The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
sITIRE ON CONVENTIONS
I. e,,aIrsn Clubs Political Function Was
q Decided Success
!, MEMBERS IMpfRsoSATf POLITICIANS
relI Through His Platform.
psv prominent Men md Of
acisIs Were Present.

r..s,uston, April 2s.-The Grldiron
National convention tonight
uu' washington correspondents COM
Ast organization scored beat"
pw i. narties which will nominate
.sa,te for the presidency over the
~. ~. II The banquet hall were the words
sr.,,,rou Convention" and everything
y, followed was on the National conven-
,rder In Gridiron style. The re-
-,,,ree to a convention hall was COM
~, The floral display was also very
=, Amid much bunting and floral eff
~ few plainly printed placards bearing
rms or less fippant but appropriate
,.,spss were conspicuous, Admiral
rsrey,s headquarters, parlor lSl,"
nu,pna Quay and Reform" etc. Tho
..Da souvenirs were fac SMILES of con-
s.rson tickets, being handsome and
,t,ane and were brought In by two
ssontbern delegates who were alleged
!, rive been trying to sell them on the
.r,.Iae. There was a gentle satire in the
...,snent By President West that all de-
I'M such as the selection OF temporary
"a nermanent officers, appointment OF
nnmittees, ETC., had all been arranged
b4iorehand
aThsn what kind OF convention is
nis?e asked member OF the club.
"a convention on the Philadelphia
I'm was the reply. 1.-THE delegates have
rothlns 10 do but to furnish the enthusl-
ISL"
This seemed, however, to be perfectly
satisfactory, for then there appeared the
crAIron marching club, carrying red,
White and blue campaign umbrellas and
,srlng linen busters. After repeating,
Ike college yell, that they were friends
/ d Mckinley, the club marched out and
Immediately reappeared shouting with
scual enthusiasm for Bryan. The latest
member OF the club. Henry G. Kemp Of
Ma Baltimore Sun, was introduced as tho
rab's hero and entered wearing an ad-
uirsls uniform. After he had been pre-
.srted with wreath, a sword and other
titles, he mounted a platform, returned
Nj, thanks, accepted the nomination and
declared himself the peoples candidate.
Al that moment his platform collapsed
| tld the choir sang with lugubrious effect
There's Hole In the Bottom of the
| ssa" There was a platform, of course.
| Il was a tumble of nonse:Gtcal phrases,
patterned after the usual declarations OF
political conventions, but it was not
aaopied, substitute being adopted in it's
plirs in the shape of a Gridiron platform
made Of little panks
Governor Roosevelt was impersonated
as Rough Rider with ludicrous success.
The speeches we're excellent, one of the
nayeltles about them being the nomination
By some Of the principal speakers OF them
sslTes Among those who spoke were ex-
Senator German, Senators Allison. Depew,
Carer, Hanna, Representatives. Allen. Dali
/ iell and others. The guests included Sec
! leiily Of State Hay Secretary Long of
+ Tie navy, Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cox Postmaster General Emory Smith.
MIA D. Provland, a member of the Brit
" parliament; Representatives Cannon,
hiell, DeArmond, Littlefeld, Mcclellan,
richardson and Campbell. Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff, Ex-Governor Francis
Missouri D, NJ. Houser Of ST. louis,
Edward $, Orr, F. D. Underwood, ]. d.
Mhdy, William r. Merriam. director of
lls census; Charles G. Dawes, Henry Clay
Evans, W. A. Turk, H. w. Fuller, Her
oeft Putnam. librarian of congress; Cen
ea John A. Brooke, General H. G. Cor
~, Rear Admiral Bradford. Rear Adj
ma Hchborn, Commander Bayard aud
M w H. Thompson, st. Louis.