Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

members of the Democratic national
] committee was at it's height when a
stern figure appeared. 1t called itself
| the Spirit of Andrew Jackson, and
/ suggested that name for Miss De-
mocracy's airship in place of Spirit of
! Discord.
Il never heard OF Volstead," he
added, and I never saw a fiery cross,
but by the eternal. I won elections.
You want an issue? The Demo-
cratic party never had but one issue.
! 1t never needs but one: Turn the
rascals out,
"Oh, but YOU say you must not drive
away Republican votes. Republican
votes? The Democratic party doesn't
need Republican votes. What it needs
| is Democrats
Radio Hoax Staged
| A hoax, in the form of a fake radio
broadcast CT its proceedings, was
staged late in the dinner. The prac-
| teal joke played on the guests. es-
! peCially presidential candidates pres
ent, was the representation that some
very tart personal references were be-
| ing sent out over the air.
| The president of the club announced
| that after several years of pleading,
the club had agreed to suspend its
rule, reporters are never present, to
the extent of permitting a radio broad
cast of some of the songs and skits,
with running description by Graham
MacNamee, str announcer.
Through the courtesy of the Ma
| tionai Broadcasting Co, MacNamee
actually rushed TO Washington from
Detroit to be a guest at the Gridiron
dinner, reaching the Capital and the
| Willard on time only by reason of hav-
ing dressed for the dinner on the train.
His presence was we'll known.
Broadcast" Starts.
The Gridron Presidents announce
ment that the proceedings were going
/ on the air came late in the dinner
after the guests had been permitted
| to notice the presence of microphones
| on the stage throughout all prior
skits. When Mr.. Brown suggested
that the dinner be cut-in to hear what
/ MacNamee was saying, the next vol ce
heard was that of a station announcer.
This is w. r. c., Washington, 1T
said. I'VE will continue our broad
casting of the Gridiron Club dinner"
| Almost Immediately loud speakers
| in the Willard Hotel ballroom ampli-
| fed MacNamee's familiar voice
BOY, OH boy, this is turning out to
| be some foot BALL mean some din
ner.% l guess l got mixed up on my
| gridirons"
MacNamee's voice then began 70
boom forth comment on the dis
| tinguished guests to their obvious
| annoyance. He told listeners" in
the Corn Belt" that of the Apolitical
dirt farmers" present not one was
| in a blue shirt not overalls. He
mentioned specifically the sartorial
| splendor of Gov. Lowden in formal
evening dress.
Calloused By Golf.
"The only callouses any of thes
| presidential candidates have on their
| hands are due to swinging golf clubs"
said the broadcaster.
Comment on the failure of Charles
| Evans Hughes and Senator Hiram
| Johnson - meet at the dinner was:
'They failed to meet once before
when presidential politics were &C.
| tive
The playing of Hail to the Chief"
| at the entrance of Vice President
| Dawes. in the absence of President
| Coolidge, led MacNamee to say that
| 1.-The ra- ta-ta-tas caused Senators
Curtis and Willis and Gov. Richie of
! Maryland to get mad and reach for
| their hats and coats.
boy. oh, boy, you should have seen
Secretary Hoover's face" the Secre-
tary of Commerce heard MacNamee
say. He looked like he had walked
right into the middle of another dis
! aster. But, you know folks, really
! on the level now. ] think the fellow
| they were really kidding was Gen.
| Dawes"
Postmaster General New, Secretary
to the President Sanders and Senator
Watson were guests at the dinner