The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-14

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the recent national election and public
issues entveped the annual dinner of
the Gridiron Club tonight. President
Wilson, members of the Cabinet, diplo-
mats, political leaders, members and
members-elect of Congress, publishers
and prominent Industrial and financial
figures Of the country were guests.
Musical and vaudeville skitS satiriz-
ing public men and events with men,
bers of the Washington newspaper
correspondents corps in operate and
thespian roles kept the guests in mer-
~ humor. The climax of the enter
tainment was presented in "The Grid
iron Follies of 1916" a musical review
revealing facts, foibleS and fancies Of
the hour. The scene for the follies
was laid in Lafayette Park opposite
the White House and revealed as prin-
cipal characters Vance Mccormick,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, and William K. Wilcox,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee
At the clnse Of an opening chorLs
sung by Galaxy of States" with the
theme, "Come, Let US Have a Jolly
Time, No Matter Who's Eelected," Nc
Cornick and Wilcox We're disclosed
and engaged in goodnatured dialogue:
Mccormick: Remember, you've much
to be thankful for.
Wilcox: Yes. we lost Utah, but we
saved Vermont
Mccormick: Tonight we are Just in
dulging in little caustic comment or
current events.
Wilcox: Well, if you're holding a
post-mortem, what was the matter
with New York?
Mccormick: Murphy, curse him.
Wilcox: What will become of the
Tammany Tiger?
Mccormick: 1t will be an open sea-
son on tigers for the next four years.
Here comes the wandering minstrc!
now.
At this point the Tammany leader
entered. He was felicitated by Will
COX, who said he (Murphy) was ain
Dutch" Murphy replied that he took
gamblers chance and lost" and then
sang:
Forsaken, forsaken,
Forsaken am 1;
The Tammany Tiger
Is turned out to die;
| go to the White House
And find the door barred,
For Wilson still lives there
And his heart is SO hard.
With exit of Murphy the dialogue
between the National Chairnen con-
tinued:
Wilcox: By the way, did William j.
Bryan participate in this campaign?
Mccormick: Certainly. He support
ed the President loyalty.
Wilcox: Perhaps. But he must have
had laryngitis. His voice didn't carry
80 far rs usual.
Mccormick: Speaking of weak
voices, the State of Maine had some
impediment in its speech on Nov. T..
From 1900 in September to 1000 is
some drop.
Wilcox: But Col Roosevelt did not
fuffer from vocal trouble. His voice
was heard throughout the land.
Mccormick: So l noticed from the
returns. He helped US in the Win
ming of the West.
Here the voice of Roosevelt inter
rupted the colloquy, saying: l am now
devoting my attention to my duties
as a grandfather. But my health is
bully. In 1920 the country will know
where to find ME. Ny address is still
at Oyster Bay.
Wilcox: l wonder what went wrong
in Kansas?
Kansas: / can tell you. Two dol
lar wheat, $40 hogs, Ford machines
and player pianos.
Wilcox: Do you think he kept you
out Of WIT?
Kansas: l dunno. But somebody got
Va out of debt.
The National Chairmen continued to
comment, referring to the sufragists,
Henry, Ford and the lonesome Demon
Rum" who had just been thrown out
of several more States. The demon
Rum" sang a pathetic song depicting
the hopeless future of demon Rum
and His Rummy Crew"
Next came a vaudeville sketch, the
scene a theatrical booking Office, with
Roosevelt and Bryan as "the Criss-
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