Arizona republican., 1916-02-27
At Second Dinner of Winter Famous Organization Pro jects Itself Into the Con vcntion Activities of Next. June
HELPS CANDIDATES
 ON THEIR WAY
From President Wilson Down Washington Off. cials Come In for Their Share of Fun Making and Rirh Satire
| Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2f.-The Grid iron club tonight at its second dinner of the winter projected itself into the convention activities of next June and lelped a distinguished party of presi- dential makers and candidates board trains for Chicago and St. Louis to meet the fates awaiting them there In a make believe railway station the actor members of the club satiriZed the foibles of some of their guests and some Woll-knoWn men who were not present
 President Wilson was among those who looked on, and he may have re- ceyed an intimation of the opposition he will meet later in the year. Vice President Marshall, the secretaries Of state navy and int rior, the Brazilian amba ssador the Chinese and Bolivian ministers. several members of the sen ate and house, officers of the army and navy, and q number of the most nota- hle figures in the nations financial and industrial life were present.
 The newly elected president of the club. Louis w. Strayer of the Pittsburg Dispatch vas inaugGrated with a hu- morous skit in which all members par ticipated. yariously attired to represent the old guard. the regular army re- serve. the continental army, the gov ornment merchant marine, progressive party and war revenue tax collectors.
 The most ambitious Of several sketches presented by the club was the l<e. strange travelling companions, and ticket complexities that confounded the railway gatemen offered extraordinary opportunities for fun making. Passing through the Chicago gate were regular and progressive republicans, characters representing former Senators Burton and Beveridge, former Vice President Fairbanks, Senator's Sherman, Borah, t'ummins. Weeks and Penrose, Repre- sentative Cannon, former President Roosevelt. William Barnes and George w. Perkins of New York. Through the St. Louis gate passed Secretary McAdoo Postmaster General Burleson, Charles F. Murphy of New York and William Jennings Bryan.
 The first passenger to reach the Chi- cago train was recognized by one of the two gatemen as Senator Burton. Nerv- ous and fussed, he inquired if he were too late and appeared greatly relieved when told that he was leading the parade.
 You won't be too late till you get to Chicago he was informed as the gateman punched his ticket.
 Next came d passenger for St Louis, who was hailed as Secretary McAdoo. He produced weird looking ticket, finally recognized as mileage which the gateman examined laboriously Mutt tering that it seemed ''as complicated as the shipping bill the gateman asked if a mistake hadn't been made. It's intricacies were explained by meth ods of addition and substraction, and the passenger passed through grinninS. The gateman, recovering, remarked to i,is pal: That wasn't no railroad ticket; that was today's treasury state ment"
 Among the next batch of passengers was a tall heavy-set man, carrying q broken plank under his arm. who tried
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