Evening star., 1928-06-14
BORED CONVENTIONHANGERS-O
LEAVING BY THOUSANDS TONIGHT
But Delegates Must Remain Though
Equally Listless-Anti-Hoover Pamph-
let's Fail to Rouse Interest.

Iy is also source of interest. The
tired persons on the streets are not 50
interested IN what he Is saying, nor are
they particularly anxious to buy his
papers. But some two or three will find
his actions diverting and stop to watch
him.
This attracts others. Pretty soon the
newsboy is the center OF a group, which
finally tires of watching him and list
lessly breaks up and Is lost A waitress
turning pancakes in restaurant win
dow proves great attraction. A man
selling convention souvenirs Is regarded
as curiosity. Providence only knows
what would happen II steeplejack be-
gan painting a fiagpole.
Hawkers Also Weary.
Evidently just as tired as the dele
gates, hawkers on the streets are cir
culating pamphlets attacking Herbert
Hoover. Their voices are heard in
tiresome monotone-"The truth about
Herbert Hoover. The truth about
Herbert Hoover" And in addition 10
the pamphlets about Herbert Hoover
distributed by the hawkers. there are
others made available at the headquar-
ters OF what are humorouSly referred
to as the anti: Hoover allies, bills and
manifestoS directed against the Sec
retary Of Commerce
In general. they are designed 10 give
the impression that Hoover would not
hesitate TO push a farmer down the
elevator shaft at the Department OF
Commerce provided the door was con-
yeniently left open. They infer that
Mr.. Hoover any time now will be
caught leaving the Treasury Depart
ment with great quantities OF the peo-
pies money, and that this would be
death blow TO the Republican party
about TO elect him. And Ii Is said Nv
innuendo Mr.. Hoover is in reality the
Prince of Wales in disguise and II elect
ed he would Immediately become a
Democrat and possibly entangle the
country In foreign affairs.
The greatest compliment that could
be paid to Mr.. Hoover is the fact that
while these pamphlets are listlessly
read by some OF the delegates who
otherwise would have to read the street
signs and look in drug store windows
70 keep themselves from falling to
sleep and being stepped on by other
sleep-walkers, there are hales Of them
In the Kansas City street cutters, on
the floors Of the Kansas City hotel lob
bies and in the convenient trash recep-
tacles placed on the sidewalks for lust
such matter.
Sorry Farmers Parade Ended.
1t Is extremely unfortunate. because
or It's deleterious effect upon the gem
eral morale. that the farmers have
stopped parading. Behind the band
they hired-the members OF which they
dressed IN blue overallS-the farmers
gave the convention some of Its much
needed verve and color. While there
were times when the exchange of
repartee between the marching farm
ers and the Hoover adherents became
bitter and sharp. for the most
part. IL was good-humoredly taken
and good-naturedly thrown back.
AS an instance, q farmer shout
ed to a group of men wearing
Hoover buttons: Say. brothers. lets
make Hoover Vice President this time
He's not quite ready to be President
yet. He's only been in this country
eight years He's learning, all right,
but we ought to give him a chance 10
know the country before We make him
President"
"All right. buddy But say. who's hoe
ing your corn today?" And the farmers
as we'll as the Hooverites had a good
laugh.