Evening star., 1920-06-03
PARTY MEN SWAP
CONVENTION TALES
Sidney Bieber's Discourse
Has Unexpected Climax on
Way to Chicago.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

ChlCAGO, June 3.-Speaking of dark
horses" Gen. Leonard Wood expresses
himself as extremely doubtful that any
candidate of dark hue will cross the line
winner in the race for the republican
nomination.
When was down in North Carolina
recently" he said. 'one of the natives
asked me How about any new dead
horses? I asked if he didn't mean
dead horses And let it go at that
Sidney Bieber. former republican ma
tional committeeman for the District.
has been here for several days looking
gong on underneath the surface, and
can follow the kinks of the trail more
profitably than many.
Met Col. Proctor.
On the train out here from Washing
ton MIR. Bieber walked into the dining
car and saw Col. T. Coleman du Pont,
national committeeman from Delaware.
sitting over his dinner with a friend.
He dropped into a vacant chair and be-
gan to express his opinion with vigor as
to the conduct of the Wood campaign.
why he said, hadn't the Wood peo-
pie been willing to keep hands off and
let Frank Hitchcock put their man
across?"
He proceeded to hand Col Proctor of
Ohio, the Wood "angeF'-"wooden an
gel" he called him-a few back-handed
compliments.
With smile in his eye, Col. du Pont
let Sidney go ahead. and then. pointing
to his vis-a-vis, he said: "Shake hands
with Col Proctor" Sidney shook.
Jim" Preston, the one and only
"Jim." superintendent of the Senate
press gallery. reached Chicago yester-
day, and Immediately every newspa
per man heaved long sigh of relief.
Innp-fQlf no
for Jim Preston is walking en-
cyclopedia of all kinds of informa-
ton that newspaper man must have.
He will be in charge of the press Sec
tion at the convention.
Senator Moses Code.
Senator George Moses of New
Hampshire, southern manager of the
about the boom for Senator Medill
Mccormick of Illinois for permanent
chairman of the national convention.
He was one of the bitter enders" in
the fight on the league of nations. as
was Senator Mccormick. and is a
close friend of the Illinois senator.
I've arranged code with Medill to
let him know how his boom is COM
ing along" said Senator Moses. '1f
all looks rosy and he is going over
wire him, Climax If things look
pretty we'll but ar, ARE not tSsrs yet settled +
a.
chance for him wire him Meat AK
I'm going down to meet Hiram
Johnson's train when he arrives,
continued Senator Moses. Sent him
a telegram to reach him on train,
son: an Es need ID little cement =
combiraaiers iasa sor DE ticket. Wood
and LoWeen, johnson and Low
den, Johnson and Coolidge, Johnson
and Harding and Wood and Harding
are among those mentioned. Hiram
Johnson has definitely announced he
will not take second place on the
ticket, but there are many. and they
are not all Wood people. who would
like to sec Wood and Johnson named
by the conven ton.
There is lust one avowed candidate
for the vice presidential nomination
Samuel Adams. of Virginia He was
born in Massachusetts, in 1876. moved
TO Florida early in life. and at pres
ent his home is in Greenwood, Va.
where he has large fruit farm. He
publishes the American Fruit Grower
in Chica go. Adams. he maintains. Is
a name to conjure with. remembering
Samuel. John and John Quincy Adams
Homer Cummings, chairman OF the
democratic national committee. sur
yesterday by strolling in while the
contests for seats in the republican
convention were being heard.
Il just dropped in to see the ar.
rangements made, in convention hall
for the republican .D,s. c0nven.ion' sad SAD
get a few pointers for the San Fran
cisco convention. / am on my way
out there to complete arrangements
.sWhom are the republicans going
to nominate?" he was asked.
A broad grin broke over the face
in n a
well. I think ! know, he said.
But 1 am not going to tell"
II. b. Mccoy delegate from the
Philippines. is here and extolling the
virtues of his home town, Manila
I'VE get 365 days OF sunshine every
leap year Cross the equator and
solve the high cost of clothing. All
you need in my home town 1s coat
of tan"
Never Wears Necktie.
Speaking OF the high cost of cloth
ing, ]. w. Tolbert of South Carolina,
veteran republican and familiar
figure at many conventions. has solved
one feature. He never wears a
necktie.
Israel Montgomery, one of the Mis-
sissippi delegates. was seated by the
national committee yesterday in the
Mississippi contests. He is one OF the
representative negroes OF the south
land. He has been consulted on every
conservative leadership was required
among the colored people.
Speaking of the contests between
lilly white" and black and tan" re-
pubIicans, the veteran said he be-
iieved the only solution of the party's
difficulties in the south would come
wheYfsa republican President and ad-
ministration insisted that each side
be given only the rights to which
they are entitled
black Or white, want" he said.
Chester Murphy Of Portland. Ore,
Chairman of the Hoover Oregon Club.
reached Chicago, yesteraay,. Follow.
ers of the foot ball Classics will re-
member him. even II they come from
the east. as one Of the greatest quar-
terbacks that ever played the game
on the Pacific coast.
Two Hiram JOAnsons.
I'm for Lowden for President" said
Hiram Johnson yesterday. Looking
over thei whole field, he is the man
for the White House. He's got them
all faded. i may be a hit prejudiced.
but Gov: Lowden is the man as sure
as my name is Hiram Johnson"
Only Hiram is from London, KY,
delegate from the eleventh congress
Col. William Boyce Thompson ,of
New York. chairman of the national
ways and means committee of the re-.
publican national committee. and DEL
egate at large from New York, at the
Coliseum yesterday said: :
Il have been giving my time for the
past several months to perfect the
plan inaugurated by Chairman Hays
to finance the needs of the campaign
by small contribuyors. Our ways and
state with just one idea in mind-to
give to those whe desire an oppoftu-
nifty to take a financial interest in