Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-08
DISTINGUISHED
MEN AT CHICAGO
characteristics of National
Delegates as They Wander
Through Crowds Described
(By a stan Correspondent)

Chicago, June S-The mighty can
fall and fall hard in a convention
crowd. William Jennings Bryan,
newspaper reporter. took up a place In
the middle of the court OF the Con-
gress and forgot that he was no long
er Secretary of State and Democratic
oracle. He started 10 talk and just
then a Fairbanks band came in fol-
lowed by a crowd of vociferous Hoos-
iers. Mr. Bryan was pushed, showed,
rustled and hustled back to the side
lines.
When it comes down to attracting
attention Mr. Bryan is not a drawing
card like Chauncey M. Depew. The
aged New Yorker roams in and out
of the crowds, but he carries big
bundle of papers and magazines in his
right hand so that he does not have
TO shake hands. If he did his right
would be worn off.
Theodore N Vail, head of the Bell
Telephone Companies, attracts much
attention in the throngs. He is chair
man OF the Vermont delegation and Is
very strong on preparedness. He is a
distinguished figure with his white
hair and keen eyes.
Senator Reed Smoot is probably the
most active OF the big leaders. He
is constantly on the move. When one
sees him buzzing around it can be
understood how Utah cuts so much
ice in Washington.
Ezra Meeker, of Washington State,
is here with an automobile built like
a Conestoga wagon. He crossed the
plains in one and is now rich enough
to come back anyway he likes. He is
a delegate and tells everyone about 1t.
VIII Never Pass Out
Victor Murdock, the red-headed and
ieft nf Moose.
in the Sunfower State and elsewhere,
declared to-day that there was dis
tinct line of clearage between the
Republican and Progressive parties,
and that IT would be absurd to as
sumo that any nomination would be
followed by the passing out OF the
Progressive organiza tion. It is also
becoming evident that considerable
section of the Progressives from the
middle and western States will not
follow the Colonel into the Republican
party, even should he decide to re-
turn to the fold. Upon the other hand
there are many Progressive delegates
who will refuse TO bolt the Republi-
can nominee in the event that he be
selected upon a fair and square basis
and a Progressive platform.
Uncle Joe Cannon stood against
pillar in the Congress and laughed
at the passing crowd and its freaks.
Inc Ola warrior DeRlnS TO SNOW MS
age, although he insisted that his
cigars were not bothering him half
as much as the stogies the Pennsylva-
mans effect.
Mary Garden Soon Tired
Carl Hoenig, the leader of the Co
lumbus Glee Club, met a lake squall
yesterday. He ventured out without
looking at the skies and his Panama
hat and Palm Beach suit were sights
to behold. The glee club took half
an hour off while he changed Hoenig
says IL he ever comes to Pennsylvania
he will stop off at Harrisburg and tell
how to organize the singers.
John Dalzell, whiskered and wan,
is here to tell how he helped nomi-
nate Lincoln. He has been doing II
ever since the 1850 convention and his
voice had to work hard TO make it.
self heard in what one OF the Chi
cago scribes called the Havana fog
of the Congress. The air of the aver
age hotel corridor is made up of three
layers. The ground swell is the odor
of shoe polish, the second of perspira-
tion and the third of smoke
Harry K. Thaw's press agent an
nounced that he would be here
National Committeeman W. r. Jack
son, of Maryland, is a big lumberman
and has the delegation from his State
we'll in tow.
Mary Garden did some newspaper
work for one OF the Chicago papers.
but she did not like being bumped
about in the crowd.