The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-14

Kenzie followers, but in q showdown
Mckenzie always sided with Patter-
son. A friend once asked him why,
and the colonel spoke thusly:
They're both fine boys and love
them, but have to give Pat the best
Of II sometimes. II I'd tell Patterson
to 90 jump OF the viaduct-(it's over
a hundred feet high) he'd do II. II
told Jewell TO jump on the viaduct.
he'd do it-but he'd want TO know
why"
Senator Borah, OF the waving black
locks and the bulldog jaw, strolled out
or the lobby of the Congress hotel the
other day. The minute he hit the
asphalt. snap, snap, snap" went a
dozen cameras.
Dorah smiled and stood for it
seemed to like 1t, In fact, just as IL
ne really had had time. during very
busy career, to get hep TO the fact
that 1t doesn't hurt a public man to
have his picture printed IN news
paper.
When the process was completed
photographer rushed up to the sena-
tor, who was resuming his stroll down
Michigan-ave.
What's the name?" queried the
camera shooter, without a fickef of
embarrassment, flashing pad and
pencil-which no true reporter would
ever be caught exposing.
"Borah," replied the senator, slight
ly surprised
Where from?"
Idaho. Greater ,surprise.)
ssvUhat'a yOnr ipiffa "a 90
William e." Intense astonish-I
ment).
What are your"
"A United States senator" (m,
credulity)
Much obliged"
And Borah, you4know, 10 promi-
nently mentioned" as a dark horse
candidate for Dresident,
The lobby of the, Blackstone noetld
which lives up to- the famous cpl
grams OF the satirist who pronounced
American hostelres as "a cross be-
tween ancient North
and modern Pullman" was reposing
IN fits awful, dignffhed silence the
popping In other parts OF Chicago,
among the marble corTnors, shout
ing mr.. w J. Burnsl Mr.. W. J.
Burnsi Mr.. Nv. ]. Burns."
BY actual, count, IA men grabbed
their hatst and beat It. Three of
two werefThft delegates and one was
a membsrtot the Illinois Legislature.
w., Al..ak ho.vo e. oalr on,yo,,
ZIONIST wheres he's from Lots OF peo-
time IF you watch him shake ,hands
you. can, tell In a minute
CAridj incidentally, this, convention
pow-woiw IL the greatest old hand
shaking fest you ever saw. Its got
any Mdthodist camp meeting out.
shook a! mile and half
Tako Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
for instance. He Is approached by
friend. He bovC very, very for
mally, extends his hand slowly, grasps
his friend lightly by the NIT, gives
slight pressure of the finger and says,
politely: How do you do? I'm glad
TO see you."
That's the New England greeting.
Vastly different Is the system used
Dy 1eOTBo ~ nulBhl, HltllOHdl sOlH'
mitteeman from California, rancii
owner and millionaire lawyer knight
seems an old friend across tho LOBBY,
holsts his arm In the air. lets out a
Hey, there, BILL and rushes half
way across the room, where he
swings onto Bill's hand like Chrlsty
Mathewson letting go Of an inshoot,
pumps II Up and down for Ave
minuteJ and demands to know where
the he he's been this lbng time.
That's the western style and
they're ell doing t.
Now observe the performance OF
the digniAed but lovc.able, white.
haired Pearl Wight, national com
mitteeman from LouiGihna. When
Pearl Wight meets a lorsg-lost friend
his wide brlmmed black felt hat comes
on. bis ramrod back bends TO a low
Hon hIm hnmH "a,