The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07

CRicA1o. June 6.-Bath House John
Coushlin. one Of the nations best two
listed h~andshakers. has been getting sick.
sore and tired at the way an interloper
named Boies Penrose, a statesman who
halls from some place back in the ene'e
East, had been Handwriting his way up
and dow all tina, part OF Michigan
avenue which lies RICH. IN Bath Ilouse
ohn's very own ward.
hut early to-day the wind and rain
blew even Roies Penrc.e indoors, where
for Bath House John was the only resi-
dent. permanent or temporary. OF Chi
cago who welcomed the vicious weather
cepting. OF course. the dispensers o: the
wet goods. which played the chief part
to-day In the principal indoor spcr. Of
the convention.
In early. or at leas, ~earlle-. days of
the country's history. Boies penrose was
afability Itself. Then lie took 4 run
ming jump into a Senatorial toga ard
thereupon becaine-well. a sense OF the
dignity OF his great Office caused him
10 reach out the RICH: hlnd moro neri-
toriously.
But within the pas. few lays the
Chicago air or something had caused
a marked relapse Of snability on the
part Of the gentleman from Pennsyl-
Nania. d relapse that manifested itself
IN so much steady handwriting between
the Chicago Club and the furthest end Of
Candidates Row that Bath House Johns
~rompaiour for a time dropped A bit VII
depression. and as Bols. Tenrose con-
tinucd his handshaking way day after
day. bristled again with envious anger.
But One Outdoor sport.
Bu. to-day there was no handshaklng
along Michigan avenue. Stin winds
Kicked up Lake Michigan until the waves
were slainmlrg bales Of cotton hleh over
The breakwater and up against a low
hanging shy OF gray. Rain soaked bunt-
ing snapped and cracked in the wet
gale. until All The avenue was making A
ro.se Ike pistol shots and positively
the only outdoor sport left in tow was
10 watch a Chicago girl plant both of
her feet-i's impossible 20 blow a Chi
caso girl over on the wet sidewalk-try
20 raise her umbrella and then start 10
SAY " way AIOln ~ HON'i nv nc ~
whatever other spot she was aimed Tor.
These occasional! sights had their In
terestiug points. A girl would take only
On. step from a hotel doorway. her uin-
brella held traigh In front OF her as a
wind and rain snield. when several tons
Of Chicago atmosphere would slam her
so hard that the ribs and entire frame
work tmeaning Of course the ribs an
entire framework Of the umbrella) would
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most interesting. Many "A rain coated
person In fac even braved all outdoor,
to watch framework after FRAMEWORK
after framework pass by.
But indoors. ah. tHat was where the
glassware and ice clinked all over IA
spreading cafes and restaurants. wheg,
orchestras played fox. bunny, l'm'
duel and Other fauna tr!Nperies, whil'
tho mighty nler of many states and
their women friends who weren't dane
ing held down The crystal covered table.
and looked on where lots Of arguments
always COMPOSED Of Il team or two oi
Moose debaters on one side ready C.
hat.l,. with anybody w97o challenged tht
statement that tho greatest man in the
known world ives AZ oyster Bay, CAUSED
knots OF Other patriots - wedge clos
until whole iohbies were covered witt
OVERLAPPING and whore tn.
7 'lIllllF'SFIlI tNflLlIl'il ~ 'lA' 'l
Columbus. Ohio. which has suns a
every Republican convention since ~,
Grant campaign Of 1872, sang Justify al
dav long TIE praises II iaNori:e sor
Burton,
But as 1t SO happened that the dele
gates who make all the noise on IN,
streets and in hotel Hobbies and cafe
have mex, t. nothing to do with t..
making Of Presidential candidates. tina
detail being attended 10 chiefly by tn
whispering few behind closed doors, Wi
are rarely seen and never heard-so. too
the real. rough, two listed. drinkin.
folk. vino never gave up "A cafe tablc al
day to-day and noisily called out, sam
thing all around. waiter" every ONCE Il
a. vile. were representative only o
the cnarser and grossly material rha-
uf a great art.
Duc went four floors sly ward 80 M
Congress aud knocked a. tho oUter DO"
~ a certain SuItc OF to = y ,o" Of ~
hotel If ono wished 20 -a2o upon 49, f..
ARTS sake. l. ~ j. t." enact number e,
tie suite. said suite beng tic |noadlIar
,ors 90 th" great sovereign ~'itc Of kc'
tuck. sub
None 9TH" than Charley Auicr- =
w''ite clad except for H. complexion
+. (Which Is a deco maHuG ,ny. WAS ~, chi,
ohicnt o: inter 81 lu me room. the chic
object, thtt -. u'At TO ~, output ,
, Z" tr'"y Audor,nn's trf
For Charley hUd, SON rs arknoW'
edged 80 DO tho most nop.'''ous min
=, julien miNrr .u al K,r:u,sy. For man
wears another art - o' - irloy rae,