The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-22
Alex Vasterline
Causes "Run" On
Powwow ickets
Separates Stephen A. Martin
From Season Pass, Then
Tells Friends H. E. Alex
ander Had Pockets Full
and Wild Scamper Ensues.

A. c. Vasterling early yesterday
morning returned from the Demo
cratic convention in St. Louis. Mr..
Mastering created quite riot about
the door of Harry Alexander's stop.
ping place when he circulated report
that the Cape Girardeau delegate had
a package of free tickets.
When Mr.. Vasterling arrived in
the convention city he Immediately
thought of Mr.. Alexander in terms Of
convention tickets.
"What good is a delegate anyway.
if he hasn't got few tickets?" the
fire insurance agent wondered to him
self.
He started out to find Mr.. Alexan-
der, planning to remind the delegate
of their friendship down home while
he separated him from a season pass.
At the end of an hours search in the
various large hotels and elsewhere,
Mr.. Vasterling determined that Mr..
Alexander was far in the lead and he
never could hope to catch up with
him.
He thereupon piloted himself to the
office of Stephen A. Martin, who is
Mr.. Vasterling's general agent in the
fire insurance business.
Goo mornin'," commented Mr..
Martin as Mr.. Vasterling took posi-
ton near his elbow.
Gimme that ticket you got in your
desk there" replied Mr.. Mastering.
"What ticket you talking about"
was the innocent query.
"What do you think l came up her,
for? Go to Siegfried's opera? I
want that convention pass you got in
that pigeon-hole above your right
hand"
"But man, I've only got two and
have promised one Of those. If ] give
you the other, then l won't get to go"
protested Mr.. Martin.
"But, if you go and don't give me
that ticket, then I won't get to 60"
remarked Mr.. Mastering.
"Here take itr' Mr.. Martin shrugged
his shoulders as he closed the CONVEX
sation. "It's a wonder you fellows
wouldn't get delegate with tickets"
"Have, but can't find him." was Mr..
parting word.
When he returned to the lobby of
the Planters hotel, Mr. Mastering
found large group of friends with
long-drawn faces. Judge C. B. Faris |
and Frank Walsh formed the center
If ticketless brigade and they were
at their wits end to devise a way to |
a set Of tickets.
"Lookyherew exclaimed Mr.. Vas
terling, as he exhibited his pass.
"For the love of Mike, wherc'd jul
getit?" all cried at once.
"Wc've got a delegate from our
town who is a real delegate" Mr.. Vas
terling replied. "Harry Alexander,
he's got a pocketfull and don't know
What to do with 'em."
The ticketless group cvaporated.
They went in all directions, each man
quietly passing the word to his friends
that Harry Alexander had tickets, for
Alec Mastering got one and they had
seen Vasterling's pass.
Mr.. Vasterling found himself flooded
with queries for more particulars by
men grateful for the "tip". The main
trouble was in finding Delegate Alex
ander's whereabouts.
Mr.. Mastering was PACED in the
lobby of the hotel. The fifth man was
DR.. D. H. Hope of the Cape, who had
heard of Mr.. Alexander's ticket for
tune. After giving him detailed di-
rections to look until he found Mr..
Alexander, Mr.. Mastering slipped out
IF the hotel.
"The convention, as l saw it, was
4 big show" Mr.. Mastering said. 81
saw the whole works. l got down
close to them in the hotel lobby too.
Stood as far as from me to you from
Ollie James and all the big guns. !
had a good time and a lot of fun"