The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
BRYAN'S MEAN TRICK

That was before MT. Bryan took a mean advantage of Mir. Owen, who had never done him any harm in his whole life by coming out and saving he rather favored Owen. An endorse ment by Bryan at this convention is Tn the nature of a black bean, and as result of this mean trick on the part of the boy orator of the platitudes, Lynchburg now has only one native , son in the running, the same being MT Glass
 As an argument in his favor it is being pointed out that if sent to the White House, he can save the country considerable money when touring the country by travelling on a half fare ticket. Indeed there is much to be said for MT. Glass. In fact much has already been said for MT. Glass He said it himself However he is considerably handicapped by the fact that if he hangs about the hotel lobby comforting With delegates other guests mistakes him for bell-hop and if he goes out in the street and stands on the corner people try to buy papers from him. understand he is thinking seriously of wearing boy scouts uniform to avoid these errors on the part of the popu- lace.
 A BOOM IN INDIANA
 Then there is the Marshall boom which is being quietly promoted in certain quarters by some of the Indiana democrats. Any time an Indiana demo- crat can't run for an office himself he boosts some other Indiana demo- crat for it. Indiana is known as a piv- otal state because its resident demo- crats spend so much time spinnng around and around looking for patro- mage. In behalf of MT. Marshall the claim Is being advocated that having served eight years as vice president. he should be better acquainted with the duties ana responsi bility of the presidency than any other man. ex- ciuding MT. McAdoo, who is only re- lated to the job by marriage But never yet heard that lawn McGraw figured a man would make a good baseball player merely because he's been living for eight years next door to the Polo Grounds
 Of the Hoover boom, perhaps the less said the better. That also is the way the convention feels about it. In politics circumstances certainly do alter cases with amazing rapidity. If Herb hadn't sold his political birtnrlght for a mess of Penrose, he would today have the brightest prospect of any man for be- ing nominated here in San Francisco
 
 chances, in the opinion of many wise acres, for beating Harding to a scuf- file in November. As it is though, about the only place where he still is run ming strongly Is Belgium.
 Finally feel that this supplemental summary of booms would not be com plete, did it fail to include a paragraph dedicated to the Bainbridge Colby boom. have decided therefore to give it a paragraph. This is it.
 MANY OLD FACES MISSING
 Today's session gave the crowd an opportunity to admire Bruce Kremer's style of delivery and the appointments of the convention hall. Mr. Kremer concurring heartily in the first named Otherwise nothing of vital importance marked the first hours of the first morning of the convention.
 Many of the old time notables were missing from the scene. Death these past four years has claimed some and the slings and arrows of party dis favor fatally have perforated the po- litical belts of divers others of the an- cient war horse as Lardner. the ever original has nfck-named them. Ollie James beloved of Kentucky, has been claimed by eternity; as has Roger Sulli- van of Illinois Martin Glynn, of New York, deliberately stayed away, Joe Bailey likewise is among thee absentees and until this year Joe Bailey had been a conspicuous figure in democracy S council, his real prominence as lead er dating back to that memorable hour upon the floor of the United States Senated when he made vio- ent attack upon Albert Jeremiah Bev- eridge's most vital organs. to wit. his