Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-06-22
CONVENTION PAIN
TO UNION LEAGUE
Republican Citadel lust a
Block Away, and De-
family Quiet.
BY CARLISLE BARGERON,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-1f that
citadel of Republicanism. the Union
League. doesn't have apoplexy this
week, it will be because it follows the
doctors orders to remain quiet and
under no circumstances let itself be
disturbed.
But the story of this convention will
be that never was a body SO sorely
tried. 1t is right in the midst of the
proletarian carnival, so to speak. It's
forbidding veranda projects out onto
Broad street just block from the
Bellevue-Stratford, where the New
Dealers, with nothing else to do, are
making fun all day and most of the
night. And with each incoming train
the New Dealers come rushing in and
have to pass right by the league. It's
the first thing that strikes their eye
and they burst into a hearty laugh.
And passing them, going the other way
-darting all over towns the screech-
ing siren of Jim Farley's motor cycle
escort And with each screeching you
get the impression that the league
will scream.
Something Expected.
Why it didn't 60 out into the coun-
try for the week is difficult to under
stand. 1t has known trials and trib-
ulations. 1t was born in a period Of
strife. In fact, it came along with
the birth of the Republican party. 1t
thought things we're pretty dark the
roor. II lod ~ etand GiHord p;rrhot
But in its gloomiest moments never
did it anticipate any such experience
as it is having now.
From its view: The proletarians on
the loose with the taxpayers money.
running up and down and haunting it
to come on and unbend, come on and
join in the fun. Telling the league to
do this! Telling the league to frolic
when the theme song, instead Of
Happy Days Are Here Again" should
be that which CORVALLIS men sang
at Yorktown: The Worlds Turned
Upside Down"
Just about the limit will be reached
for the league later in the week when
the playing New Dealers stage num-
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wagon float The doctor will have to
administer smelling salts.
Honestly" says the league. strug-
Cling to restrain itself, they are peo-
pie with no political depth"
Too Much for League.
How people can be running around
having fun when fundamental phi
losophies are at stake, is more than
the politically well-blooded league can
comprehend. But right will prevail, 1t
waves its cane and insists. The peo-
pie will come back to their senses,
score years and ten it should be sub
| jected to this.
Roll up the rugs and put the silver
away, because you remember what
they did to the White House in An
drew Jackson's day.
The new up-and-comers with their
irreverence for traditions can't ap-
preciate just what the league is 60
ing through. If they did they wouldn't
be laughing about it as they are.
telling more jokes about it than are
told about the travelling man.
1t is not given to sentiment. In
| deed, it prides itself that it stood I'M
emotional in past stresses. This writer
knows of only one time that it ever
unbended. That was in late 1927 or
early 1928, when it had Mr.. Coolidge
up as its guest and gave him an award
of some kind for a work well done
1t had only honored one other Presi-
dent in this way. But it really liked
Mr.. Coolidge and that night it beamed
and MIR. Coolidge in return put on his
broadest grin.
This is believed to be the nearest,
however. that 1t ever came to taking
its hair down. There are certain peo-
pie who simply do not do those things,
you know.
Defiant Electric Sign.
Within the league now it is Sc
verely quiet. When it heard that Joe
Guffeys New Dealers were coming
here it went out and defianly strung
an electric sign across the street
reading: "Landon and Knox" and
quietly retired behind its red brick
walls.
Today one of the old souls could
stand the strain no longer and he
observed in creaky voice to fellow
member deep in his paper:
Charlie, I see where the New Deal
ers are going to ring the Liberty
Bell"
Yes, wiring its neck" was the dry
retort.
p This Is said to be as nearsas the
league has come to commenting on
the convention Because the doctor
has warned that it must not get ex-