Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-20
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Lieut. Gov. y. Is. Ghi OF springfield 20 1HH
STAR representative at the National this mora
ing, which pays double the salary q the Pre.-
ident Of the United States. IL is the Office Of
the state treasurer. II has been the custom 10
receive and keep the interest on the surplu.
state funds ~ q preduisite OF the of6ce. The
state treasurer has received from si0o. 900 10
Sl50. 900 q year.
"while was acting governor caused 10 be
instituted suits against the state treasurer who
have held ONCE since 1870 90 recover this inter
est. claiming that 10 belonged TO the state.
have no doubt but that the state will ultimately
recover. The same question is raised In Wis
consin and the state WAS successful. although
In Colorado IL was not The suits have been
instituted against republicans and democrats
alike"
Electricity" said Edgar reckham. a promi-
nent electrician Of Kingston. " Y. 20 Tur
STAR representative at the Ebbitt "w1il
within the next decade entirely revolutionize
the present means Of transportation. Capital
which formerly sought investment in steam IL
nov being turned toward electric appliances.
The chances for the extension of steam
railroads in this country are circum.cribed and
their building is now limited The different
trunk lines cover the ground 30 thoroughly
that were 1t not for their combinations and
pools and their refraining from fighting each
other they couldn't make any money. The
great future for electric roads lies in the con-
Meeting of cities for local and Intermediate
travel IL will be but question Of a very short
time before one may travel from Boston 90
New York on electric lines between the
different cities. And the time IL not far dis
tant when one may thus travel. II he chooses.
from New York TO Washington. Tho first sec
ton OF the lines Is ALREADY being built from
Jersey City TO Newark. Plainield and thence 10
Trenton. The extension TO Philadelphia IL but
question Of short while and then on TO
Washington.
The magnitude of the construction Of cleo
trio roads is shown by the fact that within two
years over 1000 cars will be in operation in the
suburbs of New York. over 5000 being in
BROOKLYN alone The imagination can readily
comprehend the great and intricate lines of
electric roads which will thread the country
connecting city with city. as is already the
case IN some portions OF Massachusetts With
the utilization Of water power as q generator OF
electricity the cost Of operating these lines
can be made merely nominal. aud even with
coal consumption thecost is 50 per cent less than
horse power, the average electric car costing
but from 5 to cents per running mile. while
horses cost from 10 TO Is cents per RAINING
mile In fact. the application OF electricity in
all its phases is assuming proportions never
contemplated by the most sanguine, and IL
makes one dizzy to think Of what will be &C
cqWplshed during the next decade"
Republicans may talk about regainiug the
state of Illinois, said Secretary Of State W. H.
Hinrichsen to The STAR representative. but in
their own hearts they know that il 10 impossi-
BILE. The party leaders have, in fact, given up
all hopes, except the most sanguine.
'outside Of Chicago the state is very close
with republican majority of about COCO.
The big democratic majority in the windy city
can. therefore. wipe out anv majority that the
interior may roll up and Illinois Ia safely dem
ocratic by $4,000 majority. The central and
southern portions Of the state are heavily dem
ocratic and the sentiment is rapidly pervading
the northern portion. At the last election the
populists cast 20 900 votes. while the negro vote
rs. 900. yet in spite Of this We maintained our
big majority.
Gin the east people appear 20 think that
there was . sudden landslide in Illinois, but We
carried the legislature in 1880 and We now have
| . majority OF ten on joint ballot, every sests
ofhcer being democratic, while Ne carried the
treasurer and superintendent OF schools in 1890
30 there was nothing very sudden about e. but
| il was q gradual political Transformation. The
democrats are 90 strongly intrenched IN Illinois,
their organization is 30 perfect even down %
the school districts, while the repubncaus ere
so demorahzed, that weconsidsr -oursslvsN1n-
yincible."
Daniel W.Iawier, whowas-democrstiogu
material candidate for Minnesota and vhoxs-
| ceived the caucus nomination for United SlaSss
Senator from that state. ID at the Ebbftt. Mr..
LAWYER was assistant United States districtsssor-
ney under Mr.. Cleveland and has lust fnisbed his
term as corporation attorney Of ST Paul He
Is one Of the very few ex- Cleveland men inu<ho
city who d not after Office, but IL here oDs9s-
cation.
"At the normal increase-of democratic VOTES
In presidential and of years in Minnesota, '-hs
said to HE STAR representative this morning,
we are bound at future elections TO carry the
state Tor the democracy. At the next state
election. in 1894, we are confident Of electing
the Legislature. which viii choose q successor 20
Senator Washburne. Though we have been
showed under year after year we have always
come up smiling. eager 10 renew the FRAY The
organization OF the democracy in Minnesota is
perfect. The republicans are disorganized and
despondent. The reason why We did not carry
the state for Mr.. Cleveland was because the
peoples party drew from the democrats three
votes TO one from the republicans Four wears
ago Gov. Merriam carried the state by 50 900
majority, while Gov. Nelson at the last election
received only $4,000 majority. Ignatius Don
nelly received 10000, of which $4,000 were
democratic.
Minnesota is low tariff state. and tariff re-
form platform planks have been IN the state
platforms for four or Ave past elections. The
republicans only had issue last election and
that was the wildcat state bank scare. Not a
speaker on that side dared TO refer TO the tariff
combining their arguments to financial issues
alone, while we made fight for tariff re-
form. The democratic state central committee
started in two weeks after the last election TO
prepare for the campaign Of 1894. and she ss-
sociation Of demo cratic clubs in the state has
been made q permanent one and is most
thoroughly organized The democrats. feeling
sure OF success, m fine fighting trim In
fact, they made the last contest, as they will
make the future, upon the clean, well-under-
stood principles OF the democracy and In direct
ing their arguments to the intelligence Of the
republican voter to lead him into the right
path. The people realize that they are not
benefited by Q protective tariff and now that
this realization has become fixed the democrats
profit accordingly. At the last election we
elected two straight democratic Congressmen. .
thing that Minnesota has not done In Q presi-
DENTAL year since the war;
Tho Howard Unfversity Case.
Messrs. s. jas. Davidson and J. J. q. Weaver,
two of the students whose ejectment from
Howard University il the cause Of . hearing
pending before Justice O'Neil. write to TIE
STAR in reference to the testimony taken on
the 18th that the published reports were incor-
rect and ynisieadipg