The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
FOR GUILD FOR SECOND PLACE
Will Give Solid Vote on First Ballot,
Claims Observation-Disclosures
Badly Bumped by Fordney's
Victory.

cost for decorations, cigars, etc. Then
Blodgett has private suite OF rooms
that cost as much per day as couple
of ordinary toilers earn in week.
And we remember who Is national
committeeman once In four years, IL
Is quite price. There Is talk OF pass
ing the hat among the delegates to
reimburse Blodgett.
Senator Burrows did his celebrated
lovefeasting stunt when he arrived
Monday afternoon There was smile
and some kind words, also a clinging.
encompassing handshake with shout
der pat accompaniment for every loy-
al G. o. p. delegate. Senator Smith
did the same, only more SO when he
got In.
Burrows did not talk much about his
speech but just kind of admitted
things In a general way that would
the Grafton will be safe. sound and
sane-while a radical might conclude
that II will be full of that near-Roose-
welt ginger and tacks. But everyone
felt sure II will be great.
Fred X. Fenton, formerly a Detroit.
er but now a Chicago bond broker.
dropped In to chat with old friends.
l.. E. Rowley. OF Lansing, an old
time Democratic war horse. came ia
to fraternize with his Republicans
friends. He has fought Bryan for
years. II am afraid they are going to
name Bryan at Denver he said. III
they do. I'm wild ye." ne told u 8.
Marshall Milo ID. Campbell
There was big excitement over the
presence Of an elephant In front OF
the Annex Monday afternoon. He was
Toodles. from the Bigotto show at
Riverview park. and the Young Mems
Blaine club of Cincinnati had char
tered him to head their evening
parade, There was lot OF trouble In
fitting him up with big Taft pictures
and banners.
! Toodles did not like the way the
ropes were being adjusted and, in
Ispite OF his keeper. he insisted on
reaching around with his trunk and
fixing things his own way.
At this juncture William G.. Mahler,
secretary OF the Wayne County Re-
publican club. proved himself man
iof resources. Producing box OF
marshmallows from his pocket. he
caught Toodles' attention and kept
that trunk occupied while the ropes
were being tied Toodles felt so
happy he fondly seized spectator
around the ankle and very nearly
stood him on his head.
When the Blaine club drilled on
Michiganave. around Toodles in the
evening the Michigan men had box
seats from the headquarters windows.
IL was striking drill. as the Blaine
club Is as machine-like in its march.
ing as in ats politics.
Oh, what roar there is over the
tickets. A horde or Michigan people
are here asking for the free paste
boards and they are not getting them,
owing to the forethought OF the Chi.
cago committee in taking everything
In sight. Just 43 tickets. in addition
TO the Jobs as assistant sergeants-at-
arms, are all that the grand old state
of Michigan, birthplace OF the party,
can get.
Sad Is the plant OF the patriots. the
men who deliver the goods at home.
The market quotations on tickets In
the open are from $25 to $50 per. and
let it not be thought that anybody
with first-class pull at home is going
20 give up that much without a roar
like a frightened lion
Shades of Chandler. Alger et al.
| The people of Michigan protest. But
the heartless creatures who have the
giving out OF the tickets are bothered
with chronic ear trouble and they
have no conscience or conjunction.
II is very. very sad.
Charley Gadd is the lone Michigan
6o1rkeeper and the pressure is almost
too great.
The local committee has kept the
positions OF doorkeepers secret, fixed
( Il so that they change doors every ses-
sion. and hired detectives. besides. to
see that no one is let In without q
I ticket.
| Congressman Fordney Is rather con.
sentative in his ideas In regard to the
platform.
| II favor the dual tariff plan OF tarin
revision. maximum and minimum
/ schedules" ne says. THAT Is the way
the tariff must be revised-lf at all.
II is considered that Fordney viii
be likely to support the Cannon posi-
ton In regard TO the anti-injunction
plank The Taft majority on the reso.
buttons committee Is likely to be sc
great. according to indications. thar
the administrations platform IDEAS
Will carry without 10 anyone state COM
mitteeman's vote carrying much
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