Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

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city. -
we figured that Chicago, as the
saying goes, would be all ago. From
reading the kilograms sent by special
correspondents of eastern papers
already on the spot, we thought TO
we're cog into another. 1t is my pain
full duty to inform all eXpectant cog
fanciers that such is not the case;
perhaps tomorrow, when the last or
the favorite sons from Ohio and the
last of the native sons from Cali
fornia and the last of the colored
sons from Georgia and South Caro-
lima have arrived, things may bright
en- up a bit. But tonight the situa-
ton from the standpoint of lover
Of the spectacular, the soul-lifting
and the heart-warming is decidedly
disappointing. 1t is as though poll
tics, for the nonce, had taken Sun
day off to rest up in preparation for
the crowded and uncertain week
looming ahead.
Looked for Stirring Scenes
We rather had prepared ourselves
for stirring scenes from the very
moment of our arrival. True, we
counted on no formal reception. It
was hardly to be expected, with a
national convention on it's hands,
which refused to jeIl, that Chicago,
however fiattered her popuIace might
be at this prospect of our coming,
would plan any formal reception espe-
c1ally on our account.
Lardner who used to live here al
though by birth a native of Niles,
Mich, intimated just after he passed
South Bend that he. rather thought
the mayor and some of the more
prominent city officials would be
down at the station to welcome him
back to the old home and he very
generously volunteered to count the
rest of us in the greeting and prom:
ised to see to it that we rode in the
second carriage on the trip across
town to the hotel, he riding in the
first one with his honor.
Fisher was of the opinion that the
cartoonists and members of the al
lied arts would turn out to do him
some slight honor especially as his
coming had been announced in adj
vance. Montague is modesty itself,
in fact, his friends call him Moody
for short and I by nature, am one of
the most shrinking persons alive al
though you'd hardly notice it when
1 am standing with my side view to-
ward you, but still and with all that
we agreed that surely in the name
of American letters some suitable
form of recognition would be accord
ed us by local literati headed prob
ably by John T. McCutcheon, Emer-
son Hough and Colonel Onie Reed.
Met by Uniformed officialI
A uniformed official of a most
genial and hospitable demeanor met
us with extended hands as we dis
mounted from our car. 1t speedily
developed though that he had not
come to present the keys to the city.
He wished merely to tote our bag
gage. +
Just beyond the train shed gem
tleman of friendly mein pressed upon
each Of us a folded document Could
these be copies of a formal address
of welcome? Truth compels me to
answer in the negative. On being
unfnlded, these documents were
found to contain printed matter
touching upon the merits of a new
restaurant featuring prompt service.
moderate prices, too. and all home
cooked dishes. -.
AS We issued forth from the ter
minal we were pleased to note the
approach of a double column of gem
tlemen and ladies, headed by music.
Lardner took off his hat and con-
suited a few notes which he had
jotted down in anticipation of be-
ing called upon to respond to the
welcoming speech by the chairman
Of the reception committee, abut as
the parade drew nearer and yet near
er it was to be seen that its pur-
up of, communicates of a new re-
igious cult going somewhere to hold
outdoor services.
Overcome by a sense of disap-
pointment, perhaps natural under the
circumstances, the other members of
my party sought the seclusion of
their rooms, but being consoled as
L am by the reflection that things
will be vastly different back in
Paducah when [ go there next week
after the convention has adjourned,
L have been strolling about town
and have just returned to my cham
Der to record these words:
Not a Single Cog
In an hours walk I did not run
into a single authentic cog. The
sun, sinking to rest behind a bank
of glorious soft, cool clouds in the
west, bestoWs It's last languid slant
ing rays upon streets sparsely filled
with folks going quietly to and fro
For the moment, not single glee
club raiseds it's collective voices in
campaign songs. Not single march
ing club advances to its banners to
to the accompaniment of cheers
and the creaking of many pain
full pairs of new shoes. At the
various headquarters of the various
candidates, avoWed, prospective and
potential, few wearied partisans are
lingering.
The Hobbies of the main hotels are
crowded but then the lobby of every
main hotel in America has been
crowded ever since this country got
all drunk, dressed up and highly per-
fumed on prosperity and the lure of
travel. Only the rumor factories
appear to be working their Sunday
shifts. For full accounts of all ru-
mors see front page of this paper.
Tomorrow no doubt, there will be
different tale to tell. but in all
honesty l must reiterate that this
Sunday SO nearly resembles many
other Sundays which / have spent in
Chicago it is difficult to make one
self believe that we are actually on
the eve of momentous doings,
fraught with lasting consequences to
booms, hopes, desires, designs, cam
paign funds and other constituent
symptoms of the fever which lies
hold upon US every four years.
Copyright, 1920. by the Bell Syn