New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29
fgys staff Correspondent Of The Tribune.l

Baltimore, June %
NO CHEERS FOR FOSS.-Twelve mes
seneers. carrying twelve untarnished OIL
cloth banners, made the rounds OF the notels
to-day with all the enthusiasm that can De
induced by a promise Of liberal payment
The hammers were inscribed with various
en,erammatic tributes to one Mr ross
who was alleged TO be not only the savior
n, the Democratic party and the only man
that could carry New England, but numer-
Gus other things the purport OF ~nich ala
not interest the crowd. The newsooys were
given a free path. The flow OF pohticai
gossip was not even interrupted by tnel
appearance, and there was not so mucn ID
q cheer for the Bay State Governor
"Foss," said one person who looked up
inouirinRly at the procession. VINO 10 lhls
FossT
why" said his friend, you all kno"
who Foss Is. He's Congressman from
some place out yondah."
ANOTHER DARK HORSE.-A Devil
dered but interested person, whose oearu
suggested the boulevards OF Paris or
night in Vienna, fitted about the BelVedere
Hotel, grasping at fragmentary impress
sions. In the small hours of the morning q
| group OF boosters" in the barroom vas
singing. In wailing tone, Bring Back,
Bring Back, Bring Back My Bonnie TO Me-
All" said the foreign looking person
with wrapt interest. Il haf heard OF bryah
and Weel-son, but not yet OF Bonnie VINO
is BONNER
THE DECAY OF DEMONSTRATIONS
| The demonstration as convention suDter-
| fuge to be resorted to In tho promotion OF
n boom is rapidly becoming thing OF me
past. The common people are beginning 10
sea how the machinery works, and, IKE the
small BOY who loses interest in "atch
! after he has taken out all the wheels ana
| springs no longer are impressed Dy H.
| In Chicago the handspring OF the Roosevelt
| demonstration, which came In the wake OF
| the Hadley demonstration and was INTEND
! ed to Offset II, was q woman OF WlloWy
! figure who arose In the gallery and waved
a large Autograph OF the colonel. when
the Underwood demonstration was started
the centre OF 1t was a girl in scarlet
Jacket who was carried 10 the press plat
form on the shoulders OF delegates waving
Underwood banners. Champ Clark's man
|
the audience megaphones, through which
ths voices OF the cheering hosts might re
amplhed Whatever the device-oanners'
| Autographs or huttering pennants-t no
longer decelves the crowd. The public is
becoming too learned in the devious ways OF
the political boomers The Democrats nave
not added a new thing to the old conVen-
ton paraphernaia. novel idea TO De
used in arousing popular enthusiasm would
not only be welcomed by the managers But
by the public, which longs 10 thrill, but
can't, over a demonstration the wheels or
which creak with a familiar sound.
ONE SAD oMIssION.-NationaI conven-
tions are conducted. according TO their own
declarations, under the rules OF the House
OF Representatives, but, as all who attend
them know, TO their sorrow, there Is one
highly important and most desirable rule
which is observed in the breach rather
than in the observance. That Is the rule or
granting leave TO print. When the wee
sma' hours arc reached and Democrats
with a far greater now OF eloquence than
sense Of humor persist with Infinite labor
| in delivering themselves OF protracted ora
torical illusions, which they have composed
with great effort and the aid or the Young
Students Ready Speaker" the longing OF
! those familiar with House rules for the
invocation OF the leave to print becomes
almost overpowering And why shouldn't
the practice be adopted2 daily journal OF
the proceedings OF the convention would
serve every purpose The actual proceed
ings could be conducted under the tive-nin-
ute rule, but each orator could be given
leave to extend his remarks in the record
without limitation. One hundred copies
Of the journal should be furnished TO each
speaker who confined himself to exactly
Ave minutes. fifty 10 him who occupied ten
and none at all to any orator who tres
passed beyond that period on the time OF
the convention. The suggestion is respect
fully referred TO the managers OF national
cony eutions. especially Democratic.
| PENNSYLVANTA'S BAD FEET.--"It's
| the feet ma'am" exclaimed large, per-