Evening star., 1924-01-23
TALKS and TALES
With and .4bOut
CAPITALS GUESTS


Missouri 5or the democratic Presi-
Dental nomination than a decided
furry was noticeable among menu
bers Of the amen corner at the Shore
ham Hotel.
For weeks several Of the last
word brigade have been pussyfoot-
ing through the lobby acting most
peculiarly and looking very serious
Even the usual whisper had become
conspicuous by its absence. The high
noguls of the national committee
came, transacted their business and
departed, but nary sound from the
group in the corner.
Then, like bolt from clear sky.
The ticker announced the Reed boom
IL Georgia, and off popped the
Slusssh -Nalve-Some one had blum
dered. MurmurinaS quickly evolved
into audible EXPIRE ssionS. and audible
expressions into animated convers =
tions until those in the know" had
no scruDles in throwing discretion to
the winds and becoming "outspoken'
IN declaring that the following will
be the exact order of business at the
democratic conventions:
AcAdoo Will be allowed to frisk out
III front until he becomes convinced
lie can never swing the necessary
rwo-thirds majority. In the mean
time the Hearst people will offer the
olive branch to Tammany Hall. it
will be accepted by the wigwam. a
We'll known midwesterner will place
Senator Reeds name in nominal ton
New York will stampede for the Mis-
Sourian. closely followed by WiScon-
sin. which rather favors the senator's
broad view regarding the fluid that
made her principal community fa
nous. Right at this juncturc. goes
the prediction, Solicitcus friends will
invite William jennings Bryan and
MS brother Charlie across street to
have soda wateI, and during their
absence bowling delegations from
Georgia and several other southern
commOnwealthS will join the hull
labaloo. and before the racket sub
sides Senator Jim will be nominated.
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II all political bodies pattern their
campaign buttons after those being
Worn 10y the Coolidge Again Club
Of Newark. y. j.. the first organiza-
ttnn in the United States to come
out loud for the nomination of tn"
President to succeed himself. it will
hc absolutely impossible for indi-
ytdual members to detective the pub
liz As to just where they stand.
y wee bit larger than the ordinary
saucer. the cmblemS worn by the
New Jersey boosters are finished off
in red. white and blue. and across the
center in huge black letters appears
the slogan. Coolidge Again
Noisier than flock of freshmen at
the end of their first year. forty-fivc
charter members of the rapidly in
creaSing association romped around
tho gray room in the Raleigh Hotel
waiting for the signal to proceed to
the White House, where they paid
their respects to the First Gentle
man of the land.
1t Was an enthusiastic outfit. come
III, ..r1I
the Great White Father that SO i'm
pressed were a number OF Newark
business men with his record up to
November 23. 1923. that resolutions
were adopted at a dinner given by
Capt. f. J. Foster, at the Newark
Athletic Club. on that date pledging
all present TO work for his nomina-
ton.
Yes" said William Bittles, manu-
facturer. of Newark. chairman of the
delegation. ours is the first Coolidge
club in the country. Thousands have
been formed since We started the
ball rolling. which is most gratifying
to us. and our trip tn your city is to
let President Coolidge give us the
once-over.
who is talked Of mostly in New
Jersey by those of the other crew.
Mr.. Bittles:"
II take it you mean the outstanding
democrat. There is none. Nobody ever
mentions a democrat In our tmme-
diate section. The entire community
is for the present occupant of the
White House, and so certain are we
of his election that discussing the
other side is considered bad form"
Others in the delegation to keep
quiet long enough to give their
names were b. S. Whitehead. manu-
facturer; Philip Baldwin. Newark
Sunday Call; Harold Blanchard, law
yer; Edmund Wollmouth, secretary,
Newark Chamber of Commerce;
Samuel R. Baker. head of the Baker
president. Drake Business College; f.
=. Goerk, capitalist; T.. Garrison.
president Newark Typographical
Union, No. 1903; f. j. Fitzpatrick, union
printer: Capt. r. J. Foster, +. y.
Aaronson, importer. and +. e. Laurie.
I the club secretary. all of Newark.
and Nelson W. Knapp of Orange, \. }.
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That an artist can possess great
talent and be successful without
sporting shoulder length curls, wear
ing mismated shoes and appearing
oblivious to all earthly surroundings,
is proved conclusively in the case of
Robert Reid, decorative impressionist,
who stopped off at the New Willard
inspect the exhibition at the Corco-
ran Gallery of Art.
Mr.. Reid was on his way from New
York to resume his duties as head of
the Broadmore Art Academy at Colo
RADIO Springs. and few more distin-
guished-looking men have passed
through the lobby of the hotel for
many a long moon. Tall. erect of
stature and wearing a closely trim
med Van Dyke beard. the famous
he appeared in public during his
stay.
Mr.. Reid. whose two we'll known
works. The Japanese Screen" and
The Open Fire" are among the per-
manent exhibits at the Corcoran Gal
lery. was most enthusiastic over the
progress being made by the Broad
more colony, founded and greatly
aided by Spencer Penrose, brother of
The late Senator Boise Penrose, who
erected the wonderful Broadmore
Hotel at Colorado Springs.
The artists rise to fame has been
steady ever since he won recognition
for his mural decorations at the Chi
cago world fair. in 1893. His work
on the Literal Arts building at the
exposition brought him before the
public.
Mr.. Reid's art is known throughout
the world. he having assisted in the
establishment of the Congressional
Library. the United States pavilion
At the Paris exposition in 1900. the
appellate court, New York; the Bos-
ton state house. as well as many
hotels and private dwellings in the
larger cities of the country. His
pictures are to be found in the Fine
Arts Palace. San Francisco; the Ma
tional Museum, New York. and the
Corcoran and National galleries here.
Mr.. Reid studied at the Art School
of Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the
Art Students League, New York. and
at La Academic Julian, Paris, under
Boulanger and Lefebyre.
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Last week William Cyril Peter Rees
OF Apply 'Amstead, London. England,