The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-19
INSURGENTS ON THE GRIDIRON
4 TAKE orr THtT tNI SEQ THE
GUESTS or THE CIIB.
The Insurgents Oinc by Themselves and
Drink to Ourselves" President Tart.
lnclc Voc ami Champ Clark Among
the Guests and The, Enjoycd II.

the Guests and The, Enjoyed II.
WASHINGTON. Feb. is insurgency
made its appearance at the annual spring
dinner of the Gridiron Club at the New
Willard Hotel here tonight. II was on,v
make Relieve insurgency, but it amused
the diners. among whom were President
tart. Nice-President Sherman, Speaker
cannon. Speaker-to-hp Champ Clark and
scores OF other prominent men
No sooner had the guests taken their
places at tho tables eet in gridiron fashion
and heard the usual welcoming song.
and the brief address of Richard v Oula
han. the newly elected president. than
a member Of the club rushed into the
room.
MIR. President" he exclaimed in evil
dent perturbation. "vou should inaugu-
rate yourself with IA few eloquent remarks
and do it now" ~
But" said Mr. Oulahan. I'm in any
wav"
"All right" said the member Il was
only trying TO save you trouble
No sooner had this member taken
his seat than the inaugural procession
entered. \ number III the lin. insisted
on being president of the Gridiron club.
But" observed the real president,
Fifteen men cannot presid" at this dir
ner"
But" said the chorus. fifteen men
will preside over the next House of Rep
cscntatives why not here"
well. was the answer. go ahead and
see how II works
Ia,
Champ Clark not the real Champ. but
his double was brought iii with arms
securely tied with ropes. lie was pre-
sented a. an example of what might be-
fall the president OF the club aud also IA
an exhibit of what a rules fight in one
Congress can do 10 a perfectly good
speaker III the next
President Oulahan agreed to compro-
mise provided tho fifteen would render
some conspicuous service at the dinner.
we've don" II alrsadv." they shouted
IN unison aS they brought "a struggling
fellow member into the room. We have
captured Japanese spy red handed :"
Search of the spy disclosed a large roll
OF plans" Among them We're,
Plan of 'he Hon Underwood TO ham
string th" Hon Glars
,,'iW . ti ,,om
I'nd.rvo,d
Plan of ;hc Hon Cannon ia shonf l. i,,,-
SELF with Democratic votes INTO the next
presiding Spenkership
ih"' 'oHfdph- "l At'iN'- 10 De l.s'h NJ lo'"
a,'I a., Nv, -, "''" '''' ''o" "''>o''
~uI,o ,,,i,, ,f 3D., H., .ror,.- ,t,,.i .,i..,,
,he Hon uitchcock refused 40 ,c iun.'Ied
With toe OF boot out of Republican national
committee
Diagram showing where the Hon. cum
MN, WI" pace ''epiau"'rH on "a'N pot'h
VI Ml'' ','",e -,-..
"' va i"''rh'"i"'h'H 'hroNh "P
nN 'h' non MH'N eaGh 7" h"ld nte' N'ale-
ir'hsury aea'hN' Government clerks.
monogram record showing ION: inter-
walls of silence n Oyster Bay.
Thought diagram oi ~" honorable tarlf
commission boomers holding bag with ~lit
cut in II hy TIA. Hon. Baiicv.
Measurements of the Hon. Hole into
which Congress throws billions of dollars
each vear
-, ,.,
IN" laughter when runctu"ted the
reading of these plans" eliminated when
the sp, was robbed of his mus5ache and
ha yvas d.c,,r.d IN bo Richmond poor..r
~ - '"' 1'n
h"''Hoh' "he' aehtu why II" paTaued
as "A Japanese. Mr.. "Hobson replied
1T seemed appropriate am the Jap
anese war scare
I, =. -. ..
~ vas '.' '''s "'''' '"'H '''dl ih@Hr-
gehoy again appeared IL the clubs ranks.
A tlbl. was SET in the middle of III. room
and ar,rnJ II v.ro cnthcr.d ..,.a,,I
..'a,,,t,,,,. .rtai,. .a,,,,..'.. I,-, ,...,.
=, ''"tn
tlIIh
lie rappcd for order and asked v hat was
the caus. of tho disturbance.
.1,o i,-,,ro.rt wing ,r IN. f:r;,,;.o,,
'"'' '''
'uIp II So'hs I" H"iu " u'n''"r h"r" TO-
night. was IN" reply.
The president seemed surprised.
Il did not know. said he. that there
was an lnsurgent Wing of the Gridlron
Club.
That the trouble with AZ YOU stand
pattcrs, was the rotort You never do
ma uGt what : gong on 'nlil somebody
hit, YOU with an axe.
In vain did the president INSIST that the
regular dinner must go on uninterrupted
"Oh, 90 on said the Insurgents,
you re ifterrup,tng our dinner.
Then little bell tinkled and the guests
To N" "insurgent dinner entered.
Welcome, gentlemen. began the make
heicv" president, to tho dinner of the
in-urG"n' wing "f ih" Grldron club
| The insurgoni wing of Ihe Grldlrnn club
has bus two rules. The first i that ncle
Joe Cannon Is always present, and the
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