The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

Blythe, the human ouija board of Ameri- said to, him:
 sam, who. if anyone. is going to be nomnated?"
 None of your business" he replied, i and if you weren't a friend of mine. l wouldn't tell that much"
 I pass this statement out for what it may be worth. Other leading political soothsayers of the daily press are look ing into the coffee grounds and reading that the winner will be a dark man coming with a bundle. But if I deemed myself qualified to offer any advice, l would plead with the dark man, whoever he may be, to keep his bundle well con- cealed. Coming with bundle was what split the delectable beans for several gentlemen who have been prominently mentioned, and if I felt inclined to carry the advising business still farther I would seek out the ambitious MT. Adams from Virginia who is trying to win the wee presidential nomination by giving away apples from his apple ranch, and l would suggest to him that he import a car load of watermelons on ice and go after the presidency Indeed, as I looked out this afternoon across the Coliseum upon the great heaving sea of humidity-l mean humanity-no, I don't, I mean hu- midity-I said to myself that If some wise candidate were at this moment to tap keg of old-time draught he could start a stampede in his direction.
 If the heat doenst kill the deiegates, the Chicago taxicab boys Will Ihey have dron traffic laws here in Chicago. At crossings cars are permitted to run over only one pedestrian at a tune. Run ming over more than one pedestrian at the same crossing may cause traflic congestion and theg driver IS haoie 'o prosecution for blocking the driVeWay.s Any car missing a pedestrian at the ilie. attempt is penalized by being required to go entirely around the block before making a second try. Any pedestrian reaching the sidewalk before being hit Is out of bounds. and the pollceman' wno also acts as official score keeper, must toss him back on the ,asphait asaiii before play may be resumed drlVef striking a pedestrian a glancing blow IS reouired 10 place divots. Striking fat man souarely counts three for the driVer' striking a thin man counts two. Strih ing dog counts one; striking a triend If Mayor William Hale Thompson IS absolutely forbidden. A friend Of the mayor be recognized by the fact that he looks as though he were ashamed oi something.
 Guessing by his looks where aeie cate halls from is a game with Whlch
 
 away the dragging hours while Waltlhs for the convention to do something out of four tries at this afternoons session scored three misses and one DUH s-ese I identified a person with gray sue ubiehers and a tan glove as being member of the New York delegation. lie came from New Mexico. I figured that a tall weather-beaten stranger m d wide white hat. with his shirt open al tla +broat must inevitably belong Tn Texas. It turned out that he was from Maine. The only rue-to-from Kentucky colonel in sight proved to be an alter nate from Minnesota Tn tnese uass tynes are misleading But I won my het when I said dark brown brother wearing gold-rimmed spectacles nalleu from Georgia. As matter of tact' had inside information. l Knew the per con He il. a power in republican poli- tics down his way, and slaves practicai- lv all of the leading democrats
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