New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-19

hot emotions Of the assembled dtsp
thinkers. Senator Lodge, as chairman.
had just finished his nervous easeiinf,
when a timid Episcopal clergyman ad-
vanced to the platform with invees-
tons upon his lips. As he lifted biz
hands in gestures OF supplication, Mr..
Lodge, little frenized by the gravid
i,moment, dashed them down and loudly
called for actions moro practical. A
convention secretary intervened defer.
entially with explanation, but was
pushed, impatiently by Mr.. Lodge,
aside. The holy man, persisting mild.
iy. again began his petition for divine
advice, and was again showed away by
the disturbed presiding officer. The
preacher tried three times. and three
times did the fustered Mr. Lodge eject
him.
Finally he was hustled off the
1ostrum by inpious sergeants alarms
lis prayers unspoken; and ne departed
the forum heavy at heart and humili.
ated. l was, no doubt, excessively in.
terested in the contretemps, for hap
rened to know that the young clergy.
man, who was my friend, had been re-
hearslng, acoustically, his performance
for days, in order that it might pens.
trate the mists between there and
heaven, II not to the Oklahoma delegi.
ton. seated remotely in the rear Of
the hall One wonders in hippant, un.
worthy moments who, il any person,
would have been nominated in case M
Lodge had been as debonnar as he VA
IN Washington; and had permitted my
friend to pray.
1t was sight. however, as Mr.. SUI
Ivan will admit, to see the azure,
tranquil Lodge grow rudy and tsmpss
tuous. The recollection of it diminisbes
remembrance of other spectacles IN
that fnomentous sanhedrin, the niracu'
lous manager of Mr.. Sullivan's "Ihs
Great Adventure" Less than MI
Lodges odd upheaval one recollects the
two or three following as uni,nportans
impressions OF an unimportant oo'
server:
Lieutenant Osborne Wood, sitting e.
pectant under the platform Of the con-
vention, and half swooning ss the tios
turned inevitably against his Eallsn'
father.
The plucky, fearful smile thss
shrouded the tragic face OF alA
George NJ. Pullman as she heard sn'
votes fatally shifting from Mr.. LoWosa'
her brilliant but unlucky son-in-iaw' !"
the otherwise Mr.. Harding.
Mr.. Harding himself as he wa'
glimpsed casually in his room from .
hotel corridor at dawn OF the osy y
his anointment, sitting solitary, falv
dressed, his tired head in his han0s-
and close to the telephone.
Despite Mr.. Sullivan's dissat'siss-
tions, shall always be grateful TO al.
Lodge for having redeemed the feoe''
Senate one afternoon a few years AZ
from the contempt Of an enins''
Canadian who CHANGED to be my cv.
panion in the visitors gallery. Inv
Canadian had listened. incredulous' :
the nursery gossipping OF Senate y.
bate, and he had said to me, rs . W..
what you won by Lexington and ssn..
Forre?" A few Senators had ~"
sitting for hours cross-legged ana :.
pectorant in brass official cuspio. y.
tooth picking, and in the fashion Oh -
rural grocery stores. discursive, el ..
ting about the lesser topics. bu. -. ="
Canadian CHANGED to see the aiooi - :.
Lodge. vagrantly scribbling upon -
edge of document. =.
my God!" said he. grssping my 80
a. patriotically ! turned to 60
| Of them can writs!"