The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-08

moo only IN the daytime. That COW
helped me to ecud up the hill and get
there Ito Mr.. Townsend's) almost on
time.
Truly rural Is Mr.. Townsend's
ne%ighborhood. His house number is
painted on a board nailed to a tree.
You'd need a telescope to see the num-
Der of the house. SO far back does it
? stand from the road. 1t is splendidly
located, all New Jersey in the front and
a hillside forest In the rear. Mr.. Town
send can lean against the Orange noun
tains n see the ships enter the Mar
lows and come up the harbor. He has
a splendid view; he can even see Wash
ington in the distance. He didn't tell
me this last! It's my own.
The candidate himself opened the
door, and knew me at once. I began
Immediately to like him for that, but
In a very few moments I was busy
liking him for himself. We marched
up to his little sanctum, where are
books, more books and most books, a
table, a couple of chairs, and, wonder
of wonders, q sewing machine. This
last puzzled me not a little. Finally 1
decided that when his muse refuses to
be wooed the author rends the air, and
some ktnd-hearted person, probably
his wife, sews it up again '(the rended
air) on the machine. Sir A. Conan
Doyle, please N. b.
But to get down to the interview.
Mr.. Townsend assumed q "Barkis is
willin'" attitude. Finally I started, at
the wrong end. I'm quite sure.
Down in the office we've been won
Horfnn hnuy q 1ftorory norcnp uynf11d
carry on a campaign" I began. "Have
you n particularly different ideas?''
His Views as a Candidate. 9..
~Nope," answered Mr.. Chimmie,
cheerily, not a different You see,
Nv no manager, no secretary, no any
thing, not even any money. The man
ayers of different sections make dates
for me-, and I fill them. That's all. I
say what I think, and what 1 want to
say, and / try to say It clearly. That's
about all Of my system"
II do not intend to spend very much
money on this campaign" he went on
''for an excellent eason / haven't got
it. / haven't an automobile to whisk
me around to meetings. A trolley car
has to serve me. I'm going down to
Newark tomorrow (tonight), and how
am I going? In a trolley car. That's
the way you do things when you're
poor" Mr.. Townsend laughed cheer
fully, as if being poor was decidedly
cheerful. I'm sure I never thought so,
cid you?
Anyway" Mr.. Fadden declared, "I
don't believe in an election you have
to buy. I do not believe a big bank
account is necessary to a campaign.
Nowadays a man ought to be able to
win on account of his worth and the
principles for which he stands. Money
doesn't count so much. It's lucky I
think So" he added with a grin.
D you speak from manuscript
Couldn't, to save my life," said my
friend, with energy, although I do
study carefully my subjects. 1 try to
enough for their opinion to know what
I'm talking about. But when 1 speak
I want to be In touch with my hearers,
and I want to look them In the eyes
and hold them so that their attention
will not wander. You annot do this
if you are trying to read your own
writing. I'm q firm believer in the
value of sympathy waves If you
cannot make your audience like you
your speech won't amount. to a row
of pins"
1 beamed, or felt as If I did. 1t does
my heart good to get an interviewer
to really say something.
"Mr. Townsend, do you think my