Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-22
CONVENTION SIDELlGHTS

of how fictitious character, Tom Col
Inns, was "blackguarding" Mark to such
good effect that they had Mark run
ming all over town for three days try
ing to find Collins so he could thrash
him.
BY speedy work the new highway
shortening the distance between Hous-
ton and Galveston to So miles was
thrown open Wednesday, and a staff
representative of The Star was In TIL"
motorcade of cars that officially opened
the route. This hour -and-a-half drive
from tho convention city to the un-
surpassed surf bathing at Galveston Is
doing much to relieve conditions for
these attending the convention. most Of
whom are not used to such warm
climate. This is probably the heaviest
travelled intercity route in Texas, eX-
cept for the DallaS-Fort Worth stretch.
1t took more than two years to build 1t.
Fighting" Jim Reed is to get a
stirring reception when he reaches the
convention city late today Ed S. WILL
moare. leader of the Reed campaign
organization. with F. J. Prince of Min
neapoliS and few Missouri delegates,
who are Reeds. have been busy OPEN
ing up Reed headquarters in the Rice
Hotel and spreading the Reed gospel.
The Missouri delegation will promptly
stage a reception to their chieftain in
the green room. conference with
press representatives is scheduled for
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Reservations have been made at the
Auditorium Hotel for the District of
Columbia delegation, headed by John r.
Costello. national committeeman. Res
ervations have been made at the Lam ar
Hotel for the Virginia delegation.
Representative George Combs of Kan
sas City, baby" member of Congress,
who is an active and helpful member of
the House District committee, was one
of the first members of Congress to ar
rive. Representative Romjue. also Of
Missouri. who was formerly a member
of the District committee. is here.
Representative Daniel E. Garrett. who
represents the local district in Congress,
constituted himself committee OF one
to play host to colleagues attending the
convention and is holding a continuous
performance reception In the lobby OF
the Rice Hotel, where preconvention &C
tivities center.
Daniel E. Roper. formerly Assistant
Postmaster General and long a power
In Democratic councils. who has re-
Gently been active in real estate promo
ton in Washington suburbs. was one OF
the early convention arrivals
Former Gov. Bill Flynn of Rhode
Island is spending a few days before
the convention in Galveston.
There are some prominent Washing
ton men here who help Congress trans
act Its business.
Among these is Joseph Sinnott. as
sistant sergeant at-arms OF the House.
Joe has attended the last 10 conSecu-
tive national conventions and on ac-
count of a recent illness declined TO
serve in his old capacity as chief door
keeper of the convention. Then Glen
Shaver asked him to take charge of the
speakers platform on account OF ms
acquaintance with all the leaders In
public life-and Joe took the next tran.
for Houston. No one is being more
warmly greeted In the hotel Hobbies.
P. J. Haltigan, OF robust physique
and fog-horn voice. who won tnterna-
tional fame as chief reading clerk dur
ing the exhausting succession OF roll
calls at the Madison Square Garden
endurance test, and who is reading clerk
of the House. is on his way here by boat.
Kenneth Romney. everybody's friend
at the Capitol, who is in charge of the
bank connected with the Office Of SER
geant-at-arms and who has held on to
the Job through changing administra-
tons. has arrived TO be chief tally clerk.
as he has been so successfully for the
last three conventions.