Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1905 — Charley Yelm Didn’t Get the Appointment. [ARTICLE]

Charley Yelm Didn’t Get the Appointment.

Billy Blodgett, of the Indianapolis News, has invented a new character to talk through, since the “Grid with the red hat,” got married at the close of the legislature. The new one is the ‘‘Lady Drum; met.” This is the way Billy has her ta'k about Charley Yelm, the gigantic Lafayette traveling man, so well known here: ‘‘l tell you, this world is full of sorrow and disappointments. Just when you think you have things coppered out to win. the wrong card comes out of the box, and the dealer sweeps it all in, and you pick up the hoodoo and two-step out, vowing that you will never do it again, You dally a few dayfl with R. E. Morse, and then back you go again and try to raise the limit.” “Why. dear girl, what makes you talk like that?” exclaimed the Chaperou, with horror in her tones, **Oh I was just thinking about Charley Yelm, of Lafayette. He is no smooth bore politician, but a good chap that can hammer a wooden Indian into buying goods. He has been one of the stars at every convention, and his voice has repeated the ballots for years -Whenever hit voice anabunocd a vote you could gamble it was right and no one had to keep cates on him-” “But what has that all to do with your ” “With my line of talk,” interrupted the Lady Drummer, “that’s an easy come off. Charley wanted to be a member of the railroad oomanssion, but when the showdown came he was not one, two, three, That’s how disappointment comes to a man, Bnt Charley is young yet, and he hn’i built like a quitted. He will get a good politic cal job some day and the traveling' boys wilt all be pleased.”