The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
SHEPARD SQUIRMED ON RACK.
now AN UNQUENCHABLE IN
QUISITOR HARROWED HIM.
bland Fortunately OF q Yong Man VINO Was
Hound to Get All the News There Was
4 Broke Up One Of the Last OF the Cam
dIdate's Side Talks with tho Press.

. Broke Up One OF the Last OF inc Can-
dIdate's Side Talks with the Press.
Pretty nearly the last Of the candidates
ode talks with tho press was held yes
terday morning at Mr.. Shepard's head
quarters In Brooklyn, At the beginning
o. the campaign MIR. Shepard announced
his intention OF meeting the representa-
tives Of the newspapers every day at half
past 10 O'Clock in the morning. 1t soon be-
came apparent that these meetings were
not designed TO circulate the candidates
views on current political topics. Indeed
the only apparent usefulness OF the morn
ing gatherings was 10 assure the news
papers of the continued health and spirits
Z Mr.. shepard.
As was alto gether natural when six or
seven keen-witted young men gathered
daily TO meet a very digniied and very
self conscious person of much public and
personal Importance, the sense OF mis-
chic; was aroused. When II became evfd ent
that the candidate would answer no ques-
tons Of the sort ordinarily put TO candidates,
the ingenuity Of the reporters was taxed
to the utmost In the composing OF questions
which were not without the pale OF the
candidates established limitations. Ofsuoh
was the inquiry: 80 you favor an amend
ment 70 the Constitution which will permit
a candidate to give full expression TO his
views on all the questions before the peopleY'
Shepard and his most loyal friend.
Mr.. George Foster Peabody, have felt
that these questions sometimes approx
mated violations Of Mr.. Shepard's hos
pitality, and were not at all inclined 10
accept them az gentle hints from the inter-
viewers that the candidates peculiar rules
Is to questions we're somewhat absurd.
Pretty much the same newspaper men
have gathered at Mr.. Shepard's house every
morning during the campaign. 1t was a
matter Of regret TO them yesterday that
the principal inqulsitor was absent. He
had been sent down the bay to meet Mr..
Carnegie. When he told Mr., Shepard on
Friday that he was 10 be absent from yes
terday's gathering, the candidate said with
some feeling. Convey TO Carnegie my
sincerest sympathy and coincidence"
This particular young man was one with a
perfect absence of personal bias and feel
ing. There was a bland expectancy and
an expression OF readiness TO seize upon
every syllable that should drop from Mr..
6hepard's lips that was most disconcerting
TO the candidate.
II was as impossible to rebuke him as
though he had been a phonograph. The
more severely he was told that his question
was. from Mr.. Shepard's point OF view,
improper the more quickly would he sug-
gest some other question, even more en-
barrassing. as a possibly acceptable substi-
tute. He had an invariable beginning
question: NO, what, Mr.. Shepard, is your
real opinion this morning OF your fellow
candidates in Manhattan, Mr.. Fromme
and Mr.. Unger?" 1t is quite unnecessary
TO say that the question was always waved
aside as highly improper.
The candidate was nearly hall an hour
late yesterday morning. The reporters sat
restlessly on a circle OF chairs in the parlor
waiting. They were all facing with an ex-
Presto n not without a suggestion OF hunger
toward the empty chair which was waiting
for Mr.. Shepard. In the chair Of the abb
sent chief inquisitor. was a large rudy
young man who WITS visibly nervous under
the weight of his responsibility Everybody
In the circle had a suggestion TO make as 10
the questions 70 bc asked n II seemed
to be taken for g.auted that the rudy
young substitute must b. the spokesman.
Ask him. sal ULc. why he was not
more cordial In his greeting 10 Unger at
Morning Star Hall last night
But for hea ven- sake let that be your
last question: said another. "beca use ]
really want 10 find out where he Is going
to speak tonight.
The candidate entered with the ~celeritv
OF a man who hurrirs into n dentists chair
because he warts 20 have the ordeal over
as soon as possible. He sat on the edge
OF the chair. 30 that hl- feet touched the
hoo and flashed "a quick glance around
the circle Of faces, The Ae took "A second
and more deliberate look az two new faces
that appeared IL was not alook altogether
without hostile SUSPICION.
well. began "A genial young person who
had tine air u "a desiring 20 ia prc,s the
candidate with hls consideration for the
rules of the game '"ow do YOU feel tins
morning j. good iorWt
The Oandidatc'- cyo- usi rOwed and he
surveyed the questionof face sharply
-YoI will have 20 make your own con
illusions as 10 that - y"~-yes,' be- said
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uncrossed th"tn
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