The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Some Interesting information
from Our Correspondent.
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATOR'S

init His Chances tn "a Direct Vote of the {
People-DetroIt Newspaper Correspond
ents at the Capitai-"Jiin" Stone To Be
Taken Care Of by President Mckinley
O'Donneirs candidacy.
Washington, Dec. 2S-Carmichael
| and Miller of the Detroit Journal and
News are rivals in news getting, but
are very warm personal friends. All
| day long they skirmish about the Cap
itol and the executive departments.
each of them working hard for his pa
per. but in the evening they often are
seen taking supper together in hand
some down town restaurant. Both Of
them are popular with the newspaper
men of the national capital.
Frank II. Hosford for many years |
the representative of the Detroit Free |
Press, was recently elected president OF |
the Gridiron club, an organization OF
newspaper men which is regarded as
one of the most successful and delight
full clubs in the entire country. Its
membership is limited to forty, and
only the best men Of the profession are
admitted In fact, so exclusive is the
club that some of the Oldest and most
) successful correspondents are not mem
hers. Frank Hosford has been mem
Der for several years, and his popular
ity is such that he has been elected
e president for the coming year. rms
4 club entertains presidents, cabinet min
t listers. senators, and the highest digni-
taries of the land.
e Popular Election of Senators.
d Very soon after congress convenes In
January Congressman Corliss Of De-
q troit will make an effort to secure con-
q alteration for his bill providing that
a senator's shall be elected by a direct
y vote of the people instead of by state
legislatures. He believes that the Dill
II will be passed in the house by large
"a majority. But it would not be passeo
<t by the senate.
Senator Burrows believes in the cleo
i, ton of senators by direct vote OF the
-, neonle. and is willing to submit his own
70 chances to that test. His successor wiz
be elected next year, but the sehatoi
u does not seem to be looking INTO .h'
- future for trouble or disappointment
49, Senator Mcmillan has not expressly
any views for publication on the SUI
o iect but personal friends know tha' ~
eli also is in favor of elections py oiieo
" vote of the people, -
Statesmen receive all lnaiihei
les crank letters, and some or theni arc
ie- absurd as to be exceedingly interest,"
IN ing. For example, man In uran
Rapids has written Senator bulio"
requesting him to at once senu nm
W. eannel shirt because it Is getting al
Wis fired cold" He concludes WIN 'he y
re mark: You may think 1 am a Graz
rhe man. but l am as sane as you 81
red Mr. brain is clear as tar
IL 0'DonneIl's Candidacy.
T. 10 we'll understood among Mich
gan men here that eX-Cohei
lanes ODonnell, editor OF the 'acNs,
citizen, is an active caholua.e
To,,ernorship. but none of our repr
y; sentatives will say anything iui pu
the ootiop One of the statemen, hoWeV'
en- e .,ot he regards the candidacy
ned O,Donnell as inimical to the senator
,mi- candidacy of Senator buiro"' =,
Der. ~ 60 strange to be true, for, WI
airy, "I,,,,, O,Donnell was in congress-
lay' ,,'as n warm friend Of Burrows a
nai. denended upon him for many par
79iS; mentary and political favors. 49,. A..
ard ..panan Bert Kennedy says that
omi- - a,,usion to him in this coiui
osed as Noor-walking young father
-. cont "a him from various points
lery, .S,oh;can which is not strange LOT
-, ,.,,awn and loved all over the sla''
lsevs Caneral Nate Church of Ithaca v
ucks, Ne haen here fighting so nara ago.
500 - o,ermation of William Leet u
inois, '"o .a,tar has concluded to go No
and stay there. His principal en-
,,,h,,e in Washington, were oirec'e'
"a. the postofice department
day, I,,dga law A. Hubbell has grea'iy
% foI .o,,ad in health, and now pelieNes
,;xed Re will be entirely recovered oy spi'
ana time. o,t ,vil, he ia
ltions hv president Mckinley VIII
extra the enthusiastic Endorsement on.n
,e09 * gressman Corliss or Seha.oi 49,
,QS's 90 as,dent ia a very warm frien
, Wis a'. and intends to give MIN
teers, stantial recognition ,,,rsd O.
D and senator Mcmillan mas seeui
E day. 49, ranort from the weather pu
)q4.6O rim authorizing the erection
$f'"o on .h.r bureau building at saui'
49, and for the establishment
s,noo, service station at Escahaoa
). q. Tho michigan senators VIII UNIV
Com n.,ort RI secure provision In the
N. Y, an e1ort 70 aronr,ation bill fol
ITS, 81 err and harbor approp Glen III
good orosed cable between oien
e and pa south Manitou islands me
mmon 90 doubt of the Importance anu ~
J, $500 nv for this cable. Senator buI,o'
'Q4.so, % present quite confident tnat 'se
good ssssry appropriation will be MAUI
/; good George w. Copine ..,oostersh
bulls ard blood to get the .,,,,
stock IInionville. but he got there Jus
scarce . u Wilbur Nelson. J. F. MonIor $
Size. others were candidates as soon s,n .
a CT se. oSarges were filed against Copine
'y sSSo: Senator Mcmillan stood by Co0i"e
s9S.s5; S,s success was achieved.
Lambs "'' Case of Henry w. coroe"'
opened xy Corbett of oregon Is
IS, but Henry "s,ission as United
i puixed nU which was issued py 'ne
s2.75@ s srnor Of that state after the ~ -
$4,000. ,aa,slature adjourned witnou. e.,
a senator. 1t is questionable w v,,.,,,
&C. q. not this commissioh .a,,her {
sh eie- So burrows is a MEMBER
,ember, sommittee on privileges ana ei :,
@se%c; con- ua Is devoting great deal o.
,@SS1.c. anu 10 IN the case, which W
neCem- | ana stuuy ca