Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
SHUT UP! SHOUT
STA|D CITY CLUB
MEMBERS TO POPE
Sedate Body Nearly Riots When
AIva Adams Is Verbally
Attacked
SPEAKER MENACED BY GAvEL
Even President FinIayson Shows
Signs of Anger-Guest of
Honor Is Victim
I Ohm T. POPE, the Garvanza dyna

Ohm T. POPE, the Garvanza dyna-
mite bomb, narrowly escaped ex-
~ tinction yesterday afternoon. For
about cents in nickels 200 members
of the sedate, dignified City club would
have jumped on his neck and stamped
the eternal daylights out OF MIN. II
needed only President Frank q. t1n-
layson to give the word, and he was
easily mad enough to do II, but ne
controlled his temper as well as could
be expected under the unpleasant cir
cumstances, and for that reason JaWh
t. is able to eat his breakfast this
morning.
Things were going beautifully at the
regular weekly luncheon of the ciup
at the Westminster hotel. Hon. Ava
Adams, three times governor of Colo
rado. had made an address in whleh
he had complimented little old Los
Angeles good and plenty and had
made a ringing speech ON how TO be
good in politics. He finished and IL
was time for President Finlayson to
get ND and say how much obliged the
Club was for all the nice things Gov
ernor Adams had said, when Pope
came through with his diversion.
''Mr. President, may / ask the
speaker a question:" he inquired.
Certainly" answered Finlayson,
blandly.
81 want to know, Mr.. Adams. why
il was that after you had declared you
would not run for governor and Judge
Ben Lindsay had been indorsed Tor
governor YOU suddenly changed your
mind, took the nomination and ap-
pointed corporation tool as your
campaign manager"
There was silence for about ten sec
onds-the kind of silence you can heW
chunks out of-and then President
Finiayson let go. He had been gath
erIng his wrath during the interval
and he opened the phials and let Pope
have it to the last drop. 1t wasn't so
much what he said, but, WOW! the
way he said 1t.
AFFRONr TO GUEST
"It is not in keeping. with the, pro-
priety nor the high standing or this
club that such a question should be
asked of the honored guest"
The applause that followed this was
the most vigorous kind of an amen.
If Pope didn't know where he stood
by that time he found out mighty
quick, when he said:
Il have a right to ask this question.
/ am q citizen and a member or this
club. You all know me-"
Yes we all know you," two or
three shouted with Just a hint at sar-
casm Pope was mad, too, at that,
and responded:
II don't care a snap what your opin-
ion of me may be"
ITS an insult to this club" one
wrought up member shouted.
Governor Adams may do as he
pleases about answering this ques-
ton" said Mr.. Finlayson, still boiling.
There never was a question asked
of me yet that / could not answer,
Governor Adams replied, land 1 can
answer this one easily, for 1t is a lie.
| had said l would not be candidate
for governor but when the Democratic
convention nominated me unanimously
there was nothing 1 could do but ac-
cept the burden. Judge Lindsay could
not have been elected nor could he
have secured the nomination"
did you not appoint Milton Smith,
a corporation tool, as your campaign
manager?" was the next delicate
question from Pope.
President Finlayson stood up with
his gavel extended in a threatening
manner toward Pope, and just as he
did so somebody right in Finlayson's
vicinity said, Shut up!" in stentorian
tones. 1t will probably always be one
of the mysteries of the club who said
that "Shut up" OF course Mr.. Fin
layson wouldn't say such thing, but
if he had he would not have had to
apologize for it to that crowd. 1t was
certain Governor Adams didn't say it,
for he was smiling all the time. 1t
might have been Mayor Alexander,
who was sitting next to Governor
Adams, for he looked very much like
he wanted to start something. 1t has
been placed to the credit of DR.. Lee
moyne Wills. But anyhow, somebody
said it and 1t had the desired effect,
for Pope did shut up.
But Governor Adams was not dis
concerted.
paign manager. He was appointed for
me because he had the situation well
in hand and was the best man that
could have been selected to do what
he was designed to do. 1 knew that
he was a corporation attorney and
opposed him at the first opportunity
Pope wasn't satisfied, but everyone
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