The Greeley tribune., 1906-07-05

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calls on everything possible, including
weather, as heretofore stated, was
fine, and the ..call of the bah game"
was strong upon the fans Of the
House. They needed 1t and went, and
then Mr.. Williams became unkind,
there was call for q quorum. and the
Sergeant-at-Arms went after the de-
liquents.
b The o6icers rounded up stray menu
bers from all parts Of the grounds,
and In the executive box found the
popular brideexeqa~fR fRGno Ohio, with
his W1fo. Tnoy are both lowers Of me
game, NJ well as otherwise. and the
humor Of the situation was slow In
dawning on them. But they could
not resist or argue with constituted
authority. They gave parole to pro
ceed at once to the Capitol. They had
come In Mrs. Longworth's pretty auto
mobile. and on the return trip they
took with them Representative Gaines
Of West Virginia.
Representative Sibley, Of Pennsyl-
vania, with party of eight members,
also went back to the Capitol In an
automobile and on the way was held
up by bicycle policeman for exceed
ing the speed regulations, but when
the situation was explained to the Of
flcer, they were allowed to proceed.
A few moments later the auto party
was filing in at the door of the House.
The roll call was awaiting them.
They marched In, voted, turned on
their heels and went straight back to
the machine Before the authorities
could get busy they were again speed
ing toward the ball park.
HORSES WERE TOO SLOW.
\ number OF the statesmen who
were hustled back to the Capitol in.
carriages were not SO fortunate as the
Sibley party. They arrived so late
that it wasn't worth while to return
to the bali park.
A number of the truants are dyed
in-the-wool fans, some making regular
but not daily excursions to the ball
park, while others can afford to es-
chew the affairs Of state every day to
see Il game. On the occasion OF their
arrest, a number had made their first
visit to see the ball thrown around.
Before the House was called to order
the next day the delinquents gathered
about to hold Il consultation meeting.
st was too bad that we had to
leave just when there was chance
for Washington to tie the score, with
three men on bases," walled Repre-
sentative Sherman. OF New York,
chairman OF the Republican Congress
sionnl campaign committee.
"Oh. go on added Congressman
Mckinley, of Illinois. "our Chicago
team Ia too strong for the Nationals
Their pitcher struck out the next two
men up. leaving your three still hang
ing on their bases."
"Of course 1t was up to that Call
fornia recruit on the home team to
make the star stunt of the day" added
Representative Mckinley, who halls
from Santa Rosa, Cal.
Others In the gathering seemed to
assail Representative Sibley for coax
Ing them to leave the House for
ball game. as they considered 1t
| blnckeye for them to he caught away
! from their post OF duty.
| Among the few whom the Sergeant
alarms had gathered in were Repre-
sentatives Loud, OF Michigan: Cousins.
of Iowa: Thomas. OF Ohio: Dunwell,
of New York and Burleigh, of Maine.
Representative Rotienburg, of Illinois
was out ut the park, but seems to
have been the sole truant who escaped
the officer. and was permitted to see
the game through.