El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-13
THE DEMOCRATS
STAGE 4 GENUINE
POLITICAL CIRCUS
From Joe Bailey, Intellectu-
al Giant, to Pat O'Keefe,
Clown, All Complete.
BY NORMAN VI. WALKER-

Positively the greatest the grand
-. me most gorgeous cOllectlon u
world wonders ever gathered together
under one canvas"
See Bailey, the intellectual giant Of
the centuries. Observe o. b COiqGttt'
me strong man who defied the united
states government. Watch e = NC
donald, the greatest ground ana IoIly
lalker in captivity. Look at -CyctonS
DaVlss whiskers and go home ana leil
your children about the wonder lIlal
YOU have seen. Don't fail to see Henry
Aelly-St. Henry-who drove the Ban
votes out OF FL PasO county -,
The band will play. the crowd wiz silL
Pass into the main pavlhon and 1iie
show viii start right away
Big Political Circus Opens.
This might have appropriately Deeh
cried at the entrance to the Democratic
convention tent yesterday, for the great
est political circus in the history OF
Texas was showing in Fl PasO- Canvas
tent, sawdust covered ground, blarlnS
bands, red lemonade and all the circus
pictures were complete. Jim ferguson
was the ringmaster Of the big snow. ana
when he cracked his whip, Jake VOL
tiers, his first and only assistant, saw
that the delegates jumped through
rolled over and Cantered like dappled
circus horses to the tune Of Every
body's DOin' It."
Even Has n Clown.
Since every circus must have a
clown to be complete. the Texas Demo-
cratic shows, united. had the world
famous Pat O'Keefe. Pat is from Dali
las and was the fun OF the state conven-
ton He did a hOrnpipe while the
band played Tuesday. shouted himself
hOarse for the speakers and fulfilled
his job as assistant ergeant-at-arms
between times Just as every tented
aggregation OF any magnitude must
have a clOwn-and Pat is a peach
so must there be a sideshOw where the
time may be. passed until it is time
for the big show to start. This kid
show was located in the city hail with
a connecting door between that and
the big top. Here were held the eau
cuses, the conferences of leaders, and
the little mouth TO ear cOnfabs which
make political convention the great
est Of indoor sports It was whispered
that a wee drop might be had there.
too. this being an anti-prOhib meeting,
and an unusually warm summer.
Main show in Big Tent.
But II was in the big tent that the
main show was staged. There was some
thing doing each minute Of the con-
vention proceedings as all we'll drilled
and regulated shows should have The
Sixth infantry band furnished the
musical inspiration from its platform
in the rear Of the tent The ground
was covered with sawdust and freshly
sprinkled after each session Placards
marking the places for each delegation
stood like guidons above the seats. Big
tanks OF ice water were placed at con
venient places in the convention tent
and electric fans did their little best
TO cool the air on the speakers stand.
said hot air not being entirely heated
by the sun, as the speakers had their
share in the credit
Ferguson a Modest Man.
Ferguson is a modest man and he
sat well back among the more or less
distinguished visitors on the platform
He prefers the press boys 10 the pro-
fessional politicians and talked with
them between speeches Gov. o. B. Col