The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-01
THE TIMES HOTEL COLUMN.
Interesting Chat Heard at the
Different Hotels.
Grave Political Situation In Texas-spIIts
In Both Parties-The farmers ALI
anee Candidate is a Strong One, But
Hogg VIII Probably VIVA Citizen,a
Opinion of Atianta-In Some Things
1t is Behind the Times.

DR.. j. w. Crowdus, OF Dallas, Tex, is
stopping at Hotel Roanoke, and yester-
day. in the course Of conversation, said:
1.-The political situation in my State is
indeed grave and deplorable. At the
convention recently held in Houston
there was split which resulted in the
nomination OF Governor Hogg by one
faction and Judge Clark by the other.
Two platforms were adopted, that of
the Hogg party indorsing the free and
unlimited coinage of silver but opposing
dollar in silver being equal to that
sum in gold, while the Clark faction in
dorsed the Democratic national plat
form The Farmers Alliance have nom
mated man by the name OF Nugent for
governor, who is good and strong man
and very much liked by the people.
The Republicans have had o split also.
the lily whites nominating A. j. Hous-
ton, son OF Gen. Sam Houston, for gov
ernor, while the other faction has not
yet made its nomination. So we have
four candidates for governor with q good
chance for fifth, and what the result
Will be no one can foresee. Hogg repre-
sents the extreme element and he and
his legislature have tried hard to build
a wall Of exclusiveness around the
State. AS attorney general he began
suits against almost every railroad in
the State to recover land granted to them
or to forfeit their charters, and this
meeting with the approval of the
farming element he was elected gov
ernor. His first act was to recommend
an alien land law and railway com
mission. Both were passed by the leg
islature. The provisions OF the alien
land law were such that no foreigner
could own foot OF land in the State,
and if corporation permitted share
OF It's stock to be owned by such person
1T subjected Its property to be escheated
to the State. This law was declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court
some time ago. The railroad commits
sion gave the three commissioners APP
pointed by the governor exclusive con-
troll of all railway regulation and tho
rates they fixed on freight were SO low
that the roads could not pay running ex-
penses. A more extreme, unjust and
pernicious measure was never passed
than this. But 1t was to please that
class Of people who never have any
freight to carry and who are continually
harping about oppressive rates, that it
was passed and it made Hogg very pop.
ular with them. / am glad to see that
the Supreme Court OF the United States
has recently declared the commission
unconstitutional. From first to last
Hogg has been calamity to Texas and
If elected, which seems probable now,
1t Will prove great misfortune to the
entire State" DR.. Crowdus leaves to-
day to spend a week in Washington be-
fore his return to Texas,
William Tnhn al.
OF Atlanta, was yesterday at Hotel Roa.
noke. In conversation he said: cat
lanta regard as wonderful town, but,
like all cities, in some things We are be-
hind the times. You hear a great deal
about the magnihcence of the Kimball &
House. 1t is large and costly build
ing, but 1t has outlived it's usefulness,
II is so close to the railroads that the
cinders and smoke prove serious an
noyance, and it is destitute OF the airy
galleries that form ed ono of the chief
attractions of this hotel. II we had a
hotel In Atlanta as attractive as this we
could easily make that city place of
general resort for Northern tourists
going and returning from Florida. Our
Climate is mild; in fact, nine months
out OF the twelve people can practically
live out OF DOORS We also need fast
service from Savannah to Atlanta.
That would induce travellers to
go through the center of tho State
and prevent the bad opinions that are
sometimes formed by their travelling
the sea coast route which leads through.
poor pine woods and swamps. 1 regard
Georgia as the most prosperous of the
Southern States. In every section
manufactures are springing up, mines
are being opened and new industries of
every description are being started.
Fruit growing is assuming extensive
proportions and it always proves a
profitable business when managed
right. The people, Notwithstanding
the Third party's tale Of woe, are gem
orally prosperous. In regard to the
Farmers Alliance movement 1t is nv
opinion that it is OH the decline. OF
course the State will go Democratic.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Cincinnati