Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-10

llC issues GnllVG0eQ tue dllnudl ulil- ner of the Gridiron club tonight. Pres ident Wilson, members Of the cabinet. diplomats, political leaders, members and members elect of congress. pub fishers and prominent industrial and financial figures of the country were guests.
 Vance Mccormick. chairman of the Democratic National committee. and William E. Wilcox, chairman of the Republican national committee, met at the dinner for the first time since the recent presidential election. They shook hands, while the orchestra play ed the national anthem, and it was un- derstood they would work together for "America First" Nearby stood other Democratic and Republican leaders in the late campaign.
 The incident was staged, with set ting of prize fight, but after the contestants had been introduced, Mir. Mccormick and Mr. Wilcox shook hands.
 Another surprise at the dinner was the unfurling over the balcony of the suffrage banner displayed in the house of representative last Tuesday, when President Wilson delivered his annual message to congress. The suffraglsts have been trying to regain possession of the banner, which was pulled down by page. It was snatched down again tonight at the dinner.
 Musical and vaudeville skits satir- izing public men and events With members of the Washington newspa- per correspondents corps in operatic and thespian roles kept the guests ill merry humor. The climax of the en- tertainment was presented in 'The Gridiron Follies of 1916," a musical | review revealing facts. fo!bles and fancies of the hour. The scene for the folles was laid ill Lafayette park opposite the white house and revealed as principal characters Vande McCor- mick. chairman of the Democratic na- tional committee. and William k. Wilcox, chairman of the Republican rational committee.
 Mccormick and Wilcox in Dialogue,
 At the close of the opening chorus sung by a Galaxy of States. with the theme. "Come, let's have jolly time. no matter who's elected". Me Cormick and Wilcox were disclosed engaged in good -natured dialogue: l McCormick-Cheer lln wilcox, the battle is over. Somebody had to lose. | WillcoX-Somebody did.
 Mccormick k-Remember, you've had much to be thankful for.
 Willcox-Yes, we los- Utah, but we saved Vermont.
 McCormick-Never mind that. Here in the presene c of this galaxy of states we can talk things over dis passionately. Willcox-Say, I thought you sa'd the battle was over.
 McCormick-So it is. Tonight we are just indulging in a little caustic comment on current events.
 WillcOy-Well. if you're holding a post-mortem. what was the matter with New York?
 McCormick-Murphy. curse him.
 Willcox-What will become of the Tammarv Tiger?
 Mccormick will be an open season on tigers for the next four years. Here domes the wandering minstrel now
 At this point the Tammany leade. entered to strains of the "Rogue's March" and to felicitations from Wili- COX who said he (Murphy) was Gin Dutch" Murphy replied that he "tooK a gamblers chance and lost', and then sang:
 Forsaken, forsaken,
 Forsaken am I;
 The Tammany Tiger
 Is turned out to die;
 I go to the White House
 And find the door barred
 For Wilson still lives there And his heart is so hard.
 With the exit of Murphy the dia- logue between the national chairmen continued:
 Willcox-By the way. did William J. Bryan participate in this cam paign?
 Mccormick He sup ported the president loyally.
 Willcox-Perhaps. But he must have had laryngitis. His voide didn't carry as far as usual. l McCormick-Speaking of weak voices. the state of Maine had some impeachment in it's speech on Novem- Der '. From 17,00O in September to 4,0n0 is some drop.
 Willcox-But Colonel Roosevelt did not suffer from vocal trouble His | VolCe was uedIU lHFtuSuout Iuc ldIu. l McCormick-So I noticed from the returns. He helped us in the winning i of the West
 \ Voice From the Grave. Here the voice of Roosevelt inter rupted the colloquy, saying. "I am 1 now devoting my attention to my du. 1 ties as a grandfather. But my health is bully. In 1920 the country will know where to find me. My address is still at Oyster Bay" WillcoX-What about New Jersey? McCormick-Hush. lush, We will talk of other things. Wilcox how about Indiana? McCormick-~W saved Tom Ma. shall out of that wreck. WillcoX-That's so. He was run ming. wasn't he? 1 wonder what went wrong in Kansas. Kansas-T can tell YOU. Two dol lar wheat ten dollar hogs. Ford ml. ch'~os and rlayer pianos. Willcox-Do you think he kept us out Of war?
 Kansas-I dunno. But somebody got US out of debt