Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

On either side OF her sat two field
tl1arshals of the Wilsonian old guard
Rear Admiral Cary r. Grayson and
Senator Carter Glass. Not far away,
joining fervently in the demonstration
to their old chief, were two other VIII
sonian muSketeers-Joseph p Tumul-
BY and Bernard NJ Baruch.
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A patriarchal figure. who could play
Robert E. Lee in the movies without
makeup, had a front seat on the
platforin-Nicholas M. Bell of ST. Louis.
He is q veteran Democrat. aged IS. and
claims to have placed Horatio Seymour
In nomination for the presidency in the
early los. or whenever IL was. Bells
been going to Democratic national con-
ventions since the Civil War and is
happy as clam to be attending the
days. He carries with him the same
chair he's occupied at the last five con-
ventions. 1t appears still Serviceable.
Bell Is for Jim Reed for President, but
doesn't expect TO get chance to vote
for him.
Convention Hall was gloriously cool
for the Democratic first night session.
every AZ seconds with the aid OF huge
suction fans. The hall being open on
all sides, fresh ozone rusheS in at these
| frequent intervals. The net effect upon
| the audience is that 1t Is being careSsed
bv a recurring series of balmy bree2es,
The bree2es didn't seem TO be on the
| lob at Tuesdays midday session That
| happily brief sitting took place under
| the most sizzling and scorching noon
day sun Texas Is capable OF turning
on. The result was sadly bedragaied
| convention II 1t Is true that genius Is
40 per cent inspiration and 90 per
cent perSpiration." Houston should
achieve nightly before the week Is
| over.
| Houstonians. boosters all, are fright
| fully fearful that recent events in their
home town may be touted to the world
| as regular features of life I'm SOUTH
| western Texas. Last weeks negro
/, lynehing the first Houston has known
! for more than half century bowed
| the whole community In remorSe. AS
| Los AngelesianS say when the climate
! goes wrong In Southern California,
| Houstonians insist that lynching Is
' most unusual hereabouts, That's what
| they want us to believe too, about the
| incident that enlivened proceedings IN
| the Rice Hotel on Monday. An over
| heated Texan, tired Of seeing crowded
| elevator after elevator pass MN on an
/ upper floor. yanked out his six-shooter
| and blew half dozen holes IN the
| glass panels of the sliding shaft doors
! IN front OF which he stood waiting ana
| sweating Iluustonians assure us It's
! most unusual for Texans TO signal Tor
| elevators with their guns,
Has this yarn reached Washington
| II Is the convention witticism par ex-
cellence. The other day when the
! Texas State convention at Beaumont
was electlna delegates TO the Houston
national convention p. G. Canders,
downstate politician, who considers
| himself the Lone Stars VIII Rogers.
observed AZ the outset Of a speech,
Once upon time. women wore dresses
long enough to shield their insteps.
! Now, they wear 'em short enough To
show their step-ins" AS there were 200
woman delegates AT Beaumont, Sanders
wise-crack caused connection.
score of women took the floor In violent
and formal protest. The speaker was
not permitted To continue. He sternly
refused TO apologize. however, and Is
now baking In the sunshine Of State
wide fame for having given the state
| It's biggest laugh In years.
Opinion differs as to who was fun
nier~ Sanders or the ladies.
| n
Claude Bowers was golden with ST.
lence ON the subject OF prohibition,
| Somebody Ia the press gallery asked
Charles Nicholson of the New York
World, colleague OF Bowers why the
! omission?" Because he's keynoter
and not trnuhiNmaker,' said Mike"
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