The sun., 1912-07-01
Governors Friends Will Keep
All Who Need 1t in Funds
Till Convention Ends.
SUGGESTION An IDLE ONE
democratic Patriots Insist
They Are Standing Ont for
Principle Alone.

the new slogan W the Pennsylvania dele
CATION All Of which. plus expression OF
opinion along the same lines from Under
wood Clark. Wilson and Harmon men
from q her States who SO far haven't
concentrated their feelings into an epi-
crammatic battle cry but whose thoughts
the Texas or Pennsylvania yels epitomize.
showed to-day on a visit to the head
quarters of various delegations that this
crowd Of patriots now weekending here
have made up their minds to stay put.
$50 far as delegates having to go home
because they re broke, said New Jersey
manager of Wilson to a Sun reporter to-
night, is concerned ,tthe Wilson organiza
lion il prepared this minute to take care
financially of every Wilson delegate in
town who ia out Of money and pay his
expenses until the end Of the convention.
no matter where he halls from. And that
goes until Gov. Wilson is nominated"
Instead Of letting on steam with bitter
urowls against Bryan. Tammany or any
other leader or organization that is sup
posed to be responsible for the deadlock
the della gates that were interviewed to-
dsv. whether from North. East, South or
vest to a man devoted their time to cry
ing fervently that from this on their
fight is for principle" and not against
an individual. And most Of them insisted
quite as ferventiy that so far they have
been able to pay expenses, thank you, and
will keep right on doing so till the Chesa-
peahe and that other spot referred to by
the Pennsylvanians is caked with ice.
The story went around early to-day
that shortly after last nights session
was adjourned the Pennsylvania delega-
ton had got together and had taken up
a collection to GO toward defraying the
expenses Of the poorer delegates who
couldn't keep up the pace. Not on your
life was the gist of the reply at the Hotel
stafford headquarters this evening when
the keystoncr5 were asked about the
s,andpatter collection fund. One gath
cred after a talk with the Pennsylvania
men that not delegate in the body
knows what poor or poorer mean.
Some of us broke? Is that a joke?"
cried Delegate Post and Col. Bill Fairnan
Of Punxsutawney. aghast Say" he said.
lapsing into prose in his vehemence. did
The six hundred break?-
we got four bankers in our dclega-
ton" said Texas proudly. "and our
forty delegates include some of the
richest men in the whole State. I guess
We won't starve. Lots OF our boys are
down in the Writing room now sending
word TO their wives to have the winter
clothes ready to ship on here.
We're out for principle till the stars
fall For the first time the Texas banker
anl the Texas farmer are together and
agreeing. Tho unit rule isn't necessary
With rs now. Why. the police officer
who is stationed at our section of the
aoo- could cast our vote for us even If
we were not ON hand. He knows that
chant which runs Texas casts ~ votes
for v ilson' by heart now and could yell it
for us any time. But we are going to
say nara a-yelling it ourselves:
Taxing up collection 10 keep our
delegates from going home?7 repeated
Missouri az her headquarters. why.
sonny. drawled one OF the Houn' Dawg-
.,crs. they amt a delegate in this here
town this afternoon who'd dast break
away and 60 home. He wouldn't dast
face his Missouri fellow citizens until
after he'd cast his vote in the ballot
nominating Champ Clark as the next
President OF these United States
When call was made at the Kansas
Eedc1ldT1eT5 HUpT on eyes tidSueu Wueu
the matter of collection being taken up
was suggested. Kansas was hurt. NO.
.ir. Kansas don't need no assistance no
hov," thcy said. when Wilson has
securely cinched the nomination the
kansans will begin TO pack up and not
before: and in the meantime any reference
to the story that some OF her sons are in
need ~ fyenacial assistance is nobody $
business and aiu't so at all. so there
Where does all the Wilson money come
from" i3 the question heard from dele
gates and others more times than can be
counted
they've got tons of 1t. tons" is re-
ueated over and over in hotel and con-
Venton hall and there are delegates here
rho could use some Of the big roll. too.
dssnl,a the protests heard In various head
quarters to-day that nobody is suffering
from acute financial LESSONS. But 70 hold
dipper under the faucet while the keG
/, being tapped you must be one who has
gone through life without learning even
the tret Verse of the "houn' daws" song.
he delegates had bracinG day OF
coolness spread out for them by the local
weather man to-day in which to get the
ir-; good rest they've had since the con-
made the most Of it. Let leaders scurry
about from conference to conference and
dispose Of them en- masse or at any rate
imagine they were disposing OF them. IA
much as they wanted to. but 10 large
part of the delegations this was a hiatus
~ the excitement 10 be devoted TO auto
mobile - yhtseeing rides by those who had
~ price or by shank 8 mare sightseeing
hikes ty those that hadn't-visits to public
r,!idings. to monuments and especially
70 th' waterfront to see real ships that
ne,er make port at Tarhee' Hollow.
Onhhoma.
here was big share Of the dyed in the
woo rolitical fans among the delegations,
however, who couldn't tear themselves
away from the hotel lobbies for fear they
would miss the sight OF great statesmen
dp"t INK INTO reactionary elevators and
o..' aga,n after having disappeared fur
t'elr INTO some high up. room where
World Affairs were hitting the high spots
Ih" Emerson lobby gave most signs that
a conyen'ion is In town, ana throughou'
the day and evening this lobby and the
ground Nnor OF tn" Belvedere held con
-'an' good sized crowds OF heckicr7
sOl torkled
lh" Emerson crowd OF delegations
g. r- greatest swirl OF excitement when
'''t Gichrlst of Florida thoughtlesslv
i''taih"d - a group Of friends that he
'ad SON" Interesting little pocket piece
ID" would b" glad 10 share with them
'ie '"fGt Governor reached INTO =
J" 49, and hshed forth u big tisitul q!
'n, lW''h hslf cent CONS Just m,hled
a-.d gl"amIng like gold A. III" delegates
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