The Washington times., 1921-09-09
THEY'RE HUMAN
By
Atherton Du Puy-

Col. William b. Hayward who used to be Sec
retary Of the Republican national committee be-
fore he commanded the famous negro regiment IN
the world war, and later United States attorney
in New York, was commenting the other day upon
how easily terms can be coined and put into the
vernacular of the day. There Is the term steam
roller" for instance, originated by John Eversman.
formerly secretary Of the Republican Congress
sional committee. with Colonel Hayward looking
on.
It happened at Chicago in 1908 when Frank
Hitchcock. then chairman Of the Republican ma
uonal committee, had succeeded In lining UP
enough delegates to nominate William Howard
Taft for President. A minority in the convention
represented by delegates for Charles e.
Hughes. the late Charles w. Fairbanks, Uncle Joe
Cannon, Senator Knox and Senator Cummins,
known the Allies"
The situation such that had the Allies"
seated their delegates from the South. it would
have jeopardized Mr.. Tsfts nomination. John
Eversman was looking after the Southern dele.
gates for the ALLIES" and when the conven-
ton met. the national committee. which passed
upon the claims Of the delegates, was overwhelm-
ingly for Taft, and seated all Taft delegates.
As John Eversman left the hall he spled q steam
roller at work smoothing out asphalt ..
MY Lord" he exclaimed. How did Frank
Hitchcock get that out here soon7"
Then he had an inspiration. He went across
tho street to q painters shop and had large
sign painted which he placed on the big machine.
1t read T.. ..-....- i.
The newspaper men took up the phrase, and II
has been used ever since. .. ..
Some one called up the du Pont office in wr.
minston not long ago and asked that several kegs
OF dynamite be hurried to q station on the Hud.
son near West Point. -
. what was the names" why. it was Rebinoff.
Max Rebinoff." IS, = .r...s- 70.
'whereupon the du Pont office outfit blew up
with loud noise, for it was careful about sup
plying materials TO men with names which
sounded like long whiskers and incendiary plots.
1t Itwould not ship the dynamite
So Mr, ,Rebinon had to go down to Wilmington
and explain himself or he got powder.
He was very we'll known up Boston way. where
he had developed the Boston National Opera Com.
pany. He knew Woodrow Wilson and everybody,
for he had been at Paris and was economic ad.
wiser to formative Esthonia. He was well known
j around New, York because he had lots Of money
and had recently purchased q large estate up the
Hudson He had sent q landscape gardener up
there and this artist wanted to create q lake.
Hence the explosive. T. 49, = ~
There Is something in q name" says Mr. Re-
binoff. There Is trouble in q name like mine
There are three qualities necessary to great
ness. says Congressman H. A. Cooper OF Wis
consin. One must have intelligence, heart and
conscience. II he lacks one he falls to achieve
greatness ~ b.. wv g. - ~.
CONGRESSMAN A. L. Kline, who writes for him.
self one of the longest biographies in the Con-
gressionai Directory. went to work at Broadway
and Grant streets, Manhattan, In 1879. Forty.
second street was then the boundary OF the town.
he says and Harlem was village way out in the
country. 1t was days trip, to go out there and
now N can be done In twelve minutes. Tunnels
bridges and electricity are the three elements
that have done most TO transform New York, he
e.. ~. tcepyrtsht 1871 . 't.. 80 q.