New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Washington CorreSpon-
dents Make Wilcox and
Mccormick Shake Hands
CLUB DINERS PERMIT
TAMMANY TO SING
Roosevelt, Bryan and Har.
vey Presented as Seek
ing Theatrical Jobs

Washington. Dec. 2 Party differ
ences were forgotten and campaign
leaders who strained at each others
,hroats a few weeks ago fratcrnized
and made merry together when the
Gridiron Club gave its annual dinner
tonight
President Wilson. members Of his
Cabinet. diplomats. Representatives IN
Congress. publishers and prominent IN
dustrial and financial figures Of the
country sat down together as guests o.
the capital newspaper correspondents.
Musical and vaudeville skits satir.z'ng
public men and events kept the guests
IN merry bumor all evening.
With the stage all set for a prize
fight. Vance Mccormick and William r.
Willcox. campaign managers respee-
lively Of the Democratic and Republi-
can parties. were brought together early
boz the evening
Tho prizefeht ended with the intro
ducuon Of the seconds, however. While
che orchestra played the national an
them the two leaders shook hands and
pledged themselves 10 work together
for America First
Suffrage Banner Suffers Again
One Of the surprises Of the dinner
was the unfurling over the balcony Of
the suffrage banner displayed in the
House last Tuesday when President
Wilson delivered his annual message.
The banner was snnatched down by
page on that occasion, and the pur-
Joining was repeated az the Grdlron
Club dinner.
Travesties on the recent national
election snd public issues occupied q
large part OF the entertainment The
Gridiron FolGes Of 1917 gave McCor-
mick and Wilcox a chance 70 discuss
the outcome Of the election. The Tam
many Tiger entered long enough TO
sing:
Fo-saken. forsaken.
Forsskcn am !
The Tammany Tiger
ls turned ont % ole.
50 % the White House
And find the door barred
Tor Wilson still lives there,
And his heart is 50 hard.
Colonel Roosevelt, Bryan, Senator
Lewis. Colonel Harvey and other promi-
nent figures appeared in q vaudeville
skit, I'm which they were made TO apply
FOR positions AZ a theatrical booking
Office The Senate whip recommended
himself in the following way;
Who guides unruly Senate bucks
And keeps the party on It's trucks
Who Is. IN short, the whip de luIel
Jim Ham.
Who followed Hughes upon the trail,
And tied tin can 20 his tail,
And put the din" in dinner psilf
jim Ham
Who Is tire white House blushing Pet,
The truly. only. one best bet
OF the Democratic snartest setf
Jim Ham
Baker and Valley Forge
The astral spirits of sspirants for
positions in the new Cabinet appeared
before a "spook court" The following
scene, with Secretary Baker IN the
chief role. was typical OF this skit
nnouncer-Mercyl It's the hero
Of Valley Torge-the Hon. Newton D.
Baker
Chief Judge-Greetings, Mr.. Baker,
in the name Of George Washington
and his army. What news from the
border?
Baker-Aw, forget that The cleo
ton is over.
Chief Judge-What! No more
plots2 Then what do you wantl
Baker, want a job on the SUI
preme Court; I'm from Ohio.
Chief Judge-Ohio wat not close
enough, Mr.. Baker What else7
Baker-Then I'll stay where I am.
! won't resign.
Chief Judge-Does the President
know that?
Baker-Sh-h. Right under your
belt, I'm afraid not
Chief Judce-Why don't you tell
him?
Baker-No; you tell him. BE a nice
Judge and tell him. But don't say
Il came from me. You know he just
might
Chief Judge I know He often
does stand back, Mr.. Baker.
The entertainment closed with 3
travesty on the suffrage campaign
special" that toured the West