The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-24
HOW MISSOURIANS Enjoy
SELVES ON THE WAY TO
FRISCO
Hellman Describes Scenes on Special
Somewhere in Kansas.

BY Sam Hclman, special CORE
spondence in ST. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
On board Missouri Convention
Special somewhere in Kansas, June
Al his Is supposed to be a special
train loaded down with specially
trained Democratic politicians, bu,
you would never know it.
Over III a corner sits Mike Aren-
des with Il grandchild on each knee
and another opposite him explaining
the interior construction OF a doll
Across the way is l.awler Daley try
ing to get a cinder out Of his daugl-
ter 5 eye.
Joe Davis is telling his wife about
Yellowstone Park and the wonders
she Will see if the native sons over
look enough of his bank roll to per
INIT the expedition. In the drawing
room David X. Francis. is telling
some funny stories about Russia and
Coy. Gardner is waiting impatiently
to launch cargo OF his own.
Judge Graves is handing down
some weighty decisions about the
Kansas wheat crop and the service
IN the diner, and Mike Kinney, a no
Nitlatc i'll the law profession is listen
ing with rapt attention OF one wildly
interested i'll bucolic and gustory at
falrs. Mike always was good lis
tener
The women delegates arc having an
Interesting discussion about the atcs
development in tatwork and hem
stitching and whether or not a =
yearold child ought to be allowed to
eat meat in the evening.
And that is the way they act on a
political special. No doubt the gen.
cral impression has been that the day
is made up of heated arguments,
swapping of votes, poker playing and
r1bald mockcry OF Mr.. Nolstead, but,
as lar-as-~e have gone, delegation
OF the ladies auxiliary of the Ep-
worth League would be an aggrcga-
tlpli oi rogues compared to the mild
hammered citizenry OF this craft.
However, there is some little talk
about politics, platform and presiden-
ilal possibilities. None of the dele
gates seem welded to any particular
candidate, although Palmer. Cox and
Nc Adoo arc the most often men
toned, This crowd refuses to take F.,
seriously the protestations ui the last
named That he is not in the race de-
spite the Tact that Iouett Shouse has
assured it i'll person that McAdoo |
would not take the nomination il it |
were Offered to him.
Pamers strength seems to be oi
the character that will cvaporate at
ter the first few ballots. Judge
Graves. tor example, plans to be for
nm at the start, but will probably
>nlit to Cox i'll case the Ollioan shows
something. The women and the out
"l-toWn delegates are manfcsting
considerable iriendliness iur, Palmer
and McAduu, while the Jackson
County and St. Louis delegates are
almost unit for Cox.
lhe Governor supporters seem to
have the best line OF argument and
they may win over most OF the dele
cations before the train gets to san
francisco. They point ont that Cox
is popular i'll Ohio and can easily
beat Harding, who is not well liked
III his home state. and that he is GER
tlln 10 get the Usual Su4tAe
and that his liberal views will swing
New York, New Jersey, several of the
New England states, California and
Indiana, The fact that he has not
been tied up to the Wilson admins
tration is also regarded as favor
able factor by his supporters.
l he more astrlte oi the politicians
abroad are inclined to the belief that
there will be long deadlock in the
and in that event they
ook tor the nomination OF Marshall
The Vice President. it is declared, is {
ust the type of man who is called up
III in case OF snarl He is popular,
las made no enemies and many
ricnds i'll the past seven years, and d
,omes from Indiana, strategic state.
OK or Marshall say the wise ones
Despite the fact that the Indianian is {
LIBERAL in his views, it is believed :
hat Bryan would not oppose him in
ase of long. drawnout battle.
Ambassador Francis i'll quiet way
S trying to boost the stock of John 5
\. Davis, but the trouble with the c
Vest Virginian lies in the fact that
e is little known out in the country. Il
'ome OF the delegates confuse him a
Nth Henry "Gasoway' Davis of the y
anne state and others never heard of y
i'm except for statement printed in y
he Globe-Democrat that the New s.
'ork Times was for him. II
In case Champ Clark is placed in y
and he probably will be, n
he early Missouri vote will go to =
i'm. There is no one here, however, "
'ho believes that he has the slightest o.
hance in getting the nomination. y
here is little talk about Reed and 81
hat he is likely to do on the con- q
ention floor.
The general impression seems to be 81
lat the action of the Missouri State III
will be upheld by the
redentials Committee in San Fran
SEQ. As matter of fact, the crowd
n the special is far more interested W.
the trip that they are in the party | la
altering.
National Committeeman Goltra, as oi
sted hy Toe Davis is in charge of T..