The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-14
BRYAN GRINDS OUT COPY
SPENDS DAY IN CITY IN EDITORIAL
WORK FOR THE COMMONER.
Calls on His Visit to French Lick
His Reported Purchase of Team
of BIOOded Horses.

w. ]. Bryan spent the greater part of
yesterday in indianapolis, resting, he said,
but when he came down into the lobby of
the Grand at $50 o'clock he had a bulky
envelope addressed to the Commoner, which
indicated that he had taken his recreation
in grinding out '-copy." John w. Kern
was with him, as usual, and they ex-
changed a few jests with a group OF re-
porters anent the recent arrival Of a son
in the Kern household.
IL have pledged myself to support Kern,
jr., for the Democratic presidential NOM
ination thirty-hve years hence said Mr..
Bryan.
You will note that the colonel is very
careful about the time,'' interposed Mr..
Kern" and hat he gives the boy just
enough time to get within the age quail
fi~cation."
Perhaps he thought particularly Of that
because it was a question that interested
him personally a few years ago. suggest
ed a reporter, and Mr.. Bryan laughed
heartily.
In telling of his arrangements for the
next few days MIR. Bryan announced that
he had called off his engagement with Il.
Taggart for Sunday at French Lick and
that the interesting love FEAST of which
so much has been said, will be postponed
indefinitely, so far as he is concerned.
II found that L would get into French
Lick at 5 o'clock Sunday evening and would
leave there at 5 the next morning. he said.
such a visit would not be satisfactory, so
/ called MIR. Taggart up by telephone, eX-
planned the situation and told him L would
have to postpone my visit"
Mr.. Bryan will be in Indianapolis again
~A~f ATna1nxr for n eBo-t "a
that Indiana will see nothing of him for
some moons, unless something special
should call him back. 1t has not been
in Indianapolis for the Keach-Holtzma1
ticket.
y dispatch to a Chicago paper from Mil
waukee yesterday conveyed the interesting
information that Mr.. Bryan has recently
invested a goodly sum in a team of blooded
horses, one of which is named Roosevelt
and the other "Pabst." This might be
taken to indicate that the colonel has a
weakness for the President and the stuff
that has made Milwaukee famous The
dispatch said:
when the horse show was on il was
stated tina William Jennings Bryan wanted
the pair of chestnut carriage horses entered
in the show by Charles Raso. Of Normal,
Ill. Word was received to-day that Mr..
Bryan had purchased the team, paying for
them the fancy price of 81, 300. The team
was known as Roosevelt and Pabst and was
said by horsemen TO be the finest team of
family horses at the show.
Mr.. Bryan was much taken by the team
when he was here about the time of the
horse show. Mr.. Rasor admitted that the
Nebraskan is a shrewd man at a bargain as
well as a good judge of horsefiesh. Mr..
Bryan stole into the city one Friday To
look the horses over. Then he came around
the next Sunday and wanted to have them
out. Mr.. Rasor declined on the ground
| that he did not care to hitch them up. III
help you," said Mr.. Bryan, and he showed
he knew how to handle a horse. After
ward he rode Teddy" as Roosevelt Is
called for short, and as the animal is a
Single-footer under saddle he was more
| pleased. Then il came to the price and Mr.
Bryan showed his shrewdness. A price
was agreed upon. however, n the sale
was made"