The Washington times., 1912-06-18
CONVENTION
SIDELIGHTS,
WBAL TZMORE
By THEODORE TILLER.

Absolutely" said Mr.. Cantor. "The
mayors mind Is all right. his health is
all right, and his voice Is all right Why
I bet you he could talk In an ordinary
tone OF voice and reach the man on the
outskirts OF the convention hall crowd"
Mr.. Cantor Indignantly resented the
nor is too old to receive the nomination.
He says the mayor is farming right
along, keeping pace with the leading
citizen OF Oyster Bay.
the Air.
Please. sir, mister. gimme a nickel
for the fresh air fund" Charles A. Cot
terill. Of the Harmon bureau, who was
attempting to convince q delegate that
the ohioan should be nominated, looked
down and beheld demure little miss OF
about eight years, Cotterill handed her
dime.
PLEASE, sir, mister. gimme a nickel
for the fresh air fund"
1t was a different girl. but Cotterill
and the delegate forked over another
sed bit Of charge han, They had ha5dly re-
another child pleader began:
Please, sir, mister"
No. little girl" said the two poll
ttctans In concert. We've Just con-
NIiputCu W ITcSH "naI >
the matter with the air in Baltimore,
anyway" asked Cotterill. Hanged IL
I haven't been buying fresh air ever
since came here"
an electric fan stirred things up over
head and the man behind stirred things
up on the long counter.
Painting Up.
Paint up for the convention says an
store. And Baltimoreans Just grin when
they note the bucket Of red underneath.
He Dreams Delegates.
Wallace Bassford. secretary to Speak
er Clark. is expected over today to
take a look at the Clark headquarters.
Bassford probably qualities as the origi-
nal Champ Clark man. When the Mis-
sourian was minority leader OF the
House. stuck off in a little cubby-hole
in the Capitol building. Bassford was
not always be the under dog and that
Clark would climb to the Presidency.
Mr.. Clark has reached the Speakership
rung In the political ladder and Bass
higher.
The Speakers private secretary
Jreams about delegates. He can count
the clark list backward and forward
In announcing his Intention to run
over to Baltimore this week he said:
The headquarters of the next Presi-
dent will be found at the Emerson
AS practically all the candidates house
their booms at the Emerson, Bassford
was specific and said:
That's where the Clark headquarters
are"
Iitt,etop VIII Not o-ot.
The convention will not get a chance
to see Martin w. Littleton. the New
York orator in action. Mr.. Littleton
says he Isn't going to nominate any
oody, and he will not second anv nomi-
nation Baltimore is sorry, for Mr..
Littleton's reputation as an orator has
grown ever since he convinced a New
York jury that Harry K. Thaw ought
not to be convicted OF murder.
No Wrangling There.
There is an absolute lack Of wrang-
ling among the boosters of the rival
here. For once in it's his
tory. the Democracy seems 10 want an
entirely peaceful convention. Wilson
men lock arms with Harrnonites and
repai~ to the nearest r,frsshment par
lor, md Clark and Underwood boom
c'S dTt IKE nTOtneTS. marvellous
to see them boost without knocking the
other fellows game.
Called Race on.
James W. Reilly. political secretary
for Norman f. Mack, leaned against
the desk at the Belvedere discussing a
of the West Baltimore car
nival managers to run the Presidential
marathon through the Fifth regiment
armory on Tuesday of convention week
He didn't see how II could be done,
but
"Tll tell you what I'll do" he said.
"lll run some on a marathon for any
thing there is in It," and contemplated
his excessively rotund proportions with
satisfaction. THE only trouble will be
Hal" P. Denton, Of the Harmon
forces, drifted in. Denton is a big
c,a1msG Ths5eS KGur nnntnn, man some som o one @ ex,
Reilly a marathon in convention week."
Nothing at all doing" commented the
national chairrnans political secretary
me man l run must be 5 feet inch
es tall. 80 inches around the waist, and
afternoon, Immediately after a planked
steak and four cups OF coffee.''
The race is of.
Wants of Alaska.
Give us our own people to rule us!
Is to be the slogan the Alaskan dele
cation. as voiced by A. ]. DAILY, who has
arrived from the frozen possessions of
Uncle Sam.
Whats the matter up there?"
"Nothing's the matter up there; it's
down here he said, and Mrs. DAILY
smiled and nodded acquiescence. We've
got the finest country in the world,
beautiful and rich and productive, but
we don't want our officials sent in from
the States. We want to elect our own
people to govern us and administer our
we know and can deal
with on a basis of common understand
ing. We have a string of rulers from
the. States who cannot be in full SYM
pathy with us or understand us. The
party has not helped us op-
crate our railroads or open our mines
We can't keep on with coal at $32 a
ton and burn candles and oil, and some
body has got to give us relief. We ex-
pect that Of the Democratic party"
Mr.. DAILY is more than six feet tall
and all man.
Taggart's Early Rising.
Thomas Taggart was the frst down
of the national committeeman at the
Belvedere. He, with Mrs Taggart, ap-
Deared for breakfast nromDtly at