The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

building business. but, unfortunately. Is
not on the subcommittee More than
that. Mr. Hobson wants TO elaborate the
army so we can look with calm com
placency at the enormous effective fight
ing force personally conducted by Mr.
William Hohenzollern. Of Germany.
After long thought. IL appears that Mr..
Hobson is Of the opinion that a navy
is necessary TO subdue Japan. while we
must put every fifth man in the army in
order 10 keep the soft pedal on Germany.
This, in some circles, is known as play
ing both ends against the middle. but. OF
course, that version OF Il did not per-
colate into Mr.. Hobson.
Thus the committee whiled away the
hours. Man after man who had been
to Lincoln single footed In. single taxed
around. and dashed painting to the lobby
again. sure his favorite planks had been
incorporated In the immortal document
that was in preparation.
II was clever Of the subcommittee
Knowing that the platform that will be
adopted by the convention is already
made, signed. sealed, and all but deliv-
cred. they amused themselves by getting
intensely interested In tentative pIanks.
They built and tore down declaration
after declaration, but, al the proper mo-
ment. the Bryan version Of the funda-
mental truths that govern the Bryan
party was slid across 10 them. and after
that the men whom Bryan asks 70 write
the platform faded away They had
amused, but the Peerless Leader had
merely used them for marionettes.
The platform the convention will adopt
tomorrow is his in all essentials. OF
course, some handy workman will write
the piffie that Will precede and follow the
three big planks. but the important part
OF II was written long ago by a talented
author at Lincoln. Nebr
Hard on big Bill"
After practicing jiu-jitsu on one another.
the credentials committee was ready TO
report in the evening. and Representative
Henry d. Clayton made his speech as
permanent chairman. Mr. Clayton is a
large and imposing gentleman with q
voice that makes the below Of the bull
of Bashan seem like the squawk Of q field
mouse. He took his voice and hurled II
against the walls, threw II madk AZ the
visitors TO the convention. swung II
around his head and launched il forth
with utter disregard of the ear drums of
those who we're assembled 20 hear him
he lambasted the Republican party until
Big Bill Taft must have felt mighty nm
comfortable down there in Virginia Hot
Springs, He elucidated all the issues that
were elucidated yesterday by Temporary
Chairman Bell, and presented a few new
ones, which he labeled as immortal tenets
Of the party. II was halcyon and vocif-
erous occasion. Mr.. Clayton is one Of our
Srandest little human megaphones
Late this afternoon there was a meet
ing of the Amalgamated Protective Asso-
citation of Vice Presidential Candidates.
The membership Of this organization has
now increased to 100, and new eIigibIes
are being discovered every minute. There
was rumOr that the members OF the
executive committee of the national COM
mittee had decided TO put license tax
on all Vice Presidential candidates and
make II imperative that each should wear
a tag.
The story was that the national COM
mittee thought this good way to start
a campaign fund. and it was related in
circumstantial detail that no candidate
who could not show a license receipt by
tomorrow. together with a tag. would
be allowed 10 go before the convention.
Will BE Taxed and Tagged.
The members of the amalgamated as
sociation protested violently, and drafted
memorial to the executive committee
which set forth that this was tyranny
Of the most despicable sort, inasmuch as
the members of the association had gone
to considerable expense already in the
way of press agents. advertisements. and
badges. Tn committee remained firm,
A.
be enforced tomorrow; for it is not the
intention of the men who are running
the convention to nominate a Vice Presi-
dent until Friday. they having assurances
that Mr.. Bryan will be heard from on the
subject late on Thursday evening.