The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
CHAFIN CALLS ON MIR. BRYAN
 ---s-- Rival Candidates Hold a Conference, POLITICS WERE IARoOED Aged Man TeIIs Nebraskan of Andrew Jackson. Peter s. Morrison Recalled Clearly May stirrinE Events of the Early Days of the Republic.
 Otker Callers.
 

Farview. lincoln. Neb., Angust s.--- Tabooing politics almost entirely, Will liam J. Bryaa and Eugene W. chafin. candidates of the Democratic and the Prohibition parties. respectively. for the Proficiency Of the United States. @sse in conference today for nearly an hour at Fairyiew. the home of MT Bryan. s
 Having been advised of his coming Mir. Bryan came out on the front steps as the big automobile bearing his prohibitiopisf rival drove up. and ex- tended a hearty greeting.
 T heard that you were coming to beard me in my den." said Candidate Bryan. and went and got shaved. You are just little too late"
 "Well." responded the Candidate Cha fin. T shall enter the den just the same
 He was ushered into the house in a way that left no doubt of the heartf- ness of the welcome. The converse tion turned from one subject to an- other. but dweit mostly on Tolstoi, the Russian socilogist in whom both men are greatly interested. In the opinion of Mir. Bryan, Tolstoi is the greatest living thinker on socioloRical subjects. but his one objection to him is his lack of faith in Christ. But he makes up for it." declared Mir. Bryan, by putting most of the doctrines of Christ into practice in his daily life.'
 As Mr. Chain was leaving, he and MT. Bryan were surprised by a photog- rapher who secured a good picture of them walking together down the steps which led Mir Bryan to remark that 1t probably was the first time rival can- didates could be kept together long enough for photograph to be taken
 Peter s. Morrison, aged sS years. who lives near sheridan, Wyo.. stopped on in Lincoln on his way home from Mich igan for the sole purpose of shaking hands with the Democratic nominee Although within i've years of the cen- tury mark. Mir. Morrison displayed a remarkable memory and recalled with clearness many stirring events of the early days of the Republic. To have seen and spoken to Andrew Jackson while President of the United States Mir. Bryan.
 Bryan Much Interested.
 T often wanted to hear from the lips of some one who had seen him is he was as he has been pictured" re- marked Mir. Bryan.
 Mir. Morrison described the tall. slim figure of Jackson. and, bringing his fist down on tIle arm 0A btc NhaA oNN setting his features as If in imitation of him, said:
 "He was a man of an iron will. He would insist on the right. no matter what happened and for that reason he probably became the most unpopuidi president that ever left the White House
 The veto of the United states Bank bill by Jackson, Mir. Morrison told MT Bryan, contributed more than anythlne else to his unpopularity.
 Mir Bryan seemed fascinated ,Witn the "reminiscences of the old man. who related how. among other things, dur Ii ing the Mexican war. he came neal capturing Santa Anna, who only es' eaped by leaving behind his woeder leg and cutting the traces of hti horse. Mir. Morrison was driven 10 the station by Mir. Bryan himself, the horse | having been especially ordered hitch. ed up for the purpose, and he carried away with him as souvenir of thu visit, a handsome silver headed cane which was cut from 4The Hermitage