New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
LIGHTER SIDE OF FIGHl
TO WIN THE PRESIDENCY

dictate lust like a regular garden Narlet! VI
| reporter, was seated in corner Oh t"e
Iiinlev quarters with Secretary Hilles this
! afternoon. Both had their heads togethel III
| earnest conversation when william pa' y,
| jr hustled In. He placed his mana oii VIZ
shoulder of the secretary, with an apo,oeS
| for the interruption. Mr.. Bryan looNeu
| I'm ANNOYANCE TO see who had brohen w.
| Mr. Barnes held out his hand as MT. fii,,1'
| said: Mr. Barnes, of New iorh' '
| Bryan" The latter looked UP Win o"V
his quizzca smiles and glance ,ha'
seemed to go through and through the We"
York state chairman Then he SAID
And is this Mr.. Barnes, of New forh
Why Won don't look half as wicked as
had baer Ied 70 believe" and he patted
Mr. Barnes on the shoulder I'm oeneVoiehl
! sort of way.
MORE HATS THAN CLOTHES.-De-
scr,b,np the costume of Mrs. Alice Roose-
volt Iongworth is not going to be a mo-
mentous matter If present conditions pre-
vail throughout the convention All wv
will be called on to say is, She "oie
simple. dark colored, tailored dress VI
swageer cut" and then go AFTER her nat
recording It in all Of its gorgeous raihi'-
cations. Every invitation to her anu III.
Representative, her husband Is accep'eu
with the provision inserted, IF ! can come
! in tailored dress.
For. while Mrs. Longworth's hat TRUNK
arrived in good condition, containing els"'
separate creations. the trunk with other
! hnery has not appeared
WOMEN STUDYING POLITICS.-Miss
Margaret williams. who spoke Tor scoie
~ california women who accompanied the
two women delegates from the Golden Slale
10 the convention, declared the suHraels'S
were more interested In studying pohtics
than they were in gaining admission 10 the
convention.
I'VE have Just been given the right 10
vote" said Miss Williams, and OF course,
we are excited about 1t. We wouiu al
like TO be admitted into the convention nan
but that is only a side issue with us. we
arc here primarily TO minge with poilti-
clans and learn politics, and we can STUDY
that without seeing the real excitement OF
the convention hall"
| YOUNGEST ROOSEVELT BOOMER
! feminine ian" OF the convention, VINO
arrived to-day. is Miss Margaret DAVIS
Hundley. three years old. who came IN the
morning from the South with her negro
NANNY" because her parents, MI anu
| Mrs Oscar Hundey were so homeslck TOT
her that they were Obliged TO bring her up
from Alabama to keep them In cheer our
inc the convention. She has been holdlhB
Icour, since her arrival In the lobby or the
congress- Hotel and distinguished states
men have stopped to pay her homage. Mr.
! uundley was one of the contestng dele
gates not seated.
| u W. TAFT CONFIDENT-"Onl this.
: said Henry W. Taft. brother Of the Presi-
dent. when asked Immediately AFTER MS
arrival to-day from New York whether
he had any comment to make on the
situation. only this. that I think some
/ bodv IL likely 10 be nominated on the first
ballot II somebody does not steal some
| thing from somebody
Mr. Taft was in excellent spirits and said
that he was not I'm the least worried over
| the prospects OF the Taft family
/ LIMIT FOR GEORGIANS-The Georgia
delegates. who more than those OF any
/ Other stat, have been the subject Of con-
/ tentIon. came To the climax Of their eX-
perlences ny getting into 4 train wreck just
as they were entering Chicago one OF
/ them was so badly injured that he had to
be taken to hospital Another whose
kneecsp was broken and who was other
/ wise battered. hobbled into the Taft head
quarters to express his Indignation NJ the
! suggestion that he had gone over. Il
! got a busted knee he said. but / would
/ have come up here to vote for Taft II
I had both legs broken