Evening star., 1936-06-10
Sidelights of the Convention
Stray Bits of News About Prominent and
Not-So-Pronnent Figures at Republican
Convention.

because the standard type didn't allow
room for his high hat,
The Ohio delegation elected COL
ored man. Dr. Roy N. Bundy, to men,
bership on the Convention Creden-
tials Committee. The big joke of how
politics made strange bedfellows" was
when Clyde W. Osborne seconded this
nomination. Osborne was formerly
grand dragon Of the Ku Klux Khan in
Ohio.
Former Representative William D.
Upshaw Of Georgia. known nation
wide as rabid dry, is running around
hotel lobbies on his crutches, a per-
sonality salesman for his book on
Communism. He told newspapermen
he'd like to give them a compliment
tary copy, only he couldn't afford to.
He is asking so cents. One of the cor
respondents who knew Upshaw well in
Washington confided to him that he
wouldn't give SO cents for a gross of
them. Upshaw replied: 1T ought to
be worth SO cents to any of you boys
to know what I'm doing these days"
He is still Willie" Upshaw to the
press section.
The Landon band had a new tune
today-"Massas in de Cole Cole
Groun'."
The "old covered wagon" was being
used as a Landon bandwagon parade
about Convention Hall yesterday.
Some Of Cleveland's best stores are
offering unique window shows. One
big department store has pageant
Of the Presidents from 1889 TO 1886"
This is group Of figurines resem-
bling the Presidents While one could
study out what each State was sup
posed to represent, this brain and
eye test was spared by having each
one labelled.
A large floral establishment has a
Iife-sized elephant made of white
corn flowers in its show window.
The most interesting display Of
allan extremely valuable exhibit
is in the window of a restaurant. 1t
is the famous collection Of the late
Representative Martin B. Madden of
Chicago, who spent fortune in max
ing II. 1t contains steel engravings of
all the Presidents, and souvenirs of
all conventions running back longer
than the memory of any man alive.
1t includes badges, medals, convention
souvenirs of all kinds, campaign lit
YiNfIrAc hof
what have you.
When George Akerson, former Sec
retary to President Hoover, reached
Washington, there was rush to
interview him and he was hailed as
one of the big shots of the conven-
tion-but he had busy day trying
to get q ticket so he could 20 into
the convention hall.
While William Allen White, the
political sage of Kansas, was waiting
for a hotel elevator. along came a
delegate who had been imbibing not
wisely but too well. He soon was
joined by another who was quite tired.
he said, from standing around so
much. When they spied Editor White.
one said to the other-"I wonder If
he's a Democrat, he looks like it to
me-" The other who was little less
befuddled, replied, mo, he's Repub-
lican all right-bet you dollar" The
bet was made--each putting up his
dollar in the custody of the young
woman at the floor desk. william
Allen White decided the bet, saying
in a stentorian voice, with true Roman
daring, IT am q Republican.
Senator Gerald p. Nye, Republican
of North Dakota, here to attend the
national convention, addressed q grad
uating class Of the John Marshall
Law School Monday night, and at
the conclusion Of the exercises an
honorary degree Of doctor Of laws was
conferred upon him.