Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26

boy Many of the delegates Jump
up and scream. Those cowboys can play
Dixie" But no sooner has the Cowboy
Band Quit Dixie" than another out
fit starts Hail. Hail, the Gangs All
Here" That's fun too. There we're lots
more whoopee's. Then Dixie again.
The bands were having great time
trying to Guido each other
Glad to Escape Sun.
AS the delegates sauntered. mean
dered or slouched into Sam Houston
Hall this morning they looked tremen-
dousiy pleased at being able to get out
of the suns scorching heat for a min
ute and sit down where they weren't
in constant danger of being stepped
on or sat upon or bowled over by
other delegates.
Sam Houston Hall is nice. safe.
quiet place compared TO that flle
structure boastingly known as the Rice
Hotel. The Rice isn't the only hotel
in Houston by any means. But 1t Is the
largest and it is the gathering place.
The Rice Hotel has 1000 rooms. In
a pinch 1t can take care OF 800 per-
sons. Now there are 2.400 in the hote,
and some Of them are sleeping four
and five In a room. Most of the 2,40o
are delegates and newspaper men.
There are other delegations and other
newspaper men In other hotels, but
that Is neither here nor there.
II would not be 50 bad IL the 2,400
persons we're Republicans, or other such
quiet persons, or II they would go in
their rooms and stay there. But they
are practically ali Democrats, except
the newspaper men. who are, for the
most part. Bolshevists, and the Demo-
Gratis are what Is known as restless
Democrats. They won't stay put. They
like to 60 up and down on the elevator.
an experience. by the way. that is
brand-new to some Of the delegates If
looks mean anything.
Always on Move.
About half Of them are always try
ing 10 go down In the elevators and
the other half are always trying TO
come up. When they get up they get
off at the roof and eat. When they
go down they get of and walk up the
steps. 10 the mezzanine floor and visit
headquarters, or stand around In the
lobby. Those who get through eating
on the roof come down and begin to
visit just at the time that those who
get through visiting go up TO eat on
the {OGI.
So, beginning yesterday at II O'Clock
and getting steadily worse, the eleva-
tor service and other sorts of service
In the hotel have been afflicted with
creeping paralysis The best way for
one TO get TO the upper floors on the
elevator, for instance, Is TO walk up to
the third floor and hopefully watch and
pray for an elevator coming down that
will stop. When 1t stops 1t elects a
delegate and II one is quick and keep
ones wits about one. one may slyly
leap into the elevator just as the dele
gate Is elected.
Then the thing 10 do is TO remember
the Alamo, remember the Marine, and
fight, bite, kick. scratch, burrow, butt
and battle TO the rear of the elevator
and hide there while II goes down TO
the first floor TO discharge the load.
II one Is clever, one is able To keep
from being mashed to a pulp by the
Democrats who charge into the eleva-
tor on the first floor. And II one
is lucky one rides UP and gets out at
the right floor with nothing more seri-
Gus than heat prostration. conclusions
and slight bruises on the body. back
and arms.
This thing goes on all day long and
far into the night Add TO 1t, Houston 5
! lovely weather and the agitation over
The liquor issue. the farm plank and
whether AL Smith ought to take the