New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
GOVERNOR TO SCRIBES.
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Among the other speakers were ex-Judge Jud-
son Harmon, of Ohio. and Senator Depew
MAN IN THE MOON AND OTHERS.
The big dining room of the Fifth Avenue Hota
was supposed to represent the hall of national
convention. the diners being the delegates Back
of and 1bove a raised platform at the south END
OF the room was desk masked In scenery at
which Louis Seibold president Of the organization.
was seated Soon after the dinner started a cur
tain drawn back from a reproduction OF ten
feet of blue sky. in the centre Of which was
moon with eyes and mouth
The In the moan showed MS knowlecge OF
mundane affairs by frequent sallies on current
topics.
"The historian OF the planet Mars wants to know
the name OF the Democratic candidate for President
IN 1904" observed the in the moon. while q
Of laughter went up from the diners.
The convention call directed the delegates 70 con
slider platform and pass upon the claims Of IN
authorized aspfrants for the Republican nonnna-
tions for President and Vice-Presdent TO be con-
ferred by Theodore Roosevelt candidates yet 10
selected by him. and for the Democratic nonnina-
tions for President and vice-Presdent, TO be con-
ferred by William Jennings Bryan upon William
Jennings Bryan and upon any victim for the place
of President who is willing TO take the Job
W. J. Bryan IN the person Of Brother Brady. ap-
peared and started to make a speech He was
interrupted by Brother Gilroy impersonatns
President Roosevelt, who rushed In to tell the
convention he wanted absolutely nothing
from the country his party, except the right
nominate the candidate. write the platform.
make all the speeches in the campaign. select the
issues. make all the appointments and exercise
general supervision the next adm istration-
Brother Thomas P. Smith. impersonac Governor
Hughes. IN calmly and with dignity. rebuked
the bogus Roosevelt and bogus Bryan for their
conduct and told them that their methods were
obsolete He said the real thing IN politics was the
we'll posed, iudcious temperament, which got
things by making other people go after them
The Public Futilities Commission" came in
with ''Inqusitor'' WINS at the head. "Mr WINS
said the commissioners got their salaries for max
ing promises Asked II the promises had been
kent he repled: mo. but-er-er-why. man,
have had many nine columns day in the
newspapers
One of the hits Of the evening was the appeal
OF r Augustus Montana and Charles ". Remorse
for return to the oid-fashioned methods of high
finance. The first dressed as a miner. the
latter as an ceman. George ". Perkins asked
permission to give object lesson in relieving
the situation. and he proceeded to go through the
pockets of Remorse and Montana throwing val
liable securities into a bag held by - P Nor
gan"
Secretary Taft" started TO tell Of his advance
as a national figure, swelling up to gigantic pro-
portions
veaIing Governor Hughes who calmly picked up
the fragments Of Secretary Taft"
Tim" who was sitting near the platform, seemed
reflective at first then Joined in the general laugh
ter. The leader OF the singing then called upon
scholar Chauncey NJ Depew, who sat next 10
Tim to cut up some didoes. Other United States
Senators present were Flint Of California; Nixon.
Of Nevada: Warren. of Wyoming: Crane. OF Masss-
chusetts, and Dick, Of Ohio.
Mayor Mcclellan was not there Tammany Hall
had good representation, including d. F. Cohalan
and Sheriff Tom Foley. Chairman Wilcox Of the
Public Service Commission and William NJ. WINS
its special counsel. convuised with laughter
over the Public Futflties' sktt