El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-09


South Dakota's vote was always
announced by a woman. with q voice
too weak 70 be heard by anybody but
the chairman, It seemed
The press seats were AL comfort
able Many Of them being left va
cant by their regular occupants. who
found other diversions more pleasing
than listening to a rollcau OF states,
the girl ushers found Il convenient
70 III them and ask questions-sen-
sible and otherwise-of the working
members OF the press There were
as many fair usherettes IN press seats
as there were writers-but the writer's
didn't seem TO object The University
OF California furnished these usher
cites, who did the work for the privi-
lege OF seeing the convention The
hardest work most Of them did was
seeing the convention They didn't
mind whose copy paper or hat OF coat
sleeve they put their chocolate
cams
A delegate from Arkansas, who
came 70 the convention with a per-
4ectly new pair OF pink shareholders
with elaborate lace edEinE, couldn't
stand to let them blush unseen
throughout the convention, so he took
off his coat Nonday-even II he did
shiver-and gave the spectators q
treat
The only thing in san Francisco re-
one Of the Chicago conven-
ton were the 20 cent ham sandwiches
and pie cuts at the convention hall
lunch counter But there was more
room here 70 spend your money and
a better ventilated place TO consume
what you got for IL
The world is small. after all. Here's
a little personal incident that illus
rates IT..
Back in 1906 when the Fl Pzso Elks
went TO Buffalo, made the acquain-
-anceship OF Ralph Cram. then city
editor OF q Davenport, Iowa. paper.
as our train lsft Davenport, the wind
blew my hat of and 1 wired back
and asked Cram TO try 10 recover it
That was II years ago
One night this week, after the con-
Fention adjourned 1 slipped into a
stool at q lunch counter on Powell
street for a light lunch.
Sitting on the next stool was a man
with delegates badge
We began TO discuss nomination
possibilities.
I asked where he was from and he
from FL Paso and that I had once
met Ralph Cram. Of his city. Neither
oE rs had mentioned that We were
newspaper men. but Grams next
question was.
Did you ever get your Panama
Then we shook hands and spent |
ne next two hours visiting.
He Is now the editor OF the paper I
le was city editor OF when met him |
z 1906.
4 Georgia delegate and a Mime I
.otan were eating sandwiches and I
discussing the convention IN the cor
-loor OF the great civic auditorium, /
Fnere the Democratic grave was dug. /
The Ainnesotan said. The ac-
,ustics Of this hail are fine-aren't 1
hey2"
Yes" said the Georgian. they tell |
ne its absolutely fire proof"
L = Boyce, for many years on The /
= Easo Herald Is now connected with
&c business department Of The
'nlt-pplnss, magazine published /
2 san Francisco HIS son was one Of
ne Boy Scout medal winners in
Aoerly bond campaigns and is now
reserve officers training camp.
Hugo Eichwald, Of e, Paso, who
.oW spends much Of his time in San
Francisco. where he lives at the ST.
rancis. Is one OF the happiest men
a the coast His only sons wife and
title daughter have Just arrived from
long Kong 70 visit him. The son Is
Zith big mercantile Institution in
long Kong
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Henry Blum. a former special
equity sheriff in charge Of e-forca ]