The Washington herald., 1908-06-18

Chicago. June 1.-THE youngest dele
gate 70 the convention in all probability
is Rudolph Leeds. OF Richmond. Ind. He
is Just twenty-one years old. and editor
! Of the Richmond Palladium His father.
W. B. Leeds, is one Of the large stock
/ holders In the tin plate combine. Editor
| Leeds will cast his first Presidential vote
| for the man who Is nominated at the
convention to which he IS a delegate.
The campaign cartoon has appeared as
weapon OF war in the Cannon head
quarters Pictures ridiculing the meth
DDS OF the Taft managers are pinned on
the walls. No names are signed and no.
body admits responsibility for pasting the
cartoons. yet they stay there just the
same.
In one picture Frank Hitchcock is
shown as a barker for the greatest
show on earth" He is in front of big
tent. on which Taft is pictured as the
fat man Of the menagerie.
Fat man from Ohio-he's a lot bigger
than he looks" Is the description Of the
candidate. Next to the Taft picture is
''the trained elephant Gee-O-Pee-
watch him, He does some most startling
L d4iu unexpected lrlcks.
Trust Buster Frank W. Kellogg. of
Minnesota. is a wiry little gray-haired
fellow. who mixes well and has a keen
sense Of humor. He regarded the long
row Of pennants showing the portraits
OF the nine leading candidates for the
second place on the ticket in the corridor
/ OF the Auditorium to-day. His own was
among them.
Il was Just thinking" he unused
what would hapen If the master exer-
cised his skill at nlnepins and left only
one OF these fellows up. II the lucky
one should prove 20 be the fourth from
the left, It would please lot Of folks in
Minnesota"
The fourth pennant was that of Mr.
Kellogg
A delegate with an artificial sunhower
in his hand sang dosgerel in lusty tones
in The midst OF big crowd Of delegates
ana convention visitors in Michigan ave
nue..
Yes" he said with pride Of state.
I'm from Kansas. Don't 1 look it?'
He stuck out his chest And, say, MI
give you the wise tip. We're ali for Taft.
/
about It that l can't keep my voice IN
| tune"
I'VE know that" dryly observed a man
who had listened with a panied express
sion 10 the song. 1T might almost be
suggested that you have a holier"
True, true" promptly replied the man
| from the Sunhower State. Il have. and I
know place TO MI IT,"
Como esta Usted?" asked Mayor
Roberto II. TODD. Of San Juan. Porto
/ Rico. OF Delegate Solomon Luna. OF Los
Lunas. y. Mex
''Aruy bien. graclas' answered Delegate
Luna.
Mayor Todd has come $500 miles over
land and sea to represent his little island
IN the big convention. Delegate Luna
! comes from a territory where the Span
ish is not quite so pure. but where he has
| spoken it from his birth.
/ Senor Todd took chance when he
/ picked out Senor Luna 70 ask in Spanish
/ as 10 the state OF his health. He made
no mistake. for his answer came back
without an instant's delay
1 Then both delegates got 10 talking in a
/ way that made English look like a hand
\ car beside an express train.
! A loud wall arose al the Annex to-day,
and large crowds assembled TO ascertain
the cause. The wall proceeded from an
/ individual who had got a press seat. but
no badge and who was announcing his
/ intention OF making It good and hot for
the national committee unless he got all
he wanted.
Which paper do you represent. may
ask7" some one inquired
The Scientific American he replied.
! heatedly. and ! am here to write a full
account OF the proceedings. This Is an
outrage"
When this story was carried 70 A. B.
Humphrey he said: We'll. the Scientific
American is the only paper which is
qualified TO treat a convention like this
Adequately"
John Raines, the father OF the famous
Raines liquor law, under which New York
State operates. is prominent figure IN
the lobby OF the Auditorium. When he IS
pointed out 20 men from prohibition
States they hesitate for a time before go
| ing up and shaking hands.
Has that Raines law done good or
! harm?" one Kansas delegate asked Sena-
tor Raines.
1T has been harmful TO some interests.
1 verify believe" said Senator Raines.
smilingly.
do you think II could be put In oper-
alton in Chicago?' he was asked
1T is very plain to be seen that II Is
not in operation this Sunday" was the
answer.
According TO tremendous placards. the
headquarters OF the Franklin Murphy
Vice Presidential boomers were In The
Green Room. Auditorium Annex"
There's a man with a sense Of fitness. ="
observed one delegate. And, incidentally.
they know how 20 do things, do those
Jerseymen. The Jersey headquarters are
veritable oasis in a dry and thirsty
land. A long table. covered knee-deep
with tasty sandwiches and lanked at
either end with that fluid which aids the
process of digestion and conduces TO calm
and judicious reflection, stretches down
/ the room. and at hand are plenty Of
! eager helpers, charged to see that no arid
soul goes thirstily away. The only thing
! lacking TO a Jerseyman is the scent of
mosquito dope and the sound Of slapping
palms.
| The delegation from North Carolina lays
claim 10 a historic character In the per-
son OF one OF their alternates, Daniel A
/ Kanlpe. Of Marion, n. c.. the last living
with his entire force of FIVE troops OF
| cavalry at the Little Big Horn. June 25
and 26. 1876. Tall. gaunt. and sunburned.
Kanipe, who was sergeant Of Company
/ c. Seventh United States Cavalry. vet
eran of the Yellowstone. Black Hills. and
/ Custer campaigns against the Sioux S
! northern encroachments, stood In the
lobby Of the Grand Pacific Hotel and