The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
GOSSIP FROM CHICAGO
CHICAGO. June 13.-''Wake up!"

Chicago, June 13.-''Wake up!'
A bell hop in the New Illinois Athletic
Club pounded on the door Of room FOL
No response
Hey there, wake up!'
Still no response. and the bell hop
turned to the elevator in disgust. On the
visor OF his cap was his number-'19OS." "
You can't do nothing with them" he
said. Those people in there belong TO
the American Protective Tariff League.
They don't know what year It is, let alone
that Il Is morning"
No. 1908 seemed, indeed, correct in his
surmise Within the headquarters Of the
American Protective Tariff League was
Wilbur F. Wakeman. the secretary. busily
sorting over a dusty collection OF statis-
tics. In a heap in one corner were tariff
planks from the various Republican State
conventions.
"A pretty poor assortment" said Mr..
wakeman with a sour countenance.
When was boy the Republicans were
stouter carpenters than they seem to be
to-day. l believe in good, twelve-by-
twelve inch beams for the Republican
platform This Ohio plank has been
shaved down until It is hardly three
inches thick
They claim. Father Wakeman. that It
Is Just as strong as the old kind and
doesn't add so much to the weight"
mo. no, my boy" he protested. The
good old twelve-by-twelve for me. I
don't like your newfangled contrap-
tions."
If A. B. Humphrey. OF the Hughes cam
pRign committee. is taken for Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks a few more times ne will
have his whiskers removed II that were
done his resemblance 10 Mr.. Fairbanks
would not be so striking.
A man rushed up TO him in the Annex
lobby. grasped him by the arm and hand
and said
why. Mr.. Fairbanks. l am 30 happy
70 have this opportunity Of greeting you
and assuring you OF the unanimous sup
port OF Posey County. L"
But. my dear sir" Mr Humphrey
tried 10 say.
I'VE have the greatest Of confidence in
YOU" continued the man, not paying the
slightest attention 10 the struggles Of the
Hughes manager in his efforts 10 explain;
I'VE have had in the past and we will
have in the future. It"
Allow me-" frantically interjected
Mr.. Humphrey.
II know what you would say" the re-
morselcss friend OF Fairbanks went on.
but do not let your native mOdesty in
terfere with Posey County's respects.
We"
MY dear man. I am not Mr.. Fair
he Nou- Korlror fpof1rr cffccprFnF
in saying.
We'll. why in the world didn't you tel
me so at first?" growled the man from
Posey County.
Three Knox boomers have arrived from
Pennsylvania. but they had been on the
road 50 Ions they evidently had not learn
ed OF the progress made by their neigh
Dor, Mr.. Taft. OF Ohio
"Stick?" replied Gen. r. P. Hapgood.
one OF the trio. 10 a query as 70 whether
his candidate would withdraw; well.
should say he Will stick; and the longer
and closer we stick the better are our
chances No we will not consider sec
oud place. Why should we7 Who's got
first place. anyway" he asked. with a
snort. NO one, and It's any ones fight
right now, and will be. Don't forget
that
These are chiI'y preconvention DAYS for
anybody, and chillier for the "allies. "
but II takes more than an autumn chill
in June and a national convention op-
posed 10 his interests and his friends
TO dissipate the warmth OF manner pos
sessed by one John C Eversman, sec
retary 10 Congressman W. B. Mckinley.
"Eversman makes a friend OF every
man he meets. and no friend of his ever
has the heart 10 differ with him." ex-
planned one OF the busy logicians whose