The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-06
CHAPTER XIX.
David Sent Out Against Goliath.

Davio sent ouT against 0oilath.
l was almost master of myself again
when, week later. / got aboard the
car in which Carlotta and | were tax
ing our friends to look on at the oppo
sition's convention at st. Louis.
When we arrived. | went at once
to confer with Merriweather in a room
at the Southern hotel which no one
knew he had. Simpson has under
rather than over. 500 delegates. was
his first item Of good news. 'Ie takes
ESQ to nominate. AS his sort of boom
always musters its greatest strength
on the first ballot, I'm putting my
money two to one against him
And Scarborough? I asked, won
dering at my Indifference to this fore
shadowing of triumph.
MY men talk him to every incom-
ing delegation. It's well known that
he don't want the nomination and has
forbidden his friends to vote for him
and has pledged them to work against
him Then, too. the bosses and the
boys don't like him-to put it mildly.
But | think were making every one
feel he's the only man they can put
up, with chance to beat Burbank"
My wife and our friends and
dined at the Southern that night. AS
we were about to leave, the streets
began to FILL And presently through
the close-packed masses came at a
walk an open carriage-the storm
center of a roar that almost drowned
the music of the four or five bands
The electric lights made the scene
bright as day.
Who is he?" asked the woman at
my side-Mrs. Sandys
She was looking at the man in that
carriage-there were four, but there
vas no installing him. He was seat
ed, was giving not the slightest heed
10 the cheering throng. His soft
black hat was pulled well down over
his brows; his handsome profile was
stern, his face pale. If that crowd
had been hurting curses at him and
preparing to tear him limb from limb
he would not have looked different. He
was smooth-shaven, which made him
seem younger than ! knew him to be.
And over him was the glamour Of the
world-that-ought-to-b in which he
lived and had the power to compel
others to live as long as they were
under the spell of his personality.
That I replied to Mrs. Sandys, as
Senator Scarborough Of Indiana.
What's he so stern about?'
I'm sure l don't know-perhaps to
hide his joy"
But did know. and my remark was
the impulsive fling OF envy. He had
found out, several weeks before
what strong undercurrent was run
ming toward him. He was faced by a
dilemma-if he did not go to the con
vention 1t would be said that he haf
stayed away deliberately. and he
would be nominated: II he went, Il
tTy to prevent his nomination. tn
enthusiasm Of HIS admirers ana 70
overs would give the excuse for fore
ng the nomination npon him. An
Is he sat there. with that ominou
umult about him, he was realizin
TOW hard his task was to be.
His companions pushed him pas
lge through the crowds on the sid
Walk and IN the lobby, and he SHIT
himself away in the upper part Of III
lotel. When we left, half an hou
later. the people were packed befoT~
hat face OF the hotel which dispIayet
the banner OF the Indiana delegation
were cheering Scarborough. were
clamoring-iR va.n-for him TO show
himself
But won't he offend them" asked
my wife.
A crowd loves like a woman" said
l. Indifference only excites it,
"Oh. 1 never loved that way" pro-
tested Mrs. Sandys
Then" said my wife. rather sour
ly | thought, you and Mr.. Sandys
have something to live for
And so we talked no more politics
There may be American women who
really like to talk politics. but I never
happened to know one with so little
sense Its a pity we men do not Inn
itafe our women more closely IN one
respect. In season and out Of season.
they never talk anything bar bust
ness-woman one business When
other things are being discussed. they
listen. or rather. pretend 70 listen: in
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