Evening star., 1920-06-10

Borden Hartman of Washington. and
Mrs Henry Fletcher, also of Wash
ington There is a Hoover hospi
tality house here. the home of Robert
B. Gregory. which is used by the
women. Luncheon is served there
daily for the plebefan price of SO
cents a head.
Will Hays, chairman of the repub-
lican national committee. was stand
ing talking to group of newspaper
men in the Blackstone Hotel today
about the platform and made the pre-
diction that the resolutions commit
tee would finally agree upon a league
Of nations plank satisfactory to all
nations.
who's to be the nominee?" he was
asked.
Mr.. Hays caught sight of Dr Mich
olas Murray Butler, New Yorks ia
vorite son.
Come here, Dr. Butler. and help
me out" he called. These boys want
to know who is going to be nomi-
mated"
We'll" said DR.. Butler, Hayes
stood fifth on the first ballot cast in
the convention that named him. Har-
rison did the same. Just as proph-
ecy. l would suggest that you keep
your eye on the man who receives
the fifth largest number of votes on
the first ballot here"
Incidentally. the New York state
delegation, at a caucus few hours
earlier. had attempted to get together
on an agreement to cast a solid vote
for Butler on the first ballot. Some
refused to do this, and the caucus
adjourned without having reached
any conclusion in regard to candt-
dates on the first or any other ballot.
An insurance ProposltiOn.
Here's a proposition that might
have been advanced by a life in
surance man, but it was only a poll
tician: Knox of Pennsylvania for
President and Johnson for Vice Pres
ident. Knox Is sixty-nine years old.
He is good for only one term or TOUR
years After four years of vice presl-
denting. johnson will be ready to step
into Knox's shoes. In other words.
the Johnson people may consider
Knox a good risk for only one term
While Johnson has insisted he
would not accept second place, 1t IS
argued on the other hand that ne IS
close friend of Knox. who Is also
a 'bitter ender" on the league of ma
tions. and might agree to take the
small end Of the ticket with him.
Fresh from the fields Of Kansas:
and with coat Of tan a quarter OF
an inch deep, former senator bris.oM
of that state strobe into the Congress
Hotel. He wouldn't venture a pre-,
diction as to who the nominee would
be. but declared that Hiram Johnson
could sweep the country.
II understand the fasteners wont
stand for him, though" said Bristow.
Then he inquired his way to the
Pennsylvania Headquarters, asking
for Senator Penrose's secretary. A
strange thing for a man who stood
against the old guard in the Senate
during his service there.
with Cen Wood. Gov. Lowden, Sem
ator johnson. DR.. Butler, Senator
Poindexter, Senator Harding, ETC..
lodging in and out of their headQuar-
ters daily. candidates are no novelty
here. Rarely is there any demonstra-
tion for any Of them. Imagine T. r.
in the days of his prime going any
where-even into hotel-without a
rush to see him.
Great Flag Display.
est display Of the Stars and Stripes
on record The flag is used exclusive
ly in decorating the huge auditorium,
and a total of 1,75o flags have been
used.
The candidates must have saved
some money for the wind-up here in
Chicago. judging from the style In
which headquarters are conducted
and the continuous performances held
in them. It's a great week for the
merry villagers LII CodSeiesS cliedHlS
they file through the hotels, collect
ing souvenirs and attending the free
entertainments. In the Harding head
quarters tonight the celebrated Co
lumbus Glee Club gave a concert At
Woods headquarters there was a
band, q woman speaker and a moving
picture show. At Johnson's headquar-
ters there were several glee clubs,
bands, etc. At Gov. Lowden's place
spellbinders told what a great Presi-
dent he would make.
All free to the public.