Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-23
SOCIET Y NEWS OF THE WEEK
BY PANDORA
Liuelv, But Dull

IA WIS lixeiS week ~ rhythm ek
tryfhlnp except society Fvci"'f
was dulneee pffnpnlfleh
There was the democratic conNrn
ZION thar brought folks here from ~
aver The state The brayinF of IN
hand. the shouting 81 the delrsaies
the nepernf air Of enthusiasm ani
.'pepa we're good fer faded nerves ans
reminded ue that when the nln '"Mi
makes Vi her mind 10 do thins Hh'
always does Il right
Really. was proud Of Albuauetqus
for that convention was hhnn'eu
There was no politics 10 the affair sA ~
eept that which took place inside 'ne
thcatcr where the meetings we're heiu,
and that was Of the sort that leaves
~ ranror o. bitterness Just the usual
pointing with pride and viewing with
alarm that Is conventional and incv-
liable In every political gathering OF
whatever faith Il may be. A. for the
fownepcople. II they had any politics
they forget All about Il In the pleasure
~ entertaining the big crowd habid
republicans and fanutlcai bull moose
mingled on terms Of joyous fraternity
nnd Fellowship with the most cantank-
erous of the untefrifled. II was Al
buqnerque hospitality al It's best, and
Il ought 10 be lesson 10 an the rest
of Inc state that after all there's no
place like Albuquerque for holding "A
convention Of any sort
roincIdcnf with the convention was
the meeting af the New Mexico Press
arsoolill0n-a really fine body ~ men
with lots Of brains and ref-up-and-
get they had some thlngs 20 ray
about the libel laws, and they said
them forcefuiiY and emphaiically, AZ
belt with becoming dignity, Also,
they had banquet ~ which every
body had good time and some blk
guns Of ofatery we're fired.
which recalls the fact that the Hon
orahlc Senator Iaaac Bnrth, whore abil-
ity as an nftefzdinner speaker n fully
a. great as the shadow that he Gusts
on funshiny day, WAS on hand at
the banquet saturated with ideas for
speech. Unfortunately for the honor
able senator and hlf plans oratorical. |
I'VE had with ue tonight" a number Of
out-of-town blE-wiRH with large rcpm-
faiionH. and hospitality demanded that
they be given the preference over
home ialent-~in other words. that they
come 70 hat first
" so happened. AZ II usually does,
that each IT the oui-nf-town cclebri-
ties seemed Co have the idea that we
were gathered for the sole purpose of
hearing the burning words that he had |
90 utter. and each felt II incumbent
on him 10 give full measure Of Oratory
in order 20 ahow that he could rise 10
the great OCCASION Thus ID was that
by the time al these stars had per-
formed II Was we'll past The hour for
The evening session Of the convention,
and NJ most ~ the guests al the ban
quet we're also delegates 60 the con- L
only scnnt handful remain
81 In The hall when In due season the
cali was sounded for speech from
the Honorable Senator Isaac Bath. II
and practically all Of those were home
folks who had heard that statesman
In flights ~ rhetoric on AZ least one
previous occasion.
Tiicreupon the Honorable Senator
Isaac harth DEMONSTRATED that Ne "
! man " fuhtIe ingenuity not 10 fay
infinite feaoufce and sagaclty. The
speech that he Ind bottled up within
him wae a good one and he knew liz
90 good hy Tar Ia waste on the bak Ii
sf'a dozen III home folks who were atiil |,
sticking around. The honorable Hen-
stor AZ once made up his mind that
4 the crowd wouldn't stay to hear him
ar would 70 With the crowd and make
hem hear him.
Consequently. those who fingered
around the banquet table heard the
shortest speech ever delivered by their
fellow citizen. lie saw
"a Il off save them insf enough To .
keep them from being disappointed
md haFtened forthwith TO the Eks
heater where the democrats were In !
convention assembled. At the mo-
nrnt ~ hts arrival speeches we've be-
ng heard from Ill md sundry--time-
silllng speeches pending the report OF
'pine committee or other ana u WIS
! matter Of very few moments before !
ne senator was urged mistakenly :
ifged~to come forward and make u
peech
Thus did II happen that the Honor
'hlc senator iHaHe Ilarth got Il out
4 his system. aud is do him JUS /.
Ice, he furnished more real ENJOY
ncnt 90 his hearers than any OF the
peakers that preceded or followed
I'm. either nj the convention or the :,
ircsr banquet lie had nothing 10 !
uy about politics. hut frankly told hiai y
audience that he wHa determined toll
work OF that upeeeh that he had prn- 2
Jared fer the banquet Il was i wei.
ONE relief ffum i monotonoua ncrics :
y political Talk. and had everybody | =
angling az long as the honorable 6
enalur had the stage. =