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O CT MENTIONED o THE PRESIDENCY

favored then and does now "A mod-rt'"
form Of protection.
Third terms for Presidents and the
extension Of executive authority were
o favored by Mr., Mccall, lie sup
ported all labor measures tina seemed
10 him To lie lust. The division ui
men or parties in politics along tu"
lines ~ their religious Crcods Wa
frowned upon 10y Mr.. Mccall ard M"
gave expression 10 his IDEAS upun that
topic in a ringing speech at Lynn
during the last primary campaign
when he was practically challenged To
speak out.
Mr.. Mccall was the means of bring
ing about practically a reunion II the
~progressives and Republicans of
Massachusetts. He vas IN favor ot
calling a constitutional convention
and advocated some of the social wei
fare measures demanded 10y the Pro-
gressives. When il came To drafting
the platform upon which he was to
run for the G~ovcrnurship he thumpcd
his fist upon the table and said 10 the
resolution committee, Gentlemen, !
insist" and the measures he proposed
were written into the resolutions. AS
a result tho Bull Moose leaders de-
clarcd for him and only a handful
voted for the Progressive candidate.
This action made Mccall Governor Of
Massachusetts. II has been called the
Massachusetts idea and it Appeals
to he spreading ali over the country.
The Progressive leaders OF the Bay
state believe IN Mccall. Charles
Sumner Bird admires him and was
moi aiming at him when he made the
statement that II the Republicans
named a "reactionary" at Chicago
there would be a third ticket in the
field.
McCall's defence of Speaker Cannon
made him many friends in the mid
die West. When the insurgcnt Re
publlcans inc the Democrats joined
! forces to depose Cannon Congrcssman
Mccall went to his assistance. lie
did this. he SAYS, because it seemed
to him IAN act of political treachcry
uncalled for in the case of a man
who four times had been chosen to
this high Office
: So you can 20 right down through
the record Of McCalrs Congressional
career and see his Independent spirit
standing out with great prominence
expressed in his words and his votes
At times men less broad and ,libera'
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IN ih"ii Vows wound read him out of
tAe laI;>. liz Is w.lllns to he re-
N"'''" - '." '''"'" u" ms views
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lH'l" il t." mUcN regulation now
''dt>' "' sAi I" NE SIS 'orre-
>~p"nd"h'. We are hoin crushed un
der an cA''SNiN" burden or legislation
iH'> 80" Freedom YOU near about !
REGARD as very Ike III" old slavery,
"h"n We chained and directed the In.
RESTRAINTS upon our free.
d"m should u" imposed only after the
most careful u~"I4h"rhl.on,
This fecllr.. along with nv great
fa.,h IN representative popular GOV.
crnmcut, makes me regard the mos,
extreme radical as the most extreme
rtayt.uutry N the hnal anallss
Safety for oar institutions lies aluu.
the middle ground and those who
tionll LIE To- the utmost limit in one
direction fail to fur.soe the inevitable.
swing To the opposii" bound.
Ell Is vital that we should Iimi, ,hs
! national Govcrnmcn To those thing,
which are clearly of common concern
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Bohemia In New York IL Outlines ride.
uious. ofttimes stupid. Outlines weari-
some IN p~osturtng and pratttng. But
perhaps. in all fairness. this In due to
the awkward antics of those persons
who. creating nothing themselves. in.
capable Of mature thinking themselves.
cling like barnacles to certain uoups
OF persons that do create. that do
think. and by means Of . hurrahing
sort Of good nature and an open purse
manage to make themselves tolerated
by the artists and tho writer's that
r the legitimate citizens Of bohemia.
Hunting for bohemia Is hunting for
a state Of mind. For bohemia II not
localized or centred in any p~articu-
lar quarter Of the town. Its eager
people may be found, indeed. a step
away from the g~listening lights of
Broadway: may DO found in the
sphaghetti and vim ordinaire base
ments OF tho uptown side streets; may
he found in this or hat d%lstinctlvely
studio district.
But the adventurer IL most apt "a
turn his back on the throbbing upper
town. with its hubbub OF money spend.
ing. its high air OF prosperity, its
palpahie materialism. and journey
southwark (afoot by choice) until he
arrives somewhere near the line where
Washington Square and old Green.
witch Village. that pair Of delightful,
spinsters among Manhattan's villages
touch elbows. The lights glow softly
there at nishtfall. A very pleasan,
quiet mantles the quarter.
High above the square the Judsor
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that some perfectly respectable per
sons from uptown were coming down
Summing to-nisht"-"Iet's hope the
bear Is in decent humor."
