The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
about rolf. rts the game Of kings


evidently growing colder. II feel that
Your reference to kings Is unfortunate
have heard too much about this kine
business since returned from abroad
= like the word FRAGILE / think III
use 1t. sincerely, tsigned) T. r."
Dear Theodore read Mr. Tafts re.
ply. you are welcome to use 'frazzle'
both before and after the election.
Always yours, (Slgned) W. IL. r."
SO the correspondence continued
until Roosevelt was coldly signing him
self TT. Roosevelt" and Mr., Taft
signing himself, wv. II. Taft"
Clark Leading Man.
Champ Clark was the leading man
In two political dramas-the mule. and
In the speakers chair at his first ses-
sion with the rioting. clamorous Demo
Gratis on the floor who wanted to catch
the Speakers eye
Besides the talking skits. there We're
cartoons one Of which, vine clad
cottage, bore the lesend, ITO Rent
Apply to Senator Beveridge."
The skit about L. r. was modeied
after the retreat from Moscow, with
T. r.. on a white horse. and Beverid9e.
Carter, Kean. Scott, Tawney, ct AL, as
the marslials of the great Emperor,
who was showed under, SO to speak.
Few of the guests at first could
recognize the dainty little day. Miss
Democracy in the brawny, big
muscled. large-waisted and bass.
voiced female in evening dress. who
of honor in the Democratic band wagon
which drew up on the stage. Hanging
on We're various candidates for the
presidential office, but the lady. while
coy. was also firm in her attitude. and
presented a face of flint to her suitors
She announced that she was no sim
pering old maid. but was militant; that
she was taking this joy-ride for the
first time in sixteen years. and had
chartered 1t for quite n spell, too.
When the President sought to eSpel
her she detied him, saying that he talk
ed like I. r. before election day
At the critical moment. Governor
Judson Harmon came to the rescue and
climbed into the band wagon. When
his right was challenged. he declared
that he was the logical candidate. the
friend of the masses, and the classes
were friends of his. But Miss Demo.
wait two years to see what he could
do with Democratic Legislature, so
Harmon climbed down. b
Dix Thrown OF.
Dix was IT,. next aspirant for favor.
claiming his seat by virtue OF a ticket
bearing an 20. r." by Charles f. Muir
phy, and because of his versatility, but
Miss Democracy insisted that the
trouble with the Democratic party for
the past twenty-five years was that II
had been too damned versatile" and
Dix was thrown off.
Judge Baldwin made an effort to
climb into seat on the ground that
be gssed bas sMt 'ss
do with the Democratic party? The Re-
publicans made all the laws. We are
going to make now ones" and Off went
Baldwin.
LnI nolr NH r.
tried to "butt in for the best that
Miss Democracy would promise was to
look him over after he had gone out
to save Lodge.
strength of being the national voice"
but Democracy said that what was
wanted was .nstional silence" while
as to his claim OF Virginia birth. she
said. You shook " r mother at an
early age. Get OFF,
Her demand for some other qualiflca-
tons than whiskers. sent Kern to the
right about, and when Folk endeayored
to hoard the vehicle with an indorse-
ment from Bryan, he was hit over the
self was not even allowed to set foot
on the wagon step, and as the various
candidates were quareling among
themselves. Wall Street, personified
by a portly gentleman in silk hat and
wearing much jewelry, settled the mat
ter by dragging off Miss Democracy
with the declaration that II am the
Isas wn9 viii decide who'll ride on
The Republican elements among the
guests. while toying the tribulations
of the Democratic candidates, had their
mirth tempered from time to time as
nents while a projecting lantern
threw upon the screen bulletins show
ing how the tidal wave of Democracy
was sweeping over tho one-t!,ne Re-
publican strongholds.
No sting In wit.
There is no sting In the wit of the
Gridironers, So. having made fun of
Governor Harmon and pushed him out
of the band wagon they all sang a
song declaring that he was all right
and then another song that the whole
host of Democratic candidates was all
right.
1t was nearly / o'clock when the
band struck up the chorus of the
'Aiikado,' tsntrodpcIng the lord high
eNecutioner,'"and there came into the
banquet hall the entire Husic COM
mittee of the club. dressed In Japanese
costumes. with fans and Japanese
walk.
Heading the party came Pooh Bah,
made up as Senator Cummins, of Iowa.
He declared he had noticed a wander
Ing minstrel named .Nanki 10" Can
non standing pale at the pie counter
outside. and he wanted his head.
"Narki 10" came in. made up as Speak
er Cannon 10 the tune Of Wandering
Minstrel
Ptsa Tush Clark, made UP as Champ
Clark. and Pooh Bah Cumnins de.
clared they had tried to get Nanki 10
70 cut his own head off, but that he
had gone TO Danv!lle and fastened 1t
on tighter. Pooh Bah then sang a
song from The opera of .Mikado," de-
ciaring his opinion of Nanlsi 10.
It deyoived upon the officials 10 find
some one 10 aecapitate Sanki 10. Vic
Tor Murdock, Senator La Toilette and
other Insurgents We're named. but
finally .,-Hilolas Ko 10 Long or,h,
made up as Representative Longworth.
appeared. and he was declared to be
the public execuuoner, for he declared