The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16

vote to build up Missouri so one learns
from a month IF washday sheets hanging
from the clothes lines stretched across
st. Louis streets. Jim Houchin had 1t
all framed up to tell the convention the
story OF his life tonight some place be-
!, tween the spots on the original pro-
grttinme assigned to the Swiss yodlers
and n song and dance by Andy Breen
and Mona Mooney.
The Swiss yodlers and Andy and Mona
are on the cabaret at Jack kratz's Fal-
stan Cafe. II North Sixth street. this
~sFk The minute Proprietor kratz
hoard that the convention managers were
at wits ends over the problem Of
str 'ging the convention out to the bit
ter end Of the week Proprietor Kratz
patr totically came forward and offered
the services Of Andy Breen and Mona
Mooney. Mr.. kratz's only stipulation
being that Attorncy-General John W
Wescott OF New Jersey give Kratz's
Falstaiv Cafe a little boos, when making
the nomination speech for Wilson.
Right away the Swiss yodlers. who
have the star spot here m the cabaret
bill at Kratz's this week. insisted on
having a place on the Thursday night
bill At the convention. Professional jeal-
ously had ~ bit TO do with the yodlers
insistence W course. hut they were anN-
ious to take, part In the convention also
largely because they used 10 dress in the
next tent to vii Bryan on the Chautau-
qua hig time circuit and thereby CON
.racted Democracy during a spell Of bad
weather.
Crimp put IN Comedy.
Bill Graves's motion to-day. howeyer.
to cut all the re't Of the comedy as
originally outlined out Of the convention
,.,r -. .,,,a $500, (Ay .A,,, ,,,n,Atln,ta.
and funny sayings limited to five min
utes each. put a crTp not only IN the
acts contemplated ny Andy, Mona and
the Swiss yodlers. but also swept aside
the proposed speeches OF Candidates
Cssteel. Soper. Pontius of Upper San
dusky. Herod OF Wood ward, Okla. Tom
Hatchett, Jim Houchiu. Al Widdis Of
Tawas. Kelly Pool. McN1itt. and Bugg,
Gazzam. Sinks and all tine rest.
Also to-day's sudden idea to cut a ,ot
Of the more superfuous comedy from
the convention proceedings means the
permanent deletion. OF cUnse. Of the
spelling bee between two rival groups OF
the delegates children which was "a
have followed a speech with incidental
music on the xylyphonc that WITS 10 have
been delivered by Col. Sapp. national
committeeman from Kansas.
Talks with any OF the groups Of I'M
SlCceNSlul Ca0dlIateS Tor the NlSe-tTes-
!dency around the convention hall to-
night revealed the fact that their IN
ner feelings ran as Mary Roberts Rinc-
hart frankly said cross an aisle IN the
press stand. the ramut OF human emo-
tons"
The Hon. Elliott Voolfolk Majah. pres
.nt iovernr Of Missouri and one Of the
leading candidates for the Nice-Presi-
dency in all PIX county. perhaps was
TIE most depressed.
Candidate a. Dumont Smith Of Coocoo.
Kan, who arrived here with his monocle
last night after tho newspaper had gone
10 press. was undoubtedly the most happy
~" =, -"F-"" ~ a' the ursuc-ess'u, N'-e-
Presidential candidates. And q
enough. the extremes OF emotion dis
played by Statesmen Majah and Dumont
Smith were not due to the futility Of
their respective candidates..
A Dumont Smith OF Kansas, only
weafer Of a monocle in his State and
the man responsible for the installation
OF bathtubs in the new Capitol at To-
rcka. began to glow with pleasure as
soon AS he learned early this evening
the name of the gentleman who had
been selected 10 place President Will
sons name before the convention for
denomination
The last nominating speech a. Dumont
Smith had heard. so ne told THE SuN re-
porter tonight. had been delivered some
years ago by Senator Vest. and II was a
most gratifying sign Of progress toward
culture, Mr.. Dunont NTH added, that tn
party this year had selected a nominator
named Wescott instead OF Vest.