Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28
THE CRIDIR0N CLUB R0ASTS
CANDIDATES And PRESIDENT
:. MAKERS At ITS SECOND Dinner
President Wilson Among Onlookers and Enjoyed the Satc
tmations-Stage for Railway Staten Passengers
Were Bound for Chicago and st. Louis

Vice President Marshall. extremely ,:.
vous. was closely followed by sen.,.,
Lewis Of Illinois
II ought to be nervous" he exu4ain..
He follows me all the time, He .,
lowed me up to the rostrum in the 4.
ate today and almost sat in the chairr
Ex-vice President Fairbanks, disp,,,
ing a handful Of tickets for a groun :,
delegates locked UP in the baggage c.,.
Of the Chicago special. came next. =,
wanted to leave a few more tickets n,
any stray delegates who might selish
Q little transportation"
Penrose Was Grateful
He was closely followed by two mn
described by one Of the guards in
stage whisper as 1.-The two wickedss.
men in the world-Tncle Joe Cannon
and Boisey Penrose." The imperscna,.
or Of Senator Penrose asked. rs this
the regular train" and was assured Nv
the gateman that "everything is NJ.
ular this year" Penrose wanted |.
know if the gateman had seen any On.
by the name Of Roosevelt hanging
around.
Il heard he was going" the senator
unused; 1T. r. did me great favor
once-he made some speeches for
Pinchot."
Uncle joe" urging the senator Ia
hurry. asked il we expected to pay Mr..
Roosevelt's fare.
I'm willing-if he'll use the ,icke,
buy" was the answer.
Senator Weeks came along with
great bag which he said was full o.,
New England delegates. He was told tn
check it, but warned not to let Sam
Mccall know where he put the check
Next came a passenger, greeted Is
Gen. Burleson, dangling a string Of
dummies which he referred to as post.
masters. They caused the gateman 70
wonder if Gen. Burleson had adopted
Frank Hitchcock's children"
Col Roosevelt was followed BY
George W. Perkins and they made a
great commotion. Perkins was carry.
ing a bag. which he said was so ligh,
it kept flying out Of his hands. The
gateman asked what was In IL.
"Ephraim's diet" replied the bogus
Roosevelt. I'm going TO feed il to the
Republicans"
"A Byzantine Losothete"
The gateman pointed out that Col.
Roosevelts ticket was for the Pro.
gressive train and dated 1912. but the
colonel told him he talked like a
/ Byzantine Logothete." Perkins had nc
ticket. He was merely to see the colone
on the train, explained.
Yes, and I'll see him of-at the
first trestle." exclaimed the next pas.
senger, Familiarity greeted as Bill
Barnes. This passenger waved an ak
which he called IAN olive branch" to
be presented to someone between the
fourth and fifth vertebrae."
Time was up and the gates closed
when in rushed William j. Bryan He
carried a shotgun on which was
mounted a dove OF peace. and excited.
| ~ told the gateman that he had 10 ge
through as he had important business
on the ST. Louis train. His ticket, TIL
guard said, was only haif-ratt
! clergyman's ticket. but he gained hi
point and was allowed to slip through
F, the gate on his promise to run io
| the train.
I "You'N have to be some runner
commented the gateman.
| Il am" replied Bryan as he dartet
away. Been running for 20 years"
! After the gates were re-locked tEt
/ Negroes entered. They explained the!
were delegates from the Sum!
South" and wanted to go 10 Chicago
! This here station is closed for TIKI
season." the gatemar replied. IF you
wanta go to Chicago you gotta walk
WAX. walk"
/ Other features of the evenings en-
! tertainment were a pantomime pof'
,raying Col. Roosevelt shying his hal
into an imaginary ring song 10 tn
/ Chinese minister. sunk to the air Of
| Chinatown" and a parody on OF
| pheus and Eurydice." with stage SET
ting depicting the lower regions.