Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-04
New York Worldly

States announced StentOrlan-
voiced member of the Gridiorn club, at
the spring dinner of that organization
at the Arlington hotel tonight. Then
nine members of the club. gowned in
the black robes of the supreme court,
marched solemnly into the hall, while
the eyes OF Justices Harlan and Berw-
er, who were present as guests, bulged
with astonishment.
All persons having business with the
court were admonished to draw near,
as the court was declared to be sitting.
the crier using the exact form of the
announcement made in the highest
court in the land, with it's Q yez.
.ez. O yez," and all the rest of it. Ev-
erybody wondered what was coming
Then the club member personating the
chief justice said, Gentlemen, be
seated" and the supreme court was
turned into an uproarious minstrel
show.
The dinner was the largest spring
dinner ever given by the famous club
Among the guests were Secretary
Moody, Senator Aldrich. Senator Ali
son, Representative j. Adam Bede
Capt. r. r. Bradford Of the navy, J. r.
Bristow. fourth assistant postmaster
general: Speaker Cannon. Senator Gull
lom Representative Cushman Of WASH
ington, Representative Dalzen OF
Pennsylvania. Senator Dick Senator
Dolliver. Senator Fairbanks Represent
tative Hay of Virginia. Gov. w. H.
Hunt Of Porto Rico. Senator Kean,
Senator kittredge, Representative Lam
dis of Indiana, Representative Lover
ing Of Massachusetts. Senator Willard
Representative Powers of Massachu-
sets. G. E. Roberts director of the
mint: Grant r. Schley of New York.
Senator Scott, Francis Lynde Stetson
of New York. Representative Sullivan
of New York. Thomas F. Walsh. John
Sharp Williams. democratic leader in
the house: c. NJ. VanHamm of the
New York World, and John W. Yerkes.
commissioner Of internal revenue.
The supreme court minstrel show be-
gan with rollicking negro chorus.
Roll Out Dat Cotton" and ended with
song by The Gridiron clubs $4,000
prize quartet" a ballad which the in
terlocutor said was called "Peeping
Trough the Knot Hole in Papas Wood
en- Leg: or. Who Built the Ocean So
Close to the Shore?" This was based
on the old negro song. Little Black
Bull" and ran like this:
David b. Hill came down the mountain
Hoosan Johnny. Hoosan Johnny!
David B. Hill came down the mountain
Long time ago.
Each singer in the burlesque quar-
tet had a line-"He picked out a man
whose name is Parker" He said,
Don't talk and Wen beat r. Roose-
velt.'" and He didn't say word all
spring or summer Then the whole
court joined in the last stanza. which
was:
But when was a dumb man sent to the
White house?
Hoosan Johnny. Hoosan Johnny!
But when was dumb man sent to the
White house?
Long time ago.
In view Of the proposition to nomi-
nate General Nelson A. Miles for presi-
dent on the prohibition ticket one of
the songsters had clever parody on
Paul Vests I'm on the Water Wagon
Now" which he gave with great eff
feet. TIE respects Of the court were
paid to Secretary Moody and the other
naval heroes present with a parody on
the song. He Was n Sailor"
The show continued half an hour
amid great merriment. Some of the
jokes We're:
why is Hearsts chase after the
democratic nomination like living at an
American plan hotel?"
Because you pay for it whether you
get it or not"
Judge Parker doesn't seem very
laxative. but the republicans are 60
ing TO fix that"
How are the republicans going to
fly it,"
Tom Plat intends to send Parker
frank so he can express an opinion"
THAT was a great victory the gov
eminent won in the merger case"
You bet, the president was sup
ported by vote of four and five
eighths out of possible nine"
"Dolliver is still holding out for the
Iowa idea"
What IS the Iowa ideao"
To get all the offices you can and
hol1er for more. and take the tariff
on Goldfish and keep it on wheat?"
Why was il great thing for Tim
Sullivan to come to congress?"
Because he found out when he got
here that the United States isn't
bounded by the Bowery and Coney
island"