The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-02-18
SMILE d
And an lcicIe Presented
to Senator Dick
BY Burton
FORAKER MISSING

Columbus, o., February 15--"T,
show that my heart is in the right
place and that fully and heartily
indorse your noble sentiments, my
dear Senator Dick, permit me to
present you with this token of my
warm affection for you. Please pre-
serve 1t as mute memento of this
auspicious occasion"
With these eloquent words still
agitating the ambient air Senator
elect Theodore Elijah Burton thrust
his hand inside of his vest and ex-
tracing therefrom large, crystal
line and extremely frozen icicle,
pressed it lovingly into the strong
right jaw of his colleague to be.
Senator Dick was SO profoundly
overcome by this friendly demon
stration that he had to be carried
to the Turkish bath in the base
ment of the hotel. l."--Washington
Banner of Light
The above excerpt form the ac-
count of the Ohio congressional dele
CATION dinner at Washington in honor
of Senator-elect Theodore Burton car
ries with it an intere<ing bit of po-
litical information. 1t was known that
Burton gave Dick something, but
those at the foot of the table couldn't
make out what it was on account of
the tobacco smoke and the fact that
they had been sitting there for three
hours watching the bubbles rise in
the glasses.
The gift was prompted by Senator
Dicks kind invitation to his old
friend from Cleveland to zine out"
with the new state organization which
the Senator is framing up, and con-
corning which he has been writing
letters to numerous stalwart patriot
within the marches of Ohio. In Of
fering to take his application for
it Isl understood that
Senator Dick said some lovely things
about Theodore, and then descanted
upon what great advantages would
accrue through his entrance into the
combination. AT last accounts SEN
lex had been thawed out and
was able to come to Ohio last week
and deliver Lincoln speech at Ak
ION.
1t is feared that the invitation came
1t an inopportune time. Common re-
port has it that Charles Phelps Taft,
state organizer for the great and
growing rival political odor known as
Our Noble Selves" early secured
dr. Burton's application. The insig-
Tia of the order is a neat little but
on displaying a pair of clasped hands
md the initials 20. N. S." These can
'e easily interpreted TO represent
On (the) Spot" Interwined in the
lands is a scroll representing a cer-
iticate of election or appointment to a
'olltical job. 1t is understood that |
his new organization is to be very
eject in its membership, one black |
all rejecting an applicant. Mr.. Taft |
as at least a gross of black balls in |
is possession, and no doubt Mr.. Bur-
on has peck measure of them on
is person. In a jocular way in
1dge circles it is stated that Dick |
ould not get into the new order even
blaeked up like an Afro-American
r wearing red whiskers. And there
re others The newspapers giving
n account of the dinner states that
enator Joseph Benson Foraker was
by his absence. It APP
ears from the article that the wash
woman failed to bring back his
Ugh society shirt in time and he was
2mpelled to send his regrets. He
)ent the evening at home reading
le Lives of Saints" and Fox's Book
Martyrs" while the festivities were
their height ''in tn wee sma' hours
iant th' twal' and ''all was merry
marriage bell" We have it on
icellent authority that he feels dis
lpointed at missing that part of
aIator Dicks speech reciting how he
I'd joined hands with Hanna; and
wv he had coalesced with Foraker,
Id how he now stood ready to be
lrton's buddy" Also, it is stated
: one who knows, that he regrets
1t having been able to see the icicle
ven to his colleague, his information
ling that It was the best specimen
er seen outside of the Arctic circle.