Evening star., 1923-12-18
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS Guests
Hello, Billie"
Hello, Henry

and William De Ford, corporation
lawyer of New York city, and one of
the best assistant district attorneys
little old Manhattan ever had, grasp
ed each others hands in the lobby or
the New Willard Hotel and for fifteen
minutes recalled old times out in
ottawa. Kan, where the two started
fresh on Iife's treacherous road.
There was no soft pedal on either's
voice so long as they talked of
happy days spent out in the old Sun
Flower state, but once their conver-
sation drifted to politics 50 distinct
i've was the hush that it made one
feel spooky.
OF different political affiliations,
tiov. Allen being one of the bulwarks
of the grand old party, and brother
De Ford a democrat of lifelong
standing, the two friends conversed
confidentially, and outside of an oc-
castonal audible mention of OF the the
Smith, Underwood, Ralston and Davis,
they might have spoken Russian for
all the good it did listener.
When approached separately
however, both men were most affable,
and while Mr. DeFord confined his
opinion of the political situation to a
terse but courteous It's extremely
complex" Gov. Allen spoke enthuS
iastically of the following which he
said President Coolidge was gaining
in the west
II have just left Kansas" he said,
and commendation of the Presidents
message is heard at every turn. His
stand on the world court suits our
Veople to a T. Being of a food-pro-
ducing section and feeling, as did
President Harding, that there must
be an outlet for surplus. middle
western folks are satisfied that some
kind of international understanding
must be conSummated. Naturally,
all are pleased with his taxation sug
gestions, and as Kansas has paid her
soldiers bonus that phase of the mes
sage don't worry us
How about the rumors that you
might be chosen running mate on the
ticket, governor?
I'm back to work now, my boy,
and have no time to think of such
things. | gave seven good years to
public service, and must work." and
in the twinkling of an eye the former
Governor of Kansas had scooted up
the Avenue
\ small group of avowed Lowden
boosters were comparing notes in the
lobby of the Shoreham Hotel when
Charles \. Slater of New York, Pitts:
hurgh and Washington. fresh from
the smoky city, registered.
Beckoning the twin brother of Bob
Slater over. one in the, outfit asked
the shipping man whom he thought
The republicans would nominate
should anything go wrong with the
Coolidge arrangements.
Prom all / can gather there ain I
roothin going wrong with the Cool
idge arrangements. / just left Pitts
burgh and everybody out there is
,Dll h., rLa ic
true in New York. Last week l at
tended moving picture show on
broadway. and when they showed
the Presidents portrait, honestly,
thought they'd have to call out the
reserves. so great was the cheering"
Il might add" continued Mr.. Sla-
ter. that throughout Pennsylvania
and New York people talk of nothing
but the Presidents message, and Sec
retary Mellon comes in FOR much COM
mendation- 1t is generally felt that
if taxes are reduced new life will be
given business. with another prosper
Gus era to follow. In a nutshell.
opinion in both states is that Presi-
dent Coolidge will walk, away, with
the nomination and be elected by an
overwhelming majority
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lust then a certain Washington
correspondent of a western paper
breezed through the lobby in search
of Secretary Slemp.
Hear the latest on that bird?'
asked one of the Lowden boosters as
he puffed his cigar.
NO; what is it," chirped up the
others in chorus as the newspaper
man disappeared.
when the republicans were holding
their meeting here last week his ed
li0r sent him a wire reading: Why
is your expense account so large% To
which he telegraphed back: I'll bite
why is it?'
Overhearing the name Lowden, Col.
Thomas b. Fielder, silver-tongued ora
tor of the New York law firm of
Fielder, Chorosh and McCrossin, for
merly of Atlanta, and a democrat of
the old school, but great admirer of
the oregon, Ill, statesman, joined the
group and told this one on the for
mer Governor OF Illinois.
1T was back in 10000. Just be-
lore Col. Lowden was elected gov
ernor. He and former Senator L. Y.
sherman We're stumping Franklin
county. At Benton, the county seat
they had engaged the best rooms at
the small hotel, but during their alb
Sence that day the clerk a young
countryman, had seen fit to change
their quarters. :.
Arriving at the hotel that night
1uliy an hour after Mr.. Sherman had
retired the future. governor of the
Prairie state was led by the sleepy
clerk down a long, circuitous stair
case through couple of dark halls
ana. nnalIy, uShered into a close 12x
IA cubby hole, where, stretched. fast
asleep. on one Of the two cots, was
the millionaire dfrt-farmer's friend.
WY in the world have. you taken
US out OF the room we had and placed
bowdeR. with much Indignation
=, Crowded to the roof, boss" replied
the Benton hotel clerk. You couldn't
expect US to turn our best over to a
bunch of politicians after word ha d
been received that some traveIing e
men We're comingl"
Col. Fielder, who played a prominent
part in the Morse and King cases, is
address. He said it was Impossible
for him to make heads or tails out
tof the democratic muddle" and. al
though a democrat, it wouldn't bother
him if Gov Lowden was elected.
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Spying former Representative Will
liam Lorimer of Illinois tripping
down 18th street, a brisk walk with
him to the Hotel Raleigh ELECTED the
information that he was absolutely
uninformed as to the political situa-
tion in his home state, or the country
at large. for that matter.
Really" said the Chicago man,
who served in the lower House dur
ing the Fifty-fourth, Fifty fifth
Fifty-siXth, Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth
Sixtieth and SiXty-first sessions. but
whose seat in the United States Sen
ate was declared invalid by that body
Il depend entirely upon the news
papers to find what's what in the