The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-27
LITTLE HAPPENINGS
IN BALTIMORE WHEN
BIG SHOW IS QUIET
Congressman Burleson Keeps
Many Persons Busy Look
ing at His Clothes.

BALTIMORE. June N.-The classiest
sartorial OUTFIT at tho Fifth Regiment
Armory Is that OF Representative Albert
S. Burleson OF Texas. 1t Is f'imsy
tub" suit. with black and white
stripes that command attention.
With Il goes one Of Burlesons own
particular kind Of hats-a round
anna straw.
The man who got the most pleasure
out of Ollie James's selection as Perma-
ncnt Chairman was Representative J.
Thomas Helm OF Alabama. Helm and
James are known are knosn as the
Heavenly Twins In Washington.
Each is considerably more than six
feet tall. 1t pretty nearly broke Helms
heart. In one way. when James was
elected Senator from Kentucky. because
when the giant from the Blue Grass
State takes his place In the upper body
Hefiin can't continually be sitting be-
side him.
Just how the Senate and House are
able to get along In Washington with
what seems to he nearly all their Of
ficials and employees. to say nothing
of their members. In Baltimore is
something that IL causing comment
among delegates here.
Parllamentar!an Crisp OF the House II
acting as expert to the presiding officer.
Fred Ireland, dean or the stenogr, phic
corps OF the House, and Mark Blumen-
burg. chief OF the Senate's stenographic
stan. with two assistants from
the Capitol. are doing the shorthand
work at the Armory meetings Joe Sim
mott, dOorkeeper OF the House. IL Ciiiclal
guardian oi the National Committee.
These are only y few Of the employees
here. or members Of Congress there
arc scores and scores.
WHY. they couldn't muster a cor
/ poraYs guard At either emf of the Cap
itol II a quorum were demanded" said
Representative Hcfiin to-day, "Its Just
like Washington In the LOBBY OF the
Emerson to-day"
| The Indianapolis law firm uf Kern &C
Bell IL having It's hands more than full
| helping run this convention
John W. Kern. for many years the
| senior partner. declined the Temporary
Craftsmanship OF the convention, later
To accept the Cha!rmanshlp OF the
Committee on Resolutions. Joseph \.
Bell, the Junior member, Is Chairman
|
Mayor Newton ID. Baker OF Cleveland,
! who electrified the convention last
| night with mis- speech ia uppos Ition 10
| the imposition OF the unit rule In pri-
| mary States. looks to Ice about twenty
eight years old. but he's forty lie 90;
his start in politics under the late
| Mayor Tam l.. johnson and served as
City Attorney under him.
The hearing OF the contests from
the District OF Columbia before the
| Committee on Credentials brought out
the fact that the Democrats of Wash
| IngtOn have had some bitter Internal
| fights, although not a citizen OF the
| District II permitted 20 vote unless
, OF course, he goes to his home In one
OF the States.
For election OF delegates to the Ma
tional Convention three conventions
were held-one regular. the second n
bolt from the first and the third IA bolt
from the second
you mustn't mind us fellows" LATE
Pence told the committee. We've got
to let Off political steam some way.
and tho easiest way IL to fight among
ourselves In the primaries"
"Honora Bile" DELEGATES come from only
two States--Arkansas AMI New Jersey
according 10 the Official convention roll.
The prefix honorable Is enjoyed ex-
cmslvely by the drlegates-at-llrge from
these two States. not even a mister"
being granted In ;he printed rolls to the
scores OF Senators Representatives and
other notPhlcs. 4 few Doctors and
Governors are titles scattered through
the ron.