New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
CircumnavigatOrs Back
Him, but Spanish Dancer
Gets All the Votes.
DEFY DEMON RUM
TO TUNE or HYMN
Thurlow w. Barnes DenOunceS
Foreign Language Newspapers
as Patriotism Menace.

At meeting behind closed doors in
Dsmonico's last night, Mt which ex-
Governor Fort and other Republicans
Of national prominence we're present,
Thurlow Weed Barnes, brother OF Will
lam Barnes, former chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, declared
in favor OF Colonel William X. Hay
ward for tho Presidency on the Repub-
lican ticket.
Cheers which greeted the naming Of
Governor Whitman's campaign man
ager showed that tho prominent men
at tho meeting were strongly in favor
Of raising Colonel Hayward from tho
Public Service Commission 10 the
White House. Mr. Barnes promised 10
try TO swing the New York delegation
to Hayward, and said that he would
use all his influence with his brother
10 do IL William Barnes was not
present.
The Hayward boomers evidently did
not caro- about public opinion, for be
fore his name was mentioned a young
Spanish girl. with little more than a
golden yellow chemise on, was brought
10 the centre of the room in n basket.
disguised as a gift for James II. Birch.
jr.. OF Burlington. y. J. When one OF
the walters, taking his cue from Mr.
Barnes. raised the red covering, the
senorita leaped out and did dance that
was FAR superior to anything that De
bussy's faun ever did
Many at the meeting thought that
this would no, help Colonel Hayward's
Presidential chances any, but then,
none Of them cared. for they were all
members or guests OF the Circumnayi-
gators Club. and they were enjoying
their annual dinner and the remarks Of
". Co. BischoF. chairman Of the tenn
perancc committee Of the club.
That dancer kicked mole in Hay
wards Presidential BOOM observed
Bischof later
Very little Of Birch's speech was
heard by the Circumravigators because
Frank 4. MAXWELL, the painter. who
has circumnavigated twice. lost the bet
ter part OF birch's speech on the way
TO the dinner.
When Bircn sat down the club song
was sung. II may interest churchgoers
TO know that u is sung to the tune Of
the hymn From Greenland's Icy
Mountains" and that in one Of the
lines occurs the phrase. we will kill
the demon Rum" Then there were
more speeches by Edgar A. Wilhelm.
Colonel Hayward. +. H. Patterson,
William H. llcElroy who. take 10 from
Mr. Barnes. circumnayi gated the Co
wauus Canal. Ex-Governor Fort. J. K.
Patterson and Anthony Fiala. Robert
Rockingham and Raymond Ditmars
gave talks illustrated with moving
pictures.
one serious note was struck by Mr..
Barnes when touching upon prepared
ness. be said:
Were an autccrat. one Of the flats
! should first be tempted 20 pronounce
would be suppression OF the local daily
publications i'm the foreign Languages.
whether liddish or French or German.
or n any other tongue save that which
foreigners should learn and use when
they are welcomed here as emigrants.
u is enough for Us 10 have one flag.
Why daily publications in the other
tongues. which steep their readers in
the fumes Of prejudice?
d am convinced that If certain
portion Of the public ceased p"rusinc
sheets bon foreign jargons. one grea'
stem would be taken toward the castinr
of Of hyphens and Of hatreds. and that
many more such readers would become
good citizens Of the United States"