The Washington times., 1905-12-10
Trouble on Wabash.

Trouble on Wabash.
Moreover, it has led to much wear
and tear on the body polite OF indiana,
who spend their time trying 10 md out
who is on top, so that the prOletariaJ
may not get left. and are thus deprived
OF opportunity to exercise their natural
function of writing historical novels,
poetry. and plays. and OF skinning such
suckers as may come within the bcr-
ders of their State.
.'The Cridiron Club learns with deep
sorrow that for n long time Senator
Foraker has been rampaging around
Chic to the great discontinue OF Sec
retary Taft. and that Secretary TAFT
has been rampaging from Panama 20
the Philippines with utter disregard Of
Senator Foraker's peace of mmd. SEN
ator Foraker says ne does not see how
any man can live in the same world
with Secretary Taft without feeling
crowded. If the orbits OF these two
great political planets ever cross there
will come cosmic crash that Will shake
the universe " Where are their PROXIES,
Hostilities in Wisconsin.
I've. the citizens of WISCONSIN. de-
sire to bring to the attention of the
fearful hosJflities are impending in our
State. Senator Spooner has armed him
self with 4 new cash register and Sen
ator La Toilette has provided himself
with a double-barreled phonograph."
The feature of this conference was
that everybody was angry and stayed
30 until chloroformed.
When the Band Played.
Then came the bewildering perform
ance of the evening. John Philip Sousa
undertook 20 lead the band. Everybody
urged him TO lead the band. All said
they would die il he didn't lead the band
right away. They fairly showed the
baton down his throat and pulled him
TO the place of honor. Then Sousa led
the band Nobody will ever forget how
Sousa led the band.
It sounded as IL all the horrible tones
of Dante's Inferno. coupled with hurri-
canes, bursts OF thunder and lightning.
garbage wagons rattling on the cobble-
stones at a. m, crying baby, and
the babel OF the House in session, were
combined into one long, torturins, scrap
1ng, endless discord.
They had fixed UP a trick on Sousa-
just as he gave his best bow-which is
q coed one-and prepared TO pull out of
the horns by main force all sorts OF
music, the band led itself. Il played
six different marches simultaneously.
They were enough A little more and
all the guests and members would have
been doing fiip-faps out of the tenth
story windows
Tie final blow was the man at the
end of the table not being able to read
the Fairbanks message. Fairbanks
says nothing 1t was the unexpected
ness, the unusualness OF the thing Inat
fiabbergasted him for keeps. The club
forgave him.
Yesterday afternoon Richard Lee
Fearn. of the New York Tribune. was
elected president OF the Gridiron Club.
and Samuel G. Blythe was elected vice
president Mr.. Blythe is in charge Of
the New York World bureau here.
Louis Garthe. Scott c. Bone. and c. A.
Boynton were chosen members OF the
executive committee. w. w. Jermane.
OF the Minneapolis Journal. was elected
TO resident membership in the club.
Among Those Present
Those present as the guests of the
club were:
A. Lincoln Acker. Philadelphia: Dr.
Milton E. Allies. Washington. D. c.:
Frederick l. Allen. Commissioner of
Patents; George W. Allen. Key West.
Fla. William b. Allison. Senator from
Iowa; A c. Almy. commander. u. S.
N: Robert b. Armstrong New York.
Robert Bacon. Assistant Secretary OF
State: Frank y. Barksdale Pennsyl-
yania railroad: Thomas c.. Barrett Jr.,
Augusta. Ca: Wilfred Bateman. Eas-
ton. Md; David Belasco. New York:
George T. Bell. Grand Trunk railroad;
Perry Belmont. New York: Albert ].
Beveridge. Senator from Indiana: Jo-
seph B. Bishop. Secretary Panama
Canal Commission: Arthur RlanchaSd.
Washington. d. C; George w Boyd.
Pennsylvania railroad: L. s. Brown.
Southern railway; Jean L. Burnett,
Canandaigua. n. Y; Edwin c. Bur
leigh. Representative from Maine; Z.
F. Burns. Philadelphia: Freiherr Won
dem Bussche-Ha Haddenhausen. German
embassy; Archibald w. Butt. captain.
L. S. a.
w. r. Galloway. NJ. ST. p. & S. St
NJ. Ry. (Soo Line); Joseph G. Cannon,
Speaker. House OF Representatives; w.
H Chandlee. Washington Star: H. r.
Charlton, Crank Trunk Railway; Robert
a Chester. Washington, d. c.; B. p
Cheney. Boston; c. Bowie ChipI:iaIi.
Washington, d. c.; w. Murray Crane.
Senator from Massachusetts; James b.
Curtis, New York;
Sshn Dalzell, Representative from
pennsylvania; II. Bradley Davidson.
Washington. d. C: Corbin Jay Decker.
surgeon, T. S. NJ c.; Truman A. De
Weese. Niagara. y. Y; Charles Dick
Senator from Ohio.
James II. Eckels, Chicago; John IT
Edwards. Washington, ID. C: Arthur =
Evans, Chicago.
Charles w. Fairbanks, Vice President
Of the United States; David G Fair
child, Washington d. c.: V. c.. Fischer.
Washington. ID. C: Robert ]. Fleming
Washington, d. C; Frank Putnam
Flint. Senator from California; William
Fr1sch. editor Baltimore American. A
L. Fulenwider. Birmingham. Ala; II
W. Fuller, G. & O. Railroad; Lawson
NJ. Fuller. captain L. s. A.
Thomas VI. Gale. Washington. d q g.
W. ii. Gibson. New York; Charles II
orasty, Baltimore News; Henry u
Gray. birmingham, Ala; A. w. Greelv
ergadier general. L. S. A.; DR.. f. O.
Gross. Philadelphia; ]. M Gudger. tr.
Representative from North Carolina.