The Washington times., 1912-06-07
CHICAGO HOPING
ct. R." WILL COME
During Convention, and Firemen Hope He Will
Not Try to Burn Up the City.
BY JuDSoN c. wELLIvER.

CHICAGO. June 7-This burg of Chi
cago Is right up on its toes, wonder
ing IL "T. r." Is coming to see II. It's
so excited over the possibility that 1t
doesn't know how II ought to behave.
Folks are making inquiries whether
Roosevelt takes dinner or supper
at or about y. m, and whether he
calls his midday meal luncheon, lunch,
or dinner. It's determined to do the
right thing by him. II there's any way
to do IT.; but how can even Chicago
make a bigger noise than Roosevelt
will be II ne comes?
That's what worries 'em. The police
force doesn't know whether it'n be
turned out for parade and. inspection
by him, or will be cordoned around the
coliseum to keep him from Juggling II
tossing it. into Lake Michigan. Sup.
pose he did get sore about things and
kick the big pile over? Where would
the convention meet? Would it have to
the hotel keepers there get away with
all this ready political money that Is
rolling into the Golfers of the Annex, the
La Sale, the Blackstone. the Sherman,
For the impression Is universal that
Roosevelt will be here before the con-
vention opens, and will take charge Of
his own fight The Taft folks smile
at the thought; the Roosevelt. people
josh about the big doings that'll come
or IL the colonel comes to town
and the fire department Is Furnishing
response to a general alarm If the for
mer President sweeps into town and
proceeds to burn things up.
Not Justified.
There doesn't seem to be any particu-
lar justification for the expectation that
the colonel will come, except that It
would be an unusual and unprecedent-
ed thing for candidate to do; and the
usual and precedented ar. not the
things he is given to doing. Chicago
wants him to come. just as Chicago
wanted the Worlds Fair, claims it has
the biggest bank in the world, Is proud
df the fact that its river smells worse
than any other river and is mad be-
cause New York has some buildings
that are taller than anything in Chi
cago
Chicago wants the biggest, boldest
startlingest in every thing; and of
the new sensa ton Of a convention com
posed entirely of T. Roosevelt. He
can have a lion hunt on State street
If he demands 1t. and Jackson Park
will be turned into a jungle overnight.
goons for him to play with If he wants
that sort of sport
A whole national convention would
look pretty good to most towns; but
not t" an aspiring place Ike Chicago.
Gee" said a man on Wabash avenue
this morning, II DO hope l'e'll come
Say. wouldn't he tx this-Hhat do you
call it-national committee? He'd just
abolish It right off the bat. shoot up the
stock yards, pack up the coliseum in
brown paper and shin It to oyster Bay
for a souvenir, eat up all the standpat-
ters, blow away the smoke that hangs
around and keeps us from having a
clear sky. and then paint an auror.l
orealis OH the blue tirmament that we
Ch:"aGoans haveo't seen sircc the town
passed the two-millian mark!"
Hot for Roosevelt.
There's the Chicago view of it. Be-
sides, Chicago is a red-hot Roosevelt
town. Talk about Harry New and the
rest Of the boys packing the convention