The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Modest of Manner and Smooth
OF Tongue Is Gentleman
From New York.
Claims He Would Spellbind II
"Dems" Gave Him the
Nomination.
From The Chicago Evening Post]

FROM Inc SnlCago Evening fOSt
Denver, July 6.-"Charley, man told
me this morning that you were going
to be nominated or the vice presi-
dency"
THAT was awfully kind of him.
answered Charley.
"Yes," continued the first speaker
che said you told him."
The Charley in this incident was
Charles A. Towne, once congressman
and then a short time senator from
Minnesota, then a congressman from
New York City, and now a citizen; for
merly a republican, then a silver re-
publican, later populist nominee for
the vice presidency, and now a demo.
crat. If there can be such a thing
he surely must be political cosmo.
politan.
"Come on, now" said another, "and
tell us the secret of it."
"As to that" answered Mr.. Towne
81 am like Pandora's box. All my Sc
crets have fed. There is nothing left
except hope"
And that hope is burning as brightly
as a beacon light in a storm, fol
lowers, enabled to pass through busy
hotel corridors without having his
way impeded by ambitious politicians
is supremely confident that he is to
be the key which will unlock the trea.
sure box of the vice presidency.
~ Eager to Expound "the Truth"
eff / am chosen as the Democratic
nominee" Mr. Towne said later, 81
viii spend four fifths of the time OF
the campaign in New York state, in
the country towns. and outside of the
metropolis, explaining tne issues to the
people, and if the people are made
to understand what. democracy stands
for today we will carry the state. II
merely is a question of getting the
truth before them. and l will under
take to present it,
Sitting in a chair in his own room
with no other auditor than his inter.
viewer, Mr.. Towne continued to be the
orator. He was not conversational
list. There was no levity. His sub
ject was serious. His manner was
more serious. His sentences were filled
and well rounded and his manner left
no doubt that he meant every word he
uttered.
''We've got to call nalt on the pre-.
sent tendencies of this government" he
said, his body fitting gracefully to one
side, resting on his left elbow, which
was supported by an arm of the
chair. while with his right fist he
pounded the other arm of fhe chair
We've got to call halt" ne re.
peated, "on the absolutism established
by the republicans"
Time for True Americanism.
"We've got to go before the COIN
try and preach a true Americanism
the real Abraham Lincolnism, in con-
tradistinction from Theodore Roosevelt
ism and Wall streetism," and that right
fist decended with blow that threat.
ened the stability of the furniture.
At that there were more isms tlere
than any public man before ever ut
tered in one sentence, and they brought
to mind thought that if Mr.. Towne
should be chosen by the democrats fol
the second place he ought to get in
harmony with his chief. Mr.. Bryan
mas said that most of the Roosevelt
policies were stolen from the demo
anu Ill MI loWfc 10 u
go through New York state denouncins
Rooseveltism, there may be some who
will feel he is attacking the head Of
his own ticket"
81 have been criticised in some sec
tions," he went on with that same
earnestness which might be expected
of him if ne were addressing 10000
people, because I left the republican
party, and for having been populist
while now affiliating with the demo
Gratis I never was populist and that
statement is made only with purpose
of creating suspicion, but WOULD
90 with a new party tomorrow if
thought the democrats had stayed from
what I believed to be the path Of
righteousness"
Man of Striking Appearance.
Mr. Towne is man of striking ap
pearance He becomes the center of at
tention from any crowd in which he
appears. Of average height, inclined t.
be little stout, he has large. oper
manly face which inspires confidence
He is erect, with cold steely eye
firm mouth, and large well-shapet
head crowned with a wealth of gray
hair. He is favored, fetching ant
fifty.
81 was elected to congress from Min