Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16
Mr.. Fairbanks haA perhaps, the

Mr.. Fairbanks haA perhaps, the
handsomest of these lady shouters In
the person of Mrs. English of Indian
apolis, daughter-in-law of W. H. Eng
lish, who was Hancock's running mate
long years ago. Wrapped In one Amer
lean flag, and waving another. sAe
stage training stood her In good stead.
Among the Boosters.
To n who had frequented the
Michigan boulevard hotels during the
evenings Of the convention week 1t
was not surprising that there was not
a enthusiastic demonstration at the
Coliseum when Hughes was placed in
nomination. Never before was there
80 little boosting of a leading candi-
date on the surface. There comes the
man with the Hughes badge" said one
onlooker, and there was little exag-
geration In the remark Everyone else
had headquarters, bands, glee clubs,
badge distributors, and all the rest OF
the machinery of boosting, but not 80
Hughes. The work for him was being
done quietly behind closed doors.
All sorts of devices were resorted
to by supporters of favorite sons. In
the Fairbanks region at the Congress
hotel women sold carnations for that
tall sycamore. Cant l sell you a
flower for a dinner" one of them asked
a husky negro. What for?" why.
for Fairbanks" 81 should say not; he
amt worth a dime to me-" was the
reply.
Those negroes were among the
amusing features of the hotel Hobbies,
for they were forever getting into
acrimonious dispute with one another.
Don't you try to tell me nothin'."
said a big colored Indianian to n
from a Southern state. You darkies
from down there are on the market as
soon as you get here, every time"
rs that so?" was the sharp re-
Spouse. well, you tell me when did
Indiana yer send q colored dele
gate?"
Lots of times"
But when. I asts your"
Lots of times, l tells you"
"But, I asts you, when?"
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Wednesday night was the liveliest
in the hotels. for the boosters were out
in all their glory and as yet u%ncurbed.
In the Congress a swarm of cowboy
hated Sherman shouters took pos
session Of the lobby and at intervals
the T. r. paraders would undertake to
march through them, carrying large
/ bTp0dup cinnc EuaVu such o4%oV,.%
was the signal for a near riot, and
those signs were SOC smashed by
um~brella-handle blows.
Then the Sherman boys produced a
baby elephant and a goat labeled
"Teddy's." The little pachyderm was
as once banished to the baggage room,
where its trunk was checked and it's
manager ordered half a ton of hay
from the Pompeiian room. AS for the
goat, 1t vas run out In a hurry, and
the hotel management issued an edict
that nc more live stock should be
brought into the place. So thereafter
h crowds were content to go mill
ing" about the various rUna
watching movies of Roosevelt parades.
there listening to speakers tell Of
the virtues Of Burton or Fairbanks,
and elsewhere collecting badges and
buttons. For the Lords sake take
them" the boosters would urge.
They won't be worth a darn next
week." Which was necessarily true
OF all but m variety, then unknown.
Black Mark for Chicago.
Mention has been made above of
Mayor ~Thompson's committee, and
credit must be given It for doing much
to entertain the delegates and other
convention visitors. In addition to big
fiocks of free automobiles, there were
many and varied forms of entertain
and the like. 80 far as the wretched
weather permitted, and on Thursday
night there were dances in a dozen of
the leading hotels to which all were
invited. So far, so good. But q big
black mark must be placed against the
mayor and his political friends for the
outrage of Friday afternoon. At that
time. just as things were getting in
teresting, an immense swarm of ward.
heelers and political henchmen swept
down on the Coliseum, armed with
green tickets or sergeant at arms
badges. and SO thronged the building
that the police and iremen finally
closed all the doors. The d~oorkeepers
were given orders to honor no tickets
whatever, and hundreds of newspaper
correspondents and men and women
who had paid as high as $3.50 for ad-
mission tickets were rudely thrust
aside. The order came when a great
many were outside the hall for lunch
and they were unable to get back to
their seats.
To make a bad matter worse, while
holders Of proper credentials argued
and battled with the police In vain,
shouting their indignation and trying
futilely to send word to Sergeant at