The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-08
Sideli8hts From Denver

Denver, July Mayor Tom Johnson
Of Cleveland. was eating his breakfast
in the hotel grillroom or, rather he was
trying to. Il was the beginning of the
day that would decide his control Of
his state delegation. Before he had a
chance to order a crowd of delegates
and friends lined up to see him and he
dispuosed of them one after the other
as though he was in his office at home
Cleveland citizens begged for tickets
Leaders of his delegation told him how
to beat CARRIER. a man from West Vir-
ginia thanked him for favor done a
poor boy. An hour passed and John
son rose to go.
Where's the bill?" he asked the
waiter.
Why, you haven't eaten anything,
sir said the waiter.
by Jove, forgot breakfast,
laughed Johnson. Well. I haven't time
to eat now. See you later, boys" and
he dashed out.
One Of the most picturesque figures
Of the convention couldn't get into the
convention hall at the morning ses-
sion
They call him "Old Kaintuck" and
he came to Denver with the st. Joseph,
Mo, Marching club. He walked 500
miles behind wheelbarrow once on an
election bet
He's an old man. nearly 80. with a
gray beard reaching half way down to
his waist. wears a battered silk hat,
and had on his convention clothes made
entirely of bunting, cut after the fash
ion Of the Uncle sam caricatures.
Some way had written upon a card
the directions to an entrance that didn I
exist. The marching club was absent.
BY the time the old man had found a
friend the morning session had adj
iourned
The Georgia delegation, accompanied
/ BIZ the governor Of Mississippi, came
up on a special train through south
ern Illinois. They ran out of liquid re-
/ freshmen long before southern I'LL
nois was reached. At a town in Egypt
one of the delegates called a native to
the window and asked him what kind
Iof Iikker" was sold there.
Niger gin" was the reply.
i Well, give us twelve bottles Of It,
was the reply.
And it was the most orney stuff a
man ever put IN his mouth said a
delegate in describing what happened
Twelve swallows We're aplenty"
=
There are more than 500 Indianians
/ here and this is all the more remark
able because of the great distance they
had to travel and the expense Of the
trip They were all glad to see Thorn
os r. Marshall, the nominee for gov
ernor Of Indiana, and Mr.. Marshall was
glad 70 sec them and find Indiana Sc
we'll represented at Denver. Al
agree that Indiana is the best place
after all
There is one thing that Indiana /:
impressing on National Committeeman
Taggart and that is that he must no-
vote for Campau Of Michigan for ma
tional chairman, and Mr.. Taggart has
Informed Indiana that at no angle viii
Indiana vote be cast for the Michigan
man
When Mr.. Taggart became nationa
chairman. Campau was one Of the mer
who made him lots of trouble anc
John W. Kern went on to New Yorl
to protest against Campau having any
thing 10 do with the committees az
fairs, but Taggart and Kern were botl
turned down for Campau Now Mr.
Taggart has chance to even matters
by refusing to vote for his old-tim
political enemy.
The people from Indiana are havinl
good time doing good deal Of sight
sseeing These who came here on tn