The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18
GEORGE ABE AT OYSTER BAY.
,lTJVES THOUGHT REAL SULTAN
or SULU WAS COMING.
Playwright and His Friend Harry p.
Taber Make Fun for the Roosevelt
CbiIdren-A sample OF the Nonsense
Verse Reclted - Indiana All Right.

~ some DTODOl tlpho vi ohO iOVoo hSiS S'''o
rnorning that the Sultan Of Sulu was COM
ino to town to confer with President Roose-
volt The Sultan of Sulu wearing rings
/, his ears and nose and otherwise attired
In bis native costume, is what the Oyster
Raw people who have never seen George
AIDES production staged expected. The
sultan was coming, it was reported, on the
1870 o'clock train. AS nearly as could
he ascertained after Mr.. AIDES arrival
Mr. AIDE came on that 1920 train.
The rumor about the Sultan started from
the executive office. 1t started about the
time man employed on a local paper
loft the Office. 1t broke loose on the street
few seconds later. 1t takes few seconds
for the ordinary man to tumble down the
s,ecntiye Office stairs to the street. The
local newspaper man had overheard Sec
rstary Loeb say that the Sultan was coming.
He knew that was what he heard. There
uas no mistake about it. Wasn't he stand
inc right there at the office door when
the words were uttered. and didn't people
IN the room with the secretary say that
IL would be something new for the Presi-
dent and that he would enjoy it immensely;
and anyway, hadn't he asked Secretary
Loeb IL what he said was true, and hadn't
the secretary replied that it was?
Some people who heard the report IN
the street doubted it. They didn't know
where the Sultan lived, but they were
u,re It would take him long tino to get
here and that the Oyster Bay papers would
at least hav had something to say about
his being expected.
Aman was sent into the offices for confir-
nation of the report. He returned and said
that he asked one OF the clerks If 1t was
tn,e that the Sultan OF Sulu was coming
and the clerk had said:
Certainly. l believe that Is one OF his
titles
At the railroad station when the 1920
train pulled in we're about one hundred
people, nearly everybody, in fact, who
didn't know that the local scribe had only
caught the latter part Of Mr.. Loebs re-
mark and that what the secretary really
had said was that George AIDE, author
~ the Sultan OF Sulu," was expected. The
Presidents rig was at the station to meet
the train. The crowd pushed forward as the
train came to standstill. The passengers
came out on the platforms and these are p
few Of the things they heard:
THE Sultan! The Sultan Do you see
him? The Sultan of Sulu. Does he wear
feathers in his hair2 Has he really rings in
his nose? Is he half as bad as he is pictured'
Does the Sultan wear trousers, do you
suppose?"
Among the passengers was young man
pale and slender and Of modest appearance
He seemed to have little more definite
idea of what the crowd was talking than
the other passengers, but he didn't appear
to relish it. He had never been in Oyster
Raw before. He looked at his legs, but
toned his coat, felt Of his chest, grabbed
hold of his hat and hurried toward the
line Of carriages, inqulrlng as ne glanceo
the Presidents rig. Behind him hurried
another man, who got into the Presidents
"a. Il Am an favorably known here said. Mr..
AIDE ITO his companion in the carriage,
HARRY p. Taber, writer Of jingles. The
fact OF the matter was Mr.. AIDE was not
known, and 1t was almost an hour after he
left the station for Sycamore Hill before
the crowd learned that the real Sultan wasn't
coming and that the creator OF the fictitious
one was already here.
Mr.. AIDE came on a social visit. as also
did Mr.. Taber. Some of the President's
family heard Mr.. Taber recite some Nom
and he was invited to the White House.
He visited the President at Sycamore Hill
last week and the President asked him to
come again to-day and bring Mr.. Ade
The two took luncheon at Sycamore Hill,
and from what has been learned about their
visit it Is safe to say that the Roosevelt
children, at least, had a whole lot OF fun.
George AIDE told stories and Mr.. Taber
recited verses, and all the children and the
guests as WELL as Mr.. AIDE put it, had "the
the visitors left at the Hill was this:
A tutor who tuted the flute.
Tried to tutor two tooters TO toot:
They said TO the tutor.
sit harder to toot to tutor two tooters to tootf
Mr. AIDE after he had returned to the
station and was satisfied that his surmise
upon his arrival regarding his popularity
In Oyster Bay was baseless spoke as fol-
lows concerning his visit to the Presi-
dent.
Il told the President as soon as got at
his house that | didn't have any business
there, and the President welcomed me
and said Mr.. AIDE, l am always glad to see
man with no business here
But, speaking seriously" continued the
visitor, Il was called to Sycamore Hill on
political mission. You probably know
that I've just bought farm out in Indiana.
The President wanted to get some reliable
information about the conditions out there.
He wanted it fresh, he had been getting a
lot OF stale reports, conflicting reports.
about the situation.
He sent for me. came, and told him
that it would be 10000 majority, at least
5000, Tor the hepuDncan ticket. Inc
President seemed to be very much relieved. !"
Mr. AIDE had heard political story out
in Indiana He told it at Sycamore Hill.
A Parker man and Roosevelt man, he said
we're discussing the candidates.
Well said the Roosevelt man, II never
seen this here fellow, Parker. and never
heerd him speak, but, judgin' from the ac-
counts tibet I've read of his doin's, he's
jest about the sort OF a chap tibet folks
would take to a Sunday school picnic to
hang up the swing for the children"
Mr. AIDE added that he had also heard
one or two good political stories about the
President out in Indiana, but allowed that
they could be saved until after election.
Another visitor at Sycamore Hill to-day
was Delevan Smith, editor Of the Indian
dpoRs Ne,cs He told tho President that
while the situation on the surface looks
promising for the Republicans, yet it is
true that the Democrats have chance this
year for the first time in ten years to test
their real strength. The Democrats OF
Indiana hitherto, he said, have been split
into factions, but there is more harmony
now. William Jennings Bryan. he said,
would make thirty speeches in the State
In all effort to bring into the Demo-
cratic fold the voters who lean toward
Watson and Populism.
=, He said that one of the biggest factors in