The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-06

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II No man ia public life since Lin.
! coin has been more given 10 story.
telling than the president elect
One of the mozt effective IN the re-.
cent campaign was bis illustration
of how he licked tho bosses in New
Jersey.
i 1t did not require courage 10
: fight the boHBe#," be naif, after
she peopis Of New Jersey had In
strncted mo 10 do II. and after the
bosses bad discovered that would
DO whnt | said would. IL was
usually not necessary 10 do II after
Naying ! intended 70. II Was like
Duyy Crockett aud the coon. You
know. when the econ saw Dayy
had bead on him. be said: 'Don't
shoot. Mr. Crockett. IN come
down.
Wilson ALEC enjoys a good story
for the storY's sake. and II pretty
sure 10 tell ono or two during any
general conversation to which he
IL party. One Of the best be has
told rccenliy Is on hia brother col.
icge president. Hadlsy OF Yale.
President Hsdley VAS playing
tennis and the bath tub Was fall Of
water. waisias for him. when Mrs.
Hadley found their young son sail
lux ships In u. She r.pfoved him
n@w.ss.tas axA ..us Nft. l.s.. 49,
yard. he went on; onto the street
and happensd to meet an old lady.
10 ~hom he said:
The president OF Yale will not
take hla accustomed bath today.
The old lady was sxt0ninhed.
The boy ptpcd out again: The
president OF Yale wiii not take hia
accustomed bath today
Why not she aaked
tn. boy replied Because I
have the stopper in me pocket"
II ia prnbabt, safe 10 assume
that II the election had been left
10 tho Members OF the Denver
Press club. Wilson would have been
chosen unanimously. for on one OF
his Waits TO Denver he so endearcdl
himself to tho Rocky mountain |
newspaper mon that they're talk
ing about him yet. The crowd nj
the Press club reception 10 him
was so great there were not seats
for all. so the party sat about the
floor. Indian fashion, and told sio-
ries. the chief story teller being the
governor OF New Jersey.
IA the evening progressed. the
stories got better and better and
Wilson and his hosts got fricndllor
and mellower. The newspaper |
boys were alternating their stories
with various liquids. carefully hand.
Ing the governor each time a lem.
onade, q white coda or something
clse soft" and not presuming TO l
offend him by suggesting that he
take anything stronger. After con-
Stunning three or four such drinks.
Wilson glanced about the circle Of
squatted figures with a mischicv-
GUS grin. and said:
by birth I am an American. byi
paternal parentaKe | am Irish, but
by thirst | am scotch"
The crowd took the hint with a
vhoop.
When Wilson returned from the
trip on . sailing yacht. where he
wrote his letter OF acceptance OF
the democratic nomination. he pro
duced the following limerick.
prompted by week on the ocean:
Il wish that my room had a floor.
! don't care so much for door.
Hut this walking around
without touching the ground.
ls getting to be such a bore"
The president elects fun name IL
Thomas Woodrow wilson," but he
has not used Thomas since soon
after he left college. People who
didn't know this were therefore az.
tonished when. at Gary. Ind, as the
democratic candidate stepped onto
platform 20 make speech. a
stout man jumped up, rushed over
TO him, hammered him on the back.
and yelled:
Hello. Tommy: how are youy"
Tommy was equally surprised.
but be pumped the fat mans hand
up and down. laughed happily, and
exclaimed:
Why, hello. Bob: what are you
doing here7 My, but I'm glad to
see you'll"
Bob was an sold. old friend, ex.
Gov. Glenn Of North Carolina.
But president-ciect Wilson Is not
always the genial, good-natured :
man indicated by these stories. His :
'humanness" is complete. lie has !
! temper. Usually, he keeps II
pretty we'll under control but he's
lust enough like other folks TO lose
( sometimes and get plain. down
light. naturally mad. This han
'ened once or twice during his cam.
)aign.
In one city he was halted by re-
seption committee In the lobby OF
hotel. TO wait few minutes until
he reception committee OF another
organization took him in charge.
te had been making 10 or ISL
speeches a day, travelling for week
IN a train. subjeoting himself 10
being crushed by crowds, shakingI
lands with both hands for hours
md otherwise indulging In presi.
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