The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-30
SCHUMANN-HEINK
DOESN'T LIKE 7. R.
Wouldn't Even Shake His
Hand. but Almost Became
a Progressive.
BRYAN HER FRIEND NOW

WfNoNA LAKE, Ind. Aug. 29.-Billy
Sunday, William Jennings Bryan and
Mime. Schumann-H -Heink drew $4,000
persons to-day TO the Winona Bible
Conference.
Mr Sunday and. Mr.. Bryan both
addressed audiences at the tabernacle.
while crowd five rows deep listened
at the windows Hundreds more stood
in every spot where human foot could
find resting place. The speakers after
ward addressed overflow meetings on
the hillside. where thousands more
heard them.
Madame, what do YOU mean. sing
ing for those Progressives?"
"Progressives? What o ypu mean
Progressives?'
1t was Nine. Schumann-Heink who
was telling the story at dinner given
for the prima donna and Mr.. Bryan
in the Winona Hotel by Dr. :. G.
Dickey, director OF the Bible confer
ence. The dinner followed the address
Of Mr.. Bryan.
She Turns Progressive.
The Commoner graciously smiled on
the madame, who sat next to him, as she
recited with vigorous gestures the story
of her dealings with certain politicians,
He seemed to know something good was
coming, for the madame had eXtolled
his own address OF the evening before
on the Causes of the War" and the
speech of the morning as "One of the
most wonderful ado esSes she had ever
heard"
you see" the madame continued, "a
man came to mc--i will not name him
and asked me to sing at meeting of
the Progressives.
81 had never heard of the Progress
sives and asked him what it was they
were trying TO do, Oh he said, We are
trying to get pure milk for the babies
THAT touched my mothers heart. l
love babies. | wish my children would
always keep little. SO | said OF course
! will sing for you" So. then it was
announced next morning in big head
lines Nine Schumann- Heink will sing
for the Progressiyes.'
AT 8 o'clock my telephone bell rang.
1t was my manager.
"'Madame, what do you mean singing
for the Progressives?' he said, You
will ruin yourself getting into politics
"'Politics" ! don't know anything
about politics. | told him.
"Just then another ring came on my
telephone. II was my son, who was
what do you call it-stumping for the
Democrats.
"'What do you mean. mother giving
me a slap in the face, he demanded.
Don't you know | am Democrat
ROOseyelt's Com mil meuts,
~ cancelled the engagement, and two
days later | received letter from for
mer President Roosevelt. saying:
"I wish to thank you. madame for
coming out on the side of The Progress
sives.' II read, and I want to congratu-
late you also for the stand you have
taken
"Mr. Roosevelt didn't know had cam
celled my engagement
Mr. Bryan smiled at the Madame and
nodded.
Then came the outburst. Il just de-
splse Mr., Roosevelt" the Madame ex-
claimed with vehemence. II woudn',
shake hands with him If | should meet
him"
The Madame did not cease to praise
Mr.. Bryan when the dinner was finished.
Mr. Bryan" she exclaimed with en-
thusiasm, 'is so fair; he is such
statesman he is so diplomatic I pray
for him every day. | pray for Mr.. VIII
son, too, for he Is going to keep US out
of war. | wouldn't live in Europe for
a million dollars. ! am an American,
but | have dear friends in Germany"