Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
ANECDOTES OF
TWO CELEBRITIES
Special cablegram to The star.

special CabieEfhm TO Inc star.
LONDON, August 1.-THE English and
continental newspapers are stili publishing
stories regarding william Jennings Bryan
whose American originality and good nature
appear to have broken the ice of old world
formality. For instance, the London Daily
Express. without mentioning names. the
custom in Europe more than America.
shows how Bryan in one of his hours OF
good humor told the newspaper men many
interesting campaign stories. Among other
things, according to the Express, the Ameri-
can campaigner said:
During a great campaign I practically
lived on the railroad. travelling 5000 miles
in less than three months. Ny highest rec
ord Of hand-shakes as reported by the
American newspaper men was 5000 in one
hour
During the early days of my career
had violently attacked the governor of one
state. l thought he would kill me on sight
Finally was asked to speak at a large
meeting In his state. and on my arrival
found, to my horror, that he was in the
chair.
The assistant chairman read out my
name. and l stepped forward with my heart
In my mouth. The governor looked at me
fixedly for a few moments. and then seiz-
ing me warmly by the hand said. In a
voice loud enough to be heard throughout
the hall:
" Let me see. er-do you sing or speak,
1T was the greatest snub / have ever had
In my life. On the other hand, / consider
the greatest compliment was that paid me
by an old backwoodSman who had sat
solemnly In front OF the platform during
two hours speech of mine. thought
had made an impression. At the conclusion
he exclaimed:
That was the bulfest speech / have
ever heard. l could see your back teeth
all the time"
n
Sir Charles Upper Is now engaged In q
lively controversy with Andrew Carnegie. II.
appears that Mr.. Topper In advocating be-
fore the congress of chambers of commerce
Of the empire the policy of mutual preferen-
tial trade between England and the COL
onies the best mode of promoting the
unity and consolidation of the empire drew
attention to the fact that In 1891 the pro-
posal Of unrestricted reciprocity between
Canada and the United States was only
defeated by small majority: and he add
ed, II they read the speeches which Mr.
Carnegie made in opening his libraries in
Canada. though 1t might be slightly cover
ed, those speeches to the Canadian people
who accepted his gifts contained palpabe
proposition of unity with the United States
instead of with the mother country Mr.
Carnegie, in reply said. in referring to his
speech at Ottawa: Not one word will be
found in that speech which justifies Sir
Charles statement"
In reply. Sir Charles quotes the following
extracts from Mr.. Carnegfe's speech at
Ottawa as published in the Toronto Globe
of April %. 1905:
Britain will be alien In Europe. and
compelled to look to her children across the
Atlantic. She will not look in vain. With
outstretched arms America and Canada
will welcome their mother. and as the sun
once shone upon a united English-speaking
people. so 1t will do again.
The Chicago of your country, as II Is
called bounding Winnipeg-did me the hon.
or to elect me an honorary member of its
historical society, for Winnipeg, ever up-to-
date, decided to record it's history as II
made 1t. 1 wrote a somewhat gushing let
ter, for appreciated the compliment high
ly. 1t was something to this effect: pre-
dicted a glorious destiny for Canada. 1
saw in my dreams Canada playing the part
of Scotland annexing her southern neigh
Dor as Scotland did England, and then
bossing her for her own good. as Scotland
now does England, both in church and
state-Scotch premiers, and both archbish-
ops, Canterbury and York, typical Scots I
saw Canada then take by the hand the
revered motherland and take with the
other hand her big, hitherto somewhat
strenuous brother. place the one In the
other and united them again, making out
Of the three lands-still sovereign states
and so remaining-one grand nation as they
were before"
In conclusion Sir Charles says that he
hopes Mr.. Carnegie will have a rude awak-
enng from his dreams.