The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-13
Thrill Of
OLD. DAYS
GONE [.
Ihrongs 'Razz" Speakers.
Burton Seems Scared Had
Memorized 10000 Words
Il. BY JACK lat.
Interma tiOmal Nevwa Service.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 13.-
This is the ringside report Of the
sham battle Of Cleveland, where
the Washington stone crusher met
the Wisconsin cobweb and scored
victory which again indicated the
foresight of the fight experts.
Not since David upset the dope
BY knocking Goliath's block off
has anything run so true to
form as the nomination of Cool
idge. There are famous stories
about mice that defeat elephants
and turtles that outrun hares-
maybe that's what makes them
famous. This is not one Of them,
not by 1905 to 80 to 10.
Burton Appears Scared.
For the first time, the seats were
al occupied, for word had gone out
that this was to be the big noise,
the, nomination. Chairman Mon.
dell, with q confident smile. an.
nOunced Prexy Burton of Michigan
university. and in doing SO he ex-
plunged all element of suspense and
surprise by prematurely spilling
that the prexy would nominate Cal.
win Coolidge, which some of the
old timers openly declared to be a
6oner.
However, Prexy walked UP to
the scratch made by the radio COM
pany Tor the speakers to toe, wet
MS lips, wiped his high brow, and
got into position like an assistant
professor In math about to demon.
Strate the polynomial theorem.
hands behind his back, and started
A tall, spare man looking not
more than forty, though he ia
school, chum OF Coolidge's, Prexy
Burton appeared tense and not a
little scared. He has brick red
nalr, smooth cheeks, wears a well.
tailored, long-tailed black coat and.
dark gray trousers, a blue four.in-
nand tie with white stripes, q white
edgtng in the v Of his waistcoat.
sigpet ring on the fourth finger
Of his left hand,
Memories 10000 Words. q,
He necessarily moistens .hia Inns
with his tongue. He soon unciasps
his hands and brings them forth.
using for a.. time an appraised right
Index finger for punctuation and
emphasis, later letting in the left
nanu and at times twiddling his
thumbs, at other times separating
and waving both hands.
Unlike the other Burton, who
Keynoted, the prexy has memorized
mis- talk of 10000 words and uses
no notes. de gets a light patter
Of applause when he states that
ne. has known Coolidge and former
" roomed with him, and scores d
laugh when he gravely proclaims
that Coolidge is mot naturally
hilarious" He adds that Calls
mind has time to work because his
tongue perinits--a good enough
aphorium not observed, however,
with profit by the managers of
this convention.
Prexy Burton isn't at it long be.
1ore 1t becomes palpable that ne
is no Demosthenes. A straight
shooting talker. fluent and incisive,
ne 10 more like a senior debating
Resolved. that Calvin Coolidge is
the cats meow" assigned to the
affirmative. He is no spellbinder.
and nobody Is very spellbound. The
eagles wirgs lflutter now. and then.
Uut do not spread and agitate the
ozone.
Springs Nothing New.
The. prexy is a six-sylIable ex.
FOUNDER and some of his nara.
graphs are strictly academic, not
to say didactic. Since he is whanr.
Ing away at gang of postmasters.
congressman, Southern Republi.
cans. suffragists who like the hard
political bedrock, and locals who
came from all walks of civic activ.
tty, his postgraduate vocabulary
is a trif1e' thick for the audience.
However. it sounds important Il
not rousing. 81
There is nothing new in the
nominating address. 1t goes IN
and on, and finally winds I'M. rath-
or abruptly 1t seems. though not
too soon.
The regular pandemonium should
now ensue. Like the sudden thuu.
der released from a sky of azure.
1t should crack. reverberate. rise
and grow to a tumult.
It doesn't make the grade. The
delegations go~through the formal