The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-06-22
new FACES SEEN
IN CONVENTION
Conspicuous Absence Of Many
Of the Old Timers.
GREATEST CHANGE m NORTH

II Es a \
In the Politics Of caIIfornIa-sena
tor Murray Crane Az "oId Scout
Ex-congressman Tawney q Proxy.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Chicago, June 21.-[Speciall - One
of the most remarkable things about
the Republican convention were the
many new faces to be seen. For years
the same men have been coming to
the national conventions and so far
as the southern states are concerned
about the same crowd came to the con-
vention Of 1912. But In the northern
states the change was very great
There was complete absence of many
Of the old time men and managers on
the floor, although they have been in
evidence In the preliminaries. The in
dications are that new men have taken
hold Of the party and intend to con-
duct its affairs in the future No
doubt the Roosevelt sweep in number
Of states where old line Republicans
were defeated has much to do with
the changed complexion of the conven-
tion. 1t is certainly transition period
In politics.
eEsy Old and New. .a.
The appearance of Governor johnson
and Francis J. Heney marks q new
era in politics of California, although
Governor Pardee has been seen here
before. A woman in the delegation
was also an innovation. Governor
Deneen has been in national conven-
tons from Illinois, but L. Y. Sherman,
who is the nominee to succeed Senator
Cullom, is a recent acquisition. Senator
Fairbanks, Harry New and Jim Watson
of Indiana are familiar figures, but
the remainder Of the delegation are
new men. George d. Perkins of Iowa
is an old timer, and about the only
one from that state. None of the
Kansas delegation belonged to those
who were regular convention attend.
ants. Senator Bradley has been COM
ing from Kentucky as long as any one
can remember, and the same is true in
regard to Chancey Depew Of New York.
Governor Hadley is new man from
Missouri, but Walter Dickey has been
to several conventions.
Lookers-On Familiar.
Thousand of old convention attend
ents in years past made. their appear
ance in Chicago this week even If they
were not delegates. They came to see
the big show. They can't keep away
from national conventions and even
II they have no more to do than sit
around the hotel lobbies and give ad-
vice which is not taken they come Just
the same. 1t is always in order to
have present few men who attended
the first convention which nominated
John G. Fremont back in 1856 given a
prominent place in the convention, but
they are not many of such veterans
who can attend gathering in 1912.
"An Old Scout"
Senator Murray Crane, during the
long drawn out sessions of the national
obtained the name Of "old
scout" because he was ever watchful
and kept on guard at all times. One
day when something was coming up
and several Taft members were absent
Crane went into the lunch room and
whispered to all the lawyers: There
Is an important legal point involved
In the question now up and would
like you to be there" That suggestion
always brought them into the commit
tee room. No matter how early the
committee met or how late It remain
cd in session Crane was on hand.
Climatic Changes.
The delegate who came to Chicago
with one suit good for winter or sum-
mer was the man who won out. The
sudden climatic changes In this city on
Lake Michigan make is impossible to
dress for the weather. On some days
L Is so warm that the northern man
mops his brow all day, and the next
the breeze from the lake
whisks through the thin clothes of the
and makes him shiver.
Straw hats and overcoats are q fire.
1uent combination during convention
times In Chicago.
Jim Tawney Has the Nerve.
Former Congressman James A. Taw-
ney held the proxy Of different MEM
Ders of the national committee at DIFF
,erent times during the preliminary
contest Generally they were of men
who did not have quite so much nerve
Is Tawney and would have occasional
" voted for the Roosevelt men. Taw-
ney had his nerve with him all the
line. He was willing to vote out
,very Roosevelt man who was contest
ID, even going to the extent of throw
ng out California because the dele
gates were elected at large instead Of
oy districts. Tawney and Roosevelt
ire implacable enemies.