Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
WHY DoLL1vER WAS LATE.
vh,caso ,el,boy Toll. Good Story on
1owa's Junior Senator.

John r. Rathom, in Chicago Times
Herald: A bellboy at the Aud which
In bellboy language means Auditorium.
has solved sort OF mild mystery by
confessing his participation in little
adventure that happened during the ma
tional campaign last full. One night SEN
ator Dolliver was billed to speak for tho
rcpublican candidate for president, and
ater to listen to him. The reception COM
mittee waited on him In his apartments
In the Auditorium Annex and offered to
escort him to the PLATFORM, but he asked
them to go ahead and said he would fol-
ow In a few moments.
The few moments heightened into min
utes. however. and the minutes into TWEEN
ance. looking hot, clustered, and very
tired. The long continued applause and
the Introductory speeches gave him pien-
he rose to begin his address he appeared
az calm and self-possessed as usual.
The members of the reception commit
zee wondered in plas d kind Of way
minutes delay. none of them imagined
that the speaker Of the evening was
within. o few feet Of them for most of
Vile managers would have featured as
me funniest of the year.
This here's the !, whole ,, thing said The u
The big guy (meaning the distinguished
states1nan) sent down call just after
The reception comfy went away. over to
set ali crushed up in the push around the
doors. and asked mo to put him onter
an easy way troo to the stage. They was
dollar in 1t for me. SO led the process
sion and we started down the tunnel
across to the Aud, and I slipped him in
he wagon alley back Of the stage door.
Well. when we got that far says to
open stage to get 10 the right side we
would have to go underneath by the ma
:hinery an come up that way. He says,
not tor on yer life. sonny" begun to walk
Town the stairs with him ahead, and
&c got about half way over when he says,
red ms It
loor an his nibs had run right into 1t,
both his legs. patent feathers an black
iress pants.
said q lot OF nice things to me. but he
an'lly got a move on an told me not to
stand iaughin' there like an idiot. but tc
pair of pants. shoes and socks.
when l gets back with the goods there
was his whiskers standin, by the light 9,
ond hes the @oS above Yer
an whistlin' and the big organ poundin
out to fill in the wait. The senator done
ais life. He Whipped off his swaiiertai
an sat on the concrete while handed
lim the things as he wanted them Just
AS he got the first boot on there was Q
extra large roar from up above. Their
he senator says something under his
,eath about 1t bein' enough to make
Rome howl and the reception guys think.
fled with the other boot about four min.
ties, and then he remembered that he
lad q pretty sizeable foot, and had e
II his pants. While he was dom this
urn he said some more strong things.
eat last he got everything on all right
chen he says to me. Pick up all thai
stun and take 1t to my room. See me n
he mornin and I'll give you another dol.
ar. but II you ever talk about this affail
% any one I'll break yer neck showed
stage. and as soon as heard. by the
1awp. that he had got into the ring
bundled w the clothes SO as none Of tht