The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
OLD AND YOUNG
DEMOCRACY MET
HARDWICK'S CALL ON DAVIS,
EACH COMPLIMENTED THE OTHER
ON HIS AGE.

Davis Made the Usual Remark About
the GeOrgian's Youthful Appear
ance and Hardwick Replied Tint
the West Virgininn Was "thc
Youngest Looking Old Man He
Had Ever Seen, to BE Vice Pres
ident"-Representative HardwicIx
Says West Virginia Is Assured to
the Democracy.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington Aug. 12.-Old and young
Democracy had a pleasant meeting at
Parkersburg during the recent state
convention. Representative Tom Hard
wick, one of the youngest members of
the House of Representatives, and fire.
quently called the Baby Member from
Georgia" accepted an invitation from
a West Virginia friend to attend the
Democratic State convention.
Hardwick is so youthful in appear
ance that last winter he was often
mistaken for a page and requested to
run errands for brother members of
the House. Upon reaching Parkers-
burg he naturally called upon Henry
6. Davis to pay his respects, and re-
call some of the personal experiences
of the Georgia delegation at ST. Louis.
what Davis Said to Hardwick.
When young Hardwick was present.
ed to Mr.. Davis the latter exclaimed:
Why, you are the youngest looking
man | ever saw to be a member of
Congress!"
And you are the youngest looking
old man l ever saw to be Vice Presi-
dent" retorted Mr.. Hardwick, prompt
ly, while those present joined in the
laughter which followed this sprightly
colloquy.
While in West Virginia Mr.. Hard
wick mixed up with people from all
parts of that state, and he is confident
that Mr.. Davis personal popularity as
sures the state to the Democracy
why" said Mr.. Hardwick, good
naturally, IF Counsin Henry, as ev-
erybody in West Virginia calls Mr.. Da-
Wis, can round up all his relatives, and
all those who claim relationship with
Cousin Henry, he will give up West
Virginia by handsome majority
State pride has become thoroughly
aroused over Cousin Henry and he will
get votes that would not go to any
other Democrat in the United States.
West Virginia's battle cry is Cousin
Henry and victory"
Material for Democratic Text Book.
I'VE must boil down the material to
go in the Democratic campaign text
box" remarked Representative Cow
herd, chairman of the Congressional
Committee, just prior to his departure
for New York to attend a conference
Of the party leaders The troublesome
question is how much of the speeches
of John Sharp Williams and Champ
Clark, delivered in the St. Louis con-
vention, as temporary chairman and
permanent chairman, respectively, can
be crowded into the campaign book"
Mr.. Williams remarks cover over loo
typewriter pages of foolscap, and Mr.
Clarks speech is almost as long These
two speeches, If printed in full, will
occupy more than $50 pages Of tbs
book. The committee is anxious tC
prevent the book from being made toe
cumbersome, and at the same time nc
one seems to banker after the job OF
blue penciling" either of these speeches
There is already in hand enough ma
terial to make a volume of 1000 or 5000
pages. It looks as though it might be
up to Senator Carmack editor of the
committee, to get busy.
CODmittecmens' Visit to EsOpus.
Members of the Democratic National
Committee and others who visited
Judge Parker, since his nomination,
have come away from Esopus not only
with a pleasant impression of the
Judge, but they have also been most
agreeably pleased with his wife. Mrs.
Parker, it is said, takes the keenest
interest in the Judges political af-
fairs and greatly adds to the pleasure
of a visit to Esopus by her gracious
manner and charming personality.
Since the nomination, Mrs. Parker
has opened a Guests Book" in
which she invites all callers to place
their signature. The book already
contains the names of many distin-
gushed persons from all parts of the
country, and Mrs. Parker has many
amusing incidents to relate in con-
nection with what she insists upon
calling her Docket"
She gives her personal supervision
to all entries in"The Docket" and in
return for each signature she has a
Happy remark and a cordial hope to
meet again. An enthusiastic Wash
tonian who called at Esopus recent
ly, after signing the book, expressed
the hope that he would soon have Mrs.
Parker for a neighbor She simply
replied: Washington is a beautiful
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