Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-05

| my side-Mrs Sandys.
She was looking at the man in that
carriage-there were four, but there
was no mistaking him He was seat
ed was giving not the slightest heed
to the cheering throng His soft
black hat was pulled well down over
his brows; his handsome profile was
stern, his face pale. If that crowd
had been hurting curses at him and
preparing to tear him limb from limb
he would not have looked different. He
was smooth-shaven, which made him
seem younger than | knew him to be
And over him was the glamour of the
world-that-ought-to-be in which he
lived and had the power to compel
others to live as long as they were
under the spell Of his personality.
That" I replied to Mrs. Sandys, lis
| Senator Scarborough of Indiana
What's he so stern about?"
I'm sure l don't know-perhaps to
hide his joy"
But did know, and my remark was
| the impulsiye fling of envy. He had
found out, several weeks before.
what strong undercurrent was run
ming toward him. He was faced by a
dilemma-if he did not go to the con
yention it would be said that he had
stayed away deliberately, and he
would be nominated; if ne went, to
try to prevent his nomination, the
enthusiasm of his admirers and fol.
lowers would give the excuse for fore
ing the nomination upon him. And
as he sat there with that ominous
tumult about him, he was realizing
| how hard his task was to be.
His companions pushed him a pass
age through the crowds on the side
walk and in the lobby, and he shut
himself away in the upper part of the
hotel When we left, half an hour
later the people were packed before
| that face of the hotel which displayed
the banner of the Indiana delegation
We're cheering Scarborough, were
clamoring-in vain-for him to show
himself
But won't he offend them?" asked
my wife.
"A crowd loves like woman" said
|. Indifference only excites it,"
"Oh, | never loved that way" pro
tested Mrs. Sandys.
Then" said my wife. rather sour
ly | thought, you and Mr.. Sandys
have something to live for"
And so we talked no more politics
There may be American women who
really like to talk politics, but Ineyer
happened to know one with so little
sense It's pity we men do not i'm
itate our women more closely in one
respect. In season and out of season.
they never talk anything but bust.
ness-Woman's one business. When
other things are being discussed. they
listen or rather, pretend to listen; in
reality their minds are still on their
business, and how they shall contrive
to bring it back into the converse
ton with advantage to themselves.
Next day the convention adopted
wlshy-washy platform much like Bur
bank's-if anything, weaker. I saw
Goodrich's blight upon it. But the
victory cost him dear. That night the
delegates realized what blunder
they had made-or thought they real
lied it after Merriweather and his
staff had circulated among them. Few
OF them had been trusted by Beckett
with the secret that, with that Mat
form and with Simpson as the nom
ri
ests behind it, would almost certain
ly win. They only saw ahead a duh
campaign, and no real issue between
the parties, and their candidate, if he
was Simpson, much the less attrac
tive personality of the two.
The following morning the voting
began; and after seven ballots Simp-
son had 80 votes less than on the
first ballot. 1T was like a funeral
was the verdict of my disappointed
guests that evening. A night of debate
and gloom among the politicians and
other delegates, and on the opening
ballot Merriweather sprung his tran
The first big doubtful state in the
alphabetical list of states is Illinois
When the secretary of the conyen-
ton called for Illinois vote, it was
cast solidly for Scarborough.
There was straightway pandemo-
mum. 1t was half an hour before any
one could get hearing Then In
diana was called, and Pierson. attor
ney general of that state and chair
man of its delegation. cast it's vote as
in the other ballots, for Kitchens. its
governor. From my box | was watch
ing Scarborough and his immediate
friends going from delegation to de-
eSation, and | knew what he was
about. When Iowa was called and
cast its vote solidly for him, knew
he had failed.