Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-10-04

! At1oment and do 1t that may an
: .sNger an argument-or not an argu-
ment but a charge made by, one OF
Atnescandidates and after have spoken
t:t4e n TnGoment In RECORD to the two
f6onVentions intend to speak of the
three candidates. and the things they
stand for.
HE ATTENDED CHICAGO
CONVENTION as A
MEMBER OF THE PRESS
went to the Chicago convention
| as looker-on. I went as a represen-
tative OF the press; and before going
wrote to the chairman OF the re-
publican national committee If he
would send me a ticket to the press
gallery I would agree in return not
to say anything worse about either
Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt than they
have said about each other. I felt
that they gave me all the latitude /
needed for my write-up. I prided
myself that could report that con-
vention more faithfully and more
fully than any republican reporter,
for the republican reporters were
biased, some In favor of Mr.. Taft,
some In favor Of Mr.. Roosevelt, and
this bias would naturally, color theiI
writing. Fortunately I was not biase@
IL favor of either one (applause). and
then I knew them both better than
the republican newspaper men did,
and I knew them so we'll that knew
that what they said about each other
was true (applause), and had no
reason for not giving 1t the widest
publicity. (Applause.) It was an
entertaining convention.
HOW THE STEAM ROLLER
MADE EACH SIDE
MORE THAN SATISFIED
1t commenced like a tragedy and
ended like comedy. At first was
afraid they would kill each other,
and then I was afraid they would
not. (Applause.) In the beginning
there were about 500 men In each side
who glared at each other and said un-
kind things about each other. but
when that piece Of improved ma
| chinery called the steam roller
operated by highly skilled labor, got
to work, 1t smoothed things out so
| artistically that those who were run
over seemed to feel almost as good
about 1t as those who ran over them.
applause and laughter.) Toward the
close it became mechanical. You
could go out and stay away for a day
and know just what was going on
1t moved like clockwork and never
missed cog. It was about like this
A man would come in from the com
mittee OF credentials and report In
favor Of seating two or four Tai.
| delegates and then another man
would appear and move to substitute
two or four Roosevelt delegates, and
then a third man would automatically
appear and move to lay the substi-
tute on the table, and the chairman
said those in favor say AYE" and It
looked as though everybody in the
house and gallery said aye" ana
then he would say those opposed,
mo-" and the same ones shouted
NO" and then everybody laughed,
end then the chairman would say.
the ayes seem to have 1t, the ayes
have It," and the whistles would foot,
foot, and they would start in another
contest Finally man arose In the
rear OF the hall and said, "Mr. Chair
man, arise to a point or order" and
the chairman said:
'The gentleman will state his point
OF order" and he said:
STEAM ROLLER EXCEEDED
| THE SPEED LIMIT JOKE
my point OF order IL this: the
steam roller Is exceeding the speed
limit" and then the house was oon.
i vuised, and when the laughter sub.
J sided the chairman solemnly an.
nounced that the point OF order wa,
sustained, and so they went. 1 wal
reminded CT story 1 heard year,
ago. An artist was employed to pain
9 picture of the children of Israe
crossing the Red sea. Nobody wa,
allowed to see It until II was fnishec
and when the COMMITTEES was as
sembled and the curtain drawn asid,
they looked upon a calm and tran
Gull sea. The chairman hurried ove
to the artists side and said:
I'VE employed you to paint a pic
ture Of the children of Israel CROSSING
the RED sea-" and he said, There
the picture" and ne said, where ar,
the childfen7" and the artist said
They have passed over" and he said
: Where 10 Pharaoh and his char
,,'ots and the artist said '"Tbey hav