The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-19
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"The Court Of Honor" met in open
session before the guests ito settle all
questions requiring arbitration, SAM
tation and illumination" and was ready
to report Here were some of the ques-
tions and the courts answers:
Have you looked into this dispute
over universal arbitration?"
I'VE have"
Everybody favors 1t, l suppose"
Everybody but the United States
Senate"
What is your decision in the dispute
between Judson Harmon and Mr.. Bry
am"
Mr.. Bryan will allow Mr. Harmon TO
remain in the race on one condition.
What is that?"
"The condition that Mr. Harmon re-
fuses to withdraw"
Have you settled the row between
Oscar Underwood and Mr.. Bryan"
1--WE decided Bryan was infringing
on a copyright. He had no business
to try to organize an Ananias Club"
The court also decided that the only
difference between LaFollette and
Cummins was in the fact that there
Is only one center of the stage" The
August Tribunal came to grief when
asked what it had TO say about the
rumored struggle between Taft and
Roosevelt Each member threw up his
hands, and walked out without saying
anything, and when the press agent
Ian essential feature of the COURT was
appealed to. he exclaimed, in great
surprise, Me? I've got nothing TO
say. I started it."
It remained for the Democratic
Presidential Steeplechase" skit to bring
out the candidates in full force. A
bookmaker appeared with his black
board sheetwriter and other apparatus
and announced the entries as follows
Here is Woodrow W. sired by jim
Smith and damned by Henry Waiter
son, breezed out well on his last trial
going fast under hard pull
Next is Judson H. an old campaign
er. begot by Grover c., a famous stake
horse and damned by w. J. Bryan.
Here is Tom Marshall and ]. w
| Kern entered by the Tom Taggart
stable from the banks of the Wabash
and coupled in the betting.
Next is Champ and Gov. Folk, en-.
tered by the Show Me- stables. The
governor has just been kicked in the
paddock by Champ, coupled in the get
ting with him, and layers can let theil
money stand or take it down. w. ]
Stone and j. Reed both likely boys
will ride them.
Here is William Jennings who will
be ridden by w. J. Bryan, the onl,
rider who has ever been able to sticl
on his back.
| Next comes Oscar w. a little con
sentative over the jumps, but a fas
colt; ]. Bankhead up.
Last but not least, is Eugene N. en-
/ tered Inadvertently by Henry Lodge.
| The funniest kind of betting fol
lowed and the horses got away, blu
unfortunately the Gridiron Club faile,
to enlighten it's guests as to the iden
! tity of the winner, for just as the pom
les were punched in the homestretcl
in an exciting finish, the police raide,
the hall and "pfnched" the bookmakeI
Among the guests of the club wer
President Taft, Ambassador Bryce
Ambassador Bernstorff, Ambassado
Bakhmeten, Speaker Champ Clark. ex
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, Charles Z
Hilles, secretary to the president
Postmaster General Hitchcock. Go,
John A. Mead Of Vermont, Norman Z
Mack, chairman Democratic Nationa
Committee; Secretary Charles Mage
many senators and representatives i
Congress and Col. George w. Goethal:
IIsthmian Canal Commission; Frank T
Noyes, Washington Star; Rear AID
mira1 Robert E. Peary, Mayor Jane
H. Preston of Baltimore, Melville
Stone, New York and George w. Stew
lens, president Chesapeake and Obi
Railway.