The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

MISS DEMOCRACY
IS DINNER BELLE:
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present politics. Thus sang Bryan Of
'-rhe Nomination.:
believe mo. IL all those cndcaring
young charms,
Which so fondly TO conquer try,
Were to vanish Tomorrow and fade In
my arms.
AS they faded in campaigns gone BIZ,
You would still be adorcd as this mo-
rnent thou art,
Let the delegates vote as they viii.
Around your dear image each wish Of
my heart
Would cntwIne itself vcrdan,iy s.,li."
Asked for one of rafts favoritc airs.
the minstrel sang to the tune of
"Tara's Harp"
"Oh, the tariff talk in Congress halls
Grows sadder dag by day.
And Underwood increasingly calls
Upon the band to play.
With muskct and with sword.
To XIII a bill put through without
Leave from Tafts Tariff Board
Tie whiskers were pulled from the
minstrel's face By q suspicious member,
and, the trembling neophy,e stood re-
vealtd. lie was warned, that only
AMBASSADOR Bryce and Uncle Joe Can
non were privileged TO wear boards
at Gridiron dinners. and was then cA-
amlned az follows:
What is your opinion OF woodrow
Wilson,"
"If you want me to sing 1t can
give you a lovely, melancholy funeral
chant"
Have YOU ever heard OF Senator
Cummins?"
oh. he's that fellow, who wrote
Can you give Us song about
Champ Clarke"
81 am afraid he might not like those
old Folk songs OF mine
What Is your politics.
Has T. r. announced his canIi-
dacy?"
Not yet, but soon"
Then don't know what l am"
But you arc a candidate for mem
bcrship?"
II am not candidate. bu, If an
overwhelming majority think am the
only ma for the job Will take it,"
Progressive "Robin Hood"
The tuneful opera of Robin Hood
was the vehicle for tho presentation
OF a number of prominent progress
sivce. Most of them had sough. the
bosky shades of Sherwood Forest for
the sake of Its tall timber. hence they
fell easily into Robins merry crew.
There was Little John (Jim) Garfield"
and "WilI Scarlet La Toilette" and
"Friar Pinchct" and good Dame Mar
ketting." besides Robin HOOD, no, in
Producing himself as an outlaw, sang:
But outlaws now. you sec.
Are men OF wealth and rank and pedi-
gree"
There was loud blast from, n
ouglc in the forest depths. and II was
announced: That's Bob La Toilette"
Very faint blast) That's Cummins."
General miY-up of discords.) Henry
Wattcrson is in conference with Wood
row Wilson
That tuneful air. "Oll Cross Bow"
was given strange twist, as follows:
"A statesman who dwelt on the Out
looks edge,
Was daft with his old Big Stick
a dove OF peace lit OH his window
ledge;
Hc hi; 1t an awful lick
lie stopped awhile. and 10 sigh began.
They heard him both near and far.
If you walt for the office to seek the
man.
The Office says. stay where you arc"
Dame Marketing declared she had
been deceived by all parties, and OK
pressed her Indignation 1T the high
cost OF living. to the tune of oh.
Promise Ne"
You promised me that one day /
could buy
A steak without mortgage on tho
farm.
You said. with Dr.. wilcy's help. you'd
try
To shield tho family stomach from
all harm,
And yet when take out my pocket
book each day
And sec how all my old mans coin
has slipped away.
! shed another teardrop ~ I say:
You promised me: you promised me-"
Tho Court OF Honor" met In open