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John r. Kendrick. late special census
committee platform, sent by the Manu-
facturers Club of Philadelphia to the ST.
Louis republican convention in June last,
is guest of the Ebbitt.
Large crowds thronged the downtown
hotels today, and most of the lobbies were
crowded to their capacity with visitors to
the inauguration ceremonies. AT the Met
repolitan were congregate3 large number
of politicians. ready for the opening of the
fray after the President Is installed In Of
flee. Col Pat" McCaul' of the eighth Fir-
glnia district was prominent among the
guests. Col. McCaul expects to control the
patronage of the eighth district, and to a
Star reporter this morning he said that he
was confident of being appointed collector
of internal revenue for the sixth Virginia
district. office he held under the Harri-
son administration.
Captain McCaul thinks this col1ectorship
! will be among the first appointments Of the
new President. as there is a vacancy ex-
listing. the Senate having failed to confirm
Captain VIM. H. F'owle, the incumbent,
who was appointed by President Cleve-
land to succeed General Fitzhugh Lee.
Captain McCaul thinks the Mckinley ad-
ministration will bring with ii a return
of prosperity all over the country, and is
confident that ere long the south will be
in better financial shape than for years
past Captain McCaul laughed at the
idea OF chairmen of committees controlling
patronage. and said he would show them
thing or two" after the regular work Of
the administration begins. Il feel conf
dent of success" he said. Colonel McCaul
will remain during the week to attend all
the ceremonies.
At the St James there is a large throng
of people, and arrivals are coming In by
each train. All the notables for whom
apartments had been reserved have ar
rived. and they now have a full house.
The National presents an animated ap-
pearance, and its lobby was filled to over
flowing with regular guests and visitors.
The Republican Glee Club Of Columbus,
Ohio, which reached the city this morn
ing, and are Quartered on special car.
have made the National a sort of official
headquarters throughout the day. The
club left the hotel at nOOn in uniform, with
black mackintoshes. to serenade number
of prominent people.
Prominent Ohio men at the Ebbitt are
Col. Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland. ]. w.
Clymonds, c. NJ Russell and j. r. Dunn
of Massillon; A. c. Tonner. appointment
clerk in the Interior Department during
President Harrison's administration; Col.
]. L. Botsfcrd of Youngstown: eX-Secretary
of State S. NJ. Taylor, Dan Stambough of
Youngstown.
The Cochran is well filed with noted
men. Among those now at the hotel
are Murat Halstead Representative-elect
roll, chief of artillery of the governors
staff of New York; lockwood Hoar, son
of Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts,. and
wife; Ex-Governor Clafiin of. Massachur
setts: ex-Representative Kellogg Of Con-
necticut; F. w. Cheny of Connecticut,
Judge A c. Thompson of Ohio. General
Charles l.. Brayton of Rhode Island Rob-
ert NJ. Thompson of New York, Col. Geo.
G.. Ticheror of New York.
Among the arrivals at the Normandie are
Senator-elect Turner of Washington, T. II.
Francis of ST. Louis, brother of Secretary
of the Interior Francis; w. l.. 7. Haartsick
and Lewis Perry of the
Ex-senator Chiffon and ]. E. Chiffon OF
West Virginia are at Chamberlins.
Col. ]. c. c. Black and wife, P. F. Hazen
and wife and o. A. Baker and wife of Yer
mont at the Shoreham. A number
of the 400 of New York are at this hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylis, Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Crueger, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
D. S;ickney are among the number.
Ex-Governor p. c. Cheny OF New Hamp-
shire Is at the Riggs.
Ex-Governor Wise of Virginia is at VIII
lard's with his family.
Among the prominent democrats at the
Metropolitan Hotel are Senator-elect CLAW
OF Georgia. Senator-elect Pettus of Ala
bssma Ex-Governor Oates of Alabama Rep
resentative-elect Fox of Mississippi Rep
resentative-elect Lewis of Georgia, who
succeeds Judge Crisp
W s. Choate of the staff of Gov Powers
of Maine is al the National
Prominent politicians of MANY states are
scattered all over the city r. c. Kerens
the Missouri leader is here. So is ex-Rep-
resentative Wade and Messrs Orton ana
Loomis of the same state
GOV Hastings and party of PENNSYLVANIA
VINO were expected at the METROPOLITAN
Hotel at lila, had not arrived up to 3:15
pm They are expected tonight
W. Fl. Lyford. general counsel of the Chi
caeo ana Eastern Illinois Railway Com
pany, Is al the Ebbitt House. Mr. Lyford
came to Washington in his private car.
Judge 5. T. Logan of Knoxville Tenn
well known throughout the state is in the
city Judge Logan Is an old law partner of
the noted Thomas A. r. Nelson.