The Washington herald., 1912-07-02
WHERE THE SPOTLIGHT
STRIKES At BALTIMORE

Baltimore, July ].
Many Of those who remained over Sun
day for a continuation OF the convention
took little trips out Of Baltimore. On
the road to Annapolis there Is a rough
stretch Of underbrush with here and there
4 little patch cut elevated by colored
people.
Representative william sulzer got q
great deal Of pleasure from tossing dimes
to the pickaninnles. Returning from An
napolis as the machine in which Sulzer
rode passed one OF the negro cabins,
a man Of the party remarked:
There, is q sign OF Sold on that farm.
did not notice It when we went down. >
NO" remarked SUlZer, lit wasn't
! there. That little darlIie probably bought
It with the dime I gave him"
Champ Clark headquarters in Wash
ington ruined the Speakers chances fol-
the nomination" asserted Edwin A. New
man, National Committeeman from the
District Of Columbia. to-day. The meth
DDS used by the Clark managers" Mr.
Newman declared, "were SUFFICIENT to de-
feat him."
The next activity Of the Newman
wing OF the Democrats" Mr.. Newman
| said, would be an effort TO have Con-
| gress enact a primary election law"
Mr.. Newman believes his side will pre-
vail II an election Is held under a law
making adequate provisions for q pri'
| mary.
A Brand-new story, explaining the
length of the deadlock. is going the
rounds OF the convention to-day. 1t is
this: The convention INDUCED in a little
playful sport Thursday, and unexpected
lr- faF1a - nj hafnra
midnight. The next day was Friday, a
very unlucky day TO nominate candi-
cate for President. The next day was
Saturday-and everybody knows that you
never finish anything you start on Satur-
day The next day was Sunday, the
Lords day and day OF rest, upon which
tkou shalt not labor. Hence the ad-
Journment until Monday.
Judge J. c. williams. OF Tennessee, is
4 Harmon delegate. When the Tennessee
delegation was polled during a roll call,
however, he was sitting in the front row
If the gallery, visiting with a woman.
The clerk called his name and a Ten
nessee delegate pointed to him and said:
There he is in the gallery" The judge
arose and yelled to the clerk: II will
come down TO the Tennessee section and
vote" vote right where you are" yell
I'd back the clerk, whereupon Judge VIII
Jams sang out in loud tones, Oscar w.
Underwood 80 The lady at whose side he
had been sitting and chatting in friend
" fashion was Mrs. Underwood.
Ollie James, the stalwart chairman Of
the Democratic Convention, appeared to-
day minus his ornate gold badge that
was presented to him according to Gus
tom, out Of the convention fund. In the
place OF the shining emblem he wore a
pIebeisn badge, such as working report
srs carry.
Where's your gold badge, Onie?" one
Of his friends asked Have you hooked
it?'
No" replied the chairman in a sad
voice. but think something else has"
This man Bryan has gummed up this
convention in fine shape" remarked one
delegate who rushed out for a sand
wiCh to-day to another man.
'Gummed it," echoed the man. Hes
dumped a hogshead Of mucilage into it,"
answered the other man"
Richmond Pearson Hobson. who tried to
block the harbor Of Santiago by sink
ing a ship AMI then swimming ashore,
and who subsequently achieved add
tional fame by kissing many OF the
pretty girls of the country, looked in on
the convention.
''Hobson." remarked a friend, you're
not needed here-this convention is al
ready blocked.
Joseph Sullivan. Of South Bend, Ind.
who owns a string Of liquor stores in the
Hoosier State. was much interested in
the beautiful buildings and finely kept
grounds at Annapolis. He examined all
Of the guns displayed there taken from
the Spaniards in the war in Cuba.
The chauffeur who was acting as guide
finally pointed to a tree and asked: See
that tree"
Yes" remarked Sullivan. What about
it? Washington plant it,
No" replied the chauffeur, but Wash
ington and Lafayette once ate dinner IN
der that tree"
Fine" enthused Sullivan. Now take
US to the place where Washington and
Lafayette got a drink and we'n call it a
day"
And the chauffeur knew his business.
A nat metal key to which a tag was
attached, was received through the mail
by Mayor Preston yesterday. The tag
was stamped New York" On one side
of the bit of pastebOard was this mes
sage:
Here's the key to the city Of Baltimore
which you so kindly gave to me. 1t was
the only thing l was able to bring back
with me, and l don't want to deprive
your city of even that"
Jerry c. Foley. of Indiana. is some prac-
teal joker. At the convention he has been
living with six Indianapolis detectives,
who took a layoff to attend the big show.
This morning the detectives rose TO find
their pOcketboOks and revolvers missing
After they had sweat blood for an hour,
told their troubles to the Baltimore cops,
and given the manager of their hotel
nervous prostration, Foley returned their
belongings, and hasn't paid for refresh
ments since.
The statesman at Baltimore who, next
to Bryan, has immersed himself in most
glory, is young Luke Lea, the boyish- |
faced Senator from Tennessee, who has
been one OF the leaders in the Wilson |
camp. He has made friends among all |
factions by his vigOr, fairness, and par |
liamentary skill. but nowhere has his |
stock assembled higher than among the |
thousand newspaper men.
What's the matter with Lea as a com
promise candidate?' asked a newspaper
man among a group Of a dozen who were
talking with Lea in the lobby Of the Bel |
vedere last night.
A poll showed he was the unanimous
choice, and the proposal wouldn't be |
as wild as it sounds either, except for
one fact: Lea was born in 1879 To he |