Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
AT THE CAPITAL
THE SOCIAL SEASON SOON TO
BEGINs.IN EARNEST.
PRESIDENTS DUCK HUNTING TRIP.
Work OF Renovating the Capital Com.
pIcted- Governor Foraker Talks
ofHis Defeat-.IIe will Return
TO the Practice Of Law.
Special to the TIMES.


WASHINGTON, November 16.-Rep-
resentative Bowden, of the Norfolk
district, is the only Virginia Congress
man at present in the city. He has
taken up quarters for the winter at
the Lenox, and runs in and out OF
town almost every day. Speaking OF
the Virginia election he said:
II was surprised. Not SO much sur
prised that the Democrats carried the
State, but surprised that they would
60 to such extremes. l think that
they have begun to feel that they
rather overdid the thing
The carpenters, painters and uphol-
sterers have finished their annual
work of renovating the capitol, and
are ready to turn the houses over to
the Senators and members.
President Harrison enjoyed his
duck-hunting trip in Maryland i'm
mensely, and only regretted that
he could not remain away
longer The President was ac-
companied by Ex-senator Sewall,
of New Jersey, and E. c. knight, the
Philadelphia sugar refiner. The
shooting was done at Burgies Point.
The President wore the regulation
Chesapeake Boytoggery. 1t consisted
of long rubber boots, leather shooting
jacket, with red lining,an overjacket,
of yellow fustian, and gunner's cap
of the same material. The blind was
sunken and trimmed. He arose at
o'clock yesterday morning and ate a
piping hot breakfast OF coffee, tea,
beefsteak, mutton, sausage and rolls.
During the day the President bagged
twenty ducks.
Representative Rusk and other
members of the House of Representa-
tives will be the guests of Secretary
Tracy on board the Dolphin on Mon
day on her trip down New York bay
to see the squadron of evolution of.
The city is getting livelier and
brighter every day, and the gay social
season will set in in few weeks.
Vice President Morton and Post
master General Wanamaker will, in
all probability, entertain more hand
somely than any other members of
the administration. MIR. Wanamaker
occupies the same position formerly
occupied by Secretary Whitney, who
was the social leader. Of the Demo-
cratic administration.
Governor Foraker has written the
following word to q Pennsylvania
friend of his in regard to his defeat:
Il do not need be condoled with,
for while am greatly chagrined and
mortified by my defeat, particularly
when l recall the unworthy and exas-
perating causes that brought it about,
vet am accepting the situation with
fortitude and complacency. Anybody
can accept victory. |, at least, can
take defeat without a murmur or a
complaint of any kind. | have made
it rule all through my life not to be
elated by success or cast down by
adversely. I shall go back to the
practice of law at Cincinnati with
clean hands, clear conscience and
leaving n record behind me that
neither l nor any friends of mine
will ever be ashamed Of.
Il have another consolation. Any
body can have friends when lie is sue
cessful. ! find that | have them
warmer and more numerous than ever
in my defeat"
And then another thing pleases
me. Ihave given the South so much
discomfort that it is really great
pleasure to me to see how supremely
happy I have made them. There has
not been so much universal and unal-
loyed Joy throughout the States in re-
bellion since the war as they seem to
be having just now, and then | IN
derstand that Cleveland is happy.
That is good, too. Ihave been happy
at his expense so often that it is fair
he should have one whack at me.
Eyes, can stand it. and shall do so
without a murmur; in fact, l shall go
out of the governors office like a bird
out of cage, and without a tinge of
ill-fee ling toward any one, either in
side or outside of my party"