Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-06-14
sIDELlGHTs ON TIE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

clerk OF the Congress hotel, can give fin
est Identifying details of attire and build
or a statesman in a moment.
A great part of the population of the
motel consists of newspaper, magazine,
and free lance photographers. Twelve
'shapshotters We're in an arc about SEN
ator J. NJ. Dixon OF Montana, Colonel
fSooseVelts 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 acconmo-
dating strangers was the Montanan. One
photographer would be tipped on 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. OF the two cases OF mistaken
identity one was A. B. Butler OF Wash
lngton, a Taft camp aid. 1t is said the
other was a 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. "Al Taft types comment
ed an admirer Of the president. Chief
~among'the h~eavyweights is A. M. Steven
son., Colorado national committeeman,
VINO nails from Denver. Mr. STEVENSON
weighs more than 300 pounds.
Make Pages Of "~eeIlhops."
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 to the men in charge.
Here's the list of delegates from Ala
bama with the T~wenty-third district
left out" a delegation chief explains to
the boy in buttons. Take it up to Sena-
tor Blank with my compliments. and in
form him 1 will send the rest to him in
half an hour"
When a hop was dispatched with a
copy of the recommendations of the rules
committee, to be submitted to the nation
al committee. a senator remarked:
THAT young man has a mission OF
more widespread influence than that OF
any other boy in America"
"Whoo-ee," sighed a bell boy. He was
counting change. mine hours on the
hop and only SLIGO in tips. I am going
to vote the Democratic ticket straight
Texan Tells New One.
Col. Cecil Lyon of the Texas delegation
lana an irrepressible supporter of Roose-
welt, had a new story to tell to take the
place of his old one about the cataclySm
in Yoakum county, Texas, where a Demo-
cratic county convention instructed for
Roosevelt, causing Wilson supporters to
bolt.
"I was walking down the street with
iCharles Hilles in Washington the other
day." began Colonel Lyon, after some
one had said President Tafts secretary
had arrived at the Blackstone hotel.
"A small delivery wagon passed the
colonel continued. Il 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 1908. The fourth
was Problems of the Day. by William
III. Taft. I directed Mr.. Hilles' attention
&c, TO the load of books, He seemed Offend
Good Nature the Rule.
Good nature is the rule among all of the
national committeeman and delegates,
None Is too harassed by p~uzzling political
ientanglements to deny any one a smile
and handShake.
IAN old crab has lots Of luck in this
,game-I don't think." laughed Senator
Dixon, Roosevelt's manager. after he had
passed out a dozen pulsatihg hand grasps.
Then he walked over to former Senator
Dick-Taft contest director-in the lobby
VI ASioh
coliseum annex and slapped him on the
back.
"'Lo.' said Mr.. Dixon.
Righ 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 at
times. They were like old college chums.
Friendly eye-twinkling scenes between
chiefs, and lieutenants and subalterns OF
the opposing forces We're ommon.
One noteworthy meetings that started
amicably and ended in a torrid. argument
was between Joseph Healing of Indiana
and Congressman Lucius c. Littauer of
New York.
Those "Emergency Cafes"
A group of out of town newspaper rep
resentatives 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 at
a. cafe service to be installed in head
quarters at once" said a committeeman
who left the session before adjournment.
Col. Lyon Immediately was proposed for
dark horse candida te-immediately and
unanimously.
Delegation From Hawaii.
Seated in a corner of the Pompeian
room at the Congress hotel was a little
| party composed Ol LHe I1d"dlldh ueAeSd-
ton. Prince Kalanianaole, generally call
ed "Prince Cupid" and c. A. Rice. dele
gates from the island; H. l.. Holstein. ma
,tional committeeman: A. Horner. secre-
tary to the delegation, and Colonel S.
Parker, the Mark Hanna OF
made up the party.
.It can't be all work and no play
said the prince.
Practicing Taft YelIs.
Since a Roosevelt delegation came into
the Congress singing "a parody on the
"houn' Dog" Taft supporters have be-
gun to put themselves in practice for
the campaign yells.
Short. long. loud and sharp, they come
in all varieties. Some are for use before
and some after the nomination. A mourn
ing song is being written, bemoaning the
fate of Teddy and several in jubila-
ton, in anticipation of the success of Taft.
A farewell yell will be put in use later.
The last line tells the whole story. We're
going home, we're broke. Good-by."
Urey Woodson's Story.
JTrey woodson, secretary of the Demo-
cratic national committee. is telling a
story which has what he claims is a
moral.
you Republicans says Mr.. Woodson.
remind me of old Colonel Gunfirc. who.
although a Democrat, lived in a strong
hold of Republicanism. One winter he
blew in and asked to be sworn in as a
member of theDemocratic legislature.
Colonel. did you sure enough beat a
Republican,"
..c,b heat three of 'em at once"