South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-26
On Board the Special
For Democratic Meet

aCCONTTNUED FROM PAGE ONE.)
are most enthusiastic over the pro-
sDects for Novemb Der over their way.
They have wired 20 seven passenger
cars and expect to get about two
full strength OF the party on election
day. II all u of them keep their
health a spirited campaign is pre-
diCted.
The Massachusetts, crowd, are
equally optemistic regarding the out
look One and all they unite In de
claring that il the connect week Will
only forget the league OF nations
and come out strongly for home rule
in ireland the ticket will carry every
county south of Boyne Water, the
Rhodeislanders on board are not so
interested IN candidates as they are
in principles. They want personal
liberty and q clam fritter given free
with every drink except a schooner.
lust as II used TO be in the ancient
days, Il took the 18th amendment 10
show that the smallest state in the
union had the largest thirst.
No Side Burns.
Mingling with my shallow travel
ers, have been struck one very sig
nifcant fact Here we have upwards
mates In addition 10 fully so others
and one candidate, hailing as they
do, from practically all the states
east OF the Mississippi, and not a
whisxer side or chin on the train.
Surely the old order changed, 20
years ago at any political gathering
fn America. fully a third OF these
present would be lurking in ambush,
each behind his own personal jungle
Here would be a stateman made up
as A boskv dell there would be one
needing only a few wooden decOys
set in front Of him and a shotgun
handy 70 be a duck blind. Just
now ] Ham Lewis looms above his
half masted pink oriefamme as the
last notable survivor of an almost
extinct species. It's getting so that
whiskers attract almost as much at
tention at a national convention as
they do in mayonnaise dressing.
AS we draw nigh and ever nigh
60 the golden gate. rumOrs multiply
as the extent and the warmth OF the
hospitality awaiting us yOnder on
the side Sierras- All the same I
fear hard feelings may unintenticn-
ally be engendered should any east
ern visitor so ignorant as 70 call San
Francisco in the name OF Frisco
or so thOughtless as 90 refer 20 sizes
mic disturbances while in converse
ton with a native son. 1 remember
the first time ! came 10 San Francis
co. was shaken out OF bed one night
by a slight FIRE alarm and the next
day I carelessly mentioned the cir
cumsJanCes to some residents OF the
city, and az once a noticeable chill
fell upon the company. However
the convention can heal any small
breaches which occur because OF the
thoughtlessness on the part OF the
fasteners BY Incorporating into the
platform a plank giving hearty and
unqualified endorsement to the Cali
fornia climate.
We have beEuiled the tedium OF
the journey by various eXpedites FOR
example. Jimmie Montague and Ring
Iardner and I have been playins a
little game OF my own invention.
II one OF US. looking from his car
window secs a black rabbit along
side the right Of way before the
other two see 81. he collects nve dol
lars from each Of them. for seeing
a prairie dog first gets q dollar from
each loser up 20 now. am cS dollars
ahead Coins hack home I expect
20 spot them two iackrabhits apiece
and give them a prairie dog hole.
T,r,vv, MN This Minnie 20 Tvbe