The Washington herald., 1916-07-20
SPECIAL DELIVERIES.

Representative Kenneth McKellar,
of Tennessee, moved around among
the delegates from his home State.
possibly to find some p. NJ who is
against him. By against him is meant
somebody opposing his candidacy for
the United States Senate, for Nickel
lar is the Democratic nominee and
scheduled for promotion to the upper
house. Betting ought to be 100 to 1
on McKellar II the delegates have any
influence.
somebody ought to write a song
about Florida, for that Southern State
affords better opportunity for the
song writers TO cut loose than any of
postmaster at Orlando, Fla, who is
here with Mrs. Mclean. Edward L.
Powe, of peland. Fla. seconds the
motion.
Mexico, home of villa and Carranza,
is very much on the map, but in the
headlines Mexico, Mo, seldom figures.
Postmaster Jackson, of that little city.
says there are no snipers there, but
plenty of good Democrats. who are
boosting Uncle Sans postal receipts.
| BILLY" Murray, from Boston. breeIed
into town last night to look over the
convention. He shook hands with q
great many of his former colleagues of
| the sixty-second and Sixty-third Con-
| crosses and proceeded to explain why the
present administration was certain OF
victory next November.
Postmaster McEwen can talk about the
labor movement from the standpoint of
one who knows. He has been secretary
| 1Af h. tate Of he NJ 7.
for twenty-one years. besides being the
editor of the World, an organ devoted to
lsbor's interest Duluth, Mimi, Ia where
he sells stamps.
/ ED" Gilmore. all the way from Brock
| ton. Mass, 10 renewing friendships made
while a member of the Sixty-third Con-
gress. Gilmore. besides being a postmas-
ter, is a butcher and can give some
straight facts about the high cost of
living, so far as it applies to groceries
and provisions
The speakers at the banquet will be
President Wilson, Postmaster General
Burleson. Representative John A. Moon,
chairman of the Postoffice Cornmittee of
the House: Senator ]. H. Bankhead,
! chairman of the Postofhce Committee of
the Senate. and Colin NJ. Selph, the ST.
Louis postmaster, who In all probability
will have been reelected president of
the association ere the banquet con-
| venes.
The contest as to which State sent the
largest representation to the convention
was won in a walk" by Pennsylvania,
thus making tho prediction of Treasurer
| Frank c. Sites a certainty. Seventy-six
was the mark of the Keystone State.
New York being second.
| The social features Of the banquet this
evening will be attended to by George
| O'Connor, of local fame as a vocalist.
and Jim Kelly, the postmaster OF
Long Island City, who will give imita-
tons Of wild birds and animals. Mr..
Kelly said last night that his stunt"
would be for the especial delectation OF
the President and Mrs. Wilson.
| The women of the delegation Will have
a little banquet of their own, while theil
male escorts are regaling themselves In
the banquet hall. Manager Weston, oi
the Raleigh, has fixed up the large din.
ing-room of the hotel into Veritable
bower of roses, where the women viii
seat themselves to an elaborate spread.
ing of Postmaster Costello, of Spring.
field: Postmaster Richard Cronin, OF
Chicopee Falls; Postmaster Joseph
Barnes, of Easthampton, and Postmaster
Billy Mahoney, OF Westfeld, went Out
for ride last night in a Congressional
hack Postmaster James ]. ODonnel, OF
Holyoke, gave instruction as to how tc
handle the ribbons.
James Kane, detective sergeant attach
| ed to the Headquarters staff In Chicago
paid visit to many of his friends among
| the Illinois delegation. Jim was on
his way back to Chicago with prisoner
recently captured in Camden. While here
he was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
P. Helen at their Georgia avenue resi-
dence.
There is bound to be much interest
manifested at the discussion scheduled
| for today's session, when the proposition
OF supplanting the old spring wagon with
| the automobile and auto truck for de-
liveries and collections, is to be con-
sidered.
| Every delegate attending the conven-
tion, divided into groups from eacn
State, will formally visit the office OF the
Postmaster General this morning, ana
be received by Mr.. Burleson and his four
assistants, and Ruskin McArdie, the live
wire" Of the department. The delegates
will then be shown around the build
4 ing. Then all hands will repair TO the
front Of the building where the moving
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