The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-11

Republicans held sway
I Then with a crash they went to-daSh
Upon election day.
They swept aside the Danyile pride,
And now Champ Clarks the thing:
lie wants 10 hold the gavel bold.
And 50 just hear him sing
These we're the words which the next
Speaker was supposed TO utter from the
depths Of his breast:
| Any little vote that's a Democratic vote
Is the right little vote for me:
| really do not care what brand II may
bear
If it's only cast for me.
Fitzgerald Henry, and BTleson,
They all look alike 10 me,
Any little vote that's a Democratic vote
Is the right little vote for me
There was a clever musical satire in
honor OF Senator Beveridge II described
comely Indiana wife sitting in her
vineclad cottage when silver-tongued
orator came along in his busy buzZlng
car singing this song
Votes I am wooing. Mary, my belle,
Hark 10 me well,
I've come 10 tell
You Of the tidings I'm spreading Ger
hill and dell
All viii be we'll
My HoOsieT belle.
After election day the orator came
along, bur this time with tears in ais
voice he lamented as follows:
Mary how could you. Mary. my belle?
They've trimmed me well;
You failed 10 tell
Them Of the message ] gave you, my
vote 10 swell.
Mary my belle.
My HoosieT belle.
Quite number Of the other guests, in
GLIDING the governors and governors
elect, were remembered in a parody on
What's the Matter with Father
There were appropriate refrains for Gov.
Harmon, Secretary BaIlinger. Senator
AIdrich. and Secretary Norton, the coup
1t for the latter being:
He SAYS it takes a husky geEt
To be assistant President
What's the matter with Norton? He's
ali right
1.-The Retreat from Moscow
Every one is familiar with the famous
picture Of Napoleon and his men. sunk
in gloom and wrapped in woe. in their
midwinter hike from the Russian city.
That procession was not a marker to the
host of statesmen who. crestfallen and
beaten retreated from the MOSCOW Of
November Teddy led the gallant band.
He had nothing 10 say. Following him
came Beverage. Carter. Kean, Burkett.
Depew. Scott. Tawney. and a host Of
others. Across the banquet hall they
marched in solemn silence to the Iugubri-
Gus air of the Dead March from
saul" As they disappeared the funeral
march was changed to a Hot Time In
the Old Town Tonight" and Uncle
Joe" Cannon, with Tilted cigar and q
jaunty air, danced merrily before The
guests to prove that there was no Mos
COW in his district. The picture was loud
~ applauded.
some Election Bulletins.
An enormous screen erected at one end
Of the banquet hall reminded the guests
of election night. At an interval in the
dinner the room was darkened and a
number OF bulletins were flashed upon the
white canvas. Here are some of the bull
letins, which were &. eeted with laughter:
Early returns from few precincts out
side Of New York show the farmer vote
is out strong. Secretary Wilson and
John r. Mclean have just voted.
One thousand three hundred and twen-
ty-tlree precincts outside of Danville in
dictate a muie-team parade down Penn
sylvania avenue
Associated Press has following from
Philadelphia: Tener tRep.) elected gov
ernor by 800, CO. OOO-l00 0OO-50, O0o-l0, 600.
Anyway. he IS elected.
Champ Clark has just wired following:
Uncle Joe Cannon:
II withdraw ali criticisms on your
House rules. Mature consideration shows
me they are all risht.
Cincinnati. Ohio.-Harding, Republican
candidate in Ohio, has just wired Presi-
dent Taft asking him TO cancel his
Thanksgiving proclamation:
Washington, ID. C.-White House has
issued statement impossible to cancel
Thanksgiving proclamation, but compli-
ance with it not compulsory.
Special cincinnati, Ohio.
And the blow pretty near killed
father. NICK"
Wires down from oyster Bay, or our
correspondent there killed Hone for for
uer, but fear the worst.
Hartford. COnn.-Gov. -elect Baldwin re-
fused at a late hour tonight 10 give a
legal opinion on question whether a de-
ceased person or party could be sued
Cincinnati. Ohio.-Cincinnati complete
for governor shows
Harding tRepl. 6
Harmon (Dem). 469.l26
Frostburg. tSpeciaD-Terrible eK-
plosion al Cumberland Believed entire
town destroyed.
Later-kill Cumberland explosion story.
1t was only Col George Pearre laughing
over result in Sixth Maryland district
Fake theatrical Programme.
The souvenir OF the evening was fake
theatrical programme. II announced the