Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04
a WARM DISCUSSION.
Bryan, Walsh and Huffman Talk Poll
tics With Street Eaker.

tics With Street Faker.
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 4.-Monday
morning w. j. Bryan. c. A. Walsh.
secretary of the national democratic
committee, A. Huffman, chairman of
the democratic state comittee of Iowa,
and Dr. j. NJ. Lagsdale We're in the Bal
timore lobby talking politics, when a
fifth, an unknown man, but evidently a
parsonage of consequence, joined
them. The mysterious fifth man was
active in the discussion. His style
was deliberate. His manner was con-
vincing. He was never at a loss for
words and he emphasized his sentences
by firmly slapping a table about which
they We're all sitting, and then looking
quickly from one to another. This
man wore a diamond about the size of
q hazleunt in the front of his white
shirt and he wore a lawn necktie.
They We're discussing the national
campaign of 1896. and the man with
the diamond and the white tie took
the lead in the discussion.
Gentlemen" said he, the reason
that we didn't win in 1896 was lack
of organization. Now, we should have
had better man at the head than
Chairman Jones'"
Secretary Walsh interrupted him at
once. AS secreatry of the democratic
national committee, which is at the
head of the organization" Mr.. Walsh
felt that the shaft from the unknown
man with the diamond and white tie
was. in a measure personal. Mr..
Walsh fastened to defend the commit
tee by defending Chairman Jones. Mr..
the senator from Arkansas. who is the
head of the democratic national COM
mittee.
Not in the least disturbed by the
volley from these two men of national
reputation, the man with the diamond
and the white tie threw down another
gauntlet.
During the campaign of 1885," he
said, pausing to add weight to his
words, when you We're in Chicago, Mr..
Bryan, there We're great crowds to see
you. The populace, the great mass OF
the people, was for you. Why didn't
you carry Chicago?"
Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Walsh began ex-
plantations at once. The republican
party, they said, had unlimited means
| They We're both anxious to show how
| the democratic party had been at a
great disadvantage in the city of Chi.
cago.
The unknown listened 1T seemed, al
most condescendingly to their explana
tions, following each with an attack il
a new quarter. For an hour he KEEP
Bryan and Walsh on the defensive.
Finally, Walsh leaned over and asked
DR.. Langsdale who the mysterious MAJ
was.
Why" whispered the doctor, he's {
patent medicine faker."
Then it was remembered that thi
man with the big diamond and tn,
white necktie who had held Bryan ant
Walsh in argument was seen speakin,
from an open hack on lower Mali
street. While he spoke from the hacl
he held in one hand glass of water
In the other he held a package of lithi;
powder. He had told a little. crowd o
idlers who We're watching him tina
more death was produced by medicin
4 than by disease.
But this which hold In my hand
men," he said, sis Gods own medicine
See how it bubbles thru the water
oh, it gives health and strength an
4 life. See drink it myself" He too
a sip from the glass of water. The
he sold packages of the powder for 5
4 cents each