The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-08
Gossip of the Campaign
And the Men Who Make
tia Fight Worth While
Acting Chairman McAdoo Made to Look Like
Lincoln by an Amateur Artist Who Draws
Whiskers on His Photograph.

attention to the state Fair. looking over
the new machinery and farming wrin-
kles. than he paid to politics. That was
only natural. az he knew all about poll
Tics and has yet lots TO learn about
farming. on his recent trip he has
been holding the mirror up to nature
and gambolng on the green with do
nestle animals In lieu OF the tiger. Ma
ture. In all It's beauty. with the dew
distilled In the grass and the birds sing-
Ing In the trees, appeals to him with
stronger grasp than did some Of the
human nature before the convention.
II was a grand thing to be an ordinary
creature again instead OF a boss. And
the business goes on at Albany Just the
same. The boys call for their orders
at Tammany as usual. and the City Hal
clock is kept wound up and never for
gets TO point to quitting time. What
lies were told OF Mr.. Murphy at SYRIA
cuse when they said he wasn't blessed
with q retiring disposition and couldn't
take q rest when II was necessary.
Ask Senator J. NJ. Dixon Of Montana
who Is going TO be next President OF
the United States. The Senator had Il
all doped out this morning. Yesterday
he got 80 many kilograms from all over
the country assuring him OF Roose-
velt's success that Il was not till this
morning that he had them all figured
up '"rhe political poll OF u newspaper
In like an accordion" he said. They
can pull II any old way. When they
want 10 cut down Rooseveits vote they
throw In the Stock Exchange OF New
York. We are not looking for that kind
OF vote. and without II We lead In
New York City as we are leading In
the country. believe that W. vii,
carry Tennessee. and we'll sweep filli-
nois like a cyclone. Wisconsin. which
we thought was our weakest State. Ia
coming up stronger every day. Talk
about Taft figuring In the campaign.
tie 4 race between him and Debs for
fourth place. Tafts chances remind
me Of the gambler out In Montana who
was down on his luck. He couldn't win
q bet. II he played the races. he said
the horse he bet on. II he had any
chance OF winning. would drop dead
Why. talk about hard luck said ne.
~ I were Lazarus in the tomb and
voice from the clouds cried LAZARUS.
come FORTH" I'd come nfth."
Gov wilson's brother Joe In one or
| the hardest workers at the Democratic
headquarters. Brother Joe 10 not heard
IN the stump. lie II very seldom heard
| II ali. He's busy grinding out the dope
which makes the stun for the orators
| 20 talk about. He 10 . Newspaper man,
70 many Of whom are found % ussful
IN campaign times. and. like the army
| u writer's. very little 10 known OF his
work. Results are what count with the
men Of the quill. Mr.. Wilson 10 city
| editor Of the Nashville Banner. and a.
headquarters 10 up TO his neck In statts-
tics. They are a dry sort Of . thing
TO be busy on but they are things which
| count when II comes to showing down
q hand. They make the greatest back
| ground for q brilliant argument, but the
work Of getting them out makes life
| miserable for n Newspaper msn. Mr..
Wilson Ia . mar ~ to dSty and anec.
tion, but he Ia happy In the knowledge
that he 10 making shot for the gvnnsrs
OF the campaign and has the satisfac-
ton OF knowing that they 20 straight
10 the bulls-eye.
Jon Hedges. Republican nominee for
Governor. was notified again Yesterday
that he was on the Job. This 10 the
third time they have told Mr. Hedges
he was the Gubernatoriai nominee. He
WAS already on the Job when nominated
~ Saratoga. and has. been on II ever
since. He heard the chairman Of the
convention announce his nomination
Then. that no time should be lost. the
committee appointed to break the news
gently 10 him told him about u before
he left Saratoga. As result Of all this
Mr.. Hedges took II for granted that HI
,, was the nominee and has held severa
meetings since In Greater New York
nut the Republican Club wanted 10 hes
the announcement. 90 the Notification
Committee met the candidate At tn
club yesterday afternoon and notihet
him ofYiciaily Of his selection by the Re
rrh,ican party a. its State standard
bearer.