El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-12

@HARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS
who was nominated for vice presi-
~ dent on the Republican ticket n
Chicago Saturday. was as cool as the
cartoonists have pictured him when I
saw him at his beautiful Hoosier home
in Indianapolis two weeks ago
The GOODNESS, however, was furnished
by giant naples in their full panoply OF
verdant color, by the flower laden
breeze which blew from off Fall creek
and the coll, green lawn OF the Fair
banks estate. For two hours we sat
under the naples on the Fairbanks
lawn and talked as men sit in the plaza
and discuss the Mexican situation. the
big winds and the weather. There IS no
more personal chill in Mr. Fairbanks 5
makeup than there is in a desert
noon The man who labeled The Tail
Sycamore OF the Wabash as a frappe
individual. knew his man as wei as the
one who said Teddy was modest ana
retiring woods violet
Was in FL PasO-
Mr. Fairbanks was in FL PaSO seNeIdl
years ago on his return from the orient
and was the guest OF Rev and Mrs
Charles Leslie Overstreet II he IS colu.
Roosevelt is a craven image Wneh L
was IN Indianapolis on my way PACK
me out TO his home for luncheon
Again. when he was in my old home
town Of Bloomington he went through
driving winter rainstorm TO see my
old father and mother. Again when
was in Indianapolis this spring ne IN
sisted that I should stay for dinner at
the big Fairbanks home. which had re-
Gently been completed He knew me
only as a friend Of his friends the
Overstreets in FL PasO. Vet his Hoosier
fnE "a m me
as il was the week before to a caninet
officer. I offer this I'm evidence that
the Indiana statesman is anything put
the cold iceberg that he has been PIC
tured BY his opposition
Cool Butler.
The coolest thing about M Fair
banks is his butler He IS some cool he
answered the dOOrbell when I drove out
Meridian street, the Montana street OF
Indianapolis to see the former vice
president This butler looked as If he
was mad at somebody and might bite
the first Texan in the leg who broke
his afternoon nap. II may have been
the dinner jacket he was wearing or IL
must maintain but he looked like a
Mormon refugee after Salazar had fin
ished with the colonies
Beautiful Home.
The Fairbanks home is the show place
OF Indianapolis It IS built back from
the street and is almost hidden by a
riot of native underground The mas
sive cut stone house sets on the third
terrace Of the estate, which spreads out
behind a screen of shrubbery for more
than an acre. The house is a great.
rambling place with sun porches and
alcoves, Railways and high ceilinged
rooms was escorted into the big Ii
braray by Don Senior. the butler. The
books OF Mr.. Fairbanks's library 90 to
the beamed ceiling Of the room Every
alcOve and corner Of the library is filled
with books They are not property
books put there for scenery. either. for
they are worn and look as II they had
been thumbed and read from ~dvver
TO kivver" On a table was a bronze
smoking set and a box Of Egyptian
cigarets. put there. no doubt as a con-
cession to the eastern politicians who
came 10 confer with the Indiana states
man
'@Grnndpa~ Enters.
As I sat and rubbered at my sur
roundines I heard a little one down the
big hall call: Hello, dranpa. See my
Indian suit" This was Mr. Fairbanks's
little granddaughter, dressed as an In
diana aborigine. who had stolen senior
buffers stuff and had announced the
coming OF the man from Indiana.
How IL villa.
Hello mister Walker. and how is
FL PasO and PanchO Nilla2" called
Mr. Fairbanks as he came through