The Washington herald., 1912-06-18

You know I served as lieutenant gov
/ ernor under the colonel. consider myself
an intelligent man, but I never left the
| executive chambers at Albany that was
not ready to admit that the colonel was
a much smarter man than L
A mint Of money is being made by SOU
venIr vendors IN selling Teddy hats and
buttons, pennants bearing portraits Of the
colonel and all sorts OF Roosevelt Ike
nesses.
There are so many people who believe
Hes good enough for me- that the ped
dlers' stock Is Quickly exhausted.
Many people who came out on the sec
ond Empire express made the mistake Of
| taking Gen. James s. Clarlson, former
surveyor Of the port Of New York, for Col.
Roosevelt At some distance there is a
decided resemblance.
The United States Weather Bureau
rose to the occasion to-day, and issued
this supplement to its regular forecast:
Special forecast for convention week:
with the development of a cool, high
area IN the Northwest, the indications
are favorable for generally fair and COM
paratively cool weather in Chicago for
three or four days"
Political prophets issued a forecast Of
their own in the following bulletin:
Forecast: Area OF great excitement
forming In Michigan Avenue, centering
tonight at the Auditorium, and extend
ing tomorrow to the Coliseum, with low
harometric pressure and indications Of
violent storm. Air waves general
through the week over heated SUBJ
strata. Look out for tornsdoes.
This is a case Of He shall keep who
has the strength, and he shall take who
can"
So remarked United States Senator
William E. Borah OF Idaho, who may
sometimes be provoked 10 quoting poetry,
although his speciality is dealing out ora
torical tabs and uppercuts, when asked
yesterday as to how he thought the
nomination would go.
Senator Borah has been mentioned all
along as one Of the strongest posslbili-
ties for the temporary chairmanship, or
may be the Vice-Presidential nomination,
in case T. R. develops the strength to do
the taking.
Speaker Ed. Merritt, Of the New York
Assembly, who didn't mind shifting his
cigar and predicting that Taft would
get seventy-eight Of the ninety New York
votes for Taft in the convention. collapsed
when asked which way Timothy L.
Woodruff would vote and said:
'Oh, for the Lords sake, don't ask
me, Ask Of the winds and they shall
tell you. He don't know himself. 50 how
could anybody else?"
About an hour later, after Woodruff
had let It be announced that he would
support Teddy, Mr.. Merritt added:
The wind blew too strong"
The day before Mr. Woodruff had de-
clared vehemently, when taxed with the
report that he was going to flop:
Il am going to vote for Taft"
When some curiosity was expressed
as to why the Taft vote in the New York
caucus had totalled only sixty-nine.
Speaker Merritt replied: E
The rest Will be here. Some Of them
were busy at home and some, ike the
ought to appeal to the colonel in this
connection-were asleep. There's George
w Aldridge, for instance"
Mr.. Merritt wouldn't say whether M.
Aldridge had been busy or belonged in
the other class. AS a matter Of fact
the fidelity Of Mr. Aldridge TO Presi-
dent Taft had been in question long
before the delegates started to gather
ing. although the boss Of Monroe Coun-
Even with celebrities so thick about
the corridors OF the Congress Hotel that
one could hardly turn a corner without
humping into a Governor. jostling a Sen
ator, or at least trampling on the toes
of a Congressman, the supply hasn't
been sufficient to satiate the appetites
of the delegates for Vice Presidential
possibilities. One of the delegates who
knew the ropes" was overheard describ-
ing Robert Adamson. who isn't a celeb
rity yet but just secretary Of the Mayor
Of New York City, "as one of the fel-
lows that's likely 70 be nominated for
Vice President with Teddy.
Now Mr.. Adamson wants TO know
whether he looks like Gov. Johnson Of
California. Gov. Hadley OF Missouri, or
Senator Borah Of Idaho.
Judging from what hear from back
East" remarked Secretary Lafe Glea- |
son, Of the New York State committee, |
who was slated by the Taft people for |
temporary secretary Of the national !
the folks are sure after |
the newspaper stories that |
there's a regular bear pit out here in |
As a matter of fact. things |
have been as peaceful as spring lamb |
with mint sauce"
by way OF JdhlnB lIle GQke OIL lle Dig |
Republican doings here, Eugene V. Debs |
and Anton Seidel, the Socialist candi- !
dates for President and Vice President. |
have come. TO town: They took advan- |
tage Of the Sabbath to hold Socialist |
rally. After the mass meeting many Of !
the Socialists went to the Republican |
quarters to size up old party |
They didn't seem impressed.
Gov. Stubs, whose stock OF red hair
is turning to a gray brown. is a brave
man, but no sufIragette. In order to |
get in touch with real home sentiment |
be deserted the Republican center Of |
activity and slid into a mass meeting
of women suffragists in the Illinois |
Theater.s Clifford Pinchot was talking
The chairwoman was advised that the
aggressive Kansan was in the house
and promptly called on him for speech.
Sow. Stubs fed
There was a great crowd Of West vir-
Zinia 'rooters' marching about the ho-
el corridors all day and night shout
ng through their megaphones their war
song, which was. They Can't Roll the
Steam Roller Over the West Virginia
Mountains. Fight EN-, Fight En-.
Fight En-"
suhhowers OF plush and as big as
fdors to-day. They are worn on the
,oat lapels and hats Of the cummins
boosters from Iowa. The Iowans refuse
o be argued out Of the belief that their
avored son is the inevitable compro-
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