The ~adventurer moved easily in the
wake OF this frothy chorus, feeling
himself an interloper but unable to
quench keen curiosity. None minded
him; none asked questions.
The little procession OF which he
was an unconsidered figure came
finally TO an ancient gloomy house
within a few steps Of the laundering
elevated railway. a house which once
upon a lime sheltered quite ordinary
persons. no doubt. who went daily
about their business Of buying and
selling and came 10 a quite ordinary
end. II Is OF the type so familiar in
the region OF the Square-the now
dingy, shabby. out at elbows type of
squarely built red brick and basement.
A sign swings in the wine informing
all who might be interested that the
house Is an inn of call.
once past the entrance door and
down a desolate hallway. an inner door
opens and gives upon two rooms,
SlIlthb halCus baAc vi ~ ~
crowded, noisy. one deposits hat and
coat anywhere-!t doesn't much mat
ter where, for petit larVeny is not
among the peculiarities of Polly's pa
trons-and finds a sea at a table
wherever elbow room offers.
Vision Is not at first easy in these
rooms where tobacco smoke forms
| translucent wells. He who goes 10
| Polly's must possess strong lungs. for
J the patrons pun energetically from
first to last, between the simple
courses. even, and a blush mist in
cessantly %envelops the place.
The conventional observer, used &c
certain table equipments OF spotless
linen, TO rugs or carpet under foot, tC
the usual habiliments OF a restaurant
is struck AT once by the fragrant bare,
ness of the rooms. The floor is bare
Not o stitch nor a weave of the hum,
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Memorial Church's lighted cross,
strangely detached In the darkness all
about, offers its reminder and its
promise. shadowy figures. strolling
arm and ann in the modest dusk. pass
and repass or nestle upon tho benches.
There II q trill OF liRfH laughter
s~cornful. one thinks. What tiny 1T
tie episode Of human life produced that
ripping Jeer?
Ono comes. slowly StrollinE. TO the
south side OF the square and pauses
for the moment before Guido Bruno's
sweet salon Of purest poetry. 1t is
here. on Saturday afternoons, that
throbbing voices recite their own
hearts bursting while silk clad women
from Riverside Drive and Fifth ave-
nue. clasp hands. lift eyes to Bruno's
decorative ceiling and murnur:
Bohemia! How truly bohemian.
What else really matters in life!"
And then. like as not, these de-
voices and worshippers at Bruno's
altar Of the poetic art trip daintily
across tho sidewalk. step into motor
cara no bigger than revenue cutters
anu ullCSN SiauhN Nv NhauiiChip ~
drive to Sherry's.
The street. now dim and mysterious
stretches westward from Bruno's. !,
IL half past 6 o'clock and one does not
glimpse the passerby adequately un.
less he or she happens TO glance up
ward where light beams fall pro,
fusely. Some in the hurrying GROVE
seem moving toward a definite place
| Little rags and tags of conversation
presently reveal their destination
fascinating shreds of talk containing
Interesting promise.
TO Polly's, Of course"-'Tileen ha'
sold Swans Island and ia consolini
the unfortunate"-"I haven't a sou
my dear. but Polly will hang up tn,
! check; she's a good sort"-"Bobby sale
he would tinkle that Hawaiian must,
box Of his'-'I know We will neve
get q table"-~Mike told US last nigh
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present n upon tho floor OF the
House when Mccall. turning to the
Democratic side, said:
What In your position a. to labor?
Ready az you have always been to be-
tray with a kiss. you scourge It TO the
quick and press upon It's brow q crown
Of thorns."
Many people believe that Gov.
Mccall IL tho most independent and
courageous man in public life to-day,
They say no has backbone. He is
regarded as a statesman OF the old
school, standing aloof from cliques,
thinking and acting for himself. pos
sessing great consideration for the
under dog az AAspising the common
type of poliuR whose only thought
is how he o. profit from the posi-
ton he holds without regard for the
moral and legal rights of the public.
One must go a long way back 10
discover when Mr.. Mccall first dis
played that sagacious independence
which made him feared and famous
at Washington. 1t was during his
service In the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture. He was chairman Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary and led the de-
bate which resulted in the adoption
OF resolutions by the House reprov-
Ing the Supreme Court of Massachu-
sets. 1t came about In this way.
The House passed an order asking
| for the opinion OF the court upon a
proposed statute relating to the edu-
| cation of children. but the Supreme
Court Justices. n OF whom was
| Oliver Wendell Holmes, now OF the
United States Supreme bench. de-
| clined to express an opinion, sending
a reply In which they set forth that
no exigency existed requiring them to
rule on the measure. The reply was
referred to tho Judiciary Committee
| and in a few days that body reported
an order which amounted to a censure
Of the highest judicial court in Mas
sachusetts.
