The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-29
ConyentionaIities
By LABERT ST. CLAIR

08U 1EAuClHCO, N8l., june 40.
Mitch Palmer. the best looking
Democratic candidate for the nom
ination, is getting trench feet from
standing around the hotel Hobbies
shaking hands with delegates. He
is spending Is hours q day at it,
mostly with his hat off and his sill
yer locks shining. q
II AL. Burleson. of the cabinet,
does not quit running around town
with his umbrella in hand, the ma
tive sons association is going to
have him shanghaied and shot. It
has not rained here since April.
Former Congressman Bellemy Of
South Carolina, is shocking cabinet
members here by asking them
about the health Of their boss, ..Tom
Wilson" Bellemy said he used to
go to school with the president and
can't help calling him Tom.
The preliminaries were bright
ened yesterday by the arrival Of Sir
Roger Easements sister, q Mrs.
Newton, who has a few words to
say on the Irish question. Having
lost her green hat on leaving her
boat in New York, been caught in
a folding door in Philadelphia,
landed on the wrong train at Chi
cago and fed blue plum that had
aged too long in Laramie, Mrs. New
\ ton got here in great speaking
voice.
Republicans are everywhere
around this convention. Hi John
son is mingling with the delegates
and Representative julius Kahn
who led the Democratic fight fol-
the draft bill, is present in fuzzie
pearl grey hat that would not &c
| into a bushel basket.
Bob Woolley, of the interstate
commerce commission, has lost ter
pounds in a week walking to his
hotel a mile out and on top of 6
high hill.
Ray Baker, director Of the mini
and the proudest father In .tht
world, is spending his idle nom
ents whiting out hobby horse
for his boy. Being worth severa
millions, the boy could buy horse
but Ray says his whiting rank.
with the best.
Badge honors are easily carried
away by the Texas delegates. Tht
ribbon bears the words Cock ;
Doodle Who's Who, McAdoo,
and the pin is a pair Of long horns
almost life size.
Riley Wilson, Of Charleston, Yves
Virginia, the worlds wettest can
didate for congress, is wearing
blue glasses to prevent him seeing
Frisco's past glories in their trut
light.
While on the subject, Mayor
Rolph gave a party to the scribes
today at his country place ant
Bugs" Baer assumed charge Of thu
mayors candidacy for president
Bugs" promises to go through t
the last key.
DR.. Burris Jenkins, who was tt
place McAdoo in nomination unit
be. spilled the beans, used to preach
but now he wears q loud checked
suit with sweet peas in the buttor
hole.
Bennett Clark, the former speak
er's little boy, who is here ready
to administer stimulants to hi.
dads presidential boom, now is fat
ter and bigger than his pa.
The chances of William Jenning!
Bryan getting his hair cut here
are very remote. Trims cost Il
cents. White radishes are cheap
though, so Bryan is having glori
Gus time.
Ed Meredith and Carter Glass arr
having contest over who can make
the wriest face when his presideA
tial boom is mentioned. Still, hav
Hing states instructed for them
they have to confer" at length.
Senator Pat Harrison, of MissiS
sippi, has made friends with ! sea
named Henry" out at the cliff
rocks and Pat goes out and feeds II
hot dogs every day.