The Lamar register., 1918-08-28
BIG SHOW LACKS PEP
Mar. Indicating Dcbsle Wc-ll Lave
played 10 Empty Chairs With
out Patronage OF the
Republicans.

ana luH unlNe lsst4 SihitN H4H Nllt.L llls
show foll far short Of the proa .uu
put out by the advance agents. Many
If those who attended expected from
the stuff cent out from the Denver
that there would be a real
knock down and drag out old fashion
GA democratic mix-up, but ii was so
tame and ladyliko that Chief of Police
Daniel handled the silual1n aI.n. and
he badly crippled. However there
was nothing ladylike abou, ..a .augu-
-c used. Traitor and liar were about
the mildcst terms used, and ono time
Eddie got so excited It looked as if
he might slap John or the wrist.
Hon. Arthur Gordon aeted as CHAIR
man and referee, and made the official
announcement that Kid Kcatue would
be seconded by II. p. syp, better
known as Handsome Harry. and
Battling Martin by Charley Wooden,
better known as the Arkansas Wond-
or." II was appropriate chat Ar syp.
q oaiccholdcr. should second the
chief dispenser Of patronage Mr.
Wooden however was selected to sec
ond Nlartin because he was the only
lcruocrat in the county that wasn't
either a candidate for or hoped SOME
sa.cc might chase him cut OF hiding.
Being thus free and uutrammci.cd ne
could second whom hc pleased and
choose the candidate they would ai
5uppor. if they dared.
Battling Martin led Off without any
preiiminarics and broke right through
the congressional guar e- hv % ror-
les Of fierce upper cuts proceeded Co
tear Keating's record 40 hscls. For
over an hour he showed ease after
ease whore Heating had laid down on
his country and BIS ows prrty's prca-
dent--elid the ial.4'ess ~ 9sg
by the loyal republican members who
rallied TO his support. He did not
have to repeat aud when his time was
up still had fist full Of record votes
with Keating on the wrong side that
had never been touched for lack Of
time. Mr. Martin received little APP
plause when he started, but after the
thorough job he did of skinning bare
"a Stacker. he was given the heartiest
ovation Of the evening at the close.
Mr. Heating has considerable ability
and was wise enough TO keep as FAR
away as possible from his record votes.
He said he did not like TO remember
the times when he was in the minor
ity. but rather enjoyed talking about
when he was in the majority. So he
explained some of the votes he cast
hen the majority was with him and
avoided the ones mentioned by Nh.
Martin. lie said the expression 600
per cent American had become So
hackneyod that Dc lated TO apply It
20 himself. Az it is cinch no one
else win eyer call him that, he will
be safe from having his aesthetic cgr
horrificd 80 long % he rcfrains from
applving the uame 90 himself 10 O
hoarse stage wisprr he told the audi
cncc what terrible thing it vas FOR
Iohn Martin To apply the epithct
Stacker to your congrcssman-just
think of It "Your Congressman" A.
a dodgcr Heating convinced the crowd
that he had few. equals, but as q
statesman he fails as far short Of the
mark of a real American as docs La
Toilette or Varlaman. That he has
all the arts Of a dcmugogue he demon-
when with clcncbed fist he promised
the mothers OF the audience that he
would vote against drafting is year
old boys no difference who wanted TO
do it; and at the same time he knew
that If he took the first train out OF
amar for WASHINGTON he could not
have reached there IN time to vote on
the question. The bin passed almost
unanimously with Heating over
thousand miles away playing politics
while the boys were left without
champion. His exhibition was real
artrul but not the least thrilling and
the crowd dwindlcd quite noticably
while he was speaking, and those left
FORGOT TO applaud him at the close.
The house was fairly well filled but
considerably over half We're rcpubli-
cans who modcstly refrained from any