El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-12
GridirOn Club
Holds Session
Over Politics

Washington. D. c.. April IA
1 convention for the nomination OF
candidates for president - strictly
"a nonpartisan' affair-was held by
the famous Gridiron club Of Wash
Iiagton correspondents, saturday
night in celebration Of the club S
35th anniversary. IS being the age
q man must reach before he can
make the race for president
The Gridiron convention was called
7 to order by the changing OF a dinner
bell. and when the delegates. who
also included guests. filed into the
I hail and took their seats At the
tables they discovered that both
great political parties were heavily
3 represented by some Of their most
distinguished members.
Z The proceedings, while touching
upon many phases OF the 1920 cam
paign. really settled lone Of them.
A press section was filled with
] working" newspaper correspondents
land a large number Of editors and
/ publishers tried TO crowd in Dr.
Albert Shaw could not get seat
lamonR the correspondents who also
rejected applications from William
H Taft and william J Bryan A
: pair Of sob sisters" who applied for
I seats met the same fate
The working correspondents,
however. were not without their
81 was told TO describe Her
bert Hoover said one. sTO
what party does he beloagf7
Il don't know" was the an
EWer. Il haven't asked him since
yesterday
Platform pIanks on prohibition.
labor. the tariff and the war made
their appearance.
McAdoo'E Position
MY paper wants 10 know" one
Adoo is for or against government
ownership OF railroadsP'
Answer Yes" he was advised
A session given over 70 the minis.
trations OF three mediums who sum
moned spirits and made them talk
by means Of the ouija board
Said the spirit OF Josephus Dan
Sims"
The spirit OF vioe-p-esldsnt Mar
shall observed: What the Demo
cratic party needs IS fool killer.
Then the few Of US lett can form
And He Knows
The spirit OF Robert Lansing SOL
emily said; May not suggest TO
you, my dear Colby. that Il would
be the part Of wisdom and discre-
ton TO move your office 10 the
ground floor. 1t is much safer Cor
The spirit OF secretary Baker sent
this message. ITS All very well to
insist on your love, but why didn't
you kick me upstairs Into Lansing's
There vas a musical interlude. also
political, In which prominent men
found themselves caricstured-
Three chefs in fuu reEalla ap-
peared IN the center OF the hail and
proceeded to concoct a peace pud-
ding. which they promised would be
the last word in artistic perfection.
The pudding, Il appeared, was
planned 10 have Il points OF perfec-
ton, but at the last minute. it was
found necessary TO eliminate a num-
Der Of the points The trio Of chefs
labored diligently explaining the in
gradients as they mixed The pud-
ding finally was covered with an
icing approved by So members Of the
senate, but no sooner had the icing
settled into place when the pudding
exploded. scattering the contents AL
over the chefs
Equal Suffrage
At one point the convention was
interrupted BY the invasion OF a
gorgeously dressed woman. who de-
10 be shown 20 q seat
If the women don't get self de-
termination she said they'll be
male determination
When finally informed that il was
impossible 20 admit a woman 10
Gridiron dinner, she promptly re-
moved her skirts and il was discov-
cred thar he woman" was a newly
elected member OF the club.
There were speeches By secretary
Colby, speaker Gillett. prince Cast
mir Lubowskf. the Polish minister.
Col George Harvey, Gen. Psrshiug
and Gov. Morrow.
Gridiron dinner speeches are never
made public.