The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-07
DELEGAT ES NO
HIT WITH
BEN
Two Only Have Ridden In
His Victoria They
Were ''LIt"
BY ROLAND KREBS,
International News Service.

AmterMnl1OnaA NOWq ServIC0
NEW YORK, July 7.--Heretcfore
Ben Solomon, who parks his horse
and cab outside the Biltmore (Tele-
phone Circle Glad has kept his
mouth shut. as all good hosts
should do,
Today, however, he decided that
everything is all wrong and he made
no secret Of it that he Is beginning
to think that the Democratic con
vention delegates are a crowd Of tin
horns who do not appreciate class
and refinement.
When Ben heard that the conven.
zion was about ready, he shined up
his harness, fattened up his skate
on oats and creased the axles OF his
handsome Victoria. Then he put a
new cracker on his whip and waited
for flood of gold from the visitors
he expected to haul to and from the
high-priced hotels.
His Impressions Wrong.
He had got a lot Of false impress.
ssions about convention visitors from
having carted lots Of bloated bank
ers around during their convention
hare.
All the Democrats that Ben has
hauled since the current convention
could crowd themselves into his
hanson cab. which he put in stor.
age for the GUNNER.
II don't know what ais them,
Ben said. Maybe they never saw
one Of these hacks. although, Lord
knows, I've had q stand here and at
City Hall Park for forty years.
81 thought these birds were com,
ing here loaded down with jack.
They must ride In. the subway or
walk. drove q couple around the
first day. They were lit"
AS Mr.. Solomon drove the writer
down Fifth Avenue at $50 o'clock
this morning. he aired his views
freely.
These sea-going hacks like mine, 3
he said modestly, ''have tadcah
skinned all hollow. Did you ever
ride Id anything 90 comfortable
That's a good, fast horse, too,
call him 'Gyp.'
Story of Name.
''Say, the way that goat got his
name Is q very, very funny story.
] bought him not 60 long ago.
Picked him out Of twelve other nags
in a livery stable. When I put q
halter on him and started to lead
him out, I remembered didn't
know his name. said to the livery
stable boys: What the hell's his
name One of the fellows spoke
up: He amt never had any. We
always swore at him when we
{ talked to him. Then q hostIer
chimed In. He said: Call him
Gyp. he said. And that's what 1
called him ever since. Amt that
good one. Ha, ha, ha. Whoopee!''
Mr.. Solomon said he told the
funny story to the two delegates,
too. Right after that delegate trade
fell off.
"You know" he said, by way Of
breaking the news that the jolt for
three hours ride was nine dollars,
"only the best people ride In Vic.
tOrias in New York. guess that's
Why haven't hauled hardly any
delegates"
Swindler At Work.
Convention visitors were consid.
erably worked up today by a story
appearing in one of the New York
newspapers, telling of the activities
Of a green goods man who has
been swindling dealers out Of silk
hose and clothing by representing
himself as the purchasing agent for
several Shubert musical shows.
"How could anybody fan for a
rag like that?" asked New Mex
leo delegate Of an Idaho delegate.
who ever heard of the girls in a
Ehubert musical show wearing silk
hose and clothes?"
Committee Cuts Corners.
New York has recovered from it's
first madness over the convention.
The nonpartisan convention COM
nnittee, which arranged everything
but is not going around Dragging
about 1t, began cutting out lot
of doo-dads today. First it dis
missed the band which always
played the right thing at exactly
the wrong time. Next the daylight
movie lamps were removed.
The bunting will remain a little
while longer, but If every one feels
about it as New York does, the
convention soon will be balloting
from the hAnChas in Canfro1 Do III