The Washington herald., 1912-06-27
By HERBERT II. PFAHLER.

Baltimore. Nd, June B-Tho EMERSON
Hotel one OF the newest and finest in
the State, Is a beautiful monument &c
'hold-overs." The owners have a system
OF playing the guests both ways. The
Emersons built the palace from the profits
between the night before and the day
after is obvious. You can get sick and
well IN the same place. And the Emer-
son family reaps the reward.
Former Senator william Campbell OF
West Virginia, resident Of charlestown,
which claims the distinction OF being the
place where John Brown was hung, is
with the West Virginia boomers The
former Senator, IN addition TO being an
attorney. is publisher OF the Virginia
Free Press, which is lO1 years old. Camp
bell says II Is the Oldest newspaper in
West Virginia. and is 50 proud OF the
sheet that he carries a copy OF the paper
/ around to show his friends. The copy
the Senator was showing yesterday was
one OF last weeks editions, but II looked
like the first one OF OF the press l0l
years ago.
Former Sheriff "JIm" Ross. Of Frank
lin County, Ohio, who has the county
in his vest pocket and Is sure to deliver
the district delegates TO Harmon, weighs
800 pounds, ringside. According to the
laws which governed the Democratic
primaries in Ohio and the State con-
Nenton later, twelve delegates-at-large
were elected. each TO have one-half vote.
Thirteen seats we're reserved for the del
egates, and Ross could not understand.
why the extra seat until IL was announced
that on account OF his size he was given
two seats.
One OF the conspicuous figures at the
convention is John T. McGraw. OF West
Virginia In addition to being National
Committeeman from his State, Col. Nc
Graw is a wealthy man and one Of the
ablest attorneys OF the commonwealth
that was once referred 10 as the lille
giumate offspring OF a rebelliouS State"
McGraw lives at Grafton in the winter.
but during the summer months occupies
a beautiful cottage at Deer Park, Md.
1t was in this same cottage that Presi-
dent Cleveland and his beautiful young
wife, the former Frances Folsom. spent
part OF their honeymoon.
Formerly associated with McGraw was
a young attorney who has since made a
name for himself in tho literary world.
On the doors OF McGraw's ONCE one for
merly could see the names OF McGraw
and Post. The Post referred TO Is Mel
Vile Davisson Post, who writes stories
on the lOOpholes Of the law for a num-
Der Of the most popular magazines.
Col. McGraw is a bachelor.
One Of the leaders OF the reorganized
Democracy in the State OF Pennsylvania
and a delegate to the convention is
George w. Guthrie, former Mayor OF
PittsburE. and drafter OF the Greater
Pittsburg bill, which converted PIttsburg.
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city. which gets swelled up and refers
itself the workshop Of the world"
Mayor Guthrie is one Of the brilliant
lawyers in the State and the first Demo
cratic Mayor that Pittsburg has had
since the mind OF man runneth not TO
the contrary. The Mayor Is an aristo-
Crat. a scholar, and. withal. a man liked
by the masses. He IS always referred to
as the one white hope Of the DemOC-
racy' in Pittsburg. when the Democrats
get hungry for power. Mr.. Guthrie Is
one OF the leading members Of the Pitts
burg Club, TO belong 10 which one must
be able TO trace lineage and residence in
Western Pennsylvania back TO the time
of the whisky rebellion" which is some
time ago.
In Pittsburg they tell a story about
him that makes him a running mate
with Charles W. Fairbanks when they
are entered I'm the iceberg handicap. II
was At a convention. held during the
hottest weather Of the year. Some one
suggested that all the doors be opened
so that the convention hall would be
cooled. jimmy Mckay. leader from
a downtown ward. suggested a betteVI
way TO cool the room. He went out
and returned in a few moments with a
picture OF Mr.. Guthrie History does !
not record whether the photograph !
trapped the atmosphere or not.
It was pretty torrld in Baltimore to- |
day, and about the most popular places |
to while away a few moments, at the !
sacrifice Of patriotism, was just in front |
OF the glassware" There are patches |
on the toast about the Governor Of North !
Carolina and what he whispered TO the !
Governor Of its sister State, but from |
Arkansas comes about the best toast |
heard at the convention. II is dedicated |
to the shrinking young thing known as
the Arkansas Girl" who was able TO
say "taters" when she was sixteen years .
old. Here II is:
Here's to the CirI fr7m Arkansas
Who can ehaw more tobacco than her ma can
Who can sling A little ink and take a littIs drink
And more wood than her "a can saw."
When It comes to literary value the
Arizona delegation thinks this has a
whole lot on the ''Houn' Dog song.
Vance Mccormick. Mayor Of Harris
burg. Pa, and a Democrat who had
to do with hanging the polIt-
cal Grape on the door OF James NJ. Cuff
ley. for many years Democratic Nation
Al Committeeman from a State that has
20 few Democrats that they can't find
hem with the Lick Observatory tele-
scope, was formerly a great football
player. He was fullback on the Yale
cam during the years when Yale ran
Ip figures on the opposition that resem-
1led cricket scores.
How to get back home with enough
money to pay the milk bill is the ques-
lion which is agitating the visitors. II
one sought in vain a recipe on how TO
go broke, the quickest answer would be
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