Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-15

enlist. And the incident was laughed
out of court.
Charley Towne Of New York and
formerly Of Duluth was called for
and he rounded out few clauses
and saved the country a few lines
but his speech was short and caught
on all right. Senator Bob Taylor
was called for and j felt mighty
proud that | had travelled with him
from Emporia to Denver. He made
the hit of the evening in felicitons
speech making. He told a few funny
stories, congratulated the democrats,
made everybody feel good and sat
down.
One of the stories he told was APP
piled to the numerous vice presi-
dental candidates and is worth re-
peating. He said there was an old
friend of hisin the Tennessee mount
aims who liked his toddy mighty
well, but who decided to quit. So
he procured bottle of apple brandy
and took it home and gave it to his
wife and said to her, Now, honey,
we want this for medicine only, and
If / get sick and want to take it,
make me- The crowd saw the
point and got good hearty laugh
out Of it. And I tell you nothing is
better for a tired, restless crowd
than a good laugh.
Meanwhile, while all this was CO.
ing on. many little incidents were
transpiring. l saw James Hamilton
Lewis iii action. He started to go
down one Of the main aisles to leave
the hall, but he couldn't walk like
an ordinary American citizen and a
democrat, but he idled down the
aisle, shaking hands right and left,
thus attracting all the attention he
could to himself, and feeling happy.
He wore a different suit and hat and
waistcoat altogether from what he
had on the day before Yet they
tell us he is a good lawyer. He is
| all whiskers and vest and looks like
| the dawn ofperdition, and is the de-
| light OF the newspaper fraternity
| from ocean to ocean. By the way he
is the predecessor of Francis w
Cushman, congressman from Seattle
and formerly from Brighton, Iowa.
1 RAYMOND Patterson Of the Chica
| go Tribune staff sat in our section o.
the press crowd aud Medill McCor
mick preambulated through tn,
press crowd also. He is Sigh
young looking fellow who looks lik
Hobson. He is the grandson Of Jos
eph Medill, the founder Of the Chi
cago Tribune, and while he is pop
ular with the boys who know him
he does not impress one as being o
much strength or force. Raymond
Patterson, who is of the Tribune
family, is chief political writer, AMI
you know him under the signatur
Raymond" But you do not hav,
to believe everything he says in the
Tribune. He is the most unfai,
writer ! know anything about wher
Bryan is concerned. At some time
/ or other Bryan has offended him jusl
as Cleveland had offended Henry
Watterson, and he never could say
enough mean things about Cleve.
land. Iknow what it was, too, but
it is not public matter. Raymond
has an amanuensis who does his
writing He.sits by his side and
dictates and his helper writes it GU,
on the typewriter. He is not stem.
lographer, but what Isaid he was.
Senator Warren Of Wyoming was
seated next to ME and he saws Bryan
Twill not carry one side of the cleo.
ltion. He says he will have no show
in Wyoming whatever, nor in an,
other Of the western states. Bnt
you must remember that Senator
Warren is a republican. / was also
introduced to Nick Longworth, anc
| | applied to him for the Washington
postofiice, as l thought his father-in
law might give it to me, but some
body else butted in and l did no
get it. However, l will have t,
change my opinion Of Nick. Every
newspaper man in Washington, D
G., likes him and whoever is popu
lar with the newspaper writer's mus
be a pretty good sort Of a fellow
He fraternized with the crowd o
newspaper men all evening. He sa
by the side Of the Chicago Tribune
Raymond and had bully time
When [ had been introduced to hin
by Brand Whitlock of Toledo,
tried hard to think Of somethin,
smart to say and all | could think 0
Ito save me was, Il have read grea
deal about you," and it is true, bu
it sounded badly there. No, it wa
William Allen White who introduc
ed me. By which l mean to remarl
that everybody seems to know White
| would rather have his standing a
a writer and country newspaper MAJ
than to be president of the United
States.
You you'd be surprised to know
how much you hear of Governo
Cummins out this way. or out tina
way, or any old way. The outsider
? all call him Cummings" however
What is his correct name anyhow,
] Why not make it Cummings and be
done with it?
But Cummins is the best know
J Iowa citizen. This is not the Regis
ter and Leader eulogizing its friend
Governor Cummins; just Alex Nil
Ter. Nobody thinks am struck on
Cummins, but | am telling you th'
{ truth. Cummins is the best know
man Of Iowa. Senator Allisonis well
known, yes, by close students @
! political history. Deliver is we'll