The Red Cloud chief., 1916-06-15

Mr.. Fairbanks hal perhaps, the
handsomest of these lady shouters in
the person Of Mrs. English of Indian.
apolis, daughter.in.law of W. II. Eng
fish, who vas Hancock's running mate
long years g Wrapped In one Amer
lean flag. and waving another. aSe
made a striking figure, and her early
stage training stood her in good stead.
Among the Boosters.
To one who had frequented the
Michigan boulevard hotels during the
evenings OF the convention week II
was not surprising that there was not
an enthusiastic demonstration at the
Coliseum when Hughes was placed In
nomination. Never before was there
so little boosting Of a leading candi-
date on the surface. There comes the
man with the Hughes badge" said one
%onlooker. and there was little exag.
geration In the remark. Everyone else
had headquarters, bands. glee clubs.
badge distributors, and all the rest OF
the machinery of boosting, but not so
Hughes. The work for him was being
done quietly behind closed doors.
All sorts of devices were resorted
to by supporters of favorite sons. In
he Fairbanks region at the Congress
hotel women sold carnations for that
tall sycamore. Cant | sell you a
flower for a dime?" one Of them asked
a husky negro. What for?" why,
for Fairbanks" Il should say not: he
amt worth a dime to me-" was the
reply.
Those negroes were among the
amusing features of the hotel lobbies,
for they were forever getting into
acrimonious dispute with one another.
Don't you try to tell me nothin',"
said a big colored ~lndianian to one
from a Southern state. you darkies
from down there are on the market as
o o as you get here. every time"
Us that SOP" was the sharp re.
sponse. We'll you tell me when did
Indiana ever send a colored dele
gate?"
Lots OF times"
But when, | asts you?"
Lots OF times, ! tells you"
But, ! asts you, when?"
And so II would 20 on unfortunately.
Wednesday night was the ~liveliest
In the hotels. for the boosters were out
In all their glory and as yet uncurbed.
In the Congress a swarm OF cowboy.
hated Sherman shouters took pos
session OF the lobby and at intervals
the T. r. p%araders would undertake to
march through them, carrying large
Teddy" signs. Every such attempt
was the signal for a near riot, and
those signs were soon smashed by
umbrella.handle blows.
Then the Sherman boys produced a
baby elephant and a goat labeled
"Teddy's." The little p%achyderm was
as once banished to the baggage room.
where its trunk was checked and it's
manager ordered half a ton Of hay
from the Pompeiian room. As for the
goat, 1t was run out in q hurry, and
the hotel management issued an edict
that no more live stock should be
brought into the place. So thereafter
the crowds were content to 60 mill
ing" about the various rooms, here
watching movies Of Roosevelt parades.
there listening to speakers tell of
the virtues of Burton or Fairbanks,
and elsewhere collecting badges and
buttons. For the Lords sake take
them" the boosters would urge.
They won't be worth a darn next
week" Which was necessarily true
OF all but variety. then unknown.
Black Mark for Chicago.
Mention has been made above of
Mayor Thompson's committee, and
credit must be given 1t for doing much
to entertain the delegates and other
convention visitors. In addition to big
focks Of free automobiles, there were
many and varied forms of entertain
ment. parades of firemen, fireworks
and the like, so far as the wretched
weather permitted. and on Thursday
night there were dances In a dozen OF
the leading hotels to which all were
invited. So far, so good. But a bis
black mark must be placed against the
mayor and his political friends for the
outrage OF Friday afternoon. At that
time, just as things were getting in
l teresting. an immense swarm of ward
: heelers and political henchmen swepI
down on the Coliseum, armed will
green tickets or sergeant at arms
badges, and so thronged the building
: that the police and firemen finall,
: closed all the doors The doorkeepers
, were given orders to honor no ticket.
whatever, and hundreds of newspapers
correspondents and men and womer
q who had paid as high as $3.50 for ad
mission tickets were rudely thrus
9 aside. The order came when a grea'
mann Arora ollAniln ALn han L.. I.a.l