The age-herald., 1898-08-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

The frequenters of hotel lobbies are still discussing the Merrimac hero, Richmond Pearson Hobson. At the Morris yesterday war heroes were being discussed, when the perfect discretion and truest of good taste of Hobson were mentioned by an enthus- last who had met the hero during his re- cent visit to Atlanta.
 'The modesty of young Hobson is won-' derful." said the speaker. "Since his re- turn to the United States from Santiago the very closest inspection by critics, whose bumps of sentimentality and reverence are so decidedly inconspicuous, he has borne himself above criticism, as to prove his bravery but one of numberless good quail ties. In Atlanta, as indeed in all the cities where the lieutenant has visited, he was met with storms of applause that might have turned honest pride into conceit, and replaced fame by ridicule, which every poser merits and receives. But Hobson has courteously recognized the sincerity and value of all this troublesome cheering with manly modesty neither exaggerat- ing or undertaking the meaning of the at tentions. In his address before the Wo- mans club in Atlanta the common Ameri- can seaman was made just as great hero as himself, as he stated they were all ready and anxious to go with him in the seem- ing jaws of death
 "Hobson is the true hero of the war. He is made of the right stuff
 Hon. Gaston A. Robbins, of Selma, was in the city yesterday. He is a prominent candidate for the democratic nomination for congress in the Fourth district and is confident that he will be the nominee. The convention meets at Talladega Springs on next Tuesday, the 9th, and, according to the instructions of the several counties, no candidate will go into the convention with majority of the votes. very warm contest is expected between Robbins, Flow man, Merrill and Thomson.
 'Monte is the great gambling game in the City of Mexico, said New Orleans man, to a group of sportsmen at hotels The speaker had been recent visitor to Mexico and is very familiar with the coun- try. 'I don't refer to three-card monte but to the regular game. There are several licensed sporting resorts in the capital, the owners of which pay enormous subsidies to the Mexican government.
 'I am told that the gambling franchise is owned by parties in Paris, who rarely visit Mexico, but are represented by agents. The passion for play is almost universal down there, and even the women may be seen at the card tables endeavorng to in crease their cash capital All the partici- pants seem satisfied that the game is hon. estly conducted. There is also a lottery there conducted very much on the plan of the old Louisiana lottery.
 Hon. George A. Sorrell, of Alexander City, one of the leading democrats of Tal- lapoosa county was in the city yesterday. MT. Sorrell has been actively engaged in the campaign for two weeks, and was very jubilant over the redemption of his county from populist rule.
 MT. Sorrell will be a candidate before the next legislature for solicitor of the Fifth circuit against s. l.. Brewer, the present incumbent MT. Sorrell was ad- mitted to the bar twelve years ago and has been doing active service for his party since. He has never before sought office, but his numerous friends throughout the state say he will be a winner in this, his first race.