This order declared that the House
did not "acquiesce In the conclusion
OF the Justices as to the Limitation TO
the authority Of the House tn require
the opinion Of the Justices and at
Arms the authority OF the House I'M
der the Constitution to require Inc
opinion upon said questions" Chsir-
man Mccall was. the chief speaker
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OWN THE NEAR OF NEW YORK

,be epormo,s sum M soOO. The easy
manners that oh,air M po,Iv,s made
n entireIv nroner IN ,sk ber what she
had called her nict,,re and The answer
revealed that one bohemienne does
not take life too seriously.
Call it," she said, "a Fried Egg
Protecting It's Young Nobody will
ever know the difference and little
Eileen has the money"
In the smaller o nearest the
street four men with astonishinsly
luxuriant whiskers consumed their din
ner v~ociferously. pausing occasionally
to whisper. one had the feeilng that
plots and stratagems were afoot that
violence was TO be done some lime ana
some where. Inese persons hao ZONE
over rom 'ne H.oeIa, Oluo III y,
uoueai s.ee, W IN
.""' ~ y '"e
vi 'op'''u''' Will"
within the spatttr or soup from
this group 'Ihe Grand DUKE &c
nicknamed by folys patrons because
or MS great piack sLaue oearu' CON
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court or massachusetts, mas never re-
fused 10 render an opinion when
asked TO do so by the Legislature.
The incident caused much discussion
and Mr.. Mccall was pointed out as
the man who refused TO he awed by
the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Mccall is not a r~eactlonary nor
is he a stand patter. He advocated the
election Of United States Senators by
popular vote long before the idea be-
came fashionable. As TO woman suf-
frage. he expressed himself in favor of
il when he was first sent to Washing
, ton and he has not since changed his
views. He vas an nti-imperialist. and
the present trend OF thought in favor
of giving the Filipinos their independ-
/ ence appears to be an Endorsement OF
the reasons he advanced years ago
against the a~nnexing OF the Philip
pines. He said to a representative OF
THE Sun the other day:
81 opposed the policy Of our enter
ing into the Asiatic colony industry for
two reasons First because It multi
piled by two the danger of our being
forced into war; and secondly, because
IL ulN utu ny tWO OuT CIuilCts Oh UkHt-
ing successfully a defensive war"
In Washington. during a speech or
the Philippines, Mr.. Mccall said: 81
have always believed that when ouI
commissioners set their hands to the
treaty anneXing the Philippine Islands
they inaugurated as infatuated a pol
icy an any upon which a great nation
ever embarked. ! believe that our ma
tional honor. the preservation in theil
integrity Of republican institutions
our future peace and safety, every
dictate Of interest and justice demand
that we shall 10 shape u steps tina
we may return again to the God o
III fathers"
He differed with President Wilson OF
some Of his policies and had the our
age to oppose them upon tho floor o
Congress, and time has indicated hi
Judgment In many respects. Part.
lines did not prevent him from oppos
ing the Dingley tarif hill, THE pro
posed tariffs seemed to me to he to-
high" he explained &c the writer, an,
one Is probably justified in surmisini
from this statement that Gov. Mccall
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voice, high. thin and vibrant, cut
through the smoke as the spirit moved
her 10 recl'e from hapihura'a'n ~
gore una, something Vi 'he r'in"u
poets "hich teiIs OF woman -ha'i
omar nan cream
An Illustrator OF ,riehuI! Soui se"su
.ne perp'eN''s ot ,ne s''anse. ''
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AN INTIMATE VIEW OF

tho hrst rank among tho men
mentioned for tho Republican
nomination for President of the
United States is Samuel Walker
Mccall, Governor OF Massachusetts,.
therefore people are interested in
earning just what. sort Of man he is.
To begin with, Sam McCall--that Is
he "a he Is referred to by many of
MIS- sdm!rers-'s S. years old, sound
NJ mind and body and 30 tan that he
impresses n at nrst sight as being
slim but al a matter Of fact no n
rather robust. He IL bald, clean
shaven, his face lined with wrinkles.
MS eyes keen: his thin lips express
determination and in fact grimneas OF
purpose. One might say that MS ap-
pearancs suggests coldnem and i'm
penetrable reserve, a personality that
looks only upon the serious side Of life
and Ia lacking in geniality.
