Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-07-03
New York Sidelights
Convention Notes, Etc.


Editor Durbin of this paper re-
turned wednesday from New YORK
City, where he attended the Demo-
cratic National convention. A few
impressions picked UP at random,
follow.
When we arrived we sort Of wish
ed we had gone by parcel post, or
express, in which event we would
have lost no time In finding the ho-
tel. However, they must have
heard we were coming, for there
were flocks of colored boys at the
station, waiting to carry our suit
case-either that, or they figured
we had brought fresh supply of
throat ''moistener."
When we got to the hotel-we
don't exactly remember the name, 1t
sounded like kind of medicine, the
kind the children cry for" We
were disappointed in not seeing the
hotel proprietor and making his ac-
quaintance; guess he must have
gone out to milk. While waiting at
the hotel, about the first thing we
observed was how out Of style the
New York girls and women are, in
asmuch as they hadn't their hair
bobbed..
The first night we were out little
late, but it wasn't exactly our fault.
We intended to retire as soon as we
heard the curfew ring, and it was
9:15 before we discovered that 1T
wasn't going to ring. The reason
we suppose, was that they were
afraid it might wake up the people.
We had no trouble in sleeping. The
alley cats on the back fence didn't
awake us. While speaking of the
cats, we must not forget the dogs.
We found them so well trained that
they didn't chase the autos, neither
did they run out and bark when a
stranger happened along. The New
York people, many of them, are hop
ing their tongues will grow II miles
long. Their throats are so dry and
dusty that when they cough, it looks
like blowing hellebore on cabbage
plants.
They told us the seats were all
sold for the show. We didn't say it to
their faces, but our notion is they
were showing something question
able, and were afraid if we saw it
we'd expose them in the Democrat
and hurt their business. We went
to a picture show 1t was real
good show, but no better than we
have seen many times at home-then
again, we missed the savory aroma
of lpopping corn. In it's place was
burnt gasoline exhaust from passing
autos.
AT the convention we saw num-
Der of familiar faces. Former Gov
ernors Campbell and Harmon were
running around like the Gold Dust
twins, telling about the last Demo-
cratic convention which was held in
New York-when Tilden was nomi-
mated.
We knew Bryan-recognized him
at once by his same hat and alpaca
coat-the one that the tanning COM
mittee at our Chautauqua 15 years
ago tried to keep him from sweating
through. Brother Charlie" was al
so in evidence. The only point of
resemblance between the two is that
one is balder than the other, and the
one that isn't so bald, has no more
hair than the other.
Ham Lewis of Illinois was readily
recognizable. His whiskers were
less pink than formerly-think they
needed "rouging.'
The applause at the convention
hall was the loudest we ever heard
almost came up to a country belling.
We didn't findsour living expenses
as high in New York as we expected.
Water and matted milk tablets are
but little more expensive than in Nc
Conneisyiiie. Only once did we
experienced real inconsistencies, and
that was when we paid 10c to ride
on one of "them Fifth Avenue buss-
es.' We were on top. and it made
us think of riding on Chod Moore's
dray on piano box We rode for
quite while, and felt pretty sore
about it the next day-not so much
because of the dime it cost, but be-
cause of sans cushions, and poor
springs.
For full particulars call at our Of
flee.
p. S.: The convention was dead
locked when we left, and still is. If I
no one else can break the deadlock, |
we get the word direct that Andy |
Gump looms as the dark horse
NOrris-Andrews Wedding
Miss Thelma E. Andrews, .daugh-