Evening star., 1924-07-04

NE" YORK. July 4.-"Get the bows
out Of the Garden before Christmas
is the new slogan of the peacemak
ers in the Democratic national con-
| vention.
Ihree groups in the convention
seem to have dug themselves in"
Tor the rest of the year. The McAdoo
faction. the Smith faction and a third
group which is voting for favorite
sons, including Ohio for Cox, Arkan-
sas for Robinson. Virginia for Glass
Indiana for Ralston, Alabama for
Underwood, West Virginia for Davis
and Delaware for Bayard. These sew
en- states, which during the sixty-odd
ballots taken have never failed to
vote for their favorite sons. total 16s
votes. As Il matter of fact, it does
no good to eliminate the favorite
sons as long as the two big leaders
IN the convention remain in the run
ning: Not until either McAdoo or
Smith, or both. have been eliminated
Will a choice be possible.
An appeal, which struck upon the
ears or the delegates with telling
force, was delivered in Jest by Hoi7
lins y. Randolph while the ffty-sey-
enth ballot was being taken Mr..
Randolph. who is the chairman of
the Georgia delegation, stood on his
chair to announce in stentorian tones
that Georgia casts its 26 votes for
William Gibbs McAdoo." He seemed
to loath to get down, and, turning to
the delegates beneath him, he para
phraSed:
Friends, Americans, countrymen,
lend me your money"
After two-week stay in New York
many of the delegates are wondering
no" the plils are going to be paid
Mr.. Randolph. whose home is in A.
lanta' is a descendant of Thomas
jefferson. founder and patron saint
OF the Democratic party.
Today. July 4, is President Cool
ldge's birthday. Perhaps the Demo-
Gratis ass>Ilbled here in convention
Will present him with a birthday gift
the nomination of Democratic
candidate for the presidency-on this,
his natal day, if they have luck.
Ihe nomination of any Democrat.
oirthday present for him said a
weary and disgruntled delegate as
he entered the hall
Hop to it. Florida feas." was the
rallying cry that went up Saturday
night in Madison Square Garden
when William Jennings Bryan of the
Florida delegation was believed to
be in danger of being roughly han
died because of his stand in opposi-
ton ton to the proposal to include. in
naming the ku Klux Klan.
perhaps you never heard Of the
Florida f1eas. More properly they
are known as the Ancient and Loyal
Order of Hopper Fleas of Florida" !"
der. Jerry w. Carter Of Tallahassee
is the supreme fantastic hopper flea,
and Col. Bryan is the second hopper
flea" in prominence. The order, it is
said, was organized as an offset to
the klan in Florida When Col.
Bryan offered himself as a candidate
for delegate at large from Florida,
thousands of letters were sent out by
the order to it's members all over the
state, saying, Hop to Col. BILL etc.
They hoped" and Col. Bill has
been a prominent figure in the con-
vention.
TIL be glad when this convention
is over, eonfided the head barber of
the tn e., McAlpine to a customer this
'How Gomez" said the customer,
considerably surprised. Should
think you'd like to have it go on"
II would" remarked the head bar
DER, ~ lHeTe was anything IN IL IOT
the shop. but business is rotten and
some of the delegates go several
days without shaving. I haven't
succeeded in prying a haircut, a
shampoo or a facial massage out
of one of them. Our regular GUS
toners stay away because they are
under the impression that we are
busy with these delegates
"One of the manicure ladies asked
he desired manicure. "A what?' he
said. "A manicure she repeated as
she began to place her stool and
get out her files, etc. What's a
manicure? he asked, and she told
him in her po1itest and sweetest
manner, Why, cut your finger nails
and polish them"
Nav" said he. "a real Democrat
"Then the boy shine tackled him.
Son. said the delegate, I'm poor
enough to shine my own Shoes I'll
tell the world that there is no bust
ness in a Democratic convention for
barber. Guess they do all their
own barbering."
Somebody spoiled the orange juice
punch which had been dispensed free
ly by the Californians at the McAdoo
in and dumped quantity Of onion
juice into the concoction. OF course,
the Californians charge 1t up to a
Smith supporter. Extra police guard
has been put on duty around the
punch bowl at the Vanderbilt and the
McAddoites are furious over the in
cident. Those who partook sof fhe
concoction became sick, but the ply
sician who attended them stated that