The Washington times., 1912-06-29
CONVENTION SHOWS
NOTHING ORIGINAL
Big Meet At Baltimore Just Like Old Time Sessions lr
the Backwoods Districts-"Boss Lawyers
on Job.
BY JUDSoN c. wELLIvER.

ment by voting for your man an equal
number of ballots later on Tit for tat;
you scratch our back and we II scratch
yours later
so Mr.. Tai-Ender gets a run for his
money. He manages to pull in enough
counties to give him strong lead; IN
fact, on the last ballot under this agree
ment he is within six votes OF enough
to nominate.
But he doesn't get 1t over the goal
line, and the original line up Is re,
sumed. The Hon. Tailender now had
been thinking e. up Inssoh some Sleser
drops his literary ruminations with a
feeling that perhaps it's a waste OF good
cerebral power.
Then there's another crop of electri-
city in the air. Report gets about that
another candidate. Sure enough, the
rather unpromising candidate from
Saueegee county suddenly looms largfie.
another w. G. county Is delivered to
him, and he, IN turn, runs up to big
enough vote to make him see mirage
of political greatness, with a senator
ship four years ahead and maybe the
Presidency just beyond.
Strength Grows.
For three ballots his strength grows;
he seems certain to win; gets to within
four votes of the coveted majority.
When, he having been properly jollied,
really ought to win, but doesn't seem
to have quite the necessary pulling pow
/ er in the crisis.
Again they drop back into the origi-
nal alignment and again. after little
while, there's another concentration on
another of the candidates, with ike
pathetic results; he's within three votes
Of a seat in Congress, and will be able
| to brag about 1t all the rest of his life.
That's all that happens to him.
| Convention sits up all night tonight,
and before morning every blessed states
man Of the lot has the delicious sem
just missing it; also the sad experience
of hazy wonderment as to whether
somebody hasn't been handing him ia,
bunko. But he doesn't just see where
1t came in; he seems to have had
, fair chance.
| At length the time comes when the
plans of B. L. and the w. G's call fol
a variation. The strength is all piled
thus far been kept in the background
He has had the chance to compliment
every other candidate. one by one. nov
that his time has come B. L. and w
G.'s are observed very busy In the pur'
lieus The roll starts.
Podunk county has been sticking tigh
by it's home candidate all along. 1t ha
Joined in no demonstrations. Its dow
past the middle OF the roll call. an
time ard again 1t might have nominate'
one candidate or another II ii woul;
only have ccme through. This triu
there's commotion in Podunk. The Po
: dunk boss whispers to the delegate
that he's going to smash something
Podunk's going to make Congress
| man.
Ard 1t does: Podunk plurks for tn
man whom the bosses bad all alori
, intended to nominate: Short Grls
. county, coming next on the roll, gel
into line. Two more votes will nami
nate.
Then Westward Ho county Is reache,
and passed. Excitement Is intense
there's only Woodbury. left. and II cal
nominate While the convention I
waiting Algoma county's chairman rise
5 and asks the privilege of changing HI
vote. He wants to cast 1t for -.
: Uproar Starts.
) But there's an uproad. protest Is mad
8 that under the rules votes once cas-
mustn't be changed on the same ballot
5 Algoma isn't allowed to change, but
: has given the tip that it's ready to ge
? into the band wagon. Woodbury. an
Z Westward Ho finally vote for their IA
vorite sons, tho nomination falls 10
z want of two votes, and a new roll ca
i begins in great agitation. The Hor
Napoleon Wellington Scrooger Will wi
= | II he can hold what he has and gal
e two on the next call.
4 The Algoma chairman-Algoma betn
I at the head of the alphabetical list
. rises defiantly and announces that nov
at least. Algoma can vote for the ma
e of its choice. and its pops Us eleve
t for the Hon. Napoleon Wellingto
: Cchooger.