The Detroit times., 1912-06-25
Missouri Delegation Arrives On
Scene in "Houn' Dog Spe--
cial" To Boom Clark
'OLITICAL NEWS SIZZLING
Interesting Stories Gathered
Here and There at Scene
of Coming Battle

playing wide expanses Of moist, shirt
bosoms. When they get tired stand
ing. they ait down.
In New York 1t would be impos-
sible to find an officer with his he'll
met on the back OF his head and his
hands in his pockets severely OBJ
served a New York delegate to the
fat policeman In front OF the Emerson
hotel
We'll. now" said the policeman.
with interest, that must be a dick.
ems OF a place, now amt it2"
Five former governors OF Missouri
are on the scene. They are Lon y.
Stephens. w j. Stone, David r. Fran
els. Joseph w. Folk, and Alexander
M. Dockery.
Two factions of the Oklahoma dele
cation, one for Wilson and the, other
for Clark. arrived on the same train.
Politics wasn't mentioned on the
whole trip" said one of the delegates.
We were afraid to talk on the sub
1ect because TO do so would likely
lead to trouble. We just kidded one
another to pass the time"
train OF IL Pullmans brought In
the Missouri delegation and other
friends OF Champ Clark. The cars
were lavishly decorated and the train
was christened the "Houn' Dog Spe-
cial." From the lapels Of the coats
OF the delegates dangled glazed badges
bearing Champs portrait and as large
as saucers.
A four-story colonial mansion Is
serving as the quarters of the Ohio
delegation. Precious old mahogany
furniture adorns the rooms and The
walls are hallowed by paintings OF
the Montague's, the Gordon's and
other famous old Maryland families.
Active as a young man, Henry G.
Davis, 80 or more years OF age, is here
as delegate-at-large from West Vir-
ginia. He was q candidate for vice.
president in 1908. II am going for
Judge Parker for temporary chairman
Of the convention" he said "Of
course will support him after run
ming with him"
Headquarters Of the Indiana dele
gates are in one OF the best parlors
Of an expensive hotel For the recrea-
tion OF the delegates, Tom Taggart
has also rented an adjoining roof
garden.
Some folks are going to get more
Turkish baths this week than they
ever had before In their lives.
About the only vacant rooms left
In the convention district are In a
big Turkish bath place. For some
odd reason the proprietor hasn't In
creased his rates for rooms and there
was big rush Of judicious persons
Sunday, to engage a series OF seven
baths with the seven nights OF COM
Portable sleep In real beds that 60
with them
Bet weigh 125 when get
through" said a fat patron who wad.
died In Sunday night.
The Democratic progressives are
breathing out no fire and talk Of Cat
ling guns, such as filed the Chicago
hotel lobbies last week
Baltimore would have been q grand
place for Bill Finn and Gov. John
son. They would not have found two
policemen and a secret service man
for each Of their warlike delegates,
In fact, II Baltimore turned her
whole police force into convention
hall, there Would be only two-thirds
Of policeman per delegate.
The force here numbers only a lit
tie over 700 men. Some Of them have
had 13 1.2 hour detail daily here Of
late. They'll be glad to bid the Demo
Gratis goodbye.
The house party's the thing All
the fine families OF Maryland are Civ
ing house parties, after which the So
.ciety columns announce they will
leave for Newport and Bar Harbor.
The society of the convention oc-
cupies. several columns In the morn
ing and afternoon Baltimore papers.
Southern hospitality which took it's
root In slavery days, still flowers.
The beef trust and other barons OF
Chicago did nothing to match the
lavish entertainment which Baltimore
Is to bestow this week.
The social set at Washington is TAX.
ing a hand. The John r. McLeans
have leased the williams mansion on
Monument-st. Chief among the house
guests are Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Long.
worth. II was at Friendship, the
McLeans' home in the environs of
Washington that Princess Alice spent
her honeymoon.
Edward Beale Mclean and his wife.
parents TO the Hundred. million. dol
lar-baby," will assist In entertaining
the Mclean house party.
Kermit Roosevelt is to be a part of
the social doings. He's the guest OF
John Rush Street. at Taylor, Nd.
Tom Taggart, OF Indiana, used to
wait table In the Union station at In
dianapolis. Then he got a restaurant
OF his own, later a hotel and then he
went into politics. He was elected
county auditor OF Marion county, three
times mayor OF indianapolis. and then
national committeeman. His word
goes in Democratic politics in In
diana
Congressman James VI. Cox, who
was recently nominated by the Demo