Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
GR|D|RON GR|LLS
1928 CANDIDATES
NotabIeS Raked by Satire
at Annual Banquet
of Club.

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They sang the following. to the tune
of the pilgrims Chorus"
behold this crown, with no one to
wear II,
For Coolidge says he no longer can
bear il.
Let us choose now man as our can
didate,
To lead us to victory in Twenty
eight
The Four Tribunes-Horatiu
Hoover, Decius Dawes. Lucius Low.
den and Nero Norris-refused to ac-
cept the crown Flavius Tess, appear
ing in great perturbation. shouted:
great Jupiter. citizens, don't let Julius
Coolidge put aside the crown. Do you
think a lot of us Senators want to
so back to work."
FIavius Tess, breaking into an aria,
thereupon sang: "Oh, whatn we do,
what'll we do. TO make Coo, Coo, Cool
idge stay?" The assembled Romans
commanded Flavius Fess to tell
Julius Coolidge he must take back the
crown"
Flavius returned, battered, sore and
dishevelled.
Did YOU crown julius Coolidge"
mo, he crowned me- moaned Fla
vius Fess.
Then only one thing remains" the
Senators decided. "A free and unboss;
ed convention must offer the crown
where it will. We must await the Idcs
Of June
Miss Democracy Arrives.
When Miss Democracy" and her
blame, THE Spirit of Discord" appear.
ed. the Marine Band played The OLD
Grey Mare, She Amt What She Used
to Be" Various plots were suggested,
among them Gov. Al Smith of New
York. Senator Reed of Missouri, Gov.
Ritchie and William G.. McAdoo.
AS the sl1it opened, Miss Democracy
in traditional mid-century costume
was wrangling with mechanic. After
she told who she was, the mechanic
said:
Il might have guessed that, for
wherever YOU were going you didn't
get there" 80,
I'm going to keep at it," replied
the lady. You know the old adage,
'FIv. fiy again. We lady aviators
don't quit because we have fall.
MAY be you'll do better with more
Experience? I've been up in the
air most of the time for the last 90
years"
esprit of Discord."
HAS your airplane been christened?
"In everything from grape juice 10
bourbon"
What is its name?"
"The Spirit of Discord.'
"Practicing?"
eyes: I'm about to attempt another
ord-breaking nonstop flight to the
White House.
"Some hop-from political oblivion
to the White House.
'Oh, l don't know. Coolidge was vice
President once.
After she had added that her trouble
TO find a suitable pilot makes Levine
look like an amateur" q club member
dressed to represent McAdoo walked
onto the stage. announcing there was
something in the old plane that was
his. and that he wanted to get 1t.
''What is it?'t asked Miss Democracy.
"a monkey wrench I threw in there
in 1924" was the reply.
Objects to Smith.
McAdoo, pretending he did not de-
sire the pilots job, entered vigorous
objections to Smith, Reed or Richie.
'tRitchie won't do" McAdoo ex-
claimed "he can't fly over water.
while with you, McAdoo, Miss
Democracy no doubt would stand an
excellent chance of dying in a desert.
PLAYING of the sidewalks of New
York" announced the appearance Of
AL Smith in aviator's togs, but
brown derby.
Miss Democracy beamed and said
"Why it's Alfred"
I'm afraid I'm a little late" Smith
said. but George Olvany was talking
to me about sending some of the boys
from the wigwam out to organize an
other spontaneous demonstration in
Utah"
McAdoo interiected:
Don't take that nullifier for pilot
or you will be wrecked.
Poor McAdoo," Mr.. Smith replied.
Hes never been the same since he
started to fly to Washington and end
ed in tail spin at Madison Square"
Save Constitution.
"I'll carry the fight to the conven-
ton and save the Constitution" Nc
Adoo exclaimed.
I'll carry New York and save the
party"
i've got the issue the party needs. .
And I've got the delegates l need"
A free-for-all row participated in by