This Impression IL totally wrong
Sov' Mccall 10 n Of the most aifable
OF men, He loves his books: the quiet
OF h's library appeals to him more
Man che iimelisht; no delights in hi
nome surroundings and to spend ar
evening in the midst Of his family Il
ono Of his greatest pleasures. He ha'
snd appreciates the friendship Of hi
"eshoors and no enjoys making new
.'qua'ntances. In every way he Il
Intensely human, He follows the cours,
VI events with the keenness Of . mint
framed by many years Of public ser
vice; he Ia noted for his far sighted
ness' he Is said by many to have tn,
memory Of an Indian; no 10 ex
"1,hely democratic in his tastes.
no nVes on an eminence in Winches
wi called Myopia Hin. overlooking tn,
Nssniul Mystic Lakes. His homo 4
.""ortaole, but not too elaborate. H,
~s an automobile and gets most o
=" outdoor life in this machine ex
np' when the baseball season In on
'"eh ne IL to he found frequently q
"t " me two Boston parks enjoyinI
~e sport for Gov. Mccall 10 Q dye,
!" the wool fan"
ms n%eishbors have q great fondnes
~ the Governor and for the entir
"''hH family. A. soon q 4. "a
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blcst carpet conycais the honest plain
ness 81 poi,y's floors.
The walls are almost bare. with a
depressing ~yelloWish uarencss. The
table tops are bare and the clamor OF
deposited dishes falling upon the
naked planks strikes harshly upon the
ear. il would seem that the group
II serious thinkers that meet every
night over Poliy's tables prefer to
avoid all danger of distraction 10y un-
Necessary ornament or foolish luxury.
n crdyon drawing and n
only stands out upon the wall, a
sketch which fairly shr.eks in
lonesome prominence. II depicts
three young female persons of
remarkable siimness and youthful
grace. three maidcns who have never
troubled their dainty heads about the
modes OF fashion or taken thought
about climatic eNigenCies. They stand
as Mother Eve stood before the fall,
quite unashamcd.
one finds ones ewes wandering to
| these slim LADIES' and is rewarded
| occasionally 10y bizarre effects
as when n prim and pr!ssy
spinstcr, with prehistoric bangs
and "A bonnet which was fash
ionab.e when Queen Victoria Wa a
slip Of a girl, found a seat, OF all pos
sible places in the room, directly under
the startling nudity Of the chalk draw
ing. Chance, which adures the iucon-
gruities and du'"s on amazing con
trasts. had played an amusing prank.
As smartlng eye grew used TO the
smoke clouds and dwelt upon the in
d!yiduals crowded at table distinctive
figures revealed themselves. One
marked the tall, gray eyed girl who
moved with ready camaraderie from
table to table, leaving a jest here, q
sparkle of rcpartce there; who was
obviously hubbling with happiness over
some good turn OF fortune. One was
not az ell surprised To learn that she
was Eileen who has sold a painting
Of marked %futuristic conception FOL
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Very Like the Pursuit and Capture of
the Shark as Described by
Lewis Carroll

the merry fellowship and camaraderle
Of sous that shrink from the tightly
binding conventions are utterly impos-
sible In such a roaring, matter 81 fac.
community. That point of view would
be wide Of the truth.
There IL no bohemia nism In New
York at present-though the time mas
not be far of-such as exists or x
listed in the Latin Quarter OF Paris
no such light hearted scorn of poverty
or such devoted fellowship. but the
req here of that spirit Of living
In something more than q pale CLEAN
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known that he had been elected there
was a big demonstration in Winches-
ter on election night. His fellow
townsmen marched about the streets
cheering for him, the church bells were
rung and there was general rejoicing
throughout the community.
Tho Governor delights in talking
with children. and Winchester. a town
of homes. is full OF them. He speaks
Of his daughters as tho girls and
often on a hot day Is TO be seen at an
ice cream shop treating them and
their friends to tho soothing concoc-
lions Of the confectioners. He has a
law Office In Boston, but mis- public life
has taken up so much OF his time that
ne has not been very active in tho
practice of his profession.
Gov. Mccall is an orator OF great
ability. He has a thorough knowledge
of American history. Daniel Webster
was his great idol when a youth and
Dartmouth had him as the orator at
the centennial celebration OF Webster's
graduation from that college. Later
he was the orator when the town Of
Franklin in New Hampshire. birth
PA0SO = w uDotcts SVicOAosco theS AnSS
Gov. Mccall early demonstrated .
strong vein Of satire in his writings
and later II was shown In his public
speaking. At Dartmouth he was edi-
tor in chief Of tho AnviI. Q college pub
llcation. and he wrote many sharp
political editorials. Much amusement
was caused On one occasion in writing
Of tho New Hampshire Legislature.
