Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-23

association, and 1t liz not possible for
you to print that platform In the In
ter Ocean tomorrow unless you get 1t
from us. Don't let those eastern. news
paper men, who use the report Of the
other association, know that ever saw
a 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 q 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 it?"
"Oh, no."
"Say, would you like to make s10oT'
"Well, I should say l would"
"Wen, you get me copy of that plat
form and 1 will give you $780,"
mot much. You can't buy me. L
know you. You are one of those news
paper fellows. You never saw enough
money to buy a copy Of this platform"
The reporter remained for few mo-
ments In thought, Seeing that he could
not obtain the platform, : thought he
could have little fun at the.expense OF
Forest.
Are you q popuist7" he queried.
"Yep"
"Where are you fromT
kansas"
Then he called In the other reporters
and endeavored to rouse the ire of the
kansas populist typewriter" by sub
hitting him to the "guyirg" process.
But the ire could not be reused just
then. To make matters more ludicrous,
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
to 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, If any 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 it is es-
sential to keep the doings of this COM
mittee secret. l desire that each one
of you should realize that, and when APP
preached by the reporters, have moth
ing to say to 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"
Andthey pledged. Ten minutes after
ward Forest rushed into the headquar-
tiers of his press association, and Owed
down into his pockets. From his trous-
er'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 that is the way in which q
photographer secured 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 1t 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.
Entering the place, he saw his friend
who represented the OF position associ-
alton who did not get the platform,
seated at q table with number of
newspaper men.
Tom" said Forest, latter we have
buppu6u the lulSl nuAJ lhtANNuSS iAS
to that fellow"
Certainly" answered Dawson, who
was the same reporter who had been
an amused spectator at the "guying'
process Of few hours before. He took
Forest to the table at which this re-
porter sat, and said:
&c, allow me to introduce you to
Mr.. Forest, of our Chicago Office"
81 am happy" began G.. Then
he stopped for moment, and then al
most shrieked:
"Ain't you that Kansas populistic
typewriter"
$50 l have been told"
The following forenoon Forest re-
ceived six congratulatory kilograms
from the Chicago office. The first was
from the general manager of the asso-
citation, and read:
you have done great work in secur-
ing the platform. I personally con-
graduate you, and have ordered that
your account be credited with 5000 as
an evidence Of our substantial appreci-
alton "-BookkeeDer.