Evening star., 1896-07-02
IN HOTEL 'EoRRID oRs


didate for the presidency reminds me of
the old Cincinnati FED Stocking Base Ball
Club" said A. L. Gardner of Cincinnati at
the Cochran. 'Mr. Mclean was always an
athlete and possessed of gentieman1y sport
ing instincts. In fast his tastes SO ran to
sports that his newspaper. the Enquirer.
made a worldwide feputation for Its sem
sational and sporty nfeatures, it being the
subject of many aTIsermon and debarred
from a great many homes. but maintaining
its lead in circulation When the old Red
Stocking Base Ball Club was formed, John
R. Mclean Joined It, and went on its
famous tour when It completed the entire
season without losing q game. Mr.. Nc
Lean was one Of the best players on the
diamond. and his Nomination would be
greeted with great enthusiasm by the base
ball fans"
There would seem to be no question of
the election Of Bob Taylor as governor of
Tennessee" said W. r. Brabson of Mem
phis at the Riggs. 1T Is not so much a
matter of politics as of destiny. When l
first knew Gov. Taylor he ran a very small
sized country newspaper. He made the
race for Congress on the democratic ticket
in district overwhelmingly republican, in
order to preserve the party organization.
His violin accompaniment to his speeches
elected him. Then he became poor trying
to practice law, and was appointed pension
agent at Knoxville. Then his brother was
nominated Tor governor by the republicans
and this led to the nomination and election
OF Bob Taylor to the governorship. He has
never been satisfactory to the straightout
| leaders, but seems to have a sort Of hyp-
motto spell over the masses. His character
| Is the most unique in politics.
THE success of the soldiers colony at
| Fitzgerald shows the plan that should be
pursued by the United States government"
! said l.. d. Bacon OF Atlanta at the Nor
! mandie. LAS it Is now, nearly $50, 600, ,OIO
year are spent in pensions. The average
pensioner only receives s. or $12 a month,
| which is not enough to support him or to
| very materially aid in his support What
| ne needs Is an opportunity to help himself
This the Fitzgerald colony, purely a pri-
vate enterprise, furnishes, and a town of
/ fifteen thousand inhabitants has sprung up
would do the same. give the old soldiers a
colony in each state not home where
they are separated from their families but
| a colony where they can be self-supporting
ana supply all deficiencies, 1t would result
In greatly decreasing the cost of pensions.
while thousands of old soldiers would feel
much more independent than now"
Il am the owner of a two-wheeled veloci-
pede that used to ride in 1885," said P. T.
Thompson of Louisville at the Ebbitt.
Thirty years ago a velocipede club was
formed, similar in all respects to the bicy-
Gle clubs of the present day, and l was a
member. becoming an enthusiastic devotee
or the wheel. There were about sixty
members In the club and We traversed the
turnplkes OF kentucky pretty generally.
The velocipedes then had two wheels the
same size as the safety bicycles have ex-
cept that the velocipede wheels were very
| there Z 10
had not seen my old velocipede for twenty
years when l went home last week on a
visit l found the wheel in the garret, and
went out for spin. There were any num-
Der OF bicycles. but the bicyclists all stop
ped to look a the -strange-looking machine
l had. Even men who used them thirty
years ago stopped and gazed on my wheel
with curiosity. They had forgotten how
the old velocipede was built"
This Is my first Visit to Washington
since 1885, said r. p. Wilder of Denver. at
the Arlington. The changes are wonder
full. The city has been so improved that
every American ought to be proud of it, 1t
Is certainly beautiful place. and the re-
markable thing about it is that it has been
transformed from a mud hole into what it
now is. When L was here in 1863 the busi-
ness of the departments was practically
stopped. Every cltrk was either on leave
of absence, helping his party, or he was oc-
cupylng his time talking politics 1t was a
scramble for the ms TO stay in and the
outs to get in. For several months it was
dlficult for the work of the depart to
be kept up. TO one who has been here con-
stantiy. the difference would not be so
noticeable as it is to ME, because it has un-
doubtedly been brought about gradually
but l have met a number of clerks during
the past few days, and not one of them is
taking the least interest in politics. None
OF them are on the stump, and none of
take part in the campaign. The change
has been wonderful"