Evening star., 1924-03-01
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS GUESTS

United States, then there's nothing IL
history recalling the fact.
Spying the 1.-THE Englishman sit
ting alone in the lobby of the Shore.
ham Hotel, an approach was made
and in a manner for which he Is
noted the distinguished diplomat tolG
of his great admiration for America
his fondness for it's people and the
pleasure he anticipated at being as
signed to his new post.
Sir Esme, a splendid type of the
Well pr preserved Briton. said that Lady
Isabella Howard would spend the
Easter holidays with relatives in
England after which she would come
to Washington, and that his five boys
would arrive here some time during
the summer.
The ambassador said further that
ne would move into the embassy just
as soon as everything was in readi-
ness.
Come to think of it. though, there's
noehlnG strange about Sir Es1ne
towards democratic manner. Being
a. member of the Howards of Eng
land. of which the Duke of Norfolk
ts head. he comes by it naturally, for
tt Is said that none of the. British
they. tA'
In fact. 1t is related that when one
Duke of Norfolk was touring the con.
tlnent. SO plain was his dress that he
was asked by stranger to deliver
a package, for which he was rendered
piece of silver. Unabashed, and
acting in perfectly natural manner
the nobleman not only accepted the
lee, but promptly saw that the bundle
reached its destination.
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There's been graft here In this cup.
boardw
Said the pepper to the salt.
We've been stung and some ones
surely got to pay"
IT'S an outrage" quoth the vinegar
1--WE must investigator
And the oily dressing cried, "Oh, let
tuce preyn'
When the dust of battle dies down
on the morning after election in
Illinois. successful candidates for
both state and national offices will
most assuredly know that they've
been through a tussle-or at least SO
thinks Col. L.. Il. Torbet, well known
lawyer and veteran politician OF
Chicago who is at the Hotel La
Fayette for few days.
Thoroughly conversant with the re-
publican situation in his state. Col.
Tor ct said that never in the history
of .liT'OfS has there been such bitter
fac'ioNal feeling as at present.
The situation is most complex"
aaif the attorney. The fight for the
seI.arorsnip between Senator McCor-
a bitter one, which will be greatly
affected by the way opposing fac
tions line up. The old Thompson
crowd, while small, is apparently
how the Small forces will upset the
calculation of the others. AS usual,
there are many rumors of combines.
deals, turnovers and the like. but
from present Indications it is going
to be regular fight"
"How about the national outlook,
colonel"
There is a mix-up there, too.
President Coolidge, of course, is the
favorite, but he will not enjoy the
support of the entire delegation. 1t
will be split, with all aiming to go
TO the convention uninstructsd. My,
boy, everything in Illinois is topsy-
turvy in SO far as the q. .. z. is con-
cerned'
'R"t you do think President Cool
idse will receive the nomination, col
onsl?"
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might happen between now and June.
however, and there are those in our
section who think that every promi-
nent man in both parties at present
will be counted out when June rolls
around"
"And that would mean-?''
1T would mean that Frank o. Low
den would loom up as the logical
iDG h9fe of the republsanf Pnt SGw i6st
President Coolidge is not the pro-
nounced faYorite today, and may be
unanimously chosen at Cleveland, but
I do say that should anything go
awry Gov. Lowden will be the
choice"
"ls Gov. Lowden a candidate?"
ain receptive sense, yes, not an ac-
tive candidate. With his wife he is rest
ing at Phoenix, Ariz.. at present, and
undoubtedly will be in fine trim If called
upon"
If members of the dali eireann ever
carried on fiercer than some in our ma
tional parliament" then folks over In
Ireland sure witnessed one rough house.
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While probably not generally known.
it's a fact, nevertheless. that among the
baby" members of the House Is the
author Of the first narcotic bill ever
enacted into law in the United States,
Representative John j. Boylan of the
fifteenth New York congressional dis
trict
The measure drafted by the New
Yorker, who makes, his headquarters
here at the Lee House, was introduced
IN the New York state senate, of which
he was member for ten years, in 1914
during Gov. Martin Glynns administra-
ton, and the present federal narcotic
(Harrison) law was patterned to a
great extent after it.
Mr.. Boylan also served three years In
the New York assembly, and fathered
a pension bill for retired employees of
gress he has been appointed a member
of the military affairs committee, and
has worked indefatigab!y in the interest
of increased pay for postal employees.
The genial representative makes nc
bones over the fact that it was because
of the unusual number of "snow' snuff
fers in his district, which is the frst
ing the Pennsylvania station, that in.
terested him in legislation to eradicate
the nefariouS traffic. He is proud o.
the distinction he enjoys.
Mr.. Boylan, like most New Yorl
democrats, is an ardent AL Smitl
booster, and consider the governor the
best the state ever had.
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Things could be much worse. Sup
pose, for instance, that sashes for mel
were still the vogue.
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Nor does one want to figure that deal
old Maryland folks are not firmly con