Evening star., 1924-06-02
DEMOCRATS BARRED
IN new YORK CLUBS
0vercrowding by Convention Dele
gates Feared by Some Exclu-
sive Organizations.
FOOD PIRATES ARE ROUTED
Frankfurters to Be Sold at Is Cents
in the Garden.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.


NEW YORK. June 2.-while two or
three OF the more exclusive clubs of
this city are going to bar all Demo-
Gratis from their sacred premises dur
ing the national Convention, the lat
ter part of the month, this does not
mean that a proper provision is not
to be made for all delegates and visi-
tors
The clubs say they fear overcrowd-
ing II guest cards are issued during
the pow-wow at Madison Square Gar
den They are afraid that some of
the old boys who sit in the windows
day after day and month after month
and watch the strollers along the
avenue might have their inherited
diversion. interfered with.
Inhospitable as some of the clubs
may be, the committee which is pre-
pairing for the convention has DEM
onstrated that the folks from the
hinterland will be we'll fed and cared
for-at least while they are in tie
convention hall proper.
Hot Dog Price Fixed.
The committee. for instance, has
provided that 'hot dogs" shall be
purveyed at the garden to one and
all. and at the uniform price of Is
cents per dog. Naturally the COM
mittee is not f1ippant enough to refer
to the animals as dogs. They are
put down on the program as grilled
frankfurters, and this in itself ought
to justify the increase from the usual
price of a dime to Is cents.
De Delegates g from tA pie bslt,ths
the dinner delicacy of the middle west
will be glad to know that their
favorite fruit is to be held down to
the level of the lowly hot dog, and
will be obtainable in any quantities
at Is cents per slice. The size of the
contract, but the understanding is
that If the ratio falls below 8 to /
six slices to one pie-Mr William
Jennings Bryan or any one else may
rise to a point of order or personal
privilege and stop the balloting for
a presidential candidate until the pie
scandal is thoroughly thrashed out.
Coffee Fifteen Cents.
Coffee, tea and milk are to be pro-
vided at Is cents a cup or goblet.
Thus it will be seen that so long as
possessed Of As cents he can get a
square or three-cornered meal of dog.
pie and beverage. But even if he can
only afford the grilled frankfurter,
the dog ought to be able to keep
the wolf from the door.
Any delegate desiring to go into
the realm of the higher gastronomlc
spheres will find a gradually rising
scale Of price. The ascent Is at no
times abrupt and the caterer has
- a,ty =
tempt to gouge or profiteer. Pitiless
publicity will beat at all times upon
his price list which must be rromi-
nently displayed. Chicken and hot
roast beef sandwiches will rate as
high as so cents apiece. Near beer
will be knocked down for two bits
but plain common or garden soda pop
can be had for the fateful 10.
Booze Is Prohibited.
Those who would sit down and dine
may have roast beef and baked pota-
toes for a mere matter of $1.15. 1t is
strange how that 15-cent ratio climbs
into most of the prices. However.
the fastidious who may desire Phila-
delphia capon. chestnut dressing, car
rots, peas, saute potatoes and COM
pote, can have it all for $1.50.
New York still insists upon looking
at the convention as something of a
circus or a six-day bicycle race. The
food contract, for instance, stipulates
that nothing shall be sold on the
floor of the convention" Peanuts for
the politicians of that stripe must be
bought in the outside corridors at 1c
cents a bag. The peanut concession
was not in great demand at tn. gar
den, for at this convention there Will
be no elephant to feed.
1t also is gravely announced that
mo intoxicating liquors" will he
sold, bartered or exchanged on the
premises.
Copyright. 1924