The Yale expositor., 1912-06-13
SIDELIGHTS ON THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

| TIE convention Tor persons seeking tieii
so many times that John Burk. head
clerk or the Congress hotel, can give nm
est identifying details of attire and build
or a statesman in moment.
great part OF the population or the
MOTEL consists of newspaper. magazine,
and free lance photographers. Twelve
snapshotters were in an arc about Sen
ator j. NJ. Dixon of Montana, Colonel
| toosevelt's manager, when he consented
10 be photographed on his arrival
Before the senator reached the hotel
| on wednesday two men had been led out
on Michigan avenue by the camera squad
In the belief that each Of the accommo-
dating strangers was the Montanan. One
photographer would be clipped off" that
the tall. white haired man in the Pana-
ma is Senator Dixon"
| The stranger at once would be invited
out In the street for different poses In
the sun. or the two cases OF mistaken
Identity one was A. b. Butler OF WASH
ington Taft camp aid. 1t IL said the
other was Boston linen salesman. He
did not deny he was Senator Dixon. and
posed graciously with and without his
hat and facing in different advantageous
angles.
Many "Tafts" In Chicago.
1t has been noticed that a great part
| OF the delegates that have arrived are
robust men. "All Taft types" comment
ed an admirer Of the president. Chief
among the heavyweghts is A. M. Steven
son, Colorado national committeeman.
| who halls from Denver. Mr.. Stevenson
weighs more than 300 pounds.
Make Pages of "Bellhops."
The bell boys of the big hotels have
| been pressed into service for all sorts
of duties. They not only carry ice water
| and life preservers to the various head
quarters and rooms of delegates but also
serve in the capacity OF page. state
house messenger" marshal of delegations,
office boy. introducer, and general head
! quarters attache.
There are hundreds OF different docu-
ments to be exchanged between head
quarters. with verbal explanations to
go 10 the men In charge.
| Here's the list of delegates from Ala
bama with the Twenty-third district
left out" a delegation chief explains to
the boy in buttons. TAKE 1t up to Sena-
tor Blank with my compliments, and in
form him l will send the rest TO him in
half an hour"
When hop was dispatched with n
copy Of the recommendations Of the rules
committee. to be submitted TO the nation
al committee. senator remarked:
THAT young man has a mission of
more widespread influence than that OF
any other boy in America"
''Whoo-ee," sighed n bell boy. lie was
counting change mine hours on the
hop and only SLIGO in tips. ! am going
| 70 vote the Democratic ticket straight
Texan Tells New One.
Col. Cecil Lyon OF the Texas delegation
and an irrepfessible Supporter % Roose-
welt. had a new story to tell to take the
place Of his old one about the cataclysm
| in Yoakum county. Texas, where Demo
cratic county convention instructed for
Roosevelt, causing Wilson supporters to
bolt.
II was walking down the street with
| Charles Hilles I'm Washington the other
day." began Colonel Lyon. after some
one had said President Taft's secretary
had arrived at the Blackstone hotel.
"a small delivery wagon passed." We
colonel continued. 'I looked up and saw
four large volumes stacked on top with
| the titles facing us Three of the books
were reports of the Republican conven-
lions OF 1900. 1904 and 1905. The fourth
was Problems OF the Day. by William
| II. Taft. l directed Mr.. Hilles' attention
| to the load OF books He seemed offend
| ed"
Good Nature the Rule.
Good nature is the rule among all OF the
| national committeeman and delegates.
None is too harassed by puzzling political
entanglements to deny any one smile
and handshake
IAN old crab has lots OF luck in this
Rame--T don't think" laughed Senator
Dixon, Roosevelt's manager, after he had
passed out a dozen pulsating hand grasps,
| Then he walked over 10 former Senator
| Dick-Taft contest director-in the lobby
of national committee headquarters al the
Coliseum annex and slapped him on the
back.
"'Lo," said Mr.. Dixon.
fright back at you, senator" smiled
| Mr.. Dick.
Those who were near the two chiefs of
the hostile camps could hear a boyish
"Joe" and Charley" being exchanged al
times. They were like old college chums.
Friendly eye-twlnkling scenes between
| chiefs and leutenants and subalterns OF
the opposing forces were common.
One noteworthy meetings that started
amicably and ended in a torrid argument
was between Joseph Healing Of Indiana
and Congressman Lucius G. Lttauer OF
| New York.
Those Emergency Cafes"
a group of out of town newspaper rep
resentatves were on the point OF making
an enumeration in the vicinity OF the Coli
| scum of emergency cafes for reference In
| times of busy sessions
"Col. Cecil Lyon has Just put through a
motion making newspaper men guests al
| n cafe service to he installed in head
quarters al once" said a committeeman
who left the session before adjournment
Col. Lyon Immediately was proposed foi
dark horse Candidate--immediately and
| unanimously.
Delegation From Hawaii.
Seated in corner of the Pompeiar
room at the Congress hotel was Il llttlC
PARTY composed of the Hawaiian delega-
ton Prince Kalanianaole, generally call
ed prince Cupid" and G. A. Rice. dele
gates from the island: II. L. 1iolstein, ma
tionaI committeeman; a. Horner, secre'
tarv to the delegation and Colonel S
Parker, the Mark Hanna OF Hawaii
made up the party.
1T can't be all work and no play
said the prince.
Practicing Taft Wells.
Since "A Roosevelt delegation came into
the Congress singing n parody on tn,
"houn' Dog" Taft supporters have be
gun ia put Themselves in practice FOL
the campaign yells.
Short. long. loud ana sharp. they come
in all varieties. Some are for use before
and some after the nomination. a mourn
ing song Ia being written, bemoaning tn,
fate of Teddy" and several in jubila
ton in anticipation of the success of Taft
/, A farewell yell will be put in use later