Show Story o of Kansas Politics Recalled I by y Sen Burrows s Keynote Speed II I I senator Burrows's keynote speech at atI I th h. h recent convention rall re- re all ills ails another episode In which II re 1 the Michigan n senator posed pose also HI as is a a humorist It Ii took tool place tn In wh n th the senator was drafted to make u jJ series sem-les of or Republican speeches In Kansas luring th the days das of the Populist lup- lup up- up rj in In Jan nuns n hid UK principal feature ture of or the time campaigns ns was the Die accorded th tim s b by the time i. About the time time thu got soot tahI fairly started on hl hIs ap speech a 11 farmer In In- the time audience would aland nd up and interrupt In him with a que th o. o If It he answered that one there w ml 1 be others put to him from questioners stationed throughout the the audience for Cur forthe forthe the the purpose The Time questions would cover covel a wide range involving In almost o er every subject from Crom the time crime of oC j to the tho exact act amount of ot cash on band hand bandin handIn in the public treasury at 1 J o'clock on tho timo afternoon of or 31 March arc b 1 17 ISiS In IS G the same t tactics cUc wore em em- The n. n campaign orators were eme accustomed to such Interruptions and lull knew linew how to NI tie NIC disturber I It If they COuld ans answer i the question they i usually handed banded etl the inquirer an au answer I with a stinger thrown In In and anti time the I Republican would cheer elmeer unI until un un- un- un til ti tl tire U-ie Populists v I I In JD Bore some Instances time the speaker woul bo be tt Informed as to the time family h of oC the men selected to lo interrupt ii him hll anti ami at the fret Interrogation b he would terrorize 11 time the searcher after knowledge kuo b by revealing his hi family faintly history and produce evidence to show liow how that tnt lit I. I Qu questioners questioner's second cou cousin couin ln had been lynched for Cor stealing catU cattiS in tho timo states state's pioneer duy That was WAi always Ys regarded ell a as a 0 good and sufficient reason rca rea- son n as its to is-h is why tho the Republican ticket should be nut Hut the orators from Crom other othor states were not pr prepared pare for the tim reception certain to a await nit them In iii every ever I Kant un town So when Durrow rescued reached son one September day ilay of or that thai year ear he ime wits was as equipped only with wih a ft sot ot t SIJ spi i. such uch as a Michigan 3 audience would be delighted d to hear heal tie lie hu hud bud made mode little progress however when hon th tim In aton wore vere started aLerted t rh H He at attempted at- at tempted to answer all of oC them and ant still sUI cling to th the thread of t his written written writ writ- t ten n address but that was w. Impossible He lie le gave save It I up and devoted the time timeto to answering the Populists After the meeting Burrows Durrow was ills die iner the incident ent with the the can leaders Jeader What you fellows want out here her he be said Is not nol a campaign speaker you OU should ask alk the national committee to send you a traveling library anti and an adding machine A 1 5 |