The Washington herald., 1908-06-12

with their extra convention S50-a-day
rates. At any rate. can last IN your
midst just about twenty minutes more"
Dr. George Coe. Of Portland. Greg. a
delegate from that State, Is not in Chi
cayo because OF a flood in Montana that
washed out railroad tracks for miles and
left him, together with many other pas
sengers, in a desolated section of the
/ great mining State. sans food, sans
buffet car. sans everything that goes 10
make UP the comfort beftting the dis
tinction Of delegate to a national con-
vention.
AS nation builder and a statesman.
DR.. Coe figures that the fates are against
MIN, and he Is wondering what induced
him 10 start for Chicago on A different
railroad from that taken by some OF his
Iellow-de!egates, who have arrived. and
are now safely quartered at the Palmer
House. Or. Goes friends received a tele-
gram from him, as follows:
Am stranded in a flood. Cant get
away from this wilderness for several
days"
Stranded in q food" said A. B. Thorn
son. Of Portland, Greg. one OF the dele
gates, when he read the telegram. Tt
must be a dry flood. Coe ought 10 wade
here In such a flood
United States Senator Frank Putnam
Flint. OF California, is here from some
hot springs or other somewhere In the
East He brought a smile with him and
a prediction TO the Senator's, Congress
men, delegates. and political potentates
Z Assembled
would arrive anon with a train load OF
California grapes as big as walnuts.
! oranges that will look like pumpkins.
bananas that may be utilized for boom
erangs and bottles OF luscious grape
Juice.
They will also have a car load OF
votes for Taft" said Senator Flint.
Former Gov Winfield T. Durbin. OF In
diana. was a dropper-in az the political
central station in the Annex lobby. He
carried a smile and an anti-Fairbanks
boom. He is represented on the Indiana
State delegation 20 the convention by
proxy. Not many people know that.
Every one thought the ex-governor was
delegate The Durbin on the delegation
is his nephew. W. W. Durbin. When
asked what the Indiana delegation would
do he responded:
DO you mean what is the sentiment
Of the delegation
Yes
WHY It's for Taft" said the ex-gov-
ernor. and he smiled all over when he
said t.
There's a reason. Durbin was not the
United States Senator from Indiana
Where did you say the headquarters
OF John Hays Hammond had been es-
tablished?" asked a delegate yesterday
OF the secretary OF the Boston millionaire
candidate for the Vice Presidential nomi-
nation.
''on the twentieth floor, 2OlO," the sec
retary responded.
"Oh. in the Hays loft" said the dele
gate. He is running yet.
This may sound like a dream. II was
a dream OF hat, a wide dream. II
was worn by the wife OF a delegate and
measured three feet and two inches In
diameter. The lady took It into a tele
phone booth at the Annex and came ont
all befuzzled and mussed.
i can't telephone in there with this
hat on she said. as she calmly took II
on and deposited II with the switchboard
operator for safekeepinE.
Arrangements have begun for decorat-
ing the hotels where the State delegations
are stopping. The walls in the lobby Of
the Auditorium Hotel will be covered
with oil paintings OF politicians and pub
lie men. The work is in charge of Will
lam c. Freeman. a political fan" who
declares he has not missed a Republican
national convention in forty years.
There will be portraits OF Presidents.
United States Senators, prominent men,
bers OF Congress. leaders OF national
politics and of State politics in the col
lection, all the work OF Mr.. Freeman.
Manager Edward Kennedy. of the Au-
ditorlum Annex, has given orders for
flowers, music. and arrangements for
standing room to make the lobby an ideal
spot for the politicians TO linger and gos-
sip.
The Stratford Hotel is being arranged
with flowers. and music viii be a feature
each evening.
The Palmer House, Great Northern.
Grand Pacific, and Sherman House Will
be decorated with campaign placards,
pictures OF candidates, and flowers.
Arthur NJ. Sager. who succeeded Gov
Folk. OF Missouri. In the office Of circuit
attorney Of st. Louis. stood in the center
of group OF old football warriors last
night in Peacock Lane near the doorway
to the Pompeiian room. Sager is the
original Hughes man Of Missouri" He
has punched cattle In the Southwest, has
roughed it in the mining camps OF the
Rockies and altogether has experienced
an unusual career.
Fifteen years ago he was a member OF
the champion University Of Chicago foot
ball team that defeated nearly all comers
from East and West, and wss elassed as
the best guard that ever breked into a
scrimmage on the gridiron.
In consequence Of all these distinguish
ing details he was the oracle Of the group
in Peacock Lane.
TT makes me sore" said Mr.. SaRer.
Here 1 am always known as the man
who followed Folk I'd just as soon be
known as the husband Of Mrs Brown
Every man who follows a man who has
made good. / suppose. is up against the
same sort Of thing"