New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-24
'bATHH0USE John AND
CHICAGO COHORT HERE
Cook County Democracy. All It's
$50 in Fr0l# Goats. PauSeS
on Way jo Baltimore.
MAYOR HARRISON VANISHES
Hearst Doors Bar Him from View
They're for Champ Clark,
but Might Swing to Gay
nor, Says President.
Boom, Ia, Ia, Ra"

Boom Ia Ia IA!
The Cook County Democracy arrived here
yesterday afternoon.
With it's band of seventy pieces. from
drummer boy to drum major. decorated
with four pounds of gold lace and gold
buttons.
With it's $50 members wearing shiny silk
hats. creaseless Prince AlDerts and ultra
creased trousers and carrying shimmerins
silk umbrellas!
In the forefront "Bathhouse John" and
his friend "Hinky D1uk." who-we have
their word for it-have done more to uplit
Chicago with their famous 1st Ward ball
than any set OF reformers that over tackled
the Windy City
And Carter Harrison. their Mayor,
List 70 what befen Mr. Harrison. When
he alighted from the two special trains
that brought the Respondent $50 10 tn"
Baltimore & Ohio station at Communipaw
Andy" Lawrence, managing editor OF
Hearst's Chicago papers, met him and es-
corted him 10 Mr. Hearsts home i'll River
side Drive. This was at 2:45 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Since that time the pub
lie has not seen Mayor Harrison. His fol
lowers insist that no and Mr.. Hearst went
night Cynical laughter from the managers
Of all the Democratic Presidential boom
save Gaynors)
Most Of the twenty delegates who were
scattered among the go headed for tn"
Murray Hill Hotel. but none Of the Cook
County men paraGed, for they learned 10
their grief. that there was q law in this
state forhidding political parades oil sun
day. But the only losers were the disap-
pointed Gothamitss
Mayor Harrison Tacturn,
on arrival Mayor Harrison would not talk
politics. He pleaded it was a little too
easly-et least. day. Others In the party
talked as Ions as they had an audience.
None WAS freer Of tongue than Miles J.
Dawson. PRESIDENT Of the c. c. Z. and one
of the delegates to the convention.
IF our delegates are seated" said Mr..
pevine. our first choice will be Champ
Clark and our second Mayor Harrison"
again cynical laughter from the anti
Gaynorites)
Say" added Mr.. Devine, we Cook
County men have z warm spot in our
hearts for Tammanv. Yes sir! And We
don't care who knows it. Do you know
what Tammany did when we came here 10
help elect Van Wyck as Mayor Why,
they gave us the time Of our lives. Must
have spent ten or twelve thousand dollars
on US.
And, could we spend q cent? Not SOS
ycu'd notice II. No Stree Not red cop
per- That's Tammany. And, say, II Tam
many said to us, after we saw we couldn't
put through Mayor Harrison or Champ
Clark, Vote for Gaynor,' we'd swing
Quicker'n you could think"
Having acquitted himself thus, President
Devine resumed after he had partaken Of
breath Of New York ozone
They say that somebody Is using Gay
nor for q stalking horse. Who IS that
somebody? Ha Ha! Ha!'
But here are Mr. Hearst and Mayor
Harrison hobnobbing," observed his inter
viewer. do YOU think Hearst IS for Cay
nor"
us Funny, Very Funny,
Us q funny world" commented Mr.
Devine, with a sage shake Of the head
Yep, It's g very funny world added ?
Cook County man at his elbow. What YOU
might call profanely funny world, eh?"
AnC Ihen the party, o. WIlCH MI LEVINE
was the stellar luninary, piled INTO an auto
mobile and went 70 Coney Island 10 see ne
sights
sh' Whisper. "Bathhouse John" as John
Cou2hlin, Esq alderman from "Hinky
binks' 1st Ward, and "Hinky Dink" him
self, known in private fife As Mr.. .Kenna,
started for Baltimore before their associates
knew of It. travelling incognitc
Say said one Of the Chicago men dc
you know 'Hinky Drinks some hill Of
beans Yes, he's the pumpkins He's the
only delegate whose seat IS uncontested
Yep elected by both the Harrison and Sui
Ivan factions. Popular mighty popular
indeed, sir"
10, Barney Grogan, whose saloon in the
18th Ward is the rendezvous Of many faith
full followers, who salute him when hc
raises b.. didn't have word 70 ga fol
publication And John Halpin. who hac
Room SIS az the Murray Hill? No. Chi
Cages detective head didn't know thing
about politics just along for old times
SAKE. Nothing more
fhsn there was 2. J. Glsckin, a member
Of tbs Illinois Legislature. who sleo hold,