The Ordway new era., 1916-10-13
This Section is Edited and Published Under the Direction Of the
Republican County Central Committee, Crowley County
BRYAN AND HIS VISIT

William. Jennings Bryan was in
Ordway Thursday afternoon and de-
livered a campaign speech at North
park which lasted 25 minutes. He
had a large audience to hear him,
people Of every political belief turn
ing out.
Mr.. Bryan being here on a political
mission was here to tell the people
only those things which would sound
well and make votes for Mr.. Wilson.
He did not tell, however, why he
abruptly quit the Wilson cabinet. in
a time of need and why he was sup
porting Wilson now. He paid tribute
to the American people for voting
right and three times, by their votes
they failed to elect Mr.. Bryan. He
was accompanied here by parties
from La Junta and Rocky Ford where
he had made speeches. On this same
campaign tour. Mr.. Bryan spoke at
Hutchinson. Kans. and here is the
story as told by Democrat:
while William J. Bryan, former
secretary Of state. was making an at
tack on Henry Lane Wilson, former
ambassador to Mexic0. in his speech
at Convention Hall, and trying to ex-
cuse the administrations mistakes
in the Mexican affairs by laying the
blame on the former ambassador,
there was one man in the audience
and Democrat too-who chafed be-
cause he could not arise and then and
there call Mr.. Bryan down and cor
rect mistakes.
This man was H. P. Chesley, now
manager of the Kansas Packing Co..
in Hutchinson, and who was in Mexico
during the very time that Henry Lane
Wilson was ambassador there.
II never so wanted to arise and
speak out as I did in that meeting"
Mr.. Chesley said today. "Mr. Bryan
absolutely made statements that I
knew to be false. He may have done
so unintentionally, but they were
false. just the same"
'Mr. Chesley was manager of big
packing company in Mexico and his
family lived in the City of Mexico
at the time of the outbreak of the in
surrection there and the lombard
ment of the city. All thru the reign
of terror the Chesley family were be-
sieged in their home, as we're all 9TH
er Americans
In Reign of Terror
I'VE didn't know from one day to
another what was liable to happen to
u.s." said Mr.. Chesley. "All night
long and all day the booming of the
big guns and the rafting of machine
guns and rifles kept up. We fortu-
nately were living in neighborhood
where the homes of most of the for
eign ministers were located. Our
home was not touched, but shells did
damage all around. The Mexican
mobs were going up and down the
streets with banners, Kill the Grin
goes Kill the Americans and were
roofing the American stores and busi-
ness places.
Ambassador on the Job
"All thru the terrible days, Ambas-
sador Wilson had firm grip on the
situation. AS dean of the diplomatic
corps, he was looked to by all foreign
ers to steer the way out of the chaos,
and want to say that he did it. His
work was wonderful. 1 never knew
such diplomat"
When matters were at their worst,
Mr. Chesley and family sought protec-
ton and refuge in the American en-
bassy For fourteen days they were
there, and Mr.. Chesley, as close ac-
quaintance of the.ambassador, had in
innate knowledge Of what was go
ing on.
Mr.. Bryan's Mistakes
"I was Democrat, and he was
Republican, but I admired and re-
spected the way he was handling that
situation" added Mr.. Chesley. II also
had chance to know lot about the
way Mr. Bryan, as secretary of state,
was handling things. It would be In
teresting If the people knew the real
facts. hope that Mr.. Garfield, when
he comes to Hutchinson Saturday
night, will make an answer to Mr..
Bryan. felt like getting up and do
ing it myself yesterday"
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