The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
KICKED HIS DAWG
OUT OF The HOUSE
Hound Yelped Lustily as Legis-
lature Wouldn't Invite
Champ Clark.
TOO BUSY TO HEAR HIM NOW
They Gotta Hear Judson--M Makes
No Difference ii lie Can't
Get Job.

Every time come to town
Tho boys keep a-klckin my dd~S
nroun'.
Makes no difference II he il noun,
They gotta quit klcliin' my daws
aroun'.
Somebody kicked the poor little
hound dog all over tn place ycster-
day when the House of Delegates. n!
an overwhelming vote, positively re-
fused tn invite Champ Clark to make
a speech before the General Assembly.
From a seat far back in the gallery
one could almost heard the hound yelp.
1T was a whine at first then sharp,
biting cry. and the agony was over.
Ordinarily, they are Shot by police
man. but this time the kicks did the
business. and the dawg laid down and
died, with smile upon his lips--!f
mound dogs smile with the lips.
Seriously, however, there was no de-
sire to hound or prosecute pune
ture the Champ Clark boom. 10 is in
the running; his hat, coat and shoes
have been in the ring FOR many
months. He Is after the job, ana there
he those who say that lie will get It..
When Daniel A. Kinsay. OF Franklin.
member OF the House. brought forth
the resolution 10 invite the big speak
or 20 come down here and talk bit
there was quick opposition
House Couidn't see Him.
The House was against 1t by q
greater vote than that cast for Mr..
Jordan's weil-known enabling act.
Champ might have been tac tavori,e
in the betting. ana he might have been
covered all over with Hearst medals
tie House couldn't 500 him in these
Ais, Il
priution bills, tax measures. and the
like. SO when the ayes and the noes
were called there was Iuiie some op-
position to Il speech by Champ. The
House believes II has heard enough
speeches II heard Woodrow Wilson
1t has got TO hear hudson Harmon next
month. FOR hudson has already accept
ed. and If II accepted Champ. some
body else would propose that square
deal be given oscar. .loo. William Jon-
nings and that score OF eminent states-
men who would like 20 sit in the
White House and rule
Last night some fear was expressed
that the refusal o: the House to hear
champ might he regarded as evidence
Of the fact thnt Champ doesn't stand
high politically in Virginia But 1t
wasn't that
Time and Tide Wait Not for Champ.
TtHc Is pressing. TIL. session IS
drawing 20 . close There are big
matters on the calendar. They aro
playing doubic-headers every day. The
senate IS Just as busy. The wheels
must stop when hudson comes along.
and the session can't last longer thar
sixty days So tho refusal to Invite
means nothing 10 the detriment o..
Champ and his daws. There are mem.
oers of tine House who honestly believe
that The Speaker Mr. Clark--will be
nominated in Baltimore. and almost
every member Of The House. the Scnatc
concurrins. hcievcs that II he is nom
mated re IS as good as got the Job
The season is closed for presidential
candidates Woodrow came along in
the midst Of that Watterson excite
mont and refused TO say anything
about thu kentuckian. Judson is yet
10 be heard from. and Champ can't
evan whisper through tho door. Blu,
If he ever gets his claws on that nor!-
nation. II he ever shunles into the
White House a the real tenant. he
won't forget the man who wanted to
invite him, and h won't forget those
who refused to let him come. lie may
forgive. but he VIII never forget The
cry .: the yclping hound Will come to
him in his dreams. and his eyes will
open slowly, with tear streaming
down his cheek. Kick n mans dog,
and that man will hound YOU as YOU
lid hound ;hc hound