Show Round Merry By DREW PE PEARSON and ROBERT A ALLEN lEN Trado Mark V WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-AU All ASHINGTON-All All week a pall pan was on the capitol The chambers of oratory were still the galleries galleries galleries gal gal- vacant the elevators idle Even the negro negro nero ne ne- ne- ne gro ro barbers whose free shaves for senators are immensely popular lounged around reading the comics Cleveland stole the show The list of committee sessions fell off to three for both house and senate combined The only heavy heay labor done was wasby by the he conferees in ir iron ironing ironing iron iron- nin n- n in ing out the tax bill It was a concurrent resolution that caused the capitol to be left like a death house Since neither the senate nor the house may adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other both joined in giving consent The Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans went to to Cleveland The Democrats went fishing But now the banks of the Potomac are beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning to look alive again Random Shots at Cleveland A group of Indiana delegates called on Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Borah at his hotel suite before the nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion and said Senator we want you to come into our state in the campaign and make a speech But you are for Landon arent aren't you he asked Yes but we admire you and want you to make a speech in Indiana Well VeIl gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- replied Borah with a smile That is very hospitable of you I shall keep your invitation invitation invitation tation in mind but I warn you I dont don't think you will like the spee speech h I make S S Practically every delegation in Cleveland made a special plea to Landon managers to send the G G. 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O P P. candidate into their state promising that if so he would be sure to carry it S S Colonel Frank Knox had the lar largest est picture poster at the convention It stood eight feet high and was six feet wide S S S Headquarters of the Pennsylvania delegation was directly a across ross from Senator Lester Dickinson's Dickinsons Dickinsons Dickinson's Dickinsons Dickinson's Dickin Dickin- sons son's campaign offices One night some of the Pennsylvanians sauntered into the Iowans Iowan's headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters and spread the report sotto voce that they might swing over to him Immediately the sent downstairs and rushed up several several several sev sev- eral boxes of good cigars The Pennsylvanians Pennsylvanians' helped themselves and departed Michigan l Press Senator Arthur is angry at the Michigan newsmen covering the convention He expected them to rally around him the way the Kansas press did for Landon but after the first day of his arrival they practically boycotted his headquarters S S S Jimmy Warburg Roosevelt ex-Roosevelt brain truster was a the scenes counselor in the Landon Landon Landon Lan Lan- don camp regarding the monetary platform plank Now a leading deal critic Warburg Warburg Warburg War War- burg and his w wife e were very active socially at atthe atthe atthe the convention S S S the proudest men of the convention floor was John Q Tilson of Connecticut Republican Republican lican hean floor leader of the house during the Hoover Hoover Hoover Hoo Hoo- ver regime Attired in snappy white flannel trousers and brown gabardine coat he sat directly direct- direct ly y behind the convention chairman in the role of parliamentarian At each session Tilson carrying a volume of rules in his hand solemnly solemnly solemnly sol sol- sol sol- took his seat leaned back and prepared for a action tion Ogden Mills lills Ogden Mills secretary of the treasury in the Hoover regime was much upset over his rejection rejection ejection tion by the New York delegation as its representative representative representative on the platform committee The multimillionaire multimillionaire multimillionaire multi multi- millionaire made personal appeals to his fellow delegates saying Id rather be on th the committee com corn than be elected president But they curtly curtly curtly curt curt- ly turned him down on the ground he was too reactionary S S S Three hundred and fifty-eight fifty newsmen at attended attended attended at- at tended Senator Borah's press conference the day of his arrival After one hour of hot-and-heavy hot questioning the reporters broke into spontaneous applause Obviously touched Borah said Gentlemen Gentlemen Gen this is one of the finest tributes ever paid me S S S Guess Guess' which was the wealthiest delegation present Wrong It was not New York It was Oklahoma with four oil millionaires Sen Ex ator ator Pine Pin of Okmulgee Lou Wentz of Ponca City chairman of the group Charles Hawk of Shawnee and Wirt Virt Franklin of Ardmore S S S James Farrell author of ot the Studs Lonergan Lonergan Lonergan Loner- Loner gan gan books asked John Hamilton Landon m manager manager man man- nager n- n ager at a press conference What is there to the hc report that Mr H Hearst arst is after the vice presIdency presidency presidency pres- pres pres pres- on the Republican ticket Hamilton paused for a moment then replied cautiously I i I cant can't say as to that I am taking no hand in the vice presidential contest Copyright 1936 by iy United Feature Syndicate Inc i I I |