The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
CHICAGO HOLDS ITS BREATH AS LEADERS
 ATTEMPT TO SETTLE
 CONFLICTING ISSUES
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-one in which the open declaration is,
 We will give all that we have for the little that we desire.''
 THE WIRE FULLER So there are three entities. the stand
 patters," the progressives and the suf-
 fragettes.
 They are the players. And as such
 they are the puppets For sitting back
 pulling the wires are the bosses, those
 grown fat in the great American farce of
 politics. The bosses are divided into two
 classes-the first composed of possessors
 of prodigious fortunes, those who control
 the operations of Wall street and the
 money marts of the world; the second,
 composed of the petty chiefs, those who
 acquire or. lose office off profit with
 changing administrations. The first class
 would name a man who, through hls control of Congress, would enact legisla- tion to make their overrunning coffers even burst with gold. The latter for four years deprived of spells, are attempting assidudously to land that man who would
 remember in the day of his triumph the
 friends of his diversity.
 So there is the stage and the stage
 setting. The world is the audience, or
 to change the meaphor, the patient Vi tally interested in the preparation of the physic.
 THE SHOCK ABSORBED The foregoing, of course, is the naked
 bone. There is a glamor sufficiently se- ductive to conceal the "yellowing chap of the skull But for the glamor the shock absorber, the gigantic spectacle could not attract and hold the attention of the world
 1 In Chicago at the present time are rep resentatives of all spheres of American 1 life. Here today are the richest men with whose names the ear of the world | is familiar. Here are the students of | the world. Here are, too, the political | Ifigures-men who have made Presidents, filled cabinets, named senators and con trolled the governments of states. Here, | too are the scholars, the publicists, the great editors who use their influence | in shaping the minds and directing the thoughts of the American people. 1 And too, here is a great city throb- ping under the stress of inordinate ex- citement-the second largest city of America, it's natural business at a stand still, itself in a state of suspended thought.
 THE NEWS BREAKS 1 And while the streets run wild with l "uninstructed" delegates, the bosses, in top rooms of hotels, are wondering how
 best to their own advantage, they shall | vote them.
 l. There is and will be speculation. But the news will not break before the first lballot-probably not before the expected stampede, or the probable bolt of the nlalcontents.
 The bosses, when they complete their
 work might know-but they will not be profuse in their prophecy. TEDDY THE BOLD T. Rand this is no secret-is at
 tempting to move heaven and earth. | He is now resorting to the billboards Throughout Chicago. from these vantage grounds, he speaks. In strident tone he says: "We. as a nation, have suf-
 fered from prolonged and excessive note writing; and incidentally, have learned
 that underwriting is not an antdote te murder"
 And thus in the mad scramble, they are trying to involve Wilson and his pen l Criticisms Are Unjust l London, June 5.-The admiralty, il | a communication tonight referring to as 1 pensions cast by some newspapers on tn,
 personal conduct of the higher command | officers in the Jutland battle says: 1T | cannot be too clearly stated that, as nt definite report from the commander ir chief has been published or even read any attempt to criticise the direction O l the operations must be wholly coniectura and that such aspersions inflct grave in | justice upon able and gallant officers, tt whose care is confided the command O. l his majesty's squadrons and ships | Marriage Licenses l The following marriage licenses wer, | issued from the probate court yesterday