Evening star., 1928-06-10
G. O. P. "BIG SHOW"
BALLYHO0 BEGINS
AS OPENING NEARS
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the crowds pinning their labels on any
who would wear them.
And about this time Gov. Lowdsn ar
rived. There were a number of friends
with him and mis- entry attracted @
commotion. But the band was silent
Gov Lowden walked through the
crowds and your correspondent sug.
gested to the piccollo player in the
band that it wouldn't be inappropriate
10 give the governor o little tune.
Hired for Hoover.
But the piccollo player wouldn'
bulge.
We was hired" he said. Ito play
for Hoover"
So Gov. Lowden and his cohorts
passed on TO the photographers. whI
waited outside the station, and a little
later the California delegation arrived
They came through the wrong gate, al
that but level-headed member OF the
welcoming Florida delegation stecred thf
arrivals around so they would pass by
the band and the band struck up Cal
ifornia, Here We Come; with a lot
OF enthusiasm.
Many of the Californians carriad little
baskets OF California fruit. These en-
blems were eyed with extreme distasts
b. the welcoming F'loridians. who looked
somewhat hurt. But politics makes
strange bed fellows and the Californians
and the Floridians passed through an
aisle OF cheering onlookers arm In arm
Outside the station the Californian
were lined up for their pictures, and
the photographers, acting as cheer
leaders managed to stir up q lot OF
Hoover enthusiasm In order TO get some
action in their photographs. Then the
Californians were put in automobiles
decorated with Hoover streamers, and
proceeding slowly behind the COW
boy band. moved uptown. Az the auto
",chile G".vrrs IN the nroaessien keD'
their horns going f,ii tilt the efforts OF
the cowboy band were more or less In
vain. But there was plenty OF noise.
The parade stopped at the Baltimore
Hotel. where the Hoover headquarters
are located The Lowdcn headquarters
ore in the same hotel and the tumult
drew manv Iowden workers To the win
dows their faces expressing deep dis
gust.
Noise All Day Long.
The same welcome extended the Cali
varying enthusiasm as other delegations
arrived. and all day long there has been
the noise and the tumult of shriekina
automobile horns and playing bands.
But there are other shows worth
looking at. One OF the most interesting
I found In the lobby OF the Muehlebach h
Hotel That place seems TO have been
unanimously chosen as the center Of
all gossip and the starting point of all
rumors. In the center OF a big square
rug In the lobby there are always
Senators and Representatives and poiit.
ical leaders In deep and thoughtful ron.
ference, and these are frtnged about by
n great hest OF newspaper men anxious
iv interviewing each other II candl-
date is not chosen In Kansas Citv's
convention hall he will probably he
named In the lobby OF the Muehlebach
or possibly In one OF the many smoke
filed rooms above.
The Hoover and Lowden heado,iarte
ere In the Baltimore Hotel. which Is
diapnnaily across the corner from the
Muehiebach. Both these places arc
hnmming beehlves OF industry. though
what The industry lis all about no one
r. d,iite sure In the Hoover head
quarters former Gov Allen Of Kansas
IL presiding over the press room and
encouraging the wandering newspaper
men With promises OF statements and
important utterancek while rumOra fiy
ehout that "so-and so" has been In Iona
distance telephone covefsation with
Hoover al Washington.
Al They Need Is Votes.
lowden headquarters are similarly
active, and At all OF them there are
great stores OF ribbons, buttons, pic
turas, flags and banners proclaimnR