Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-06-14
SIDELIGHTS ON THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

~ aoentIy political celebrities. 1t has
oeeh necessary to describe big men OF
- many times that John Burk. head
rlefk or the Congress hotel can give fin
81 identifying details OF attire and build
u statesman in a moment.
great part Of the population of the
laotei consists Of newspaper. magazine,
en- iree lance photographers. Twelve
snapshotters were in an arc about Sem
n.of j. NJ. Dixon OF Montana. Colonel
IeOoseVelt's manager. when he consented
- oe photographed on his arrival.
Eelore the senator reached the hotel
oh wednesday two men had been led out
on michigan avenue by the camera squad
"a the belief that each of the accommo-
eating strangers was Ora Montanan. One
photographer would be tipped of" that
the tau. white haired man II the Pana-
ma is Senator Dixon"
Inc stranger at once would be invited
OUT IN the street for different poses in
.ne sun. OF the two cases OF mistaken
ioentlty one was A b. Butler OF Wash
ihston, Taft camp aid. 1t is said the
other was a Boston linen salesman. He
aid not deny he was Senator Dixon. and
posed graciously with and without his
nat and facing in different advantageous
angles
Many "Tafts" In Chicago.
= AsS been noticed tndl "A great PhkN
OF the delegates that have arrived are
Sobust men. "Ar Taft types" comment
ed an admlrer OF the president Chief
among the heavyweights is A. NJ. Steven
son, Colorado national committeeman.
who halls from Denver. Mr.. Stevenson
weighs more than 800 pounds.
Make Pages OF "5ellkops."
The bell boys OF the big hotels have
neen pressed into service for all sorts
OF duties. They not only carry ice water
and life preservers to the various head
quarters and rooms of delegates. but also
serve in the capacity OF page state
office boy. introducer. and general head
quarters attache.
There are hundreds OF different docu-
mentS to be exchanged between head
quarters, with verbal explanations to
go TO the men In charge
Here's the list OF delegates from Ala
bama with the Twenty-third district
left out" a delegation chief explains to
the boy in buttons. Take II up to Sena-
tor Blank with my compliments and in
form him I viii send the rest TO him in
half an hour"
When a hop was dispatched with
copy of the recommendations of tle rules
committee. TO be submitted to the nation
al committee. a senator remarked:
more widespread influence than that OF
any other boy In America"
Whoo-ee." sighed a bell boy. He was
counting change mine hours on the
hop and only s1.6o in tips. 1 am going
to vote the Democratic ticket straight"
Texan Tells New One.
Col. Cecil Lyon OF the Texas delegation
and an irrepressihle supporter OF Roose-
welt, had new story to tell to take the
place OF his old one about the cataclysm
In Yoakum county. Texas. where Demo-
cratic county convention instructed for
Roosevelt, causing Wilson supporters to
bolt
II was walking down the street with
Charles Hilles I'm Washington the other
day" began Colonel Lyon, after some
one had said President Taft's secretary
had arrived at the Blackstone hotel.
"A small delivery wagon passed." the
colonel continued. II looked up and saw
T1ar large volumes stacked on. top with
tie titles facing US. Three OF the books
'%ere reports OF the Republican conven-
tions of 1900 1904 and 1908 The fourth
was Problems OF the Day by William
IT. Taft. / directed Mr. Hilles' attention
20 the load of books He seemed offend
ed"
Good Nature the Rule.
Good nature is the rule among ali of the
national committeeman and delegates.
None is too harsssed by puzzing political
sntanglements TO deny any one a smile
and handshake.
"An old crab has lots OF luck In this
camel don't Think laughed Senator
Dixon, Rooseveit's manager, after he had
passed out dozen pulsating hand grasps.
Then he walked over to former Senator
Dick-Taft contest director--in the lobby
Of national committee headquarters at the
fGlf ND ola h i'm, he,
back
"'Lo," said Mr. Dixon
Right back at you, senator" smiled
Mr.. Dick
Those who were near the two chiefs of
the hostile camps could hear a boyish
Joe and Charley" being exchanged at
times. They were like old college chums
Friendly eye-twinkling scenes between
chiefs and 1ieutenants and subalterns OF
the opposing forces were common.
One noteworthy meetings that started
anlicably and ended IN a torrId argument
was between Joseph Healing OF Indiana
and Congressman Lucius {. Littauer OF
New York
Those Emergency Cafes"
group OF out of town newspaper rep
resentativrs were on the point OF making
an enumeration in the vicinity of the Coli
scum of emergency cafes for reference In
times of busy sessions.
Col Cecil Lyon has just put through a
motion making newspaper men guests at
cafe service to be installed In head
7tfAFters at once said a committeeman
who left the session before adjournment
Col. Lyon Immediately was proposed for
dark horse caudidate-immediately and
unanimously
Delegation From Hawaii.
Seated in a corner of the Pompeian
room at tie Congress hotel YEAS little
party composed of the Hawaiian delega-
ton. Prince Kalanianaole. generally call
ed Prince Cupid" and G. A. Rice. dele
gates from the island II. L. Holstein. ma
tional committeeman; A. Horuer. secre-
tary to the delegation. and Colonel s,
Parker. the Mark Hanna OF Hawaii"
made up the party.
1T can't be all work and no play"
said the prince.
practIcino Taft Yells.
Since a Roosevelt delegation came into
the Congress singing a parody on the
''houn' Dog" Taft supporters have be-
gun to put themselves in practice for
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