The Lamar register., 1918-09-25

q new chairman, and met this fell0W
Shoup who is slated to sandbag Don
Quixote Thomas Jefferson lyman and
put him in the discard. Say, fellows,
that guy Shoup, is all right, all right.
He has some brains in his cocoa. He
amt loud mouthed four-flusher what
tells of the millions of miles of road
he has built when he amt built any
No stree. He amt no boaster-he's q
doer. Putting the two together Tom
looks like toy balloon in an aero
plane raid over the German lines.
Tom may be a Democrat but he amt
of my brand. Labelling cat fish sar-
dimes and putting 'em up in fancy
boxes don't make 'em sardines, and
Tom and the gang with him on the
ticket can yell all they want to about
being Democrats-they amt and never
were. It's me for this boy Shoup this
fall. He listens like a real man.
| met Don Quixote T. J. lyman in
front of the Albany hotel the other
day. Tom sent out an S. o. S. that
until the liberty loan was pledged he
would refuse to have a word to say
about politics, and then hops on the
train, comes to Denver and dictates
the formation of the state committee
which was some chilly affair. not half
the counties in the state taking part.
Tom had just gotten whirlwind cam
paign speech off his chest when l met
him. He shook hands cordial enough.
Says he.
Senator" says he, did you see by
the Denver Post that my dear friend
and campaign manager. Harry Tam
men, has been breaking bread with the
President" says he.
WELL" says l, "if Harry came in
sight Of anything of value the guy
what owned that thing would be broke
when Harry left" says l. even bread"
says /.
you fail to grasp my meaning"
says he. THE President invited Har-
ny to dinner with him." says he.
Them presidents of the bar-tend-
ers unions is sure careless" says l, "or
else they locked up the silverware be-
fore Harry got there" says l.
at weren't no president of q bar
tenders union" says he, cit was the
President of the United States" says
he. Harry went down to Washing
ton to tell the President he must issue
a proclamation directed to the voters
of Colorado" says he, informing 'em
they must elect me-" says he, "'cause
il they don't it will greatly hamper
the winning Of the war" says he.
Right now" says he, "the kaiser is
greatly worried for fear will be elect
ed. He would do anything to prevent
it," says he. "If am elected COVER
nor Of Colorado" says he, "then Hin.
dinburg will take his line home and
quit" says he. Them Huns know,
says he, "how many miles Of road
have built on the lecture PLATFORM
says he, land they are scared vii
come over there and spoil their littl,
game" says he.
He would have kept right on talk
ing but just then that perfect speci
men Of nothing, Leslie Hubbard, come,
up. Les. he shook hands friendly
enough. Says he:
Senator" says he swelling out Sc
he bust button off his coat which hi
me in the eye, 81 assume l have you
support" says he.
Depends on what kind of supper
you are assuming" says l. 81 aim
no regular supporter" says l, "bu
at the same time il / was crooked
enough to have two living wives a
one and the same time" says I, "'t
support both Of them so that neithel
one would have to ask a county t,
kick in. and pay part Of the boar,
BILL" says l.
Les he sor. Of colored at the allus
ion ruined a lot of perfectly good at
mosphere by inhaling it, swelling hi
chest out so he chucked another Goa
button in my eye. Says he:
"Mr. Tammen of the Denver Post,
says he. "is in Washington now to in
form President Wilson," says he, "tha