The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
LOCAL TALKS.
What Persons, Prominent and other
wise. Find to Interest Them.


wise, Find to Interest Them.
William NJ IIandy-Thcrc Is lively
threc-corncrcd fight in progress in Phila-
delphia over the Republican nomination
for Mayor. The Mayor of that city has
probably more power than the chief mag
i,tratc of any other city. He through
his subordinatcs has control over nearly
every department Of the city government,
aud Us Mayor Filter has shown. he is in q
position to do pretty much what he please.
The men who want the Republican nom-
ination this year are Allen u. Rorkc, Ed
win :. Stuart and William -. Smith. The
leading candidate ut present Is Stuart. He
is the president of the Young Republican
Club, and has been Endorsed by nearly
every club in his part. He is very pOu.-
lar, and rs an clcctor ON the Blaine ticket
IN 1891 pollcd the largest vote ever re-
Ccived in the State.
smith who is the leader after Stuart,
WIS cncc Mayor. His motto Is, Every
thing gees, and lac ismaking his fight on
that issue. While he was Mayor phila-
deli hia was anything but slow. Prize
fighting, u milling and Illegal liquor sell
ing, although contrary to law, was not
nishcd, and II was very disgraceful
dive that was ever raidcd by his blue
coats. As result the tough" element
Is practically unanimous IN his favor.
Rorkc is the labor candidate. He has
been Endorsed by the United Labor League
and kindred organizations. Should Stuart
receive the nomination II would not sur
prise me to see the others run rs indie
pendent candidates, with Democrat also
in the field.
officer Joe Acton--Therc are mighty
few union dopOts in the country where
you will find fewer loafcrs hanging about
than you will in the Baltimore and Poto-
mac depot here, and very frequently hear
strangers pass remarks about it. There
was time when IL was very hard task
to tell who the legitimate travellers were
or who were the loafers, but we haye them
down pretty pat now. These nights they
will drop in out of the chilly air for the
want of some other place TO go, but they
are not permitted to stay long. We have
all of the old FOUNDERS spotted, and they
are getting SS that they do not venture
neart the depot. Occasionally new man
will steal a march on us and take quiet
little snooze in seat, but 1t does not hap
pen very often.
Enoch Pratt-This initiation of silver Is
going to ruin the country; we do not
know what we are coming to or where we
are going to land. Our warehouses are
piled up with merchandise, and at the
same time the country will bepiled up too
much with silver. This, however, is not
so bad as free coinage would he. Free
coinage would ruin the country. Pig iron
is much better for the country than too
much silver
Frank Bell can't see why men want
to loaf around the city at night when they
can HE themselves away 10 the woods
and enjoy a 'possum hunt. So far have
caught soventy-three and have had bar
rels of fun. The 'possum crop this year
is better than for several years past.
Charles III. Wcatherly-I am anxious to
see Washington get upa .gentlcman's rid
| ing tournament. 1t would take we'll and
| believe there would be no trouble in
| carrying IL successfully through. | know
| of number of gentlemen who favor a
| tournament.
A Correspondence was glad to see in
Yesterdays Critic IA special from Phila-
oclIhia stating that George Jacobs, a law
| Yer Of Miliiintown, who was a classmate
| of Scnator-elcct Irby of South Carolina,
| denying that 1rby was coward. More
| Il an once when lrby and | were young
| sters we have fought all over the old red
| lills of Laurence. and there is not a cow
| ardly bone in his body. The man who
doubts John lrby's courage will get badly
! left. He is brave man, gentleman and
| Democrat, and in the Senate will do
| li'iluI w ''buth NuToliIii uiii MS pcblht.
John ID. Gilbcrt--This is the first time
| that have been in Washington since the
| close Of the war; and am much sur
| prisod to find how much the city has inn
| proved. | tell you 1t doesn't look much
| like it did when came marching in over
the Long Bridge at the end of three years
service in the rebellion. | rode all oven
the northwestern section this afternoon
and think il is one of the prettiest cities
without exception, that ] have ever seen
Where there used to be tumble-dowIl
squatters sbantics vacant lots and almost
impossible streets there are now some OF
the most handsome houses in the Capital
City. There was one section in particular
where ! was offered tract of land at d
nominal figure, and find that this same
Parcel Of property is worth hundreds Of
thousands of dollars have seen thrifty
commercial cities grow up in Kansa,
within the last ten years and have followed
the Western boom carefully, hut don
see but that some of the Eastern cities ar,
keeI ing pace with the West, and Wash
ipgton can certainly be numbered among
them.