The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
POLITICAL DUEL
WITH CANNED TALKS.
Big Crowd In Spokane Wit
ness to Unique Duel,

Spokane, Wash, Sept. 2S.-Oratory
consisting OF extracts from campaign
speeches on various national issues by
William Howard Taft and william
jennings Bryan, uncanncd IN promo
praphs. instrumental selections ana
topical songs, also of the canned va
rIcty. were the weapons employed III
n daylight duel fought in Spokane
The participants were Frank j.. era
ham. who learned the first lessons IN
Democracy back in Missouri ana Kan
sas late In the sos, and George w.
Leonard. formerly of upper New YORK,
where he served an apprenticeship III
the Republican ranks during Roose'
yclts regime as governor atterward
Incoming a full.nedged utility man in
Illinois and Iowa.
The affair, probably the most unique
and novel in the history of politics III
the Northwest, was pulled OH Ill lhe
residence district on the north slde oi
town recently and was witnessed by
several hundred persons, attracted TO
the scene when the machines started
to grind out the candidates comments
upon the questions of the hour
There was no official referee no sec
onds or bottle holders at the outset
but as the personal views of the stan
dard bearers slid out of the horns ana
hit the atmosphere, the lines OF par
tisanship were quickly drawn ana 1t
required only a count OF noses TO TAKE
the straw ballot
The Principals Meet.
Graham and Leonard, who are recent
arrivals in Spokane, met IN the oPo-
kane theater several weeks ago, wheh
I G.. Phelps Stokes of New YORK
talked two hours on THE AdaptaDil-
ity and Reasonablcness of Socialism,
They occupied adjoining seats ana
struck mn an acquaintance, learning
they occupied apartments nearly OPP
nosite each other They were in the
audience in Masonic temple week
later. when Eugene w. Chain OF Chl
cago, Prohibition candidate for the
presidency, announced he would have
an old-fashioned house cleaning in the
CITY of Washington in the event OF the
establishment of the national water
wagon route.
Debs Starts Trouble.
They also heard Eugene V. Deos II
the state armory the night OF Septem
her H. That was the beginning OF the
trouble. Every time Debs uppercu
the Republican party Graham bllstere'
his palms by energetic hand clapplhs
and when the Terre Haute man SWUNG
right and left on the Democrats Leon
and rose in his chair and cheered till M
was almost black in the face. Ih'
climax was reached when the chlel
tain of the Red Special hooked poti
candidates and fguratively bumped
their heads together.
Hot words passed and the two mel
hurled supplementary language
each other until they reached IN
street where they were literally sWep
off their feet by the surging throh
waiting to get near view OF Deus
Graham Buys monograph.
Graham laid in a half dozen record
NV Rrvan the following day and, see
ING Leonard in his room, he poked IN
horn of the photograph far out Oh I'll
omen window and turned loose the DOS
democrats views on the labor que'
tiop Leonard took down his Ella
cornet and blew Everybody WORK
but Father" Graham retallateo VIII
Bryan's argument for publicity o
campaign contributions, and ms ers
while friend over the way whistle
.Every Little Bit Added to VIVA
You've Got Makes Just Little Is
More"
This seemingly angered Grahan
md no adjourned the session by Sian
ming down the window and Drawn
the curtains. With this Leonard slippe
down the back stairs into stor
where he bought photograph ana
supply of Taft records and songs
The stuff was carted to his room u
same afternoon. 1t did not escape u
eagle eve of Graham who, seeming d
argument, lost no time in hunting l
more Bryan cylinders.
While on the way to the store Gr
ham met Leonard packing home
extra horn and a bundle Of discs
HostiIities Open.
Challenged and challenger part'
without further parleying' anu u
minutes later Leonard began hostl
ties with a series of bugle calls, whl'
was followed by the opening bars
Somebody's Waiting for YOU iii
ham came back with 1--WE Got y
Fingers Crossed; You Can't Tou'
Me" switching quickly to Just L
fore the Battle, Mother
Leonards first lunge in the prelin
nary fddling was on Tafts positi
upon the rights and progress OF t
negro, in which the judge says
stands squarely upon the party pla
declaring in favor of Justice to all me
without regard to race or color.
Graham sent over hot one 1t W