The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
President and His Cabinet Spec
fators When Statesmen Are
Put in PillOry.
SPEAKER CANNON SENTENCED
BUTTS PICKS EXECUTI0NER
champ Clark Subject of Parody
Both Personal and Injuri-
Gus to Dignity.
, Associated Press


N WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Politics,
Dast, present and future, was the domi-
nant note at the annual fall dinner of
he Gridiron club tonight.
H President Taft was there with mem
hers of his cabinet; Vice President
Sherman; senators and representatives
Ia congress; latest presidential posi-.
hilities: newlyelected governors of
'<fates and men Of mark in various po-
<itions and OF all shades Of political
'belief. and ambassadors and ministers
ulenipotentiary of foreign countries,
<rho were numbered among t., club g
nests, heard with wonder the good
natured grilling administered by the
rcyspaper men to their victims.
| With tablcaux and comedy sketch
md topical song, In clever speech and
moving picture, the Incidents of the
LIST campaign were recalled and grim
iorccast made of the future.
Cannon Is Grilled.
I Clearing the way for the incoming
Iemocracy. "Uncle Joe' Cannon was
4Rept aside, and IN a skit embodying
4 parody upon tho Mikado, he was
.rentcnced TO decapitation. 1t was left
Id him to select his cXecutioner Vie
|/or Murdock. he declared was too
tasty." while he feared Senator La
Tollette would talk him to death. The
nan he selected as of strong arm and
me, an old friend. was ko Ko -
Longworth.
Just in the nick Of time, President
Taft. in the person of the MIkado,
ttayed the hand Of the cxecutioncr and
Ionmutcd IS Uncle Joe So sentence TO
hfaying in congress 'as Il helpless mn
Nerify, and to being chained To his
keat during the debate on the house
niles.
Champ Clark Arrives,
A furious cracking of whips and
lanSing Of chains and roars Of fgid-
Iap' aud stamping Of hoofs signal
'zcd the approach of a tumuI;uouS
hsrty from outside IT portrayed the
Iedcnption of Champ Clark, famous
1nti election pledge TO ride down Penn
<rlvania avenue behind team OF
mules if he were elected speaker. The
ncscr who represented Mr. Clark was
fIothed in farmers costume with big
Nhip, overalls, wide felt hat and hick-
uy shirt lie was riding two
*heeed cart cracking his whip and
thouting at his mules, chriStened
EBob" and FF'itz. - Dragging behind
IA heavy chains were Cannon. DalzeIl
|cxspcalser yelled dcfantly, f'Dicta
Er!r "Czar.''
Few OF the guests ut 6rsi could rec
0Enife the dnintY little lady Miss
,emoeracy' III the brawny. big mus
leu, large wasted and bass voiced fc-
rele in evening dress who occupied IL
iVlitary state the place Of honor on
Ne Democratic band wagon which
tfcS up on the stage.
Hanging on were various candidates
T the presidential Office, but The
Edy while coy. was also firm in her
Futnde and presented 4 face OF flint to
ef suitors
Lady Is Very Coy.
She announced that she was no sim.
ffIug old maid but was militant; that
was taking this joy ride for the
t time i'll sixteen years and had
: Nartered it for quite a spell, too.
! when The president sou ght TO expcI
she deiicd him, saying that he
r'ked like T. r. before election
AZ the critical moment Governor
!asou Harmon came to the rescue and
Nmbed into the band wagon. When
a rIght was challenged, he declared
N ht ne was the logical candidate, the
~ lend of the masses. and the classes
elc Trends Of his. But Miss Democ-
10y decided that he would have to
", Tor two years TO see what he
phiq do with n Democratic legislature.
Harmon climbed down.
Iinc Republican elements among the
ssts, while enjoying the tribulations
tnc Democratic candidates. had their
vttn tempered from time TO time as
nall was darkened for few mo
lrnts while projecting lantern threw
HlNeh the screen bulletins showing now
TIDAL wave of Democracy was
Secpihg over thc-one- time Republican
|ongholds.
tne feast provided was cf unusual
fseience, Following is the menU:
Canapc Danoise
-. Cape Cod oystcrg
'.usS' Olives. radishca, saltcd nuts
- Clear green turtle ,
~ EhgIish sole al vim blame
@ Houthousc cucumbers
Terrapin, Maryland
GriGlrcr punch
~ Roast Virginia uuail
nndivc. chifonaGc
q Mousse de marronS
> r.U assorted fancy cakes
1rtart Cigars Cigarettes
NoShtall Haut SauteVne
I1 Moet e. Chnndon
IA"perial Crown Brut Cuyee 4, A.
Apolinaris
tA Officers Elected.
6LiimIe 9rldiron club elected Richard V
. Ednan OF the New York Sun. presi
~ ioI next year, vice Scott &. Bone
'ae Washington Herald. The follow
IJirlcers were also elected. Louis
ne OF the Baltimore American
ys glcsldent; john Shriver Of tho
ut5 'pa9re ~ .p Star, secretary, Louis Stray
IN .he Pittsburg Dispatch, treasurer
S5N enslvo committee: Philander John
w. the Washington Evening Star
pGS AaMtIy Cunningham of the Washing
So 'inerald, Leroy Vernon OF the Chi
/ @ NuRCH-RIDDEN COUNTIES