The Washington herald., 1912-06-20
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

From the FIorida Times- Union.
II Judge Hughes has his wits about
him he will hold on to that live job
and not let any one talk Presidential
dark horse to him.
From the Spokane Spokesman
1t is remarkable that at least twelve
of the thirty-eight athletes who will
represent the United States in the
Olympic games at Stockholm next
month hail from the Pacific Coast.
From the Baltimore American.
The Republican steam roller is mere
" a state Of mind. Not even a Roose-
welt delegate with the most vivid i'm
agination has been able to find such
an implement at Chicago.
From the New York World
II, as alleged by the Sun. the balance
of power lies with the negro delegates,
the Republican party may yet offer the
interesting spectacle OF a candidate for
the Chief Magistracy Of 100000 900 peO-
pie, mostly white. selected by IS peo-
pie, entirely black.
From the St Paul Dispatch
Just any Democrat" seems still to
be the popular candidate before the
Baltimore convention.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Sterling American common sense is
what is now most needed in the AFFAIRS
Of this country. Common sense has
solved all Of its battles, o. whatever
nature. heretofore. whether on the
tented field or in legislative halls.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Roosevelt has now been in Chi
cago for three whole days, and nothing
extraordinary has happened.
Prom the Chicago Record-Hcrald
Chauncey NJ. Depew's jokes are a tri-
fe grim these days. His latest is that
it's merely a question of which candi-
date gets the more floral offerings at
the funeral in November.
From the Boston Transcript.
Has Cuba found her Toussa:nt L'Ouver-
ture?
From the Boston Herald
It would be nice to have the Cape
Cod Canal dug thirty or thIrty-hve
feet deep so that the large battleships
could come up. but Mr.. Belmont may
have his objections unless Uncle Sam
will foot the bill.
From the ST. Louis Republic.
Let us be fair to the colonel. He at
tended church Sunday morning in Chi
cago, and never interrupted the preacher
once.
From the New York Tribune.
At any rate, the validity OF the chap
Iain's prayer was not challenged.
From the Albany Journal.
Nobody seems to be observing the
eclipse Of Woodrow Wilson.
From the Atchison Globe.
Every man who gets an idea that he
can talk does too much OF it.
From the indianapolis News.
Just think what an awful task 1t will
be to keep Congress in session during
the next two weeks against such COM
petition!
From the Louisville Post.
Among the other Roosevelt planks is
one declaring for legislation to work
out social Justice" and Industrial
democracy" which, of course. sounds
mighty fine and doesn't commit any
body to anything.
From the Pittsburg Gazstte-Times
At this stage OF the proceedings Mr.
Taft is very wisely letting the colonel
and others do the talking.
From the Ohio State Journal.
BY the way, what has become of AID
rich. Burrows, Cannon, Dick. GaIlinger,
Penrose, apd that crowd of standpat-
ters, who declared with a ponderous
smash of the fist that an insurEent
was no Republican?
From the New York Tines
The Hon. Timothy L. woodru1 stayed
upon one side OF the fence for three
wohle days together. This Is a record.