The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-12
SOME POLITICAL
CONVENTIONS

The year 1924 is witnessing the
national conventions, and those who
enjoy politics and political struggles,
can get good idea of them thru the
press of the country and still let
the other fellow do the travelling
and suffer the expense and incon-
venience of going and coming and
the stay in the convention city with
its heat and rain. The Republican
convention at Cleveland this week
had its rain and drizzle, and the
others may have their sweltering
heat. This paper has made arrange
ments to get complete reports of all
the national convention in plate form
this year as quickly as they can
be wired to the central offices where
they are set and made into mats
and then cast for the individual
newspapers. This service will be
only a little later than the direct
telegraph reports to the large
dailies.
In the campaign of 1912 when the !
Bull Moose party was assembled at |
Chicago, Senator Borah was singled |
out by a reporter who carried a |
kodak and was busy swapping every
body who might be a notable. He
was evidently not very well informed
in political matters, for he asked
the senator his name and the follow
ing dialogue was held between them:
What is your name, please?"
"Borah.'
''The initials, please?"
"W. E."
What is your occupation or posi-
tion?"
Senator"
"State senator?"
''No. United States Senator"
From what state?"
Idaho"
Your home is in Idaho?"
Yes SIR
When Mr. Dooley" was writing
lis series ten or fifteen years ago
md touching up human nature as .
he is, and was about as popular :
IS ''The Gumps" are now. Mr.. Doo1ey :
n talking of the political conven-
ions said, 1.-THE Republicans can .
lold convention in a closet, but it
s impossible to hold an orderly
convention on anything
ess than forty acre lott 9
Mr.. "Dooley's" observation re-
arding Dimocratic proclivities may
ave had something to do with the
convention this year be- 1
ng held in Madison Square Garden,
Where in recent years many of the
prize fights have been G
ecided.
In the campaign Of 1922 it was /
that Henry Cabot Lodge, I
he lifelong senator from Massachu- a
cites, was sure of reelection by q
arge majority Notwithstanding the
ard fight on the old time politi-
ians. He is such a fine, scholarly,
olished gentlemen his position had
Or long time been considered i'm
regnable, but he was returned to
ne senate by such narrow margin
was considered a rebuke. In the
ational convention of 1920 he made
speech that was so long it tired 4
verybody out and it hurt by reason h
that fact Ring Lardner, the
opular humorous writer commented v
n it thus: 1.-THE committee on ar s
angements made one serious mis-
AXE. They appointed a committee v
, escort Henry Cabot Lodge to the a
latform but did not appoint any to
scort him off, s
In the Bryan-McKinley campaign
1900, Bryan having been defeated u
l 1896 was spoken of as one who 6
an wait his for turn, and the year l;
900 was possibly his turn. The
joked some about it v
nd suggested to the people that they s.
ote for Mckinley while they had
nance, they could vote for Bryan f.
t any time. I
In one of the hotel dining rooms o
t Chicago was waiter who looked a
, much like Bryan that he was con-
,antly under observation by people t.
their close resemblance. n
eople who knew him said he was a
cry complete double OF the great +
nmmoner and should the necessity Il