The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-02
:. Q. P. SETTLES LOUISIANA CONTEST
Along the
SidelineS
In Chicago
tBy United rress.,

tBy United Press.,
THE HAWAIIAN delegation was
accompanied by two Honolulu
maids. They left their straw skirts
at home, though, 30 there will be
no riot call.
T. COLEMAN DUPONT, multi
millionaire, appeared in the con-
venti0n hotel lobbie3 claiming hon
Ors for his democratic ways. He
was the only delegate wearing q
negligee shirt and soft collar.
THE REPUBLICAN nomination
is all settled-at least a. far ~ Chi
cago university is concerned. They
held their own little Republican
nominating convention, selecting
Governor Frank o. Lowden.
CHICAGO prepared . warm vel
come and freedom Of the county
Jail today for numerous expected
out-0f-town visitors. Chief Of Po-
lice Garrity issued instructions to
arrest all police characters and
suspects on sight.
G. 2. HAZLETT of Cordova,
Alaska, came to the convention in
cidentally. His chief purpose was
| to get inside of a new palm beach
suit and under q straw hat. The
temperature in Cordova seldom
goes more than Is degrees below
zero. Hazlett said.
IF THEY'D only sent this con-
vention to Cheyenne, $4,000 per-
sons could have had tickets to the
doin's," sighed National Commit
teeman Pat Sullivan OF Wyoming.
tanning himself with his sombrero.
Wed a-held the meeting outdoors
and Wyoming climate never would
have interfered."
HABITUAL convention visitors
took . peek into the hotel buffets
lust for luck" They we're greet
ed by white-aproned bartenders.
the old familiar mahogany and an
array Of varied-hued bottles and
glasses. But that was all that was
| 90 A0uol anu ACW VVAGAA OA w
yond the threshold.
! THE CONGRESS hotel lobby
gave the appearance of fur auc-
tion with statesmen from stores In
the building dashing about with
scarfs and neckpieces in hot pur-
suit of delegates wives.
SENATOR MILES POINDEXTER
was an addition to Presidential
Row" in the Congress hotel yes
terday. He opened temporary head
iQpaIters and will move into . per,
manent location Saturday.
| SENATORS PENROSE, Lodge
Smoot, Wadsworth and Sutherland
are anxiously awaited by many
delegates. The senatorial quintet
is due here Friday.
DELEGATES began speculatins
today on how militaristic suffra-
gets may be during the convention
Reports reached the hotels that
picketing of the convention and
heckling could be expected.
THE CANDIDATE catering to
thin men is the best bet. An un-
official roll Of convention dele
gates indicates the old political
type-fat, cigar-chewing, etc.-was
a rare specimen.
| SENATOR GEORGE MOSES Of
New Hampshire, sporting fedora
and stick, says he is going to stay
in Chicago until Wood is nomina.
ted, "and l haven't bought house
and lot, either"
RALPH ARNOLD of Los Ange-
les, vice chairman of the Hoover
national campaign, is q regular po-
litical manager. He was ready
with the customary statement with.
in a few minutes after he landed
! GOVERNOR Frank o. Lowden
incapacitated by a bad cold. was
the recipient today of many mes
sages of sympathy from the camps
of his rivals.
| DELEGATES desiring q fling al
speculation will find it easy. An
enterprising broker has fitted VI
an Office in the tunnel joining the
Congress and Auditorium.
EX-GOVERNOR VI. Y. Morgan ol
Kansas is an active Wood worker
He is generally to be found pacing
the corridors outside Wood head
quarters in conference with some
newly arrived delegate.
! THREE women delegates are OF
the scene. The last to arrive wa
from Missouri. She is Mrs. Venoni
Swan Of Joplin.
| THE NATIONAL Republican com
mittee rebelled at the raise in thei
rent to 500 a day and are nov
sandwiched in between the frs
and second floors in the Auditor
ium.
/ NATIONAL Committeeman Ere
Stanley Of Kansas il the mos
blase Of all the politicians. Stanle
doesn't bat an eye when Q fash
light picture Is taken. He stand
putting on a long cigar. talkin
with a moving stream of delegates
| WILLIAM Hale Thompson, CHI
cago's cowboy" mayor and ns
tional committeeman from Illinois
was constantly on the job as hos
vest pockets crammed full of cigar
which we're handed out literally
Thompson Is q figure which can
be overlooked as he waddles dow
Peacock alley.
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