The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-11
Omitted Press Service)

idential candidates night was OBJ
served by the Gridiron club at a
banquet here this evening: attended
by several aspirants for the .nomina-
ton. The candidates heard their
claims presented in a new manner
quite unlike that in vogue at conven-
tions. They were almost, but not
quite, treated rough"
! The loud ringing of a brass dinner
bell of the kind usually popular down
on the farm called the delegates to-
gether,. Among those on hand were
Secretary Colby, Secretary Meredith,
Sevretary Houston, Secretary Payne,
Secretary Daniel, Attorney General
Palmer, Speaker Gillett, General
Pershing. the japanese ambassador
lbe Polish minister, former Secretary
Lansing, former Secretary. Lane,
Homer B, Cummings. chairman of the
democratic national committees Will
N. Hays, chairman of the republican
committee; Senator Watson,
Senator Owen, Senator Harding,
Senator Poindexter, K. Inouye liza,
.sepresentatiye Cannon, Senator Nc.
Cormick, Senator Ashprst, d pn4 Al.
bert Shaw Robert ]. qeuddihy,. Gen
cral Felix Agnus, Assistant Attorney,
Ames, Representative Mondell, re-,
publican house leader; Senator New.
Hon. Roland G., Lindsay, Major Cen /
cral Coe, General II, H, Rogers,
Garritt Fort, Daniel Willard, Coy
rnor Sproul Of Pennsylvania; Repre-.
sentative Mckinley, Illinios; Governor
Morrow, Kentuckyas4 George W,
Stevens, Representative Gould and
Colonel George Harvey. -.<as.s sl...
w. W, Jerome, president of the
lpb, was chosen permanent chairman,
Icing escorted TO his chair by auncle.
Joe" Cannon. One of the features
was 'press gallery" in which news
loudly covered" the pro-.
ceedings.
81 was told to- describe Herbert
Hoover" said one of them. '"To
what party does he belong?" aa
II don't know" came the reply,
Il haven't asked him since yester--
day." .t
A demand for the names of new
of President, Wilson.
labinet was met with: Everett Coz
by, John Howard Payne, Owen Mere
dith and Grover Cleveland Alexand-
cr." ;
my paper wants to know whether
McAdoo, is for or against Govern
.lent ownership of railroads." in
quired a reporter. ..-
The answer was EYES," i
The Ouiji board then was busted
off and used to summon the spirits
Of Charles E. Hughes, Josephus
Daniels, and Vice President Marshall.
q would have been all right if Will
Croker hadn't fed me those Cali
tornia ripe olives" said the spirit
of Hughes.
q, am being punished for my
SIMS" the spirit of Daniels spelled
9ut.
iMarshalps spirit stated: "What
lie democratic party needed is
Then the few of us left
IAN form new party"
This seance was so successful more,
spirits were called for.
"May ! not suggest" said Robert
-ansing''s wrath, "may l not suggest
o you, my dear Colby, that it would
'e the part of wisdom and discrea-
ion to move your office to the
round floor. 1t is much safer.
Cordially and sincerely yours"
Secretary of war Bakers spirit |
aid: "a s'
~
"It's all very we'll to insist on |
our love hut why didn't you kick
ne up stairs, into Lansing's job?"
"Ah, the peace. conference. 1 love
t. Twas there was cured of in
o9mnia," said the spirit of Henry |
White. .s,~.z s,sss,., !.
a r.
"A flock Of candidates. including |
Senator Harding" "Attorney-Gen-
raj Palmer" Herbert :. Hoover"
General Leonard Wood, and "W. ].
'ryan" then made their appearance,
n caricature, Of course. - 4
We're you candidate against
'enrose( and Pinchot for senator in |
-914," Palmer" was asked. -..I de-
line to answer and plead the statute |