Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-24
HAS LABOR PLANKS
Gompers Submits Clauses for
the Democratic Platform.
DISAPPOINTED AT CHICAGO
Bryan's Room at Baltimore Indi-
Gated by Size of Crowd.
NO BANNERS FOR NEBRASKAN
But There Is Plenty Of Talk About
Him and Verses Are Sung
in His Honor.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Corresp6ndent
BALTIMORE, June 24.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, hustled into Baltimore yes
terday afternoon with a fine line of
planks that he thinks would look well in
the democratic platform. in fact. he
thinks would be useful as we'll as orna-
mental. His line of goods, in the opinion
of many of the democrats to whom he
exhibited them, looked good.
They are all ballots and country
wide" Mr.. Gompers paraphrased, and no
dissents were heard.
MIR. Gompers left Chicago for Baltimore
before the text of the republican platform
became public, but he procured a copy of
Int in the newspapers and read II over.
He is still looking for the plank
which he offered to Chairman Fairbanks
and other members of the resolutions
the G. Q. r campaign document. his
comment was: Its a fine document,
grammatically. Mr.. Fairbanks must have
written it, it is so emotional
a broadshouldered sx-footer with
plenty of chest expansion and a voice
that suggested him as a stampede starter
| crowded his way into the lobby of the
Belvidere Hotel today and spotted a bell
boy.
Where is Mr.. Bryans room.' he asked
Follow the crowd" retorted the bell
boy, without even looking around He
found the spot where the crowd was
thickest and was soon disappearing in
Mr.. Bryans direction.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, former Secretary
of War in the republican cabinet Of Pres
ident Taft, was conspicuous figure
| among the convention crowds this morn
ing. He was asked what his errand here
to the democratic convention was. AAe
replied:
I'm democrat" He is not a dele
gate, and said there was no special sig
nificance in his visit. But he admitted
he is for Harmon .'or some other good
man."
In the crowds around the hotels and
| the armory, where the convention is TO
De held, one can see buttons and rib
bons of many candidates. The Har-
mon boomers have Streamers of red,
Just to deny the charges Of conserva
tlsm which are made against him, and
| numerous pictures and banners bear
ing the picture and name of the Ohio
governor show that his campaign
managers are progressive, even though
| he is considered conservative. There
are badges and banners and buttons
for other candidates. Underwood, Clark
and Wilson.
Bryan Songs Sung.
There are no streamers or buttons of
W. J. Bryan. but there is plenty of
| talk about him. Even some songs in
his behalf have been ringing through
the streets near the hotels. One, sung
| by the Pittsburgh Bryan Club runs as
| follows:
THE mighty hosts are joining the dem
| ocratic band.
| To victory are marching-deny them if
| YOU can.
The candidates now grooming are men
both good and true.
| But wouldn't all this booming tend to
make q fellow blue
| When his real choice isn't running, as he
surely ought to do-cause
Id kinda like to vote for Bryan, now
| honest, wouldn't you?
I'd kinda like to vote for Bryan for
this time he'll pull through
| I'd kinda like to vote for Bryan-Wil-
| liam Jennings Bryan;
| I'd kinda like to vote for Bryan, and
| that's just what I'll do.
Oh, Wilson. Woodrow Wilson, Oh, 1
would row you round
The Capitol and White House if it were
| not for the ground.
1 In little old New Jersey your records
prove quite clear,
| You'd make a clean-cut President and
| one that trusts would fear.
And my support I'd give TO you as sure
| as l am here-but
Now Champ Clark you're a dandy, the
| people love you, too.
| AS Speaker you're the candy, and know
| just what to do.
| You'd make a daisy President, on that
| we all agree.
And even with that houn' song you're as
welcome as can be
| To all / have except my vote, for, really
| don't you see,