The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

Ing tickets at the entrance of the hall,
and they are practically all for the
Speaker. 1t was an open secret that a
Clark man had an easier time getting
into the hall than did the supporters of
other candidates. and the Wilson peo-
pie even Wen, so far at ono tine as to
charge that the galleries were packed
for Clark
But the cheering OF several day, in
dicated that the Wilson men were very
numerous in the galleries, so numerous
as to suggest deep-laid plot How
many OF them got inside Is Just he
coming known
When they went to the entrances. as
they tell the story, wearing Their
win With Wilson" badges and but
tons. they We're told there were no
seats left inside. They had come there.
however. to cheer for Wilson. and
th,y were not to be denied. They re-
manned around the doors for some
time-terribly outs lde-ewaitlng for an
Inspiration After many minutes there
was whispered consultation among
the leaders. and the patches of Wilson
men disappeared in the distance.
1t wasn't many minutes before large
groups OF men, wearing conspicuously
"Chnni Clark" badges. appeared at
the entrances They were tho Wilson
mfA, ana they say the Clark badges
got them by the doorl cepers. Inside
tney buried the Clark badges and re-
spond1d to signals to cheer for Wilson.
As convention hail was being cleared
or It's thousands after that all-nIrbt
session that broke UP long after a..
@Sht or Friday, one OF the policemen
round delegate sound asleep IN
VHair an corner He gave the slenn
or snake and saw the eyelids onen a
crack a.
remarked eO'h'
go on drawied the delegate ~
could sleep anywhere"
Governor Plaistead hnd ws,to, -,
Tor his breakfast this uornin.| n.i 'Yns
ing couple OF morning papsra "a
"oid'ns brief conferences Win 81
""'"'thccs who were in the dinin.
.'oi'' out his meal was not forthcon,
,"s' re stormed at th> walters near
~ nut all of them sail another wnit-
h"u taken the order and WINS uet-
uhs III from the kitchen
couple of newspaper mon q,
nearby table saw the governors dir
nculty. and invited him over to shar.
their breakfast The Governor movaS
over 10 their table and began explain.
'hE mis- long wait. and ne looked ar
some OF tho leftover chops ana fbo
N'' Just AZ tnat minute the wait
et at the newspaper mems table saw
they had stopped eating and began
clearing up the dishes The flrst ones
no reached for were tho platters unon
which the real food was
But tho Governor reached the dishes
FIRST ''ai'uS
IT can't get anything brought to
mo from the kitchen. you can't take
away what's before me- 1t isn't beneath
my dignity TO eat what is left over.p
Well It's true that the Clark head
Quarters have direct connections with
Wall Street remarked visitor 20 the
Clark visitors room. on the main floor
OF the Emerson Hotel this morning.
What's that2" challenged n cinrk
supporter. who overheard the remark.
There's stock ticker over there.
merrily rafting away" was the reply.
Sure enough the stock ticker was In
tho Clark room.
But It was soon explained that when
national conventions are not meeting
In Baltimore tho room Is usec f6ii a
business mems lunohroom. and tho
stock ticker is ihore Tor the ,enslt OF
the patrons. II hsd simply been lett in
place, and mighty few OF the CLARK
men havo been looking at the tanA 4 i