Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

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ways than one TO bats in a belfry There
are two rurnors that everybody has been
trying 10 catch and pin down. One
is that the convention will hold seS-
sionS during early morning and another
that the convention viii hold long ses-
SionS at night TO escape. the heat. One
rumor is that convention sessions will
begin at 5 o'clock in the morning and
adjourn for a siesta about noon. Glenn
Shaver, the official rumor butcher, sit
ting in his cool office and killing rHmors
that are brought TO him, has not yet
definitely killed either OF these rumors,
adopting instead the chloroform
method, which consists in saying, II
haven't heard anything about 1t" But
as far as can be learned. the rumors
about the night session were let loose
by morning newspaper correspondents
and the run7ors about the early morn
ing sessions let loose by afternoon
newspaper correspondents. AS yet they
are only rumors.
Everybody Is Mice"
There is great similarity between the
preparations for the Democratic con-
Vention in Houston and the Republican
convention in Kansas City. But there
is one big difference 80 noticeable here
that IT is being constantly remarked
upon
Here in Houston everybody is try
ing 20 be 50 nice. In Kansas City be-
fore the convention started some Of
The factions weren't very nice and went
about stirring up controversy and form
ing eoalitIonG and things. But here
the convention slogan seems 10 be
nice and genteei and Providence viii
reward" The word coalition" down
here Is regarded as an ugly word, used
only by Republicans.
Take. for instance, the attitude Of
the gentlemen vino belong 70 that
ptliIantl1ropic and pleasure organiza-
ton known in New York as Tapomany
Hall They are 80 nice and genteel
that they actually look. embarrassed.
They do NOT wear brown derbles and
they do not sing the Sidewalks OF
New York" They are trying to be just
pleasant and interesting. Judge George
w OlyanY Tammany chiettain, was
interviewing local newspaper men here
Great beads Of perspiration were drip
ping from his forehead his nose and
from the point Of his chin. But did
he say anything about these bsads?
Rot on your life
How cool it u.s." crooned Judge OIL
yany. What delightful weather you
have here" he said. and the local
newspaper boys scrubbed it down.
Headquarters Sedate.
And the Smith headauarterg they
are probably the most genteel head
quarters around here anywhere. The
black and white Autographs Of the gov
efnor which are hung about III such
cuIgar places ~ The hotel Hobbies and
the public streets are not hung here.
Instead there Is fine cray0n portrait
Of the governor. hanging eedateiy on the
VIII with the crayon portraits Of other
great Democrats OF the past. The p0r~
traits. one is told, are not done IN oil.
They are cray0n Nor are there any
bands al the Smith headquarters,
Yes, we have no bands" slid Mf
Cohen, the publicity man at smith
hesdaIarterg We do not intend TO
have any bands Yes, there will be no
parades,f he added
There will be no big show when the
New York delegation arrives here Mon
day II there is any show, IT viii be
staged BY the citizens Of Houston and
not by the managers OF the Smith
campaign.
But there ares fortunately, several