The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-14
sIDELIGHTs ON THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

SO many times that John Burk. head
/ clerk Of the Congress hotel, can give fin
| est identifying details of attire and build
OF statesman in a moment
A great part of the population of the
hotel consists of newspaper, magazine,
and free lance photographers Twelve
| snapshotters were in arc about Sen
| ator J. NJ Dixon of Montana, Colonel
| Roosevelts manager, when he consented
to be photographed on his arrival
Before the senator reached the hotel
! on Wednesday two men had been led out
on Michigan avenue by the camera squad
| in the belief that each Of the accornmo
dating strangers was the Montanan- One
photographer would be tipped off" that
| the tall, white haired man in the Pana-
ma Is Senator Dixon.
! The stranger at once would be Invited
out In the street for different poses in
the sun. OF the two cases of mistaken
Identity one was A. B. Butler of Wash
| fngton, Taft camp aid. 1t is said the
| other was a Boston linen salesman. He
| did not deny he was Senator Dixon, and
posed graciously with and without his
hat and facing in different advantageous
angles.
Many "Tafts" in Chicago.
It has been noticed that a great part
OF the delegates that have arrived are
| robust men "AiI Taft types" comment
ed an admirer of the president Chief
among the heavyweights is A. M. Steven
son, Colorado national committeeman.
who halls from Denver Mr.. Stevenson
| weighs more than 300 pounds.
Make Pages of "BeIIhops."
The bell boys Of the big hotels have
| been pressed into service for all sorts
Of duties. They not only carry ice water
| and life preservers to the various head
quarters and rooms Of delegates, but also
serve in the capacity of page, state
house messenger" marshal of delegations,
| office boy introducer, and general head
quarters attache
| There are hundreds Of different docu-
ments to be exchanged between head
quarters, with verbal explanations to
go to the men in charge.
] Here's the list of delegates from Ala
bana with the Twenty-third district
! left out" a delegation chief explains to
! the boy in buttons. "Take it up to Sena-
tor Blank with my compliments, and in
form him I will send the rest to him in
| half an hour"
When hop was dispatched with a
| copy of the recommendations of the rules
committee, to be submitted to the nation
al committee, a senator remarked:
| THAT young man has a mission OF
more widespread influence than that of
| any other boy in America"
"Whoo-ee," sighed a bell boy. He was
|
hop and only SLIGO in tips. I am going
to vote the Democratic ticket straight"
Texan Tells New One.
Col Cecil Lyon Of the Texas delegation
and an irrepressible supporter of Roose-
welt, had new story to tell to take the
place Of his old one about the Cataclysm
In Yoakum county, Texas, where Demo-
| cratic county convention instructed for
Roosevelt. causing Wilson supporters to
bolt.
81 was walking down the street with
| Charles Hilles in Washington the other
day." began Colonel Lyon. after some
one had said President Taft's secretary
had arrived at the Blackstone hotel.
"a small delivery wagon passed." the
colonel continued. 81 looked up and saw
four large volumes stacked on top with
the titles facing us. Three of the books
| were reports of the Republican conven-
lions of 1900, 1904 and 1908. The fourth
was Problems of the Day. by William
n. Taft. I directed Mr.. Hilles' attention
to the load Of books. He seemed offend
| ed"
Good Nature the Rule.
Good nature is the rule among all of the
national committeeman and delegates.
| None is too haraeeed by punnIips political
| entanglementS to deny any a smile
and handshake.
can old crab has lots Of luck in this
game-I don't think" laughed Senator
Dixon, Roosevelt's manager, after he had
| passed out dozen pulsating hand grasps.
Then he walked over to former Senator
| Dfck-Taft contest director-in the lobby
Of national committee headquarters at the
Coliseum annex and slapped him on the
| back.
"'Lo," said Mr.. Dixon.
Right back at you, SENATOR" smiled
Mr. Dick
Those who were near the two chiefs of
| the hostile camps could hear a boyish
Joe" and Charley being exchanged at
times. They were like old college chums
Friendly eye-twinkling scenes between
chiefs and lieutenants and subalterns of
the opposing forces were common.
One noteworthy meetings that started
amIcably and ended in torrid argument
was between Joseph Healing of Indiana
and Congressman Lucius c. Littauer of
| New York
Those Emergency Cafes"
A group of out of town newspaper rep
resentatives were on the point Of making
an enumeration in the vicinity of the Coli
scum of emergency cafes for reference In
times of busy sessions.
"Col. Cecil Lyon has Just put through a
motion making newspaper men guests at
a cafe service to be installed in head
quarters at once" said committeeman
who left the session before adjournment
Col. Lyon Immediately was proposed for
dark horse Observation-Disclosures and
unanimously.
Delegation From Hawaii
Seated in a corner of the Pompefan
room at the Congress hotel was a little
party composed Of the Hawaiian deIega-
| ton Prince Kalanfanaole generally call
ed prince Cupid" and c. A Rice, dele
gates from the island; H. L. Holstein. ma
tional committeeman; A. Horner secre-
tary to the delegation, and Colonel s
Parker, the Mark Hanna of Hawaii, "
made up the party.
| tTt can't be all work and no play -
said the prince.
Practicing Taft Wells.
Since a Roosevelt delegation came into
the Congress singing a parody on the
"houn' Dog" Taft supporters have be-
gun to put themselves in practice for
the campaign yells.
Short long loud and sharp, they come
in all varieties. Some for use before
and some after the nomination. A mourn
ing song is being written, bemoaning the
fate of Teddy" and several in jubila-
| tion in anticipation of the success of Taft
A farewell yell will be put In use later
The last line tells the whole story Were
going home. were broke. Good-by"
Urey Woodson's Story.
TREY Woodson, secretary of the Demo
cratic national committee, is telling a
story which has what he claims is a
moral
you Republicans" says Mr.. woodson
remind me of old Colonel Gunfire. who
although Democrat, lived in a strong
hold of Republcanism. One winter he
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