The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-27
SIDELIGHTS OF
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

two or three other members of the St. Louis house of delegates, formerly Fhenchmen of the late ex-Blacksmith Boss Ed Butler, could find nothing one of the movies" that infest Bal timore street. The star film of the show portrayed a frontier melodrama
 in which the cowgirl rode horse back 40 miles to get the papers and save her father while the villain was plotting to kidnape her. The caption of one act was: Let. the In dians sdo the dirty work" and the crowd wondered why there was such a wild whoop from the 7th row. z s.s.
 Counsel, aid and encouragement are frequently received by William J. Bryan, in his quarters here. from plished politician, able and resource full and splendid ta1ker as we'll Her sympathy and advice were the first sought by Bryan after he was defeated for temporary chairman. He took a seat beside her in the gaflec- ies near the Nebraska delegation.
 Although the Baltimore police say there has been no increase in the number of arrests since the conven- tion began, they admit they are talk ing extraordinary precautions. Are serve force from Washington has been drafted by the, local auth critics swarm to such affairs as this.
 Private John Allen, of Mississippi, without whom. no Democratic con- yention is ever complete and without whose approval the nomination might be vitiated lthere is no precedent for it never happened), is on the ground and delegates are breathing easier.
 Standing with "Bilp' Stone and otll- CTS in front of the Belvedere, Allen saw a. bevy, of pretty girls pass AL len eyed them intently, but not so 1n- tently as to miss the longing look in Stones eyes.
 ssDidn't you ever see. a country dog chase railroad train as 1t pass ed by the farmhouse Bi1l?" asked AL len. The Senator responded that of course he had. We'll Bil1, conclud- ed Private John, that fool dog haa run after that train every day and parked himself hoarse but did you ever try to figure out what the dog would do with that train if he actual .ly caught it some day ?'
 Representative Henry D. Clayton, of Ala bama, made friend of a colored elevator conductor at his hotel by a sjocular retort to the youths com Qld11l Wll6lI Sldy tO11 CA OWuGu III etlA0 lift. When the boy yelled "One more" at pushing, squirming crowd, Mrs. Clayton stepped in. Then Clay ton followed, despite the, protests of the conductor. .sGo on now, stop your trif1in',' says Clayton in his richest drawl. You get married and you'll not want to be separated from your wife either.''
 That the Indiana friends of Sena- tor John w. Kern came to the con- vention expecting him to be dark horse' cAndidAte for tho vice-preki- dency or possdbly first place. is .evi- dent from the fact that his. buttons are being worn by Indiana men to- day. ssS
 Samuel Gonpxrs, president of the American Federation of Labor is con- spicuous at the convention. He :s here to urge platform blanks on anti injunction, restriction of immigration and jury trial in cases of contempt.
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 A noticeable Characteristic of: the Democratic convention is the predom- thence of young men among the deI- egateS Beardless youths allds sack suits prevail. Some of the. old time on on y the Youths. John na' sharp Susr "1Sns VIE Hams told story concerning a man on the Ozarks who had many HOun' dogs. Asked one day how the dogs were getting along he said '.Oh, the old dogs can't run anymore and the young ones muss up the trails,,'
 growlers think is the trouble with the Democratic convention.'' Williams concluded.
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 Mayor Preston, of Baltimore, and Mrs Preston, Tuesday night held a reception to delegates and alternates and prominent convention visitors. },
 Ebert Hubbard is on the ground writing pieces for some newspaper. He attracts a lot of attention. Who's that fellow over there in the press section ?' was asked. t.Elbert Hub- bard, responded a friend. Worth any money? pursued the ainquisitor. Lots of .it Then I'd respectfully sug- gest that he spend a quarter of. 1t for haircut"
 The classiest sartorial outfit shown at the Fifth Regiment Armory Is that of Representative Albert s. Burleson, of Texas. It is flimsy tub" suit with black and white stripes that sim ply commands attention With it goes one of Burleson's own particular kind of hats-a round brimmed, flat top- ped creation of Panama straw.
 Baltimore's, population has turned the convention into carnival Down town streets are crowded at night with throngs carrying cowbells and other noisemaking appliances. The police, today had to put stop to .'ticklers in the hands off: resh young men from out of town, following a number of arrests, last night but as a rule the people take such things good naturedly.
 Last night, despite heavy: rain, there were score or more of merry makers in costume. One donned a Chantecler outfit got into dray and was drawn about town After an hour in the rain he was the most be- draggled object in toWn-far from looking like trim rooster he strove to. represent.
 If. there was any one man who got the most pleasure out of, Ollie James' selection as permanent chairman, it was Representative J. Thomas Heflin. of Alabama. He and James are known as the Heavenly Twins to They are never separat- ed. Both are considerably over feet tall. It pretty nearly took Heflinss heart one day when James was elect- ed Senator from Kentucky because when the giant Blue Grass State Sen- ator took his seat he could not sit beside him. x President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. is making hay