Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES EXPOSED
IN FLIRTATIOUS MEANDERINGS'
Pennsylvania Representatives Find No Place to Lay Their
Heads-George Won L. Meyer Patriotic, but Broke. "A
T.R.'s Son Says There's Nothing to 1t but Father

CHICAGO June 5-Being q former
Secretary of the Navy and an official OF
one of the big defense leagues of the
country, George Won l.. Meyer decided
while walking down Michigan avenue that
he ought to have a flag In his buttonhole.
So he stepped into store and got one,
donned it. started to pay for 1t. found he
didn't have a cent In his pocket and bor-
rowed a nickel from stranger. That was
the most humiliating nickel's worth of
patriotism Meyer ever displayed.
Fifty or more bedraggIed Pennsylvania
followers OF Senator Boies Penrose to-
day borrowed washstands and bathrooms
TO freshen up their appearance after
night in a sleeper. The Pennsylvanians
spent the night wandering through hotel
corridors and doing on street corners.
When they arrived yesterday they discov-
cred that their representative had reserved
rooms for them at leading hotel-but he
had reserved them beginning Wednesday.
From now until Wednesday they will spend
the time looking for the man that made the
reservations.
The hotel pageboys have been equipped
with megaphones to make them more In
telligible.
The august Mr.. August P. Gardner is
here today, prepared to prepare the Grand
Old Party for preparedness.
Ex-Governor Eugene n. Foss. OF Massa-
chusetts. possible presidential timber for
the Prohbitionsts arrived with his avoir-
dupois and began talking in very dry"
manner.
Joe Heating, than whom there is no
whomer In standpat Hoosier politics. is here
with all his influence and a new double chin.
It. RS former secretary william (Biliy)
Loeb, smokes such long cigars that he can
stand in his hotel and smoke In the street
Chauncey NJ Depew. the original after
dinner mint Of pointed paragraphs. is here
in a spring suit and all his glory. Depew
IS SO and undoubtedly has been an in
vited guest at more dinner parties than
any other American.
Ex-Representative ("Farmerr) Cocks, of
New York is here. He's a neighbor of
t. RS down at oyster Bay and, being
a Quaker he and Teddy wrangle informally
about preparedness over the back fence.
Former Heavyweight Champion James j.
Corbett is here looking things over. He ex-
poets to be at the ringside when the gong
sounds Wednesday.
great" says corbett but ii looks like
real fight when they get set"
Former Secretary OF the interior Thomp-
son Is here from st. Paul 10 help the
Burton presidential boom. Thompson was
a friend Of Burton years ago, when the
former was getting political start in
Ohio.
Advocates of nationwide prohibition
found some satisfaction today In. pointing
out that Il was possible to conduct pre-
convention negotiations without the aid OF
large quantities Of booEe. Sunday WAS q
dry day In Chicago. ana 1t was followed
BY another dry day today, there being a
judicial election on here.
AFTER one OF Senator Weeks enterprls.
ing runners-up had spent - hours. his
most winning manner and a breakfast on
two delegates. under the Misrepresentation
that they were Old GuArdsuen, only to
discover that they we're red-het, rantanker-
Gus Roosepeltlaa Progressisss. he Vas
enough Of . sport % buy thelr coffee ana
rolls anyhow.
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