The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-16
WARNED
BY SAGE IN HOTEL
Veteran Of Many Battles Tells
Them Hughes 10 Real Cam
paigner.
By THEODORE TrLLER.

81. LOUIS. 16.--A noisy aggrega-
tion OF young Democrats held forth
In the lobby of the Jefferson Hotel
with advance shouts of Democratic
victory. A veteran Of many political
campaigns, who had rather, be afraid
than overconfident, shook his head in
warning. gathered few delegates
about him, and said:
Now don't get II into your head
that this man Charles K. Hughes isn't
? campaigner. You are not going to
have a wsikawsy with that fellow:
Democrat and all that. but tell you
fellows that many a battle has been
lost because we didn't recognise the
prowess OF the adversary.
e; sss. f ny. e aSfhs: ne; St
nined. and can't mix with the boys.
Amt disputing the whiskers part
OF IL. Every man has got right
70 use 2 safety razor, an old-style
nothing to do with any grudge the
barber may have against Mr.. Hughes.
Campaigner without Peer.
TT may also be true that he was
cold and dignined on the bench. When
you get those long robes about you.
you are supposed to disassociate
yourself bit II isn't like being the
Judge OF a baby show.
nov. and We Democrats will ind that
he IL a campaigner almost without a
peer; that he can mix II up with the
proletariat. and that, whiskers or no
Swhiskers. he will be hard man to
Did you. ever hear the story of
how he disposed OF a campaien
canard in a few words when he ran
for governor. Of New York; I can't
quote III, his reply literally. but the story
Evidently the opposition was hard
Aome one started on It's rounds the
Mr.. Hughes ancestors n had stolen a a
sheep. This errant ancestor. as re-
call the story. was several generations
removed. He had lived and passed off
the stage long. long before Hughes was
born.
Keeps Puzzling Silence.
The newspapers sent inquisitlve ones
up TO see the candidate to ask him II
the sheep story were true. The candi-
date wouldn't say q word either in af-
firmation or denial Of the canard. a
lot OF folks didn't care whether an an
cestor stole a sheep q hundred years
public Wa curious and so were the
zone night Mr.. Hughes was about to
sGSrss: frse ss atherins IN a. the me- ss
started on his speech he Hs asked permis.
sims.if. He irsnindeS ' II. auditor AUDITOR o.
the newspaper stories that away back
posed to have stolen a sheep. As re-
call Il Mr.. Hughes said he might have
had such an ancestor and he might
not: that the Aforesaid ancestor might
have purloined q sheep and he might
campaign and the alleged ancient theft
the candidate saw no relation.
Tells q Story.
1T reminded him. Candidate Hughes
went on, Of the story Of a city man who
took a country fellow to a swell New
York hotel. The man from the back
the fellow then living In the city had
gone forth from the old home county
ard made goo up there In New York.
The menu card at this swell hotel
couldn't read word of II. He studied II
for some moments while a waiter in
an evening suit stood nearby to take
The city host saw the predicament
what are you going to have7" asked
the city guy.
II dunno: I was Jest a looking" said
the man from the back districts.
II think ] will take some OK tail
soup to start on" suggested the city
fellow.
Take WHAT" asked the unsophis.
ticated guest.
I'm going TO take some OK tall
SOUP" repeated the host.
The country fellow studied the mean
ingless bill OF fare a moment, put Il
down and said:
wal. that's, going purity far back
ior SOUP. but guess I'll take some o.
The audience saw the point and a
story about the sheep-stealing ancestor
was never heard Of again and II
shouldn't have been, Folks are hard
put II they 20 back 100 or 300 years
for CAMPAIGN materials"