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Show Houuiy in hum uuuuiry, HAT BOTHERED "UNCLE JOE" Veteran Leattlator Objected to "Plug," But Was Finally Persuaded to Don It Temporarily. In lOjy. Itcprescntntlvo Cannon wns living nt tho Cochran hotel, nnd the ovcnlng beforo tho Inauguration, L. Whlto IHisbey, now h,lB prlvnto secretary, secre-tary, but nt that tlmo correspondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean, entered Mr. Cnunon'tf room nt the hotel nnd found tho venerable legislator standing beforo a mirror and swearing over a plug hat with which ho was practicing. practic-ing. "I tell you I won't wear tho d n thing," pjnculated Undo Joo explosively. explosive-ly. "I never woro ono In my llfo nnd I won't begin now." "Hut, Mr. Cannon," suggested Hub-bey Hub-bey nmlnbly, "if you don't wenr It you will attract moro attention In the pnrado than tho president, and you don't wnnt to do that." "How's thatT" snapped Undo Joe. "Why," exclaimed Ilusbey, "you will bo tho only man In the carrlngo that won't bo wearing n silk hat, nnd you will bo too conspicuous." At thnt comment Mlus Cannon, the daughter whoso devotion to her father was owell known, cntored tlio room. "Fnthp'r will wear tho hat. Mr. Ilusbey," Ilus-bey," said Miss Cannon gently. "You needn't worry." Undo Joo dutifully woro thnthat tho next dny. Ho woro It ugnHi at1 tho funeral of McKlnley. Thcso nro said (o bo tho only times In his life ho has worn a Bilk hat. Washington Letter in Hoston Transcript. |