The Washington times., 1904-04-24

Democratic nomination Ike living at an
American plan hotelg'
because you pay for 1t whether You
get It or not
"Frank" for Parker.
-.esJudee Parker -doesnst. seem very talk
atfse. but the Republicans are going to
~ ;hat7''
How are the Republicans going TO
fix it,
Tom Piatt intends to send Parker a
frank. so ne can express an opinion.
That WAS a great victory the Gov
ensnt b@t @on the n 'fs Pres.dent meF wss sup
ported by a vote OF four and i've
eights out OF a possible nine.
The Iowa Idea.
..Dolliver is still holding out for the
Iowa idea"
What is the Iowa idea?'
ITO get all the Offices you can and
honer for more and take the tariff OF
codfish and keep it on wheat"
why was il d great thing for Tim
sullivan 10 come TO COngress2"
..Because he found out when he got
here that the United States ism I
, Bounded by the ,Bowery and Coney ISL
What Is the latest executive order
I
THE President is going TO give serv-
ice pensions TO first voters.
Massachusetts Gets It.
why is Secretary Moody going TO re
s'gn?"
1T wouldn't be fair for him to say
There are three or four people in Mas
saehusetts who haven't beer Secretary
of the Navy YET
| John Sharp Williams. Of Mississippi
wont get the Democratic nomination 10.
/ Vice President
/ Because the South is too busy re-
/ membering her dead men TO pay any at
tention to her live ones.
whitewashers Appear.
After the fish had been served. a clui
member. dressed In flaming red uni
| form and carrying a big gong. cam'
into the room beating the gong Justify
He announced that the Gridiron Clubs
whitewashing committee was 10 hold al
omen session to whitewash some prom
inent men who are accused or various
high crimes and ulisdemeanors. Tn
whitew4a shing committee appeared
headed by a member carrying the grea
mace of the House of Representatives
and followed by a whitewasher. dressed
| in white and carrying a whitewash pal
and brush
| The culprits were Attorney Genera
| Knox who was charged with being to
reckless - in the pursuit OF trusts
| Sneaker Cannon, who was charged wit
being absurdly Infatuated with the Sen
are and the American Institute OF Arch
iteots: Representative j. Adam Bede
who was charged with being a humor
ist. Senator Fairbanks. who wa
charged with being entirely too radica
and unconventional in his Views. an
| Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera
RristOW who was charged with trylh
To put Congress in hole. Knox, Can
non. Fairbanks. and Bede were ex
neditiously whitewashed, the ofhcia
whiteWasher daubing life-siZed picture
Of thera after the decisions had bee
paacbed The committee decided [
whitewash Bristow. although the eyl
dence against him was very strong Du
the whitewasher was Obliged 20 reRoi
that the whitewash would not stici
and the meeting of the commute
broke up In great Disorder
Honors to Members.
Early in the course of the dinner
was announced that the Gridiron Gu
votes Gridiron houors 10 distinguis
persons every nineteen years Ballot
were distributed for the members an
guests. The first ballot was on: "Wh
Is the handsomest man In Congress
This resulted in a tie vote betwee
Representative Cushman of Washing
ton and Representative Powers G
Massac chusetts A viva voce vote wa
called for and Cushman won. Power
gave him mirror on behalf of til
club. and Cushman presented Power
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