The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-05
DEMOCRATS ARE
IN JOYOUS MOOD
Wild Scenes Enacted al
House Opening.
HARMON ON THE PROGRAM

ohio's Governor and William ]. cry
an Shake Hande In Crowded Aisle
While Representatives. and Specta
tore Cheer Performance Crowd
Breaks Past Doorkeepers and In
vades Floor Ct Chamber--champ
Clark Takes oath as Speaker.
Washington. April c. I'VE Demo
Gratis Of the house are just like tchil
dren,' said one Of them after ad
ioumment of the opening session
"The Democratic landslide occurred
last November. IT has been known
for months that Champ Clark would
be speaker. the committees have been
named. the rules promulgated and
the cutand.drled program discounted
long in advance, and Yet when all
the anticipated good things came
true, when the string was cut, the
box opened and the candy lay in
plain view, we performed like In
dans and scared up genuine entbu-
siaam."
And this same member, his voice
hoarse from yelling and his fingers
sim gripping the American flag that
he in common with every one of his
colleagues, had waved wildly when
the serene Champ was sworn in.
walked away Shaking his head over
the puzzle. The scenes and Incidents
in the house were reminiscent OF q
Democratic convention.
Many Were Disappointed.
The usual plnk.and-blDe gallery
cards uf admission to the reserved
galleries Of the house, which are not
al all necessary to secure entry on
ordinary days, but which, framed ia
silver or gilt are mighty popular as
souvenirs in the alfalfa sections, had
no face value. They were tempOrar-
ily replaced by plain. printed cards.
OF which somebody had thoughtfully
issued 400 in excess Of The seats IN
all the galleries. This did not tend
to heishten the good nature OF Dem
Ocrats who had come TO town TO see
Uncle loe and those other arrogant
Republicans take TO the back seats.
and who. clutchine their precions ad-
mission slips. were pleasantly In.
formed by Republican Goorkeeper.
soon to lose his job, that they had
not a chance in the world OF seeing
The big event
some oi these folks whJ had trav-
elod hundreds OF miles 10 see the
show became almost desperate. They
wandered around The upper floor cor
ridors, reading ther worthless ad-
mission tickets and gnawlng their
nails. Finally most Of them trotted
down stairs aud oongresated Just
outside the main east and west doors
of the chamber where there was at
least Il chance Of inspecting the back
hair OF triumphant Democrat and
gIlmpsing Caleb Powers OF Kentucky
feud fame; Victor Berger, the lone
Socialist; Jim Mann The great Oh.
IectOr or Uncle Joe Cannon, the
scept-rless; here they Remained, i'm.
patient even furious, within sound
but not in sight of the lists on this
greatest Of Democratic field days. un.
til a particularly loud crash OF ap-
plause, punctuated with car-splltting
rebel yels, ratified the painted sky.
lights Of the chamber That was
too much for them. There was a
rush through the swinging doors
banged open. The guards. fiattened
against the walls OF the entrance hall
ways, were powerless, and from ali
three sides the common people.
flushed, disheveled and triumphant,
poured into the chamber.
Meet on Democratic Side.
Another interesting incident in the
house before the body was called to
order was the meeting OF William j..
Bryan Of Nebraska and Governor
Judson Harmon Of Ohio These Two
distinguished Democrats have been
In Washington for several days, stop
ping a. the same hotel and display
ing no marked desire to get together,
but they met in the center aisle on
the Democratic side, put out their
hands simultaneously. shook long
and hard and smiling chatted amid
the uproar
For uproar there was when the
two men came together Uncle Joe
ginnsa fron ear 10 ear, jumped
from mis- seat and led the applause on
the Republican side The Democrats,
several Of whom shll retain the be-
lief that the peerless leader is the
greatest man who ever stepped into
boot leather did not need anyone to
start them. After the enthusiasm
had abated IN some degree Mr.. Bry.
an and Governor Harmon took posi-.
tiona about six feet apart Ia the
aisle. while most of the Democrats
on hand filed by and gave them
greetings.
In his speech accepting the speak
ership, Mr.. Clark outlined the Demo
cratic policies asfollogs:
First an honest ana Intelligent re-
vision of lhG tarin downward. sec.
Oud A resOptlon submioing TO the