El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-10

I as LoWden's expenditure OF his own
I Pullman money.
Those who believe the bosses are
as much in control as ever assert
/ they are allowing the delegates 20
wear themselves out guessing and
arguing and trading and will then
come forward, take the reins and put
over their program
WrestIes Into New Week.
One might 90 on and on writing OF
and some or all OF II might be cor
rect but the only thing certain is
that II is going TO be a long, tire
some, sweaty old session before a
candidate is nominated Many pre-
dict the convention viii run into next
week.
Nobody wants to switch to the
other mans candidate and no candi-
date has enough votes to nominate
him When solicited to Change their
allegiance, delegates are usually like
Uncle joe" Cannon hunting for his
room today. He was looking for
room 1884 in the Congress Hotel and
he was on the eleventh floor.
Friend" he said TO a reporter. do
you know the geography Of this tav-
ern2"
He was told he would have to as
cend another flight.
D D. if III do It," he said.
But he did
Time Changes Things.
Time has changed things since the
first Republican convention met IN
Chicago in 1850 TO nominate Abraham
Lincoln
According to the Chicago Examiner.
in 1S60-and that was only so years
ago, mind you-there were no Texas
delegates and to get here an Iowa
delegate walked $50 miles to Eet 10
a railroad. Then he had TO help the
fireman chop wood to keep the train
running, and was agreeably sur
prised when he got into Chicago only
day and a half late.
In 1920 most OF the Iowa delegates
motored into town. Those who used
trains stepped from their back doors
into their Pullman reservations and
complained OF the service
Arriving in Chicago the delegates
OF 1850 were greeted by cheering
thousands-most OF the city met all
trains Rockets were sent up and a
cannon doomed to announce the ar
rival OF the distinguished visitors.
Rooms $3.50 to S2.5O.
Hotel rooms were from S1-50 to
$3.50 per day, and when all room
space became exhausted proprietors
Of billiard parlors put mattresses on
their tables and rented them out at
the regulation rate-2O cents per
hour.
The hotel situation in 1870, the
Examiner says f. somewhat dr.
ferent nv per illustration the
following dialogues
Delegate (frOm POdunk)-
Young man. what's the cheapest
room you've gOtf
Hotel Clerk (aimoHt any
hOteD-Our rates are frOm-hOW
much money have youf
The Wigwam, the convention hall /
Of 1850. had been beautifully deco |
rated by the Republican women OF /
Chicago The week previous 10 the I
event they swarmed into the place 4
with needles and thread. thimhles and /
scissors. The decorations cost about /
500. They spent $4,000 to decorate i
Michigan boulevard alone this year.
The Wigwam. where Lincoln was /
nominated was hardly larger than the 4
annex TO the great Coliseum where /
the present convention IS in progress
Men with women escorts were the 1
only persons admitted to the visitors
galleries.
quick Takers.
Abraham Lincoln was placed in
nomination in twsnty-six words. His
chief opponents sponsor required only
thirty words 10 place his name be-
fore the delegates.
That night cannon doomed and
rockets kept the air ablaze. Bon
fires were lighted and multitudinous
parades formed, their participants
carrying anything that could be found
.eVen 10 rakes and fishing poles.
It's All OFF Now.
". J. Bryan is the happiest news