The Washington herald., 1916-06-08
CONVENTION
SIDELIGHTS
(By the International Ners service }

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| Chicago, June 7.-Chauncey Depew,
\ former Senator from New York, and most
famous of after-dinner speakers. wan
oered into the Sherman headquarters. 4
half dozen old time politicians greeted
him, but the young leaders. who were
directing the campaign of Senator Sher.
man. either did not know the distinguish
ed New Yorker or were too busy to listen
to stories.
| when Teddy comes marching home"
sung to the tune of When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" is the new war song of
the Roosevelt Progressives. There are
several verses. Here's one:
| The Pacifists will not be there
Hurrah. hurrah!
Josephus won't be anywhere,
| Hurrah. Hurrahi
Wen not be bossed by Henry Ford,
Nor Old Doc Bryan. thank the Lord"
Many of the delegates from warm
States are suffering from rheumatism
| A chill rain was still falling today.
An umbrella vender did a rushing bus
| lness at the entrance to the Congress Ho-
tel. The rain shields we're sold at one
dollar-and generally survived one blast
from Lake Michigan.
Elevator service in Congress Hotel is
slow. One delegate waited vainly for
| half an hour to board a car up to the
| caucus of the Tennessee delegation. Then
he whispered to a bell boy and a coin
changed hands. The delegate was with
his delegation within three minutes. He
had been taken up in the freight elevator.
I'VE like Chicago people; we admire
Chicago stores; we envy Chicago's bou!e-
ward system and Chicago's spirit; but We
think Chicago's weather Is rotten" was
the caustic comment of Henry S. Chubb,
| national committeeman from Florida.
OF course, you have nice weather at
| times" he added. but it's too uncertain
for a Florida gentleman"
The colored delegates from Georgia
have poor memories After the caucus
Tuesday. when National Committeeman
Henry S. Jackson was reelected, a dozen
or more black and tan" members from
the State were asked the result by a
curious correspondent. None remember
ed.
Mr. Jackson read the name. to us only
once" was the excuse of one.
Strictest fire laws prevailed at today s
| Republican convention A no smoking
sign adorned every available spot on the
CoHseum walls. Several hundreds nf
tiremen and policemen were present 20
see that it was obeyed. 1t looked as II
they were going to have their hands full
with Uncle Joe" Cannon.
Heavy wooden boxes addressed to ct
Coleman du Point filled one of the cor
| ridors on the second floor of the Congress
Hotel.
Dynamite for the powder king to blow
up the Republican convention" remarked
| husky Westerner. as he read the name
of Delaware's favorIte son.
Nav, Just lot of literature" returned
| his companion.
big picture OF Abraham Lincoln.
| framed with some OF the black walnut
| rails which the martyred President split
TO fence an Illinois farm, was placed in
the Sherman headquarters.
Sign your name; w. J. Bryan signed
| his cried a strong-voiced Hoosier, in
| front of the Charles Warren Fairbanks
| headquarters. Every convention delegate
and visitor is urged to sign his name to
| the roll OF honor"
Starting mail order list for Indiana
apples" asked a Washington delegate
| suspiciously.
Roosevelt Republican delegates COM
| mlttee' was the way it was written on
the makeshift signs tackled on the door
| or room 1l6O. Congress Hotel, for the in
| formation of the passing G. o. P. dele
gates who were not foresworn to a IA
vorite SON. or who held no unshakabl
convictions concerning a particular can
| didate other than T. r.
Shortly afterward some one with an
evil-slanted sense OF humor, saw the sign.
The corridor was deserted, for the hour
was one of those between dawn and the
awakening of the earliest riser among
the convention visitors.
The observer-who was not Teddy
booster with what may be imagined as a
grim smile Of satisfaction, added a word
! with pencil. The legend then read:
Roosevelt Republican Delegates Dis
aster Committee"