William J. Bryan Facing a Political Dilemma
IHE.'' SJMfr .wCH
HHYAN, TOWNE AND STEVENSON- l'lioto by Louis U. Uostwlck.
HBa'lll -"1911
1 ' N STEVKNSON AND TOWN'E Phoio by l.ouls It IIohIwIcU.
Side Lights on the
Kansas City Convention
spectators pure nnd simple. One of w marked by clean discouragement on his not so ir.U'l' so as bo pretended
tbo ptctureu caught by our photog- l,urt- HIh last piece of bacon wub oaten, his to be. A.M. end camo to him ono day
rapher shows a group of women, whose bus- 't stick of gunpowder Hred and bis eredlt and Hbouted:
A great national convention always af
fords unexcelled opportunities for observ
ing men who Iigure prominently in public
life. Wlillo tho convention at Kansas City,
composed of representatives of the. demo
cratic party from nil the states in the union,
did not comparo with the famous Chlcag
convention for the number of noted dele
gates, nevertheless it presented liiimeiouri
whose benevolence Is attested far and wide,
Imn.lK npptmlpil nminlnnnl tilnn nn tin. nlll- utterly used tip. hi 111. he believed the un
cial list, caught by tho camera In the act of lo 1,0 tluri'. t recognized tho utter
eating their lunch between the BCttilniis futility on bis part of trying further to get
of tho second ilav. Imvlnir been favored bv lU " lonely anil out of spirits, Just at silli-
the serceant-at-arms. who had made up Kl'1 110 8l0"1' ' 1110 ''" "f ' -'"'" looking
Assistant Attorney General Oldham got con- the party, and permitted It to remain In the r tho lant time over the scene of bis up,.- "Will yoi
slderable advertising out of his nominating hall during tho intermission when every one k'BS '"h. ' the win, ing trail "You sal
Hncwsh which is yet a subject of divergent olse bad been excluded to enable the at- ",c 11 rniw.T astride r a broncho. Tuk-
Stocuilon 2 l? del.verr atd e,TLr 8 tendants to restore order and tidiness. I"B IjJ '--' "J .. lu; man Wo ..
The Iowa delegation scarcely made any Another set of convention spectators who ,0Ilcly , , cn),n llwiirwny s
mark in tho proceedings of tho convention, seemed to enjoy the spectacle moro hugely ,mr,i,r What will you lake for tint pi lyed-
although it was made up of representative than any others was tho largo retinue of mlt cn, 0f yours?'
democrats, several of whom had flguro'l boys employed In various capacities; they "iinni. unrnm. m.' ,i .,i.,,,.i
plcturesauo figures which attracted general -- " ' - miners eyes as no nrnily replied, ayetl
imiuiniu "o"113 ""iv- h...v.... Iniir vnnrs nun Iowa wax nnn nL'i itnrvlnir n tuii-i.u nml ti.li.i'rimli nma.
1 , .". , " ' v.. : , . " 11,11 iiuiunig. ii ii nine fi.iMiu.uuii coin lo
of the storm centers, with Horace IJolos sengcrs, nnd they seemed to drink in every- UUy nio out.'
as Its favorite sou, but this year Holes wan thing as If they were enjoying tho greatest ."pbo stranger slowly gathered up lin
net oven honored with a commission to tlmo of their lives; some of tho more thrifty ren8, KV0 you S- Hll)l tentatively
Kansas City and no ono elt-o was put forward drove a flourishing business In the dlstrlbu- -ah In cash?' queried the Into prospee
for attention from tho Hawkoyo state. lion of fans, passing Ice water, Hading chalra tV millionaire, eagerly.
Ono of the noticeable features of the con- for people who wero stnndlng and making -ym,.' WnH Ii,,, resiioiisi-
nubile attention. I'erhaps the center of
curiosity among tho spectators In all thai
vast assemblage was the New York delega
tion, which was not only tho laraoit, but.
supposed to represent the most hetero
geneous elements'. The two most prominent
members of the Now York delegation wero
T) I ., 1 1 1 ... I. . .1 ,, f i?nmmniiv tlnlt
,D. , i i over, has not yet
and ex-Senator David U. Hill, who headed ' . '
tho faction antagonized by Tammany. Mr.
