The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-23
IN SELF DEFENSE.
Continued from Page u

A State Journal reporter. who met Mr..
Dewey in a casual manner at the Nor
ton convention which renominated
Congressman Reeder a year ago, went
to see tha ranchman.
Dewe-r apd his men are not being
treated like desperadOes. When the re-
porter informed -Jailer Lawson that he
would like to see Mr.. Dewey. Lawson
said:
DO you know him?"
Well I've met him. said the report
er. but he won't remember me. This
is a professional call
Lawson handed the reporter key
and Greeted him to the door at the
south OF the landing of the stairs The
reporter went up. unlocked the fran
wooden door, which anyone of the men
could smash into kindling wood with
MS nStS. locked the door behind him
and confronted the prisoners. Before the
reporter had crossed the threshold Mr..
Dewey greeted him with very hearty
Hello. now are you, had called him
by name inquired if he was still with
the State Journal and said: We'll we
stayed with Cy Anderson long enough
to show Reeder how things were" Mr..
Dewey was on the RaWlins county dele
gatiols and he and his delegation looked
after Anderson's small boomlet as
man to succeed Reeder. Anderson is
now secretary of the state board of rail-
road commissioners
You have a politicians faculty for
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porter.
oh, I never forget name nor face
ana Know which name goes with the
face said Dewey with a laugh.
Deweys laugh is his characteristic.
He is a jovial, hearty good fellow well
met whether he is in jail, on the train,
IN a political convention or at a house
party.
I know the name of every one of the
fifty -four men III Captain Cunningham 5
militia company from Osborne" re-
marked Dewey. And I'll tell you that
is a mighty fine company. They are
lar ahead of the average militia com
pany and Captain Cunningham knows
his business. They are a fine set Of fell
lows. 1 got well acquainted with them
While we We're in camp"
How are things in the Sixth in re-
gard to Reeder?" asked the reporter.
Reeder is all right" said Dewey. He
Will be renominate1 without any trOu-
bic at all unless some unforeseen things
happen Reeder is a good. honest, plain
man and he is like in this district He
knows how to meet the people and shake
hands with them and then remember
Bill and Joe and Jim wherever he
You look comfortable here" remark
ed the reporter.
Yes. comfortable enough but I don't
like this idea of being in jail" said
Dewey. I would rather be out on
mud bank somewhere than here, but I
guess we are here I have no fear what
ever as to the outcome of this but I
would like to be out At St. Francis I
had my sten0grapher with me and kept
things running al the ranch as best we
could People whom I have met from
Topeka I find turn out to be my friends
and come to see me here. I cannot
complain as to the tres tment but still
don't like Jail life"
Mr. Dewey was interested in his pic
lures that appeared in the papers. Not
so bad" he said and laughed when he
man with a sorrow stained counte-
nance. 1t was funny
Chauncey Dewey would be jolly and
ready to laugh even at Sunday school
convention.
Wilson and Mcbride are treated by
Dewey as if they We're 9his chosen COM
paniens instead of cowboys or riders
employed by him He is as gentlemanly
and respectful toward them as they are
to him and all three are clean cut, gen
tlemenly and well behaved. Not
swear word nor a cigarette was placed
in evidence while the reporter was there,
and a rider or a cowboy who hasn't
cigarette in his fingers when it isn't IN
his mouth is a wonder.
Wilson looks like a bookkeeper or
clerk not like a ranchman. and in fact
he is the ranch bookkeeper. Mcbride
has the cut of a soldier. He is a cav
alryman from the heels of his boots to
the top of his big, felt hat, Not one of
the three has the look of 4 cowboy OF
ed in the garb of a rider, but his erect
soldierly carriage, without a trace of the
rather slow. slOVenly walk and lounglng
position of a coWpuncher, outweighs the
1 evidence of his apparel
In speaking of the ranch Mcbride re-
marked that it is stocked with 500 rid
/ ing horses and that each rider has five
regular horses to ride and about three
+ in reserve.
"A man must ride bit to keep five or
! eight horses worked down" remarked
the reporter.
we ride some" said Mcbride without
any show of braggadOciO-
/ If riding makes a man physically like
/ Mcbride the patent physical culture ap-
planes are all wrong.
One of the old settlers from the short
grass country dropped in to see the
4 oak ranch folks" Curiosity brought
/ him but Dewey treated him as if he had
i been a messenger of mercy The old
timer regaled those present with stories
! OF the early days when six shooters, IN
/ dams. buffalo wild times, bad men and
Boot Hill were the places and subjects
I of interest Dewey paid little attention
to it and offered no stories Of the kind
/ in return.
! When the reporter left he was invited
! to come again and make himself at
home Dewey laughed again when he
issued the invitation.
The reporter unlocked the door.
begged MI Dewey's pardon for turning
door behind him and gave the key to
the =a..e-
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