The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-19
HEARD IN QUAKER TOWN.
Anecdotes of Delegates Attending
the Convention.

Anecdotes of Delegates Attendinl
the Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-Philadelphi
hotels have some new-fangled convenience
that some Of the delegates have trouble Il
getting along with. They are not new
| tangled to people accustomed to stoppin:
! at first class hotels, but all delegates t
national conventions are not accustomed
to first class hotels.
For instance, at the Walton they have
you turn a handle and push button. TIL
first one seen in New York was about tel
years ago, at the Imperial Hotel.
A delegate from South Dakota wanted t.
call hall boy, and he got his dates mixej
BY vigorous and repeated punches Of tn
button he drew two gin rickeys, the house
physician. and the head laundress the fire
department. and his MALL
At 2 o'clock this morning a South Caro-
linian pushed the button seven times or
the straight whisky pin and drew an elec
trician. At 3 O'Clock the roommate Of Hon
George Hilliard touched the gin rickey pir
and got an ambulance.
1T is too bad about Tim. isn't it," said
one of the New York City delegates, as
he stood outside of the Hon. Timothy
Woodruff's headquarters at the Bellevue
Hotel. F4
What is the matter Nth Tim," de-
manded Woodruff man
why, he has got chestitis," said the
New York man.
"Chestitis?" demanded the Woodruff
man.
Yes, haven't you seen him?" demand
ed the New Yorker. why, 1t is very bad
It's a disease peculiar to statesmen.
Usually 1t is a fall complaint. You've
seen them go around with their chests
out, haven't you?"
Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New York, has
invested 81 cents in car fare. This is
the first time in twenty-five years that
Senator Depew has ever paid cent of
car fare. The presidents of great rail-
road systems IL may be explained, don't
haze to pay care fare. They have sys-
tenn Of trading passes with each other.
When Senator Depew came here he
brought his valise full of passes with him,
but somehow on Sunday afternoon he be-
came detached from them simultaneous
ly with the arrival Of an invitation to
dine at the home of Mr.. Clement A. Girls
com, in Haverford.
The fare to Haverford and return is
81 cents. The Senator could not connect
with his passes in time, and so he went
to the railroad depot ind hunted for the
ticket office. Persons who were there de-
clare that II was plain to see that he was
not accustomed to hunting up ticket offices
he a no
found it and asked the gentlemanly ticket
agent for ticket to Haverford and re-
turn that official said ''Thirtyseven
cents, please"
oh said the Senator, reddening. and
he dove into his pocket and pulled out a
dollar bill. Another evidence of the fact
that he was not used to buying railroad
tickets was instantly displayed. He
started to walk away without taking his
change.
Before going to Haverford yesterday
Senator Depew had some fun with Phiia-
delphia cabman. He got into a cab at
the Walton and said to cabby, Now.
want to see the sights of the city. Take
me anywhere and show me the show
places of the town"
The cabby touched his hat and drove to
independence Hall.
This said he to the Senator, "is hide
pendence Hail.
What's that?" demanded Depew.
The cabman nearly fell off his seat as he
explained, That's where the Continental
Congress met"
He drove on, evidently much disguised,
until by and by he came 10 house, and
turning around, he said:l
There's the house in which Jefferson
signed the Declaration Of Independence
Who was Jefferson?' demanded Senator
Depew
well, I'm dummed" calculated the
And that was the only answer.
He whipped up his horses and headed for
the nearest monument.
There" said he, with emphasis, lis
where Ben Franklin is buried"
ben franklin said Depew. Il thought
he was a Boston man.
Get up! Go along there!" shouted the
driver and he licked his horses.
The Hon. Thomas Lowry, the man who
owns all the street railroads in Minneapo-
lis and ST. Paul. a large part Of every
other property In the Twin Cities, includ
ing the Falls of Minnehaha, which he
keeps going with irrfsating bitches when
they run dry and threaten to spoil his
Sunday trade. Is a delegate Large from
Minnesota. Mr. Lowry Is So rich that If he
now he would not be able to count
all his money before the crack of doom.
Among the delegates from Minnesota is
a member Of the Legislature Of that State.
and the Hon. Thomas and the member of