The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-07
St. Louis Convention stories.

The following stories of the St.
Louis convention are clipped from the
special reports Of several. papers:
Senator Tilfman got the biggest oya-
ton that anybody has yet received
when he arrived. At the Jefferson Ho-
tel he made a triumphal progress down
the lobby, with admirers by the hum
dred crowding around him to shake his
hand. For several hours it was i'm
possible for the Senator to move in any
direction across the lobby in less than
twenty minutes.
Charley Gallagher, delegate from the
Fourth district of New Jersey and a
member of the Board of Excise Com
missioners of Trenton. told a group of
Jerseymen that he had seen a police
man in uniform drinking at a bar in
the heart of the city.
Il don't see that that is any very
great novelty" said one of the group
who has been in Jersey City.
"Oh, but this one paid for his drink"
exclaimed Gallagher.
Fairy tale" cried the group as one
man.
BIN, the Buttonman," has foretold
LllC LALhCAs ne says II - 70 DC
of New York and Wall of Wisconsin,.
He took a plunge Tuesday and sent a
Geographic order to turn loose a cou-
pie of tons of Wall buttons. The Par
ker buttons were ordered days ago.
BIN seldom makes "a mistake and his
judgment is regarded with respect by
every veteran politician. When asked
if it were safe to make a plunge bet
on Wall for the second place on the
ticket BIN said: Friday is a long
way off and l have seen four days
wreck many a slate at a convention
well. it looks to be about all over"
said John Wesley Gaines in the lobby
of the Southern Hotel.
Whats all over?" asked Col. Liv-
ingston of Georgia.
"Why, the nomination of Parker is
sure"
What makes you think so?"
why, there's Charlie Edwards wear
ing a Parker button"
And sure enough, there came up the
corridor one Charles Edwards, secre-
tary of the Democratic Congressional
Committee sporting a large Parker
button upon the lapel of his coat.
Col. Henry Watterson, among other
things editor of the Louisville Courier
JouItIdl' likes TO nave MS reporters
write the English language. When his
staff started out for the convention.
last week Col. Watterson gave these
short and pithy directions:
Get the news, boys. and all the
news, and write 1t in the English Ian
guage. l want you ali to improve your
style"
And how can we improve it?'' asked
one of the reporters.
Read; read study good books"
What books?'' was asked.
There's Thackeray. Read him.
Last night there was some delay in
getting off the Courier Journals report
of ante-c convention doings, and there
suddenly came over the wires this dis
patch signed by Col Watterson:
What on earth are you boys do
ing?" 1850
This was the reply sent back:
Reading Thackeray."
Hugh Brady, one of the st. Louis
political leaders, was approached by one.
of the Tammany men who had been
sent out by Leader Murphy to start
the boom for Mayor Mcclellan.
What do you think of the McClel-
Ian boom?" asked the Tammany man..
1T looks to me to be just about as
formidable as a founder on a mud
bank" was Brady's response. =,
Ex-senator James Smith, Jr., of, New.
Jersey called on Mr.. Murphy at the
Tammany headquarters. and talked
with him for several minutes.
Anything doing?" he was asked by
dozen newspaper men when he came
out.
YES" replied the Senator, 1--WE have
a candidate for New Jersey. Our state
will support David B. Hill for Presi-
dent"
AS the Senator said this he winked
and looked seriously at "Bim the but
ton man." who was standing by.
BIN" he said, get out Hill buttons
in a hurry"
'Huh!" said BIN. who's goin' to
pay for them?"
James Hamilton Lewis is pune
tiliously polite. When he speaks to a.
woman he always takes his hat off and
holds it in his hand as long as she
is in his company. He went to the
telephone to answer a call.
Hello, hello!" he cried. who is
this? Oh, Miss Blank, how do you
do?" and he removed his hat with.
courtly grace, and held it in his hand
throughout the conversation.
When he had finished. he hung up.
the receiver, put on his hat, and went
out, wondering somewhat at the cpl
demic of grins around him.
One of those cranks who always
may be found in considerable num-
bers at political conventions drifted in
to the Tammany headquarters to-day
with a great suggestion for Mr.. Mur-
ply. '"The thing to do to give the
party winning ticket is to name Folk
for President and Mcclellan for Vice
President" said this fellow in loud
tones as he proceed to argue at great
length in behalf of his presentation.
AT that moment Congressman Cock,
ran came out of the inner room
and was buttonholed by the crank
You know I am Mr.. Folk myself"
said the man confidentially, and now
Mr.. Mcclellan, couldn't you let me
have a quarter so we can go down
stairs and celebrate our nomination
jointly?"