The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

put down his grip. Two or three persons
gathered together In an attentive mood
is sufficient to get a Bryan speech out of
BEI. As he looks at 1t. the Presidency
is not quite big enough for the Nebraskan.
MY friends" said BIZ. in one Of hs
numerous speeches from the top OF the
stairs at the Brown the night he ar
rived. william Jennings Bryan has won
over the Car and conquered the Sultan.
Tho rulers OF this earth should now get
together and make him prime minister Of
the civilized world"
BY almost a unanimous vote Alfalfa
BIZ has been declared the greatest char
acter and grandest orator OF this con-
vention. You can hear his voice from
every part OF the Brown Palace Hotel at
any time of the day or night. Usually
he Is talking about the Oklahoma consti-
tuition. Whenever an Oklahoman opens
his mouth il is to say something about
that constitution. They have worn out
several Of the steps on the main stairway
already talking about II 70 the crowd on
the floor Alfalfa Bill presided over the
convention that drew IT up. and one Of
the things that makes him mad is the
impression that some folks have got that
the constitution mandate that no bed
sheets In a hotel shall be under nine feet
in length was put in as a Joke
Il wrote that myself" explained Bill;
"and I tell you It is not joke. You see.
the hotels I'm our State used quilts. and
you could not tell whenever a quilt had
been on a bed one day or thirty-siX days.
knv wa, oil "a
der this law. II fellow pulls the covers
up over his head. he breathes into a
sheet. and that sheet has got 10 be
changed before another fellow occupies
that bed. That shows how Oklahoma
cares for her citizens
"The chances Of William l. Douglas
for the Vice Presidency are looking up"
said a Massachusetts, delegate TO Bird s.
| Coler. Of Brooklyn. himself a candidate
Two Of the men from our State who
were candidates are out OF II now" went
on the Boston man.
What did you do with them?" asked
Coler.
"Oh. we gave 'em convention seats,
was the answer.
Ex-Gov. Charles S. Thomas. OF Colo.
RADIO. who is to be his States representa-
tive on the resolutions committee. Is z
great favorite with the crowd here. II,
is big and hearty and somewhat Of ,
joker This was shown when he brought
out as a brand-new candidate FOR VIC,
President the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
OF Oyster Bay, y. Y.
He IS by long odds the strongest mar
and l believe that II his name shoul,
be presented he would prove a winner
and that II nominated he would accept
do not see how he could refuse
Aren't you afraid" asked a by
stander, that II you talk Roosevelt tc
much the convention will be stampede
for him for first place?"
Well" said Thomas. "a worse thin
might happen. He Is the strongest ma
that could be nominated. and II the pee
pie got together and nominated him OF
, an Independent ticket he would bea
both nominees"
2 Bryan" said an Eastern delegate
won't carry a single State in my part Z
the country; Just you see"
MY friend" interrupted a Kansa
idolator OF the peerless one. William
Bryan does not have 10 carry anythin
this time II is up 20 the people thi
time TO carry Bryan and his policies"
E United States Senator owen, Of Okla
homa, gets pointed out as an Indian. al
, though he's less than half a one. HI
/ grandfather was a Cherokee chief. VIII
got medal from Thomas jefferson. Ser
ator Owen is tall and striking in appear
ance. and seems 20 interest the crowd
whole lot. Some Of his admirers got hiI
up on the stairs at the Brown the othe
evening and induced him to make
speech. introducing him as "the only II
dian Senator Of the United States" whic
o made big hit
o L hope I'm a good INDIAN said Ser
Z ator Owen 10 the crowd before him.
2 only had an occasion to explain ju,
n what 1 was TO a committee OF Congress
and ! told them that under the laws
), the United States. l was a Cherokee II
: dian. and by the grace Of God. I was
= Scotchman."
s. The idea that you cannot put away
: much booze in Denver as you can on Il
!, Bowery or anywhere else. has been pret
n well exploded judging from the way Il
bars are doing business. Nine out OF I,
h visitors come here filed with this MOTTO
II and for a day or two trade was a lit
II slack for a time. The experimental stal
cid not last long. however, and the ear
birds are now telling the later arriva
n that their fears We're groundless, with q
: result that there has been a rush TO Il
l. bars. Some Of the enthusiastic ones a
y now telling their friends that the china
a here has increased their consumption.
That report about what booze wou
90 to you here was certainly carried Ea
by those prohibitionists, remarked ol
e Of big Toms Bowery constituents, as
. put away his fifth highball.
n Judge E. c. Stimson, Of Denver, wi
It mingles much with the crowd here
help along Denver's boom, looks so mu,
n lilVo Norman E. Mack that you cam
tell the two apart. Judge Stinson has &
= tired denying he was the national cor
~ mitteeman from New York after u lot
II people had accused him of doing it ju
ID to escape being asked for tickets Win
Is he IS asked now for his views on the pla
81 form. which Mr.. Mack. as Bryan's frien
Is supposed to know all about, the Jud
just let's II go AT that.
THAT platform question has not be-
fully settled as yet" he tells those vi
interview him IN the belief that he
the man from Buffalo.
I. Jeff Davis. OF Arkansas. has arrive
: and the fear that this was 10 be a co
vention of mealy mouths has disappear
with his appearance. Jer is not a del
gate because he was ;iehed at the prim
- ries in his State, but he will respond
any call that may be made to him
" help out Adam Dixon Warner OF Califc
2 MIA and the other orators OF the hot