Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-22
Selecting a Man to Fill Lin
coins Place
VIII the Republicans pick man to thunder from the
clouds and tell the people what to do?

There somebody from everywhere Every
has its headquarters every candidate and important politician
has his headquarters Every big newspaper and hundreds of
little newspapers and other periodicals have their headquarters
Every pitifu orlorn hope from the who thinks he
might possibly be nominated both the other died the
man desperately anxious for small obIai are here
Every type of man, and child from all overespe
cay the resome dull type with nothing in particular to do
may be
All of these thousands of visitors and tens of thousands Of
natives about asking Well what do you thnk9 and
body thinks knows anything accurate Each thinks he
hopes ana the vast majority thnk and hope 10 du stupid
necien spread out here TO describe what said and what
happens is the wise thing
There is huge blazing sign outside hotel It reads
hand ni, n{ t; Hp' f ~, tb two n,t "a a. 9
time Back of that sign also is the National Roosevelt Head
quarters, fight up, in the Congress hotel
From those headquarters brilliant with lights music and
crowds frequent thunder from the spirit that rules while
capital covers in its lair wonders what its campaign conr
button will be
George Harvey who lost all his illusions Peachem. Yer
mont before he Professor Wilson calls attention to
ton of political dishonesty and impending doom his paid
band played What the He'll Do We Care7
1t is mixed convention enemies next door to each
other White and coored delegates of business turn have
hardly time to their my hats in the ring badge out
Fellow citizens YOU should those Roosevelt headqusr
the big hotel And writer's Of history hundred
years from should those headquarters
Many tables, many desks the floor men and
struggling past each other hundreds OF baz
ing lights and baring band Ousde-aud the dedication of
Theodore Roosevelt in picture and in story
mounted chair in corner of the great
We love him he shouts waving his hand and choking
with emotion We love him. love him and follow him till
death qong pause We love him because he has always
loved us Much applause.
He will teach us He viii lead He will show the
lie is hope We him everything and love him
Even the little baby hardly six months old loves his Teddy
Bear" Frantic applause at this homelke touch
talk heard sometimes primitive religious
revival But in this the talk about Roosevelt not
about God and the pfu childish alteration addressed to
There the in many picture, for all and
love more than their poor little brains could express
The far end of the hall blszes with light and on the wall
in size flashing under the lights surrounding it. is
highly coored full length picture OF Roosevelt standing war
paint above dead lion The lion larger than life and his
face has a proud look that says 81 died happy.
fanatic looks upon that picture with dry
eye. Each soul He killed the lion He will take
of He will be kind to his people and we shall dwell
in his mighty shadow like the little flower beneath the great
oak
Once nothing but trip Africa could show you popua
ions groveing feet of lion killer An African say
kills lion the lions heart and adored supe
No go Africa for that interesting spectacle
Go to Roosevelt headquarters.
Other pictures of the dozen of them-decorae
the walls. You him solemn him gay You him
crashing his teeth and stamping both feet You him in
quiet reasoning only pounding with both fists
And side like the <nothoe in the you
tiny little picture of Lincoln with whiskers so wstful
sad picture-a sad that of any serious minded
party dragged at the tail of chariot in Caesars triumph
Poor Lincoln 1t rather hard him o be stuck up in
this moving picture show of courage and grandeur
What did he kill? Not cheesb-hardly
mlskrat.
However those Roosevelt like to see Lncoln's
picture there for shows how silly compare Lincoln
Roosevelthow silly is to compare anything Roosevelt
perhaps the Rocky Mountains piled top the Him
aaya with the Pacific running down side-and
natural wonder would equal him strength
grandeur
What will happen today and during the dayi
No knows. But this is certain: If the crowds here
the crowds they represent control Roosevelt will be
And if he defeated first by the cunning politicians
no ,riU himSn thpnm
national show really worth seeing
mother young and studied Holder looked down into Mr.
then England She PARIS face and was silent Per
lAnn, Nom ork hirndan,