The Van Buren press., 1894-05-19
BOARDING-HOU6E LIFE
It Is Quite Popular with Senators
and Congreesmen.
Statesmen Who Own Their Homes are
Comparatively Few-Manv Live m
Hotels and quito Number
In Boarding Houses.
Especial Washington Letter.l

This city Is not 80 mucH VI pooiu
ing house as it used to be. A great
many OF our statesmen, particularly
our senators, have purchased perma-
nent residences; but still quite num-
Der of them live at hotels.
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island;
Senator Camden, OF West virginia;
Senator Platt, Of Connecticut, and
Senator Squire, of Washington, reside
at the Arlington. Senator Camden
and Senator Platt, not being possessed
of very great deal Of this worlds
goods, have very modest apartments
in this prominent hotel, at moderate
price: while Senators Aldrich and
SQUIRE both of them rich men, have
magnificent apartments and live In
splendid style.
The hotel keepers are oil very anx-
ious to secure the families of senator's
and representatives as their guests,
because the presence Of these political
leaders in their hotels naturally draws
custom to them The many people who
come to Washington for the purpose OF
having personal or political axes ground
naturally want to call upon the sena-
tors from their state who can do them
the most good and Of course when
they can afford to do so they like to
stop ut the very hotel where their par
ticular great man resides. This, OF
course, brings money into the purses
Of the Donifaces.
The Hotel Normandie has for its
guests four members Of the senate, In
the persons of Senators Blackburn, OF
Kentucky; Hill, of New York; Hunton,
of Virginia, and Smith, OF New Jersey.
The presence of these senators natur-
ally brings q great deal OF custom to
the hostelrie. because the people from
Kentucky, New York, Virginia and
New Jersey, who desire to see their
senators, go to the hotel where they
reside, If they happen to have money
enough to pay their way. OF course,
all visitors want to stop at flrst-class
hotels in the national capital II they
can afford to do SO, and the prices are
really quite reasonable; but natur-
ally the cheaper hotels catch q great
many
For several months Senator Quay, Of
Pennsylvania, and Senator Hill, Of
New York. had apartments upon the
same floor at the Normandie; and they
met there very frequently as near
1t is singular coincidence
that the most successful politician in
the republican party and the most
sagacious politician in the democratic
party were SO neighborly and upon
such apparently friendly terms, on the
same floor of the same hotel and occu-
pying seats at tables which were con-
tiguous in the same dining-room.
The Metropolitan hotel has only
three senators as It's guests during the
present session Of congress, but it has
more representatives probably than
any other hotel in the city. 1t is
famous as q resort for southern states
men. Senators Berry, of Arkansas;
Ransom, of North Carolina, and Pasco,
of Florida, reside at the Metropolitan.
and so does Speaker Crisp; and the lat
ter is guest Of a great deal more
prominence indeed even than a SEN
ator.
Quite number of senators reside in
their own houses, and nearly all Of
them, through the social influences OF
their wives and daughters, take lead
ing part in the society Of the national
capital.
Senator Allison, Of Iowa, resides in
his own house, but he Is q widower
without children, and hence does not
give any entertainments in his own
home. He goes out into society q
great deal, however, and Is as popular
In the social as he Is prominent in the
political world.
Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
has splendid home Of his own on La