Evening star., 1924-01-12
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS GUESTS


Hotel La Fayette to select their 1924
convention city and discuss other
vital matters, Washington will house
many notables of the ancient ana
honorable party, and as nothing oe-
lights the common or garden demo-
crat more than to give their &C
knowledged leaders the quadrennial
once-over. a huge outpouring OF the
rank and file can safely be counted
upon.
Aside from the accredited state rep
resentatives of the party large dele-
cations of citizens from New III
Chicago and St Louis viii be on hano
10 present claims to show Natlonal
Chairman Cordell Hull and his asso-
ciates just why their respective com
munities should be awarded the
"ecIair" and as cost is the least
worry of any of the contenders real
old-fashioned showdown seems much
more than probable.
When the cards were first dealt san
Francisco. Louisville and Atlanta drew
hands but whether or not these three
cities still banker for the conclaYe is
hard to ascertain, as little has been
heard from them of late. It's an open
game, however, and last-mlnute call
may upset the "cymlins.
All downtown hotels will receive
their quotas of visitors. and while
the cozy house at 10th ana
streets will be the center or attrae-
tion shusssh- groups Will doubtleSs
congregate in all other loppies'
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According to listings most OF the
Tammany Hall braves, coming TO DO
all possible to aid their beloved city
secure the rich plum, will be divided
between the Shoreham and Lee
House.
At the former. Judge Morgan J.
O.Brien, James w. Gerard, FORMER
ambassador to GermanE' Freu w
yania; Charles Z. Pettijohn of the
Motion Picture Producers and DIS
tributors' Corporations: Joseph T.
Rsg FSsl mabasing ns5ats ear director s0 Hotel
Commodore; w. Johnson quinn OF
the Irwin Bank-Columbia Trust Com
pany; Thomas ID. Green, Hotel Wood
ward; George r: sm1tn, HnnnapT pres'den5 and
George L. CTeX) Rickard are a. few
New Workers who already have en-
gagged rooms.
fact that Fred w. Upham, treasurer
of republican national committee. is
expected at the New willard Monday
and that Q. II. p. Skelly. G. .. L, com
mitteeman for Montana, is already
instituted to learn if the fight pro-
moters presence in town bore any
significance. Information was un-
available. but even at 'that, II
wouldn't be bad idea II a li4ie Ten
round setto could be arranged for the
entertainment of the overflow crowds
At the Lee House rooms are wait
ing for Sheriff Edward J. Flynn
Philip F., Donohoe, treasurer OF Tam
many Hall: Daniel J. Ryan. its secre-
tary; Surrogate James A. Foley. An
drew Sheridan, L. F. Cunningham
James ]. Hoey, chairman OF the home
rule committee of New York state
and Thomas Foley.
Headed by Mayor Dever and George
L. Brennan, the Charles Francis Muir
ply of Illinois, the Chicago delega-
tion, for the most part, will stop at
the New Willard. Edward Hurley,
former head of the Shipping Board
will accompany the Windy city boost
ers Another headliner booked at the
hotel Is Gov. Pat Neff of Texas, he
who sent the bonnet to Gov. Pinchot
of Pennsylvania.
The Bryan brothers, William J.
and Charles W.. both star attractions
around the big swing, will make
their headquarters at the Hotel La
Fayette, as will many of the commit
teewomen, including DIR. Jennie Cal
fes, Mrs. r. Z. Newton. Mrs. B. a. Nc
Dougal, Mrs. B. L. Munford and Mrs.
Leroy SpengS.
No line had been obtained on the
st. Louis outfit as late as last night,
but that they Will be here, and with
bells on, is vouched for by all, for
If there's one community throughout
this fair land that usually wants
what it wants when 1t wants 1t Ii
is the bustling city that laps over
into Illinois, but refuses to acknowl-
edge it.
And here's one telling how a dis
tinguished supreme court justice OF
grand old Kansas. who, when serving
as attorney general of the Sunhower
state, came perilously near being
"snitcbed" for fracturing a state reg
ulation.
Conversing in the lobby of the
Hotel Raleigh with Judge Richard
}. Hopkins of Topeka, member of the
executive committee of the Anti
Saloon League, here for the big con-
ference of that organization, one
thing led to another when the name
of Senator Arthur Capper was men
toned.
Judge Hopkins is an intimate friend
OF the Kansas senator, and while his
judicial position prevented him from
expressing himself in any way on the
political situation, he did tell how, on
one occasion. Senator Capper and he
came very near to being pinched for
automobile speeding.
we were campaigning together
near the Oklahoma border line. Our
schedule called for quite jump to
hn
could make it comfortably. When
about to start a wire was received
that President Harding wished to
meet Senator Capper at a certain
junction. This added another twenty.
five miles to our trip, and to fulfill
both engagements required a tour OF
125 miles.
what shall I do. boss% asked
Senator Capper's colored chauffeur
who has been with him fifteen years
Keep the appointment with the
President was the reply.
"'And how about the other place
boss?
"'Get there, too.
"Off scooted the big Packard, but
before we had gone fifteen miles, an.
other car overlook us, out hoped G
sheriff, and 1t took quite some per.
suasion to convince him that the
President of the United States had Is
sued summons. He released us, We
met Mr.. Harding. and also showed VI
at our ultimate destination three min
utes ahead of time"
Judge Hopkins reported condition!
in Kansas on the upgrade. and said
great change for the better had beer
recorded during the past eigh
months.
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Tune in on North Dakota, folks
for she's announcing glad tfdings! B!
this time next year there Will no
be one single illiterate in the who'll
OF the Flickertail state-at least tina
&c the claim of Miss Hazel Nielsol