The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
HEARD IN THE CONVENTION CITY

Chicago. June Isl Hamilton Lewis
has established the mode IN hats for Sen
ator A. J. Beveridge, who is not without
/ sartorial prestige IN Indiana, Washington.
and Russia The Senator appeared yester-
day in a peculiar Panama that was
] reminiscent OF another startling effect IN
headgesr. the origin Of which was not
! recalled by O questioner.
THE hat is a facsimile OF Col. James
Hamilton Lewis hat c. series B." ex-
plained Senator Beveridge. The proto-
! type looked so comfortable on the head OF
! l'ol. Lewis that l asked him for the re-
! cipe. He gave it 20 me. and the hat was
/ constructed and delivered to me to-day
It IS not bid for the Southern vote for
Fairbanks. It is merely a copy Of an old
master. which am delighted to be able
10 procure"
Col George ". Dunn. OF Blnghamton
! y. Y, used 10 be the chairman Of the Re
| publican committee Of his State Now he
is sitting around and looking the thing
over In a placid way. lie met John T.
/ Nevins. Of Lexington. Ky, in tho Annex
last night. Hello. John" said Col
Dunn, Il see that you have done some
pardoning lately down in your State"
Yes it was the logical sequence Of the
Kentucky situation" said Mai Nevlus.
ANY OF your family that ought to be
pardoned down there?" asked Col Dunn,
with a suggestive twinkle.
NO, not my family" answered Mai.
Nevins. gravely- but there has been talk
a., Fv,
State politicians for what they have done
in the past so that they might enter Ken
lucky with a clean bill Of health They
have become quite pest at times"
James Bonner Peat, Democratic dele
gate from the Philippines. is in Chicago
and willing to waive his prestige and po-
sition in the Democratic convention for a
spectators seat in the one now in session.
After Mr.. Peat had been named as a dele
gate TO the Democratic convention and
reached Chicago to confer with the Dem
ocratic leaders. he learned that they We're
to give no recognition TO the foreign pos
sessions IN their convention.
Il am not worrying. anyway" declared
Mr. Peat. I really wanted to see the Re
publican convention, and my credentials
may be good for a gallery seat at the big
show"
There Is an old saying that poverty
makes strange bedfellows. but it might
be modified TO declare that political con
ventions bring together remarkable com
panions. There Is fraternal gathering
at the Auditorium which includes Julius
NJ. Mayer. OF New York City and Capt.
Joseph Dickey. OF Newburgh. n. y.
former railroad commissioner Of the State.
They live many miles apart when they
are at home, but in Chicago distance
"cuts no ice.' and NeWburgh is in an
fee district
Capt. Dickey has with him a merry as
semblage, brought by him in a special
car. They have a penchant for the song
I'm Afraid to Go Home in the Dark |
and have brought with them an octette
that can sing It at every tick Of the
clock. What no one can exactly under |
stand IS the fact that Delegate Mayer |
OF New York, is the leader Of the New
burgh orchestra His baton is a news
paper wrapped about a cane He leads
in a way that no one dispuates Hourly |
audiences at the Auditorium prove it.
John p. Tansey, secretary Of the Dem /
ocratic central committee, was 10 be the
host Of the Republican delegates from 1
Oklahoma for a few hours. but now IS I
not even an acquaintance of the vlsi- /
tors. Mr.. Tansey, who had been visiting |
friends in Peabody Kans.. met the dele /
cation while returning 10 Chicago. After /
an acquaintance had been established /
Mr.. Tansey volunteered 10 be the host /
Of the party in giving them an insight /
into metropolitan politics.
The first entertainment of the quests /
was TO be the city council meeting Mr.. !
Tansey instructed them to meet him at |
the council chamber, where he would