Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-03
QUEER CHAP WITH
FUNNY TIGHT PANTS
senator Willard Relates an In.
te%resting Bit OF Nebraska
Political History.
A MEMORABLE DEBATe
Republican Candidate fer Congress- {,
a Nomination Means Election"
District Put to Rout by Pic
turesque Youth.

Washington, NNrl =, Senator Mil
'ari of Nebraska TOLLS story of polilies
IN ms state. back in tho days whci.
1t bad Just AaA wncu. comgressmem
.s II mas to-day. AMI When Omaha amt
Lincoln. It's Two cilicf cities. each at
winch dominates a congressional dis
'riri were in lie sam district. together
WIN N.irloaS rural counties.
we had a lawyer in Omaha named
'onncll. hc said. who MAS a mighty
good tAlAer and = bright politician. He
GOT the notion of going to congress-.
and went ont AID surrounded u republi-
gan nomiiatiou. The democrats didmt
nave amy chancc i'm the district. and
\ nomination MAS is good as an elec-
tiom.
"tonnell came round To my office
'nc day and wanted me To go 10 IL
meeting that evening. The democrats.
! ! seemed had nominated a chap down
M ihc county whom | don't remember
10 have heard of. and he had actually
'hallenged Council to !, debate. Con-
nell said the first debate was coming
IN that evening, in the exposition BUILT
mig. 1T MAS a big place We had in o,nA-
IA th"i. that would hold 1000 or 5000
people.
Funny Looking Chap.
II went around to the meeting. That
MAS before l WAS in politics. h place.
MAS tull OF people. and 1 had been
asked To sit ON the platform, so met
me democratic candidate. He MAS IA
funny looking young fellow. in Il black
cashmere suit. with pants thai were
too tight and stuck to his legs. and
didnt come more than half way down
'rom his knees To his shoes.
tonhell was clever and gracious. and
us around. and then the
meeting started of. lie spoke first and
made II mighty good speech. 1t was
lIslf nt11 h.. f.1t ,.
nails and the cost of tim buckets and
al that stuff and the audience liked
il.
He Made a Ai..
Then his democratic opponent was
introduced. He certainly did look
funny as he walked out to the middle
If the stage and started to talk. Then
he opened up his mouth and began to
get Interested; and SO did the crowd.
In ten minutes he was down to bust
ness, and he WAS making fun of Con
nell and his arguments, and the crowd
WAS roaring with laughter and up
CLAUSE. 1t WAS one of the meetings
that l have always remembered.
WAS completely cleaned out
ny that chap. Well. they went Out
'nto the district and had a debate i'm
eNer', county; and would you believe
II, when election WAS over tonuclI
wasn't elected AT all. The other fellow
was
VINO was the chap with the funny
pants. senator" asked a listener.
., didnt 1 tell YOU? 1t WAS William
BRYAN. Ever heard of him."
A Trio of Fighters.
hugh Lewis. a orie-armed veteran
"llos', civil war record is known t.. ey-
cry old soldier IN Wisconsin. has been
'hlriy years an employee of the house
committee ON military affairs. He is
one OF the old ron of honor. picked n;
ago. Wisconsin got two OF
,lr appointments. which were made for
me, and IL fell to lewis by common
General Edwin s Bragg
men Il member of the house. brough,
MN there. Bragg had been his com
during the war. and they were.
warm friends.
~ never had but three champions in
an my life said Mr.. Lewis. General
Bragg was one: | loved him because
ne was a fighter. He beat 'em all.
, men La Toilette. he's "a fighter. and
Ilcked everybody in sight
A Third Champion.
And who was the third ON YOU
championship list?" was asked.
That's - story replied the veteran.
When ! WIS a boy in Wales the only
sport We ever bad was cock fighting
from IN" time l was a small chap il
was always the height of my ambition
70 gather up enough Of the big George.
III. pennies to buy = game cock thai
oonid mex EN- all. II WAS the proudest
Day of nay life when | got the pennies
scrapel together and bought the cock
hat I'd picked for II winner. And he
az lust what ! wanted. He licked 'em
'ill. He was the third of my cham
pions. They We're all fighters"