The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-25


ri VERY presidential campaign has
lE its rainbow chasers. No matter
how glowing in outlook for either oil
the two big parties, there Will always
he optimists who figure on victory
right up to the day of election Gam
paign chairmen
R.;nbow Chasing in are usually men
Presidential Contests who have had
practical expe-
rience in politics, and while they are
ovnec+ad tn give out roseate state
ments to encourage the workers.
thew are seldom deceived by too OPP
timistic reports from doubtful states
An exception was found in the CAM
naign of 1888, when President CleVe-
land was candidate for reelection
The late Senator Brice of OHIO was
the democratic chairman that year,
and. although he was considered one
IF the most astute men in the party,
he could not see what the public saw,
that the tide was against the ms.
A month before the election a victory
for Harrison was assured, but Chair
man Brice was a typical rainbow
chaser and never lost hope until the
returns began to come in. When ne
cleaned up his desk at headquarters
in New York on the eve of the battle
of the ballots and walked down Broad
way, he had an air of supreme contl-
dence which might have cheered any
democratic doubter. He felt certain
that Cleveland would have a walk
over.
Another exception to the rule when
a campaign chairman was something
of a rainbow chaser was in 1895.
Bryan was then running for the first
time. The late Senator Jones of Ar
kansas was his manager and was OPP
timistic to the last.
Just as soon as Mark Hanna got to
work as McKinley's manager and
raised record-breaking slush fund,
every independent observer could fore
tell the result, but all of Bryan's de-
voted followers, including the demo-
cratic campaign chairman, chased
rainbows.
In the present campaign the rain
bow men in both republican and dem
ocratic parties will be from now until
election confined to amateur politi-
clans of ardent temperament. In a
mighty clash between Gins" and "outs''
managers drop sentiment and keep
right down to brass tacks. 1t will be
that way with Vance C. Mccormick
and William R. Wilcox.
u X X
GU ALIBAN of the Yellow Sands, -
" strictly a high-brow under
taking, conceived by person who is
nothing if not literary, was presented
for two weeks at the City College
stadium, New York. Practically all
the performers
"Caliban" Was Not donated h I
"A Paying Venture service s, the
publicity wor k
was excellent, as the venture was
given more free advertising in news
papers and magazines than "Tody'
Hamilton in his palmiest days would
have expected. And the attendance
too, was large, if one may judge from
photographs taken of the crowds If
the stadium, for the use of which ne
charge was made.
Yet, in spite of all these advantages
which included the enthusiastic labors
of many Shakespearian devotees, the
total receipts totaling the rather i'm
posing sum of $150,000, have disap
reared and there is deficit of $25, 900
While not wishing to depress any per
sons to whom moneys are yet due, /
isn't likely that they will ever be paid
The Shakespeare enthusiasm ha
abated somewhat. as result OF ex
cessive celebration of his tercentennial