Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-08
PRESIDENT TAFT IS
ONE OF THE GUESTS
Bull Moose Fight Is One of
the Features and Dons
Rage Furiously About the
Board-Fun Fast and
Furious.

washington, Dec. 7.-Th0 Grldlron
club held Its annual dinner tonight,
fought the battle of Armageddon: WITT
messed the sanguinary encounter of
Bull Moose with certain toreadors and
other professional Bull Moose fighters:
cleaned up political affairs after the
recent elections. and In general bur-
lesqued national matters in its GUS
tomary delightful satire.
Four hundred prominent men. in
Guiding President Taft, were guests Of
the famous newspaper organization.
sitting under the huge suspended grid
iron and enjoying hugely the exploita-
tion of their own or their friends fads
and foibles.
The fun was fast and furious, inter-
spersed between mouthfuls, so to
speak. Hardly had the diners finished
slipping their soup before a tremendous
cannonade smote their ears. Peals Of
firing shook the air. Some kindly club
member informed the assemblage that
the noise was the,echo Of the battle Of
Armageddon. Then in galloped real
war correspondence least he had all
the outward habiliments-including a
horse, only the horse was an equine's
head on stick that the correspondent
bestrode. A placard across his chest
announced that the correspondent was
Senator Jonathan Bourne OF Oregon.
Many Notables Present.
He was joined by another knight of
the pen, labeled SAUL and wearing
garments to match his history. Champ
Clark-or some one who was SO labeled
came on, announcing he was Cow
ering' the battle for the Commoner
| Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts-or his shadow-announced
he represented the Munsey newspapers
Then came a figure placarded as "Gin"
Pinchot, who remarked he was aide to
| General George w. Perkins. This as
semblage eyed the battle eagerly. They
and the dinner guests perceived a large
man on a Bull Moose in the thickest
of the fight. Hanging on the TANKS of
the strange animal were two men,.
labeled Adam Bede and John Harlan.
tellers of truth" Colonel Henry Wat
terson's double. writing the battle for
Hearst's magazine" Joined the group.
When I left" the personification Of
the Kentucky editor declared, "the
Democrats of the house Of representa-
tives We're trying to arrange the tariff
schedule and the carnage was fright
full
Frightful sounds of carnage then
again drew attention toward the battle
field. George w. Perkins. apparently
astride the moose, dashed toward a
large general seated on putting
green. Many men with strange weap-
ons followed the Bull Moose.
Tho Tennis Cabinet.
, AS explained by Pinchot. they were
, members of the tennis cabinet. They
, approached large man sitting idle
, and another man waving his arms
, wildly The former they found by
> looking at his placard. was Thomas
! Fortune Ryan. waiting for the battle
to end so he could settle all unpaid
!, bills of the campaign. The latter was
. apparently Senator Joseph M. Dixon
waiting to appear before the Clapr
committee. Surrounding the big gen.
eral We're ''the cabinets
why are the cabinets not in tht
battle?" asked Saul.
They will get into the battle jus
!. after It is over" answered Bourne.
. AS they waited man was seen I,
rush wildly back aad forth between
the cabinet group and the big man oi
the Bull Moose. This proved to b.
Senator Albert Cummins of Iowa--o
q at least the onlookers said 1t was he
trying to discover which side h
: was on. KS
What Is that engine Of war tina
spurts forth smoke and ffre?" aske,
t SAUL
O That Is Governor Hiram johnson.
answered Bourne.
: The Fall Of Unels Joe.
As they gazed man with . cap an
n gown appeared. surrounded by tn
faculty. On the right. one who sal
he was "Bil" Finn OF Pennsylvanie
was seen leading his men in ''Onwar
Christian Soldiers" The onlooker
announced sadly that Uncle Joe Can
J non and Nick Longworth had, faller
Then they saw the Bull Moose fles
I followed by his men, Tho big ma
e with the golf sticks. also prepared /
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