Evening star., 1924-07-13

port one full day ahead of time.
mere was hurried conference. 1t
was decided to take Mr.. Bryan OF
the steamer somewhere down the bay
and hold him a prisoner until the
nour liked for his arrival at the Bat
Iery by the reception committee. Mr.
bryan acquiesced in the scheme and
Ma; Mas taken from the steamer to Mr.
Nixons houseboat, where he spent the
night off the Staten Island shore.
Next day he was brought trium-
pnantly up the bay on Mr.. Goltra's
trim little yacht. which had steamed
and all the way up the Atlantic ooas<
to take part in the reception.
An amusing incident occurred in
connection with the landing. The
Goitra yacht had but one small boat.
Newspaper men aboard. including the
writer. made representation to the
captain that they should be first put
ashore Otherwise they would be
left out of the procession if they 7a~
to wait for a second trip of the
| launch The request of the writer's
was granted and they put out for
| the Battery. AS they neared the
| landing the guns began to fire their
| salute. the bands struck up Hall TO
>the Chief the soldiers and police
were drawn up at attention.: news
paper photographers began to snap
| and all the machinery Of welcome
| was set in full motion.
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when, instead of the guest of the
city. instead of the returning hero.
| half dozen more or less abashed re-
porters stepped ashore into the midst
of the big sh6w. Mr. Bryan, still in
| mid stream, heard his reception ex-
| Mode prematurely. But when the
Commoner landed on the second trip.
everything went off in fine shape, the
preliminary welcome to the scribes
having served as very fine dress
rehearsal.
The fine poise and patience and the
eminently fair rulings of Senator
Thomas j. Walsh of Montana, per-
manent chairman of the Democratic
convention, won the chairman of the
oil investigating committee new
honors among his fellow Democratic,
The Senate had shown much of the
same poise and keen sense of justice
| in the moderation Of his oil report.
No chairman ever had so difficult
crowd to handle. The arrangements
for the convention were not good.
Police and doorkeepers permitted the
floor to be crowded with outsiders at
all times. Disorder was always in
| order. At times 1t seemed as IL
Senator Walsh might have been more
severe in his handling of the situa-
ton, but his own quiet and tolerant
| the end he laid down the treacherous
gavel. which was always trying to
| lose its head. with the esteem or
every one who had sat through the
| long and tedious sessions of the con-
| vention.
Once and only once did Senator
Walsh call out the old steam roller.
| When he did so he found the machine
well oiled and functioning without
| flaw This bit of arbitrariness on
| the part of the chairman was resort
| ed to to stop a stampede to make
| him Vice President. A motion to ad-
journ after Mr.. Davis had been
nominated was greeted with calls OF
| Walsh. Walsh. Walsh" Senator
Walsh said he felt the convention
| ought to adjourn and consider the
| vice presidency. He put the motion.
There were few scattering ayes.
! Then came a roar of noes. In the
| midst of this negative shout the
| chairman. with a grim little smile:
asserted that the ayes have it and
he walked right out of the conven-
| ton When the evening session was
| called to order he had prepared his
statement. declining to be considered
| for second place.
Copyright, 1924