| ter Ocean tomorrow unless you get it
from us. Don't let those eastern.news-
paper men, who use the report of the
other association, know that ever saw
o newspaper
Not only did that reporter comply
with the request. but he warned other
Chicago reporters not to recognize For
est A few minutes more and re-
porter representing the opposition as
sociation came In. He was an eastern
I newspaper man. and was not aequaint-
ed with Forest.
| .'What are you dbing2" he asked.
Copying the PLATFORM
| "Let me see II? 2"
| "0h, no.
| Say, would you like to make $1002'
| well, | should say l would
well, you get me a copy of that plat
form and will give ycu 500"
"Not much. You can't buy me.
know you. You are one OF those news
paper fellows. You never saw enough
money to buy copy Of this platform"
The reporter remained for few mo-
meuts in thought. Seeing that he could
not obtain the platform. he thought he
could have little fun at the.expense of
Forest.
"Are you q populista" he quericd.
"Yep,"
"Where are you from2"
"Kansas,"
Then he called In the other reporters
and endeayored to rouse the ire of the
kansas populist typewriter" by sub
hitting him to the "guying" process.
But the ire could not be reused Just
then. To make matters more mdicrous,
q newspaper man representing the
same press association as did Forest,
was one of the party. OF course, he saw
that Forest was doing his work, and,
In order to keep up appearances helped
the opposition reporter in his efforts to
embarrass Forest.
At 1880 o'clock that night the last
plank Of the platform had been agreed
upon, and was given to Forest to take
10 the other room to copy, AS he was
leaving he was asked by schilling In a
tone OF voice loud enough for the whole
committee to hear, II amy Of the news
paper reporters had tried TO get the
platform. He answered that he had
met them, but that they had not been
successful. Then Schilling turned to
the others and said:
Now, gentlemen. you know IL is es-
Esential to keep the doings of this COM
mittee secret. I desire that each one
OF you shouldrealize that, and when APP
preached by the reporters. have moth
ling to say to them. will not be re-
Isponsible for the keeping OF this plat
form out Of the papers unless each
lmember of the committee gives me his
lpledge to that effect"
| Andthey pledged. Tenminutes after
ward Forest rushed into the headauar-
ters Of his press association, and dived
| down into his pockets. From his trous-
ler's pockets he took the preamble,
| from another the land plank, and so on,
| until the telegraphers were busy send
| ing out the entire platform.
| And thRt Is the way In which q
photographer secured scoop" Of the
| platform at the populist national con-
lvention.
| 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, 1t was too late to send any
further news. Forest accompanied an
other reporter for the press association
be represented, by the name Of Tom
Dawson, to that somewhat famed res
taurant In st. Louis run by Tony Faust.
Entering the place, he saw his friend
Ewho represented the opposition associ-
ation who did not get the platform.
seated at table with number Of
newspaper men
"Tom," said Forest, .'after we have
Supplied the inner man. introduce me
TO that fellow"
Certainly" answered Dawson. who
was the same reporter who had been
an amused spectator at the ''guying"
process Of o few hours before. He took
Forest to the table at which this re-
porter sat, and said:
d. allow me to introduce you to
Mr.. Forest. Of our Chicago Office"
Il am happy" began c. Then
he stopped for moment, and then al
most shrieked:
"Aint you that Kansas populistic
typewriter"
$50 have been told"
The following forenoon Forest re-
eeived six congratulatory kilograms
from the Chicago Office. The first was