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

in fact all those which go to make up
national political platform. But In o
short time Chairman Weaver turned to
Forest and said:
'.I'hat machine Of yours makes too
much noise. You go 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-
tion."
Then Forest feared 1t was allup with
him. He knew that in order to gain ad-
mission to 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 q reporter for the Chicago
Inter Ocean, with whom he was ac-
quainted, gained admission to 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 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
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
newspaper man. and was not acquaint-
ed with Forest.
'sWhat are you dbingp" he asked.
'Copying the platforIn.'
LET me see IL?
"Oh, no."
Say, would you like to make $1OO?"
well, | should say l would
''Well. you get me copy of that plat
form and will give yeal $780,"
"Not much. Yoa 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-
ments in thought. Seeing that he could
not obtain the platform, he thought he
could have q little fun at the.expense OF
Forest.
"Are yon populista" he queried.
"Yep."
where are you from7"
Kansas"
Then he called In the other reporters
and endeayored to rouse the ire of the
kansas popuhst typewriter by sub
mitting him to the ''guying" process.
But the ire could not be reused just
then. To make matters more ludicrous,
o newspaper man representing the
same press association as did Forest,
was one of the party. 0fcourse, 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 1850 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, 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 1t is es-
sential to keep the doings of this COM
mittee secret. desire that each one
Of you should realize that, aud when ap-
preached by the reporters. have moth
ling to say to them. will not be re-
Isponsihle for the keeping of this plat
form out Of the papers unless each
Imember Of the committee gives me his
lpledge to that effect"
Andthey pledged. Tenminutes after
ward Forest rushed into the headquar-
ters Of his press association. and diyed
down into his pockets. From his trous-
Iev'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
|stenographer secured scoop" of the
platform at the populist national con-
lyention.
| This story would hardly be complete,
however, without referring to little
incident which happened few hours
later. About three o'clock In the morn
ling, after the nights work was com
Ipleted and II 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
ltaurant In st. Louis run by Tony Faust.
Entering the place, he saw his friend
Ewho represented the opposition associ-
Iiation who did not get the platform,
SEATED at table with o 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 few hours before. He took
Forest 70 the table at which this re-
porter sat, and said;
Go. 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:
| "Ain't 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