Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 1 | Bryan is Running Yet

BRY BRYAN AN IS RUNNING YET Accommodation Ticket Takes Teddy Both Ways on 1 1 Gridiron Special Perkins Carries Fodder for GOP T t. R. R HAS ANOTHER RING RINGBy By United UnIted Press WASHINGTON Feb 26 This This was political convention night at the Gridiron club T. T R. R cast his shadow heavily across the festivities festivities fes fes- fes- fes but this didn't seem seem to disturb President Wilson who w was as s san interested observer of the caricatures an The c colonel lonel galloped in early in in the festivities in in rough rider costume He cam e came to toof the center i of the room drank dranka a cup of tea looked over the front pages of several several sev sev- eral newspapers and tossed them away in disgust Finally he reached one the edi editorial page of which was the back Jack page which Interested him greatly He B went through trough the motion of swinging Indian clubs dumbbells s the manual o of or arms bayonet exercises and finally drew fr a a. ring and threw his hat Into ItI It Then Then Then-he he stood off In a heroic pose I Then the club displayed a railroad station with two convention specials ready ready one for New York one one for St St. two welcomed the Louis The arriving politicians ns on their way to the conventions The colonel arrived full of ginger followed by George George W. W. W Perkins with a grip labeled T. T R. R shouted shout shout- Well VeIl boys w were we're re off again ed Roosevelt Here George Perkins careful with that grip Wheres Where's my hand It to ticket Well why dont don't you the man 1 Perkins produced It and the gateman registered surprise Why this Is a a. Progressive ticket colonel And Its It's a a. Republican train Well what's the difference questioned ques questioned questioned the colonel But back in 1912 1912 You talk like a Byzantine This Is 1916 my boy But a Progressive ticket on a Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican train train train- Is preparedness in both arms of the service That's my prepared motto motto prepared preparedness ness nese George how now many times have I told you not to drop that grip But its it's so light colonel it Just keeps flying lying out of my hands hands' In It diet Pm going to teed feed it to the Republicans Come on George The gateman stopped Perkins be because because be- be cause calse he hadn't a tic ticket e Perkins said aid l he was going to to see the colonel off oft See m me r in said Roosevelt At this moment William Barnes ap appeared ap- ap with with an ax He overheard thelast the tho last remark Yes and I can save Perkins the tha trouble of ot seeing seeing- the colonel off oft Ill I'll see him off at oft at the first trestle said Mid he McAdoo arrived with a cOmplicated ticket that was compared to the dally daily treasury stat statement ment Champ Clark had hada a to four r years years' old ticket to Baltimore Fairbanks said he had hi his delegates locked In the baggage car Marshall ran rapidly through pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued by J. J Hamilton Lewis Uncle Joe Cannon and Boles Penrose arrived 8 arnin arm arn armin m min in arm Penrose said he would pay Roosevelt's fare if U Roosevelt would use the ticket he purchased not making them out of asbestos said Cannon The trains left Bryan arrived a half halt minute later Im Wm a good runner Ive I've been running twenty years he ha said as he started up the track There was a welcome for the youthful youthful youth youth- ful Chinese minister and a a. song to the tune tuna of Chinatown Mr Koo oh Mr Koo From the Orient We are glad to 1 1 Welcome you i To the Occident We remember Mr Fu Fu with his merry Jest And they hey say J Youre You're quite as gay Mr Mr Koo Other guests beside thIS the president were the vice president the secretaries of state of the navy and of the Interior the Brazilian ambassador the Chinese minister the minister from Bolivia General Goethals Goethal Rear Admiral Glover Glov Glov- er also A. A M. M Dockery Elbert H H. Gary Thomas F. F Ryan Henry Ford Marvin Marcia Hughitt Howard Elliott Medill McCormick McCormick McCormick Mc- Mc Cormick John H H. Patterson Senators Harding Borah Bomb Penrose Sherman James and Oliver and Representatives a Cannon Doremus Madden Madden Mad Mad- Madden den and Key j