Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-19
HEARD ON The SkIRMlSH Line OF
THE REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL CONVENTION
Study In Headuear.

i: Study In Headgear.
Anybody interested in the sort of
headgear that may be found in the
ring about the Congress hotel head
quarters will find an interesting study
in examining the. thatch coverings
that adorn the heads that bob about
there in the course of a day.
Colonel New wears broad soft hat
that bespeaks the Importance Of the
position he is occupying at the present
moment. Nobody could miss him If
told to look for that hat: Governor
Stubs may be found beneath funny
little white felt hat that is not at all
like the sort Of covering one would ex.
pect to find protecting state execu-
tive. f &5".s g. Il
"A, There are at least twenty Texan
sombreros, each having exactly the
same kind OF little strap around
them and the same kind of brown
and be-mustached face beneath them.
Also, there is Colonel Younger, from
whose hat looks as belllger.
ent as it's owner. It falls off every time
he opens his mouth, which is about as
often as any self-respecting person
would desire to lose his hat. T.,
6sE Deserted Wives Retaliate.
e Much dissatisfaction is expressed by
the wives Of politicians here assem-.
,bled for the convention, because they
haven't seen their husbands for two
weeks. #
Z What do you think Of such and
such a measure, Mrs. Hayward" ask.
ed some one Of the pretty young WON.
en- in her big suite overlooking the
lake.
Gracious me, 1 haven't seen my
husband since that came up. Don't
come to me for any news OF the con.
vention When5I hear it 1t will be
stale indeed"
In retaliation the women have In.
stituted what might be mildly called
a boycott They have appropriated
the machines rented by the politicians
for their stay in Chicago, and have
scattered to the four winds. Mrs.
William Hayward, in the temporary
family car, took her small son, Lee
land, to the South Shore country club
for the day and evening. Mrs. Victor
Rosewater went on sightseeing tour
from nine in the morning until Well
beyond dinner time. The latest seen
of David Mulvane he was wondering
wildly where his wife was. Mrs. Jo-
seph Healing went out into the SUBJ
urbs, ::where she would have some
one to talk tot. was lonely to be
alone in a big hotel" r5
Mrs. Joseph Dixon and her large
lamily had no complaint to offer and
remained ION the job" She and the
little Dixons, including two-year-old
Betty and Mary Joe, who is five, en-
tertained the reporter for more than
an hour. 1t was extraordinarily fine
entertainment, too, and led tos the
formulation of an axiom, Simpler is it
to manage presidential campaign
than to bring up; one Mary joe +
Selects His Own Portfolio.
The. secretary of agriculture has al
ready been picked. No others need
apply.
!, G. r. Werner Of Brewster, Kan, is
to be the man. He also says he is the
only man that, can fill the place.
II am confident that Colonel Roose-
welt will be nominated" he said, "and
after he is I shall take the stump for
him. Ny. work will have a telling ef-'
feet. When l 60 out for man it
means whole lot to him. It is not
going to cost me anything, for the
common people, I am confident, will
be willing to pay all my expenses, for
they will want me in the cabinet.
There is no one can fill the place and
do it right except me-"
Green and Orange Decorations.
IAN Irishman picked it,"
That's the never-failing exclamation
when Republican convention dele
gate enters the holy of holes where
the national committee sits.
BY cit" he means the color scheme.
Green walls, green mating, green fur.
niture, green palms and ferns are
seen, and last, but by no means least,
the green-bound lists Of contests.
All but the ceiling. That's orange.
THAT son Of Erin must have come
from the north country" was the caus-
tic comment made by one Irish dele.
gate. 'The idea of picking green and
orange!"
Teddy Hats in Drinks.
Rough Rider" features in the cam
paign received an added. attraction at
the Congress hotel in the shape Of a
Teddy Hat" made of orange peel,
which was placed in all drinks served
in the Pompeian room during the eve
ming. Look at the Teddy hat In the
lemonade" said one Of the Taft fol-
lowers as he flushed the orange peel
from the drink. II guess they will
give us Teddy hats in our bread and
butter next"
Hat-n-Ring Button Adopted. !
The hat-in-the-ring button now worn
by Roosevelt adherents has been
adopted by Senator Joseph M. Dixon,
manager of the Roosevelt campaign,
as the official Roosevelt emblem.
The inventor of the button, B. M.
Jones of Muskogee, Okla, has fol-
lowed Colonel Roosevelt through
twenty.one states selling the button
and is said to be making a fortune
!, Healing Picked the Winner.
Taft headquarters at the Congress
hotel resolved itself into baseball
grandstand and occupants devoted
to watching an information
al contest on the lake front. j
A team of italians from the Gault
court district clashed with a picked
nine from the West side. Numer-
GUS bets flew back and forth between
spectators of the game and excitement
ran high when the game neared an
end. After it was all over and the
bets were paid, Joseph Healing had
amassed large stack of Taft buttons
and emblems.