The evening world., 1901-10-14
LONE DAY IN EDWARD NJ. S4EPARD'S
LIFE AS NOMINEE FOR MAYOR
Makes His Schedule
and Sticks to It and
Is Always Courteous
and GOod-Natured.

Edward NJ Shepard. the Tammany
candidate for Mayor. like ala political
opponent. Seth Low. does certain things
at Just certain time. lie Is such 4,
busy man these days tina, a divergence
OF few minutes from his regularly
planned programme seriously interfere,
with the entire arrangement for the
next twenty-four hours. While Nj.
Shepard Is always cour,cou. and keep.
In the best Of good nature. he Will no,
brock disarransement o! his days
schedule.
When ten or twelve reporter, called a,
ms sisters house Saturday morning NJ.
Sn'Phfu patiently answered such au.s-
lions as he though; were proper and
h'S''h'" I" answer those which he de.
hn"d AS political" lie sat through
Inc "rdea! Tor half an hour or more
ana prepared 10 leave promptly a, the
time which world enable him 10 keep
political appointment. Jus, at that
moment four other photographers APP.
preached him.
Gentlemen" pleaded Mr.. shepard. 81
am very anxious To be accomm odnt.nv
but have only time TO reach place OF
appointment. I beg you will excuse me
to-day
Nominee Had to Hun.
But the photographers wer. impor-
tuuhte
Il viii give you Just three minutes"
sad Mt Shepard. The cameras were
quickly adjusted In the big dining room.
but II was fully twenty minutes before
Mr. Shepard got away from the mouse.
which he left on run. In order 10
make M for the delay he went without
his luncheon that noon.
To-day Mr.. Shepard will get down to
regular working schedule. lie con.
siiers that this week the real work OF
the campaign begins.
When get broken into the harness,
said ne TO- an Evening World reporter.
Il expect ! shall be able 10 get throug h
with much more business than when |
nrst started In. My health has greatly
improved since ! have returned home,
and feel that l am now ready FOR a
Mr.. Shepard will do a great deal OF
his work at his home. II Is a spacious
old-fashioned house. No. liz Congress
street, Brooklyn. II adjoins the home
o: hh sister. Mrs. Charles b. Hewitt.
and between the houses there is a Wide
stretch OF well-kcpt lawn. while on the
corner Is an old stone church.
Not an Early Riacr.
The Tam,nany candidate for Mayor Is
not an early riser. as sometimes Il is
quite late when he retircs. Since he
has entered into the campaign he arises
~ o'clock. He breakfasts at $50 AM!
looks over the morning papers and his
private correspondence. fle makes a
few memorandums for the speech to be
we'll blocked on, In the rough. II h.
has tune he may call In one OF his sten.
speech Otherwise he win snatch whas
time he can and dsvo;e I. to that pu.-
he absolutely rcsuaes 70 SEQ any one.
II must draw. the line somewhere. e
he explained. II want TO be obliEinr
TO all. but have to watch very closely
or the minutes slip away. from me-"
| which has been turned over to him for
an ONCE and meeting place for his no.
| litical friends. Mr.. Shepard desired &C
make himself especially understood &c
The Evening World reporter that, hi.
headquarters during the campaign would
utilized his skaters house. he said, as i
place where he might transact what no.
litical business he wished to attend
| to In Brooklyn.
The f,rst persons he receives in tn.
morning are the reporters for the after
noon newspapers. They arc waiting 70,
him when he comes and have blocket
IL here that Shepard's skill as a lawye,
comes well in play.
Parpies All Thrusts.
He parries all tho disssyeeahie thrust
and when he gets In too tight quarter,