Croker sat with tho delegates most of the u,n(lanco of womo1 Al
limo wniie mo coiiveuium wua m susoiuu,
behaving In a most unobtruslvo manner
ventlon, which, how-
re
ceived much comment,
was tL'j large ai-
'Thc claim's yours'
all of the sessions
tho women were every-
summcr costumes, not
only in the galleries,
but on the lloor. The
and conferring from time to time with his when j,, tl)(,lr j,rBi,t
associates, ms seat was eiose 10 iiiui ui
John F. Carroll, Immediately behind former
Senator Edward V, Murphy, and near thn;
1 T . . 1 I 1... . 1 . I 1
ui Aiiurun j-i et iiiiiuii, mu H'eui uuov u.ui p f crm seats re
magnate. Senator Hill did not mingle in B0'rve(i for distinguished
this group, but kept his placo alongsldo of B,wit8 woro occupLa
the delegates from country districts. n,most exclualveiy by
Nt-hriiNKii DeUualloii. women; tho women
The Nebraska delegation was seated woll crowded out tho dele
to tho back, toward tho left of the speaker's gates and press reprc
platform, and was Inconspicuous except for sontatives whenever
tho fact that It hailed from Hryan's state they could make their
and was accorded the honor of making tho wny Into tho enckHure.
nominating speech for tho successful candl- Some of the women, of
date for presidential favor. The best known course, belonged to tho
of tho Nobrayka delegates, of course, was. families of members of
John A. Crelghton, who had participated in tho convention, but a
tho Chicago convention four years ago and largo proportion wero
NEW YOUK DELEGATION.
14 W 111 vim I ii tul in li fi 1 1 n nni'nrnl" n
"Wlmt7"
"Will you lend mu half a sovereign?" wai
tbo still louder petition.
What was that?"
you lend mo a sovereign?"
said half a sovereign before."
Icpliolied to the intelligence olllcc for
a cook, says u writer lu hlppincott's. Ah
Annlo was the only name given on her card
fiom the utile,', wo Inquired her suriiauie.
"Annie," I halt I, "what Is tbo rest of your
naino?"
"That Is It," wih the reply.
"Yes," 1 continued, "I know your name Is
Annie, but Aunlo what?"
"That Is it, 1 tell you, uiIhbuh," she said
with it broad smile.
"You bavo two names, surely," I Insisted,
"a llrst niimo and a second name. Now,
what la your second name?"
"Ob. iiiIhhiih." hIii, i-ki'IiiIiih-iI. wllli kiimim
ii the part of the mine i)atk.uce, "I tell you that Is It."
owner eksc,! tbo with rising dlspleasuie. thinking she was
traiiNactliin." trilling, I said very decidedly, "Your name
James ?ayn says In ,H A,ml" w,mt?"
'Tho Iiackwater of "Ob," she cried enthusiastically, "1 am ho
Life" that us soon as 'oii know! I think you will never
ho became deaf his '"1,w- Voh, that Ih II!"
friends tried to hearten "Annie," 1 asked very mildly, "what Is
him b collecting nneo- your fatber'H name?"
dotes of those who tcliatsl." was the doleful reply,
have made humorous 'ii1,i,,,i uinii'" r ninwiui i.rii.,i f,...iii,i
that I was siiildunly becoming u pai-ut.
Hut like tbo (tirnal "Nevurniiire" of I'oo's
"Haven" eniuo the eclio, "That is It!"
"What do you put on your father's let
ters?" I next Interrogated.
"That Is what 1 must put on or bo would
not gel tin-in," was the sobbing response.
I'nw tiling to give up after such a trial of
patience on both sides, I nuked gently, "How
do you spell It ? '
Slowly came the solution of the enigma
"W-a-e b I "
mistakes through suf
fering a like lnllrmlty.
The elllcacy of this
m o t b o d m a y Ii
doubted, sayn Youths'
Couipaiili'ii, hut such as
It Is many bavo had to
endure It.
One story Is Indeed
to bo tolerated, be
cause It refers to a
gentleman who, al
though dntf, was
kiflPSULir ,VhHUT E.IHBflH
NEHHASKA DELEGATION
themselves generally useful. Young America
was In Its element amid the excitement nnd
onthuslasm displayed by delegates and other
grown people which they supposed wns re
served exclusively for mlsuhlevlous boys.
Comparisons made likened the convention
to all sorts of large gatherings from street
parades and circuses to race tracks and base
ball games, nnd certain It Is that It rellectid
elements of each.
Bunch of Short Stories
"TIicbo fabulous stories you hear every
where nowndays," said V. W. Green of Den
ver to a Now York Tribune reporter, "of tho
wonderful discoveries made and prices re
ceived for claims lu the mining regions
bring back to my mind a story that used to
be told in the earlier days of Colorado. A
young chap had there located a claln, In
which ho had every conlldenco that ore ex
isted, but, try as he would, ho was unablo to
locate the precious metal, and little by little
ho became sicker and sicker at heart until
at length there came a day whoso closing
IOWA DELEGATION
