Evening star., 1928-05-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLI4M NILE.

seat on the Al Smith bandwagon
With the MiSsourian perched atop It,
the bandWagon's progress would be
looked upon by the Smith people as
an unalloyed triumphal procession. 1t Is
not that they fear Reed can in any
circumstances snatch victory from the
New Yorker What they crave Is Il
ioyefeast convention. with harmony writ
large and loud across its face. To date
The Senator has declined To hearken to
the siren song and leave the race
as Senator Walsh did. Apparently he
thinks the unexpected may happen. and
If 1t does. that he would be the logical
heir 10 such a situation. In the Mis-
sourian's lexicon there's no such word
as trade or bargain. but a Reed at
torney-g -generalship in Smith cabinet
might not be bad arrangement, either
for "Ar' or Jim" The very latest
under the Democratic sun is former
Senator Jim Ham" Lewis vice presi-
DENTAL boom, pink whiskers and all.
BY general consent. the cutest trick
among the present brood of congress
sional pages Is l5~year -old Milburn
McCarty OF Eastland. Tex. He Is serv-
ing his first term among the knicker-
bockered youngsters who fit softly
across the Senate floor. Not long ago
when EaStland riveted the attention
Of science by producing Il horned toad
still alive after 81 years In the corner
stone of the Eastland County court
house. McCarty's fellow pages "kidded"
the life out Of him. They lowed there
amt no such animal rs horned toad
noh0W, Milburn decided To show up
the doubling Ihomases. lie had IA
friend express him a dozen taads. ana
Within two days OF their arrival In
Washington he sold EN- ut 10 cents
apiece To the lads who so vuCiieruusly
doubted their existence Young Mccarty
Is an orator. When Dawes dmed the
Senate pages, Milburn spoke sO clo-
quentiy that the general called him
into the Vice Presidents room n few
weeks later to welcome Mayor Jimmy
Walker Of New York. which was done
with matChleaa grace, Milburn served
hts page apprenticeship In the Texas
Legislature and will be on duty at the
Democratic convention In Houston.
Medals of honor for service To the
Democratic party will be awarded IN
PHILADELPHIA tonight to william Il.
Wilson, who II now contesting william
&. Wares seat IN the United States
Senate. and Representative Everett
Kent OF Pennsylvania. Mr. Kent con-
Quoted the recent and uliaucceasiul fight
to Dust Representative James M Beck
from the House. The medals are be-
slowed by the Robert H. pattison Me-
mortal Association, founded to eommem-
crate the Democrat who achieved ma
tional rrnOwn by being twice elected
governor OF rook~ribhed Republican
Pennsylvania, llenceforward Pattison
medals viii be bestowed annually upon
Pennsylvania Democrats who do meri-
torluua party work
A lock of George Washington's sandy
hair has just been presented to the
Museum Of the CITY Of New York, II
h the gift of Htuyvesant Fish, II kins-
man nf Representative Hamilton Fish,
Republican, of New York. The lock,
lmbedded In IA gold breastpln with n
heavy glass front was clipped from
Waahingtnn's head eight years before
lie became Prealdent The Father Of
Ills Country personally gave the trophy
lO Hamilton Fiah l. great great grand
father nf the present owner of that
distinguished name
lCapytisht tDah1