Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
Washington
Letter
1T SEEMS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO DRY UP CONVENTION
CITIES; STEWART TELLS A
FEW STORIES
Bv CHARLES r. STEWART

BY CHARLES p. STEWART
KANSAS cITY.-Doc Doran, the
prohibition boss-in-chief, swore to
high heaven the latter part of May
that he'd dry up Kansas City and
Houston in convention time so that
a scorpion would die Of thirst. and
/ thought it really might be done.
/ never have seen n place dried
up yet, but it did seem as IL even
our inadequate fores Of prohibition
officials. concentrated on two rather
small spots, one after the other,
might turn the trick loclly and tenn
porarily.
/ will state that II Kansas City
proves anything. it can't be done. /
wait now to see how it works in
Houston. II Houston Yields the same
result that I've seen here, / shall
be discouraged.
My experience is not theoretical,
or anything like that. What mean
is that Kansas City, during the re-
publican convention. has been wet
ter than New York. The drinks
were forced on you, that's what.
I've no fault 70 find. ! merely re-
cord it as a fact.
How a political party with any
sense Of humor can onen q national
convention with prayer beats me.
To have a chaplain pray for the
country when convenes
isn't so illogical. Lord knows, the
country needs praying for at such
times. But TO have q bishop get
up &C a convention and ask Divine
guidance In the choice OF a candi-
date, not knowing but that the Al
mighty's selection may be over
ruled at the polls-well, gosh!
They have in Kansas City a tower
erected in memory Of the nations
dead, and from the top of it arises
an eternal flame. quite a large flame.
a flame that would do credit to q
blast furnace. And it's an impress
sive sight. I'm here to remark, seer
glimmering luridly after dark.
The only thing tia. detracts from
the grandeur OF the scene. Is the
knowledge, after you've BEEN awed
by it a few evenings In succession,
that they shut it off mt a certain
hour every night. It's eternal, other
wise.
What ! was about to say was that
the same evening il became evident
Secretary Hoover seemed a certainty
for the nomination, Kansas City
turned off its light. II may not
have been turned off auch earlie1
than usual, but they turned it off,
Herbert's nomination certainly
was not popular in the town where
it took place.
Perhaps that's natural. Kansas
City's nominee is Jim Reed.
Jim will have a special train to
Houston. Ne and my pal, Bill Davy,
may travel on il. "To be sure
said John Johnson. the news editor
Of the Journal Post, offering to fix
IL up, you'll doubtless have 10 paw
your fares. but you'll have the fun
Of riding with Jim Reed"
Ny advice to travellers is not 10
take the same train as Bill Borah.
Bill Dayy and ! arrived in Kansas
City on the train with him, and
It was n mistake. (Pill's Of Cen
trail Press.)
ne senator assemblies an audience
IN the dining car. and that's the
last chance the other passengers
nave OF getting anything to eat.
Several other senators also were
on the train, but their pulling power
was weaker, though they mostly had
a stronger pull when they got here,
the so-called statesman with the
public being usually q weak sister
on a convention floor.
The atmosphere, in short, IL demo-
cratic in Kansas City, but it doesn't
follow that IL won't be republican
IN Texas. The fact is the atmos-
phere is changing all around.