then in session, when no closed his
castigation with tho remark that for
"stoical inactivity we have never seen
Ito equal"
His speeches In Congress have been
mastery and no less a parsonage than
William Jennings Bryan Is suspected
OF having borrowed expressions coined
by Congressman Mccall. For in
stance. during tho debate upon the
Porto Rican tariff In tho Fiftieth Con-
gress Mr.. Mccall said: But / regard
It A. . most inauspicious omen that
our hrst' legislative @ should b
framed on the theory that freedom
does not follow the nag" Later in the
Democratic platform Of 1910 appeared
the epigram that the "Constitution
follows the nag" Bryan's famous
p~eroration at Chicago about "the cross
Of gold and crown OF thorns" may
have bsen derived from . remark by
Congressman lAcCali during the de.
bsts upoa the Wilson bill. Bryan waa
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But When Trailed to It's Lair at Pol.
ly's" 1t Turns Out to Be a
State of Mind

, gethcr. They make a living somehow
) selling sketches to newspapers and
magazines. one of them has a papa
worth "A ridiculous lot of money. lut
she cut out into life to do for her
seif.'
why asked the i%nterloper, do
they come here"
Man. said the illustrator, most
az them come because they are poor.
frankly poor. and 1t costs little to I'll
your stomach IN polly's. They como
because they really dislike the glitter
aud glan and matter Of factness OF the
conventional places.
'They come because they under.
stand each others point OF view, even
ia uuarrelling. They come to get
ideas. separation. out of his bedlam
Of talk ideas nash like sparks. 70
ole girl or man it meas an idea for
a picture. To another an idea for u
play. To another an idea for a story.
They live in their work. The news of
the da! is less than nothing to them"
And indeed all Of this seemed to 10
true. Here were scores OF eager spir-
IL, ridiculous enough 10 sctminded
and CaptiOus persons. who were strug.
Cling To gct foot on the ladder, who
were dreaming of stealing the blue
from the sky and the purple from the
sunset; who came together nightly to
compare THEM hopes and their fears
and their ambitions. There were all
sorts, though few that had com.
manded flames favor.
Some had achieved small celebrity.
Il brief and vanishing flourish 81
newspaper trumpets. Most we're ar
lists of brush and pencil. with inde-
pendent ieau.ngs. all haughtily re.
solved to resist the lures Of prosper
Gus conNcntionality. Some modelled
in clay and essayed at marble while
wondering where the next weeks rent
was 10 come from. budding in their
hearts the conviction that there is no
greater Sin!iloge than to believe that
u the ho kkeeping of art a credit bal
ance should be obtained at the cost of
ideals.
some * the men dress like women
ana SOM" ~ the women dress like
men. Il Is their way OF expressing
Individuality. THAT IS the long and
the short ana the thick and the thin
OF their cui;-of all bohcm anism the
:, ''
'" "'''. '' lh'>e ROXY mas been a
~ from "'aNeh' 81" IS u New Eng
f'""'F' q zap" '"d woman. of AL
~ III 'L' N"''d I" pay hostess Tor
""'''''''''''" h"'l''H'H, years
az" -'' ''t'''d Gown IN Mdcd"ugal
r,''''. ~" i"r from the Liberal 'Iub'
'I'N'A't ~" moved nor nipple equip
mont ana MlN,. hcr Indispensable star
81 "''''',' It" washington place. cape
II" 'c'd'l'" I'r Tor Il hrioi time. hut
'h'" >o" came '" open an inn In West
f"u''n %S,r""t. $40 = - Slt'GuIar mix
WIRE 81 ''H>''hI 'ra''S. j. FOLLY WIN
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long bony face was driven out Of Rus
s.a because his poetry rocked the Gov
eminent boat. He missed Siberia \
minutes. Now he is burning up rs
soul in loneliness and living ~ no;i.-
ing a day.
There are three girls sitting to-
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n, EDWIN G. HILL.

, rvNTING bohemia IL very like
IL snark hunting. Bohemians
and sharks possess In common
certain striking characters.
,s. Lewis Carroll. a very eminent
u.,hemetlcian. who wrote several
S,ok. TO demonstrate that sheer non
.uss Is as perfectly logical as pure
rrb.matics. defined the hve unmis-
,sgsble marks by which any adven-
,arsr would promptly identify a shark,
IA nv the same tokens n may rec
'sri,e bohemia in its farthest lairs,
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trast to her jet black hair, which
flowed without restraint Of comb or
pin over her thin shoulders.
As she lounged back the better to
enjoy her cigarette she exposed long,
slim feet which seemed always about
to slip from insecure red sandals. Her