The Washington herald., 1908-06-14


old Uncle Joe, you know-ought to be
President and would be President.
Therefore the only reason that Uncle
joe isn't going 70 be President is be-
cause Eversman has not met enough
lstion."
'T am not an author; am not poet, q"
said Joseph B. Healing. Senator Hemen-
ways chief aid in the Fairbanks head
quarters.
Mr.. Kealings denial was inspired by a
poem purporting to have come from his
versatile pen on the timely topic OF Just
keep on keepin' on"
Can you prove that you are not the
author?" ne was asked.
Il can" he answered. Anyway. the
poem is just a little thing that no one
would be particularly proud OF writing.
in fact. the author is absolutely un-
known"
To prove his statement the Indiana
campaign manager reached down into the
depths OF his left lower ives coat pocket
and removed therefrom a crumpled. worn
piece Of paper. On 1t was printed. the
poem.
Anonymous you see" said Mr.. Keal-
Ing with the expression Of a man who
has been cleared OF a crime.
Newspaper photographers are proving
10 be the particular bane Of the Chicago
existence OF Mrs. Elmer Dover, wife
OF the secretary Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. Mrs. Dover finds that
most OF the time 1t is cameras to right
OF her. cameras to left OF her. and came
ras in front OF her.
1T really is most embarrassing" she
said yesterday in discussing tho matter.
Il haven't done anything, except be the
wife OF my husband. I'm not q public
character. I'm only a woman visiting
Chicago. But I'm made TO feel as though
I belonged 10 the public in some way.
Two mornings ago. for instance. went
Gown in State street TO shop. A woman
friend and I went in to get some soda.
When we reached the door we found a
whole circle Of people there and three
photographers with cameras lined up.
1T seemed for all the world as II we
were facing a battery. I Jumped back
So did my friend. As we did so we
heard the people in the crowd say: Who
can they be?' We looked for a back door.
There wasn't any So we had to come
out But'-and here Mrs Dover laughed
we had our revenge on the phOtcg-
raphers. When they shot their cameras
we managed tD turn away. and I'm sure
they didn't re; anything but back views.
When l came 20 Chicago / certainly
had n NHan - could .-n on, fr4Fa .
candy store without a whole crowd being
gathered by the photographers"
Cots are 70 be called into requisition in
every big hotel in Chicago during the
next week. Hundreds OF cots will be in
stalled In each hotel and many Of these
cots are to be in the corridors. Many
Of the men who are coming for the con-
ventlon would rather sleep on a cot in
the corridor OF a downtown hotel than in
suite IN a hotel uptown" explained a
loop hotel clerk yesterday. They want
20 be right on the spot. near the various
headquarters and close 70 the Coliseum.
They call for cots when they find they
can't get anything else. II they wan,
cots they will get them. There Will be a
big cot brigade next week
Three women writer's from Europe have
Joined the newspaper throng al the Audi
torium Annex Hotel. and they will write
! stories about the Republican national con-
vention for foreign papers.
They are Miss Louise COmiskey. OF
Dublin. Ireland; Miss Latham. OF Lon.
don. and Miss Stude OF Liverpool. Eng
land. They reached Chicago yesterday
were assigned apartments and occupied
the balance OF the day and evening in
looking around the headquarters and
watching the politicians crowding the ho-
( tel lobbies.
They declare that American politics
certainly Is an interesting study Nothing
like II whatever. don't you know. in Eu-
rope. and at times very exciting and SO
drOll."
The visitors VIII be given tickets 10 the
big gathering by Chairman New.