The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-15
DEMOCRATS Poke
FUN AT GRAVES
IDEA THAT BRYAN NOMINATE
ROOSEVELT Is REVIEWED
WITH AMUSEMENT.
VIEW or THE SOUTH
Are Not in Accord with His, Saws
Grisgs-Speaker Cannon Says
He is Not a "Sooner"--News
From the Capital City.

III Washing or, April H. Demociati,
II members OF congress continue tc
Il heap ridlcule upon the suggestion o
n John Temple Graves Ihe Atlanta
III Ca, editor that Colonel William r.
n Bryan place President Roosevelt in
nomination FIR reelection for re.
lection next year. Today three of
n them were in Washington -Griggs, of
Georgia, chairman Of the congress
ional campaign committee; Hay. of
Virginia, chairman OF the Democratic
caucus 0 fthe house, and Humphrey,
Bof Mississippi-.-an and they all made fun
Of ii.
Griggs wondered what KIND Of bey-
rage was served at the Chat anooga
banquet when Graves made the prop.
osition, but does not care to say any.
thing decisive because Of II like John
80 well" Humphrey said. Il think
Lawyer Delmas should be called rp-
on to designate the brand of dementia
our friend Graves Is suffering from
lie is a nice fellow, but he does not
represent the yiews Of The south in
the slightest degrc'
HaG sad 1T is the veriest non.
Sense. II is the worst thing in poll
tics have heard, except possibly the
STORY Of the $500900O conspiracy to
defeat Pr sident Roosevelt and his
policy"
Not Sooner"
Speaker Cannon was one of the
White House callers. He spent three
quarters OF an hour with the presi.
dent, but did not illuminate matters
in the least, except by a story that
political talk and the discovery of
conapiracies sse entirely 100 early.
When was boy he began. BY
way OF illustration of his point. eve
u.s. to hunt 'cosns and 'possums on
the banks of the Wabash. II was j
great sport. Every boy had his own
coon dog, and swore by him.
We went out together at night
occasionally some dog would break
away from the others and set up a
great racket. You would think h9
lad get on tn trail of two or three
coons or 'possnms. He had simply /
Fmped rabbi or discovered some.
hing that set him to yelping. We al
ways called dog of that kind n !
sooner No, am no sooner"
In this homely way the speaker let {
be understood that 1t was entirely
% soon 10 set up great political =
'elp thereby deceiving the hunters
vho would soon discover the real :
acts. !
Nothing But Thirteen.
The first out-of-town dinner of the :
Ill Club of New York in this city =
Ias given ton ght. The club. in de- :
ance Of Che common superstition :
nd in accordance with its establish. :
] rule. arranged its entire program W
the basis of 13. There were 4f3 in
le party which left Jersey City to-
ay at 1918 over the Baltimore and
hio In special train of 10 Pull.
ans. and arrived here at G:1S. u
waiting hem were 10 specially char
'rsd cars, in which they proceeded
} the White House under the escort
IL policemen. and were shown ~
rough the various rooms. President y
was not at home when the '' ','
sitors arrived. He had made an -
lgagement 10 receive them earlier :.
the day, but they were delayed at -,
The dinner, which was ,I 'ai
imposed of IL courses. began n,
'omplly at s:13 O'Clock. Colonel 9.
hn r. Hobbs. the chief ruler. pre-. 70
ling. w
May Talk Railroads. fo
The possibility is that President
'osewlt Will have something to say
out the railroad question in one g.
three speeches he Is to deliver be. "
e going 10 Oyster Bay for the sum-
r. he is TO speak at jamestown.
the unveiling of the Lawton mon
lent at indianapolis and before the -.
Idents Of the Michigan Agricultural -.
llege at Lansing. Mich. On what - -
rticular occasion he will talk about
, railroads. if he finally determin $ ~
talk at all, has not been deter 9,
ned. but Il probably will be at In
napolis. At jamestown he IS 10 ~
euss historical affairs and at Lans-
industrial matters.