The Washington times., 1920-06-08
SIDELICHTS
on the
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION

COLISEUM, CHICAGO, Juno s.
There was not the helter-skelter rush
for the Coliseum this morning as In
former years. Secure in the know
ledge that the precious tickets were
safe and space protected, the dele
gates and visitors took their time
about arriving.
When the first struggling delegates
arrived they found on each seat
dodger bearing the portrait of Sam
uel Adams, candidate for vice-presi-
dent Before the main body arrived
they had been removed by ushers.
The seats contained but d small
American flag and a tempory roll.
william Jennings Bryan was one
Of the frst arrivals in the press sect
ion. He had a big wad OF copy paper,
a pocket full of pencils. He's work
ing for, the International News Ser
vice.
Job-holders Of the State of Illinois.
whose salaries aggregate 100000
monthly, are here working for Low
den.
mere chOuSu eho
Black stones roof to pay Germany's
whole war bill.
Hail. hail. the gangs all here" is
certainly suffering from Volsteaditis.
Harding's big glee club has made
the most noise thus far. There's q
lot of 'em. but there is not a vote
in the lot.
The finest set of whiskers Is SPORT
ed by c. Vey Holman. of Rockland.
Me. The next finest set also is owned
by a New Englander, Clarence w.
Barron, who edits the Wall Street
Journal from Boston. Holman, who
bolted the Democratic convention in
1896, has become a Republican by
easy stages and is now shouting for
Johnson.
II motored out from Maine" he
says. land tell you I find the plain
people are for Hiram"
"Gwan," said friend. "the plain
people do not ride in motors"
True" said Holman, they walk.
Every one 1 ran over gave a cheer for
Johnson as they lauded him in the
ambulance"
Chicago is suffering from a short
age of typewriters. Reason, the army
of press agents in the service of the
numerous candidates, it Is poor
headquarters that does not boast a
half dozen hired machines, while the
click of the TYPE is heard night and
day in the corridors Of the hotels.
DR.. Walter Rapp, of the Massachu-
setts commission on mental diseases,
just in from the psychopathic con-
vention in Cleveland, passes this one
out for what it is worth:
"The first choice Of the men in the
convention lis Wood. The second is
Coolidge"
One OF the freak delegations is that
from Montana. Originally the State
slate which it was expected would go
through without opposition was for
Johnson. At the last moment Jean
nette Rankin's brother filed a ticket
which, because the names began with
the first letters of the alphabet, got
first place on the ticket and the elec-
ton. Consequently Montana has a
group here most of whom were never
more than fifty miles away from the
old home before, and, in more ways
than one, are real mavericks.
Today the Johnson forces were try
ing to round them. up and were hope
ful Of success, having landed Miss
Anna NJ. Anderson, Helena newsgirl,
who seems to be leader of the band.
The local weather bureau predicts
good weather for the week and the
ticket spectators are stocking up
more cheerfully. A pair of good seats
for the week finds a ready market at
$3.50 IL the specs" cannot buy for less.
The selling price quoted is 5000, or as
much more as the traffic Will bear.
Four years ago the spectators had a
hard finish, the" rainy week leaving
them with punches of tickets on their
hands when the show closed.