The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13

ton at the governors headquarters
was a long and interesting quest, bur
the upshot of it all is that the gov
ernor declines to say and campaign
managers don't know. When found.
the governor was seated by the side
OF the fireplace in a room at tho
Planters.
A surprisingly long and slender
parsonage at all times the governor
today seemed unusually high In body.
spirits, collar, hopes and silk hat
But he seemed a bit stunned by the
question. He summoned Judge ]. j.
Graves, a very ample and amiable old
gentleman. with large, mellow voice,
who was walking around the room
behind his stomach.
Heading the reporters was the
| judges stomach, followed by the
by the coat lapel led him around the
| It over. Several times a young man,
looking like the judges son. or a
| couple OF them, quietly led the gov
ernor out
The judge lowered himself upon a
crushed and bewihered chair, peered
searchingly at the reporter over his
glasses and hauled out long type
written statement which began: "The
democracy Of Missouri feels"-and
continued through twenty-seyen para
graphs and a postscript to describe
its feelings.
Notice 1t says Indiana has had four
republican and four democratic
nominations, Missouri nome" bel
lowed the judge. who were these
vice presidents?" he was asked.
We'll. there's Marshall" began the
judge, and Fairbanks, and"
That was all he could remember.
Others In the room were appealed to
and they couldn't remember. One
man finally recalled Hendricks and
Kern and the judge closed the sub
ject. At this point the governor came
back. He had returned. He felt that
he could not with dignity, state his
reasons, II any, for wanting to be vice
president Of the United States. 1t
would not, as the governor expressed
| it, be etiquette. In fastening away,
he explained the judge could tell the
reporter what he wanted to know But
the judges typewriter manuscript
replaced and his stomach pointing
away, the Judge fatty declared he
knew nothing about 1t.
Hosts Pouring In.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 13.-Demo-
cratic hosts poured in today. And
with them came the first demonstra-
tons of the convention. Before night
all the delegates and alternates are
expected to reach town.
Pennsylvania came with band, a
big delegation and bag full of
cheers for President Wilson. A few
were loosened in the Jefferson lobby
and people looked on in wonder. 1t
was the first outbreak of real enthus-
iasm. In the meantime the question
of seats at the Coliseum causes some
disturbance There is grave short
age and failure of the national COM
tmittee to turn over to the Coliseum.
officials boxes stipulated in the con-
| tract precipitated q rousing dispute
at the door Of the big building Char
lie White, door keeper: Homer Cum
mings, vice chairman Of the national
committee and a number OF other
prominent democrats were refused
entrance to the Coliseum until the
boxes we're delivered.
| Said a delegate from Missouri to
delegate from Kentucky:
did you ever know Mr.. so ana
so?"
| Said the delegate from Kentucky
! TO the delegate from Missouri:
Know him? Why, sure. I killed
him.
| A page who ran through q hotel
lobby calling Mr. Sullivan, was sur
rounded by mob. He particularized
on Mr.. Sullivan OF Chicago, and got
his crowd down to four, not including
the great Roger himself.
| A soft gray hat, purple tie, gold
en-. cofYee-with-cream brown vest, u
oat-oh-so-form-ftting spats and low
shoes appeared in the lobby and 10,
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, OF
Illinois had arrived.
All Cut and Dried.
by Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
! ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 13.-The
gentle work Of puncturing vice pres1-
/ Dental booms is being carried out
neatly today by democratic leaders.
vice President Marshall will be re-
nominated, according to the leaders
there's nothing to tits cut and
dried.
But for the purpose OF principle
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