The Detroit times., 1908-06-17

walking and enough pushing and SHOW
ing TO win football game TO make
the tour, but nearly every elector pres.
ent has made IT, Now the breast of
our prominent fellow citizen is be-
decked even like that OF a major-gen-
eral. He has a Taft badge the size
of saucer with long blue stream.
cute brass and red streamer Uncle
Joe" emblem. the massive contraption
Of metal and tri-color that bears the
Fairbanks picture, and miscellane-
GUS assortment of other insignia indi-
cative OF candidates ambitions.
Honest, some OF the Michigan men
make a noise like junk wagon when
they parade.
There Is never-ending stream of
brightly garbed. handsome women
through the corridors of the Audi
torium Annex. There are the wives
and daughters and friends of senators,
governors and congressman the fe-
male relatives OF the rich VINO would
like to have party honors, the miscel
laneous rich, and then some. And
there are many, Just as extensively
dressed. just as lovely 10 the eye,
whose faces are well known in Wash
ington though not in the official cir
cles. They are the women OF the
type of that one who killed her sena-
tor-lover year or so ago. There are
many of these and one sees them
most often In the richly decorated
Pompeian room.
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loneliness. such as may be seen but
rarely outside the capital city.
There were two state booms In one
auto Tuesday noon. when c. A. Barr
and Nelson A. Dingley. both OF whom
aspire TO the same state honor. went
riding down TO the Coliseum together.
Like unto field marshal in dress
uniform Is Police Chief George NJ
Shippy. Of Chicago. When we saw
him a few weeks ago In Detroit at the
police chiefs convention. there was
none more unpretentious In attire than
the Chicagoan. But as he marshalled
the police about the convention hall.
he was respondent in white cap.
white belt and q handsome uniform In
which gold stars and glistening but
tons bore conspicuous part. A
police orderly accompanied him about
a yard behind. The anarchists tried
to get Shippy once and he Is taking
no chances now.
There is one reason why do not
favor Guild for vice-president." stated
Judge Michael Brown. OF Big Rapids.
I"It reminds me OF the time 20 years
ego In Chicago when James Joy sec.
onded the nomination of Blaine and
told by how many thousands he could
carry Michigan.
THAT rs all right. but we want a
man who can carry New York. Any
one can carry Michigan. declared Ros-
coe Conkling.
THAT Is the way | feel about Guild
and Massachusetts,.
1T seems good to get back among
Michigan folks again" declared +. f.
Johnson. Judge OF the Philippine su.
preme court. as he shook hands all
around In the state headquarters.
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Ann Arbor. for 10 years. He has bien
seven and a half years I'm the islands
and has grown TO be accustomed TO
the way of that land.
In person. Judge johnson Is even
larger than Taft and he Is an enthu-
siastic supporter OF the latter.
He can have the full vote OF the
Philippines he declares In joke.
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Archie McMullen Is the only De.
troiter on the hospital list. having
split his hand by fall on the uneven
flag walk in front of the Hotel Ma
jestic.
Thos. j. Navin and Col. Will A.
Waite IRE among The Fortunate ones
who got sergeant.at-arms badges.
Here Is an outrage; Iowa has five
doorkeepers and Michigan, but one