The Washington herald., 1908-06-17
RESTRAINED CHEERS
ONLY KIND GIVEN
Continued from Page one.

OF Chairman Burrows, was so perfume
tory. For Mr.. Handy is one of those
'T-for- -Roosevelt-but' men. He has al
ways regarded the President as an inter-
loper in American politics. and he would
like to believe that now things will snap
back to the good old days Of Blaine.
But. alas. for Mr. Handy. he can't
feel that they will. So when the Ohio
delegation brought down a hugh pic
ture OF Taft, instead OF meeting a tu-
multi from the Hon. Mr. Handy and his
friends in the convention. the picture
was greeted with a demonstration that
suggested a feeling OF sadness and long
ing that is not akin TO pay day. but still
is a next door neighbor.
Great Day for Handy.
But for all that, it IS a great day for
Mr.. Handy. He is decorated with be-
dizzened sunhower. bedecked with but
tons. trimmed like a show window with
badges. and covered with pennants and
banners. all advertising his loyalty 10
Taft. like quills upon the fretful shoe
brush. And he is. undoubtedly loyal
20 Taft Taft will make It possible for
the Hon. Abner Handy 20 be elected
| register OF deeds OF Garrison County =
| for the people viii vote for Taft and
/ forget Abner Handys record.
But In spite OF his .antipathy TO the
| President a President IS a President with
Mr. Handy. and he is greatly discOncert-
ed az the rumor that Senator Borah. Of
/ Idaho. has White House telegram ask
/ ing him to help Cummins. The President
sent Borah to Iowa 10 get Dolliver q
run. so gossip says and Abner feels that
there is the authority of the sanhedrir
behind this declaration FOR Cummins.
And so. while he and his friends, who
] are legion IN the convention, regard Fair
banks with great favor. they withhold
their support from him until the fina
I orders come. They don't like Cummins
They regard him as a refc-mer-some
thing worse. II possible, than the Presi
dent. But there is the Borah story, anC
IL puzzles Abner.
situation Is Critical.
You may say for me-" he whispered
to the boys in the press gallery. as h,
leaned over the front rail with hi
badges and pennants flying. that th'
Hon. Abner Handy. Of Kansas. regard
the situation as critical" He squin;e,
his eyes up and added, ominously: %
may say that I regard the situation a
delicate. requiring rare tact and diplO
macy. in fact. TO prevent its becoming
highly inlmical 20 party success.
And when a situation becomes 'highl.
inimical" to Abner. he has said the las
word possible. The foundations of the re
public so far as he knows them. ar
quaking. mean that the Office of tn
register of deeds in Garrison County
Kansas. is threatened.
The party leaders have had fair warn
ing from Abner. and may ignore nj
words. and nominate Cummins at thei
peril
Il observe. Abner." called up a re
porter. that your guess that Burrow
wouldn't mention Roosevelt was wrong
He mentioned Roosevelt six times"
Mr.. Handy at first refused TO answer
then he put one hand in his Prime
Albert coat and waved the other haught
ly as he burned the reporter with SCOTT
"He wrote it in afterward, and he di
the job like man who was assigned I
shoot of a skyrocket at a funeral"
70 Copyright. 1905 bT George Matthew Adamsl