Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-15
PLENTY OF ROOM
At the National Capital for All Who
May Come.
Hotels in Abundance, With Accom-
modations to Suit
The Tastes and Pockstbooks Of All
Pilgrims
Who Journey to Washington to See
Cleveland Seated.
Sporiul 70 u. Srndau Reaisitr.

to begin during the last week in February
and it will be ten days or more after the
month ofMarch has begun before the mass
Of Inauguration guests viii have been
gotten rid of. Even after that time large
number Of expectant Democrats will re-
main in the Capitol or its vicinity with both
ears erect to listen TO the looked for caif Of
the executive who will seriously disappoiut
the State and local bosses OF the party if be
does not proclaim in loud voice: well
done good and faithful servants. You have
been faithful over few things Iwill
make you rulers over many things" And
then with beating hearts those Democrats
who have had to put up with nothing but
local officers during the last twentyiour
years will march up to receive their long
deferred share of the federal loaves and
fishes.
Plenty of Room.
Probably no city in the world is better
prepared to receive such tremendous mum.
Der Of guests than Washington. We are .
nation of travellers. Commercial and IN.
commercial travelling is so prevalent among
the American people that most Of our large
cities have excellent provisions for the &C
commodation OF q reasonable number Of
transient guests. But since it was first
fairly laid out the Capital City has been the
Mecca OF every patriotic citizens pilgrimage
The resident population has become used
to the iproads Of outsiders. 1t opens its
arms and takes them all in, provided they
can pay their bills, without squirmins.
Then our hotels here are well appointed and
their accommodations are almost inex-
haustible. Wiliard's is perhaps the first Of
them all, because Of the historic associa-
tons that surround il, and because it has
always been the headquarters Of Northern
aud Eastern Congressman and politicians.
Everybody in the Northern States is fami.
liar with the name OF WillAId's Hotel.
Throughout the hottest period Of the recon
srruction era il was the most notable
place in Washington. Since then it has
hardly held it's own, and with the
new influx OF Southern Con-
cressmen which followed the
passage of reconstruction legislation, the
glory OF Wizards departed. In 1875, whom
Il e party which had opposed the war again
took the reins Of power in the lover house,
Il is hostelry seemed to be the headquarters
OF the leaders in Congress, and now that
Cleveland is coming in there is no telling
phat the effect will be on Staples, who runs
tire hotel at present.
Other Hotels.
Southern and Western members are par.
til to the Metropolitan and National
]. ,tels, lying about half way between the
lIrasury Department and the Capitol. The
rs rs are lower than at any Of the north
west section houses, and Southern mem.
bcrs Of Congress are poor. The
extent OF their poverty as class has never
been laid before the public and is matter
Of pity 10 their sympathetic Northern COL
leagues why" said New York mem.
Der who recEons his own money by the hun.
jred thousand, Il call those fellows the
apple brigade: They don't have anything
but apples for lunch. Day after day see
them 20 out and come in munching the
fruit as though they were hungry. They sit
right around me on the Democratic side
and can't help taking in. suppose the
fact is that il costs them their whole two
y, salary to get elected in their districts.
and they have to live on what they can pick
up while they are in Washington"
The Apple Brigade.
Well, the apple brigade sticks close 10 the
Metropolitan and the National There are
no good hotels nearer than this 10 the Capi-
tol, and ten minutes walk 10 the morning
is nothing to these stalwsrt soutbrons, and
saves FIVE cent fare Morrison and Spring
er and Joe Blackburn. Davidson, Of Florida,
Willis, OF Kentucky, aud other men Of
strength and conceded ability are among
the babitues Of the hotels, but not oil the
gentlemen named may fairly be classed as
members OF ne apple brigade" Some or
them have money but prefer 10 live at
the same place with their
less fortunate colleagues. Among such
memb,rs Blackburn is conspicuous He
is too thorough Democrat in the broader
sense Of The term TO enjoy the style OF the
tony" hotels Of Washington. never met
. man more thoroughly unassuming or with
more Of the genuine spirit Of an American
citizen than Blackburn He greets his
barber or the hotel porter with as hearty
grip Of the hand as he would bes,ow on the
President Of the United States. His ~.
cession to the Senate is regarded here az
blessing TO the country at large. BE is too
bright q man 10 be squelcbed by the
deadening atmosphere Of the Senate cham
Der, and be has not the making Of sn sristo-
crat in him.
Lusty Rivals.
In the same section OF the city Willard's
has many lusty rivals. The Ebbiu House.
now run by brother Of Mr.. Willard, Who
leased to staples the old Willard hotel, is
A unpre,entious house, although very csps-
cious- II is excellentIy managed and 10
drswipg very heavily upon the patronage of
IFS riyal on the other side OF Fourteenth
street. The Riggs House Is more reasons-
BE in its terms than either Of the others,
and il largely patronized BY eastsrn men.
The places kept BY Wormly and Weker. on
Fifteenth street, are mainly for the benefit
of milliousires. Fair, Of Nevada Who stops
At the frst named location, S . fair sample
Of their guests.
Many Corgessmen prefer The Ariisstos.
on Vermont avenue. 10 any other place -
the city. because il Is quiet and its bilEiard
saloon and reading room are not perpetaaily
filed with Ioafers Of higher o. losse
grade. Bat the story runs that the ratss o.
the latter hotel are enormous IL 10 said
that when Bristov was Secretary OF the
Treasury he bad bis dsnghts With hi. spA
bad three rooms at tie Arlington. aad that
Cor these rooms and the board OF tso pes-
COOS, be turned over bra sslsrJ OF eo.oee
per year 10 the nsnsgen Of the hstel
intact. This corresponds conpaetely vish
ihe story Of Q gentleman vho ssv ths ball
ofFrank Biscock foe one years scconlse.
dstion at the Arlington andsays il 6Gnrsd
up TO more than $s.ooe.
A vansiy Bsfei.
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