Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-02
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Gated at the Metropolitan. Gov. Taylor, in
connection with his brother "Alf." sprang
into prominence back In Sc through their
joint canvass Of Tennessee for the guber
material chair, Bob" being the democratic
and ALI the republican candidate. All
through the state they Travelled and spoke
together, riding in the same buggy, adj
dressing the same audiences and sleeping
in the same bed, and never once" as Gov.
Bob stated yesterday, did We pass an
unkind word or have a disagreeable differ
ence." The friends of the brother candi-
dates adopted white and scarlet flowers as
badges of their fealty, the democrats wear
ing the former and the republicans the lat
ter, and the campaign of the white rose
and the red" thus became celebrated
throughout the country. Each of the
brothers performed well on the violin, but
Bob rather excelled ALT" and the
friends of the former jokingly tell him that
he ''tiddled his way into the gubernatorial
chair" The campaign will live many years
Quent orators, and their meetings attracted
enormous crowds. The northern papers
sent correspondents to follow the candi-
dates through the state, and national atten-
ton was thus attracted to the contest. So
kindly was the spirit which obtained
throughout the campaign, however, that
many voters who were personally friendly
to both of the brothers refused to make
the election bob" was chosen governor
and served two terms and later on "Alf"
came to Washington to represent his dis
trict in the House.
The governor has much of what is known
as personal magnetism, and attracts all
with whom he comes in contact. His man.
ner is cordial and he wins and holds friends.
His eyes are piercing but kindly. and as he
looks out from the shadow OF his heaNy
eyebrows he invites the confidence OF his
auditor. AS a platform orator he Is very
popular and has been quite successful
Mr.. D. G. Ramsay, grand chief OF the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers. with head
quarters at Vinton. Iowa, has been stop
ping for day or two at Wizards. He Is
quite a young man, but he has largely aid
ed in building up a vast organization. with
several hundred branches scattered
throughout the country, and over 2S.VVo men
in active service comprising its MEMBER
ship. Mr.. Ramsay is now serving his third
term chief OF the order, and his position
has made him well known over the country.
He has not won prominence through that
fact alone, however. He was also mem
Der of the Illinois Legislature which elected
Gen. Palmer to the United States, ana was
one of the noted lUl members who cast
their votes for him through the long dead
lock which preceded his election.
Speaking of the order of which he is the
head Mr.. Ramsay said yesterday: Our
order has grown rapidly. is very prosperous
and has been of great benefit to the rail-
road telegraphers OF the country. Organic
ed in 1885, ii has in a few years done much
toward securing better pay. shorter hours
of work and other valuable concessions Tor
telegraph operators, to say nothing OF the
| benefit enjoyed by employers through the
raising of the standard of efficiency which
has been effected. We not only secure po-
sitions FOR operators, but We keep the rec
ord o. all such men, and aid the compa-
MES in determining the efficiency and fit
n a
The benefit derived from the order by MEM
bers is almost incalculable. Last yea We
secured from one railroad alone an increase
in the schedule OF salaries which amounted
to S3o,0v0 per month";
Gov. l.. c. Hughes of Arizona territory is
stopping at the Fredonia. Gov. Hughes
was one OF President Cleveland's first ap-
pointments under this administration, hay
ing held the office since April last. He was
one of the pioneers in the settlement CT the
territory, and grew up with the country.
Nearly quarter of a century ago he re-
moved from Pennsylvania to Arizona on
account of failing health. He regained his
health and entered upon the practice of
law, and in seven years he had accumulat-
ed the comfortable little fortune of S6J, 100
He was SO well pleased with the new coun-
try that he determined to remain, and he
has never regretted his decision. Among
his other enterprises he established news
paper. which he still retains, being the pro-
prletor of prosperous daily journal at
Tucson. When Gov. Hughes started for
the west he carried an abundant stock of
eastern Shrewdness, and il was increased
and frightened through contact with the
| hustling settlers of the new country. He
thoroughly imbued the spirit of the west,
| and now he breathes 1t and diffuses it
about him in conversation with every one
he meets. His neatly trimmed dark beard,
covering his face, is slightly sprinkled with
gray. and the eyes that look out through
his goid-bowed spectacles are keen and
sharp. He moves nervously and speaks
rapidly and he never tires af painting the
wonders of the west.
When asked yesterday to say something
about his territory, the governor respond
ed: About it's mining, it's agricultural
interests, it's horticulture, its cattle. or its
irrigation SChemes-which? 1t is such a big
subject scarcely know where to begin or
to end. As to mining, the prospective leg
islation by this Congress has had a ten
dency to divert operations from silver to
gold mining. Indeed, the disposition in that
direction has been marked ever since the
depreciation in silver began. The largest
silver production of any one year in our
territory was about 100000 in 1881. Last
production jumped to s1,250000. This year
1 confidently expect to see the product Of
the gold mines rise to S. 100000 or Sc, 000. 900.
Within the next ninety days $50 new gold
stamps will be running in Arizona. The re-
cent discoveries of gold have been extensive
and marvelously rich, and there is little
QOuDt tnat SOlQ mining IN Arizona Is Just
in it's infancy, and that 1t will rapidly be-
come vastly more profitable than silver min
ing has ever been. During the past sixteen
years the product of our gold. silver and
copper mines has amounted to s94, OO0. co.,
1t Is about irrigation and the reclama ton
of arid lands. however that Gov. Hughes
is especially enthusiastic ana earnest
Those are the burning questions of the
far west" he declared. when Il is con-
sdered that this reclaimed arid land will
yield from three to ten times as much in
agricultural products as any farming lands
understood how important this question is
| far west. If this Congress will pass a law
cedng back. under certain restrictions and
conditions. the arid lands for reclamation
to the states and territories in which they
are loca ted, it will make the country solidly
democratic for years to come"
Gov Hughes reports the political division
1t is difficult to say whether it would be a
democratic republican state II admitted
to the union. The populists have made
considerable Roadway and are becoming
quite strong" he said.
The population of the territory he thinks.
is now about 1000 ARIZONA is a good sec
ton for school teachers he remarked
'They receive an average of $50 per month
for seven months work, and last year we
paid S2Oi.0O0 to the teachers of the territory.
We have as many good schools and churches
as any state or territory Of similar popula-
ton"
IN, Ind lion orNa1is fha o.,