Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
GOSSIP FROMGOTHAM
Kings County Boofns T. L. Wood
ruff for Vice President.
Mr.. VHALEN TALKS OF HAVANA
Plan to Attract Conventions to
the City.
SUNDAY LIBRARY QUESTION
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Srao,., T,orr.sno,x,epea of pbo t,ron,, &C.,
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NE" ioNh' Deceihoer q, 1872.
According to political authority, unless
! the situation should change before the ma
tion.I convention meets IN pb,Iadelnbia
-,
June IL, the organisation Oh thls state VIII
| present as its candidate for Vice President
| to be balloted for In the convention the
nama of Timothy L. Woodrufr ,;e,tenept
governor. That part of the program. IT IS
| claimed, has practically been decided on.
Mr.. Woodruff's active candidacy for the
nomination has been voiced publicly by the
republican executive committee of Kings
county The lieutenant governor has re-
signed as chairman of that committee and
Michael j. Dady has been elected as his
| s,ccessor Tho axac,,ti,-a committees aaontad
49, ..,.: ,,l,,,,,S.z,
tnese resoiuliols oiisaiiiiiioustE
whereas the county OF Kings has
representa- ton of one-seventh in the cleo
toral college of the state of New York. and
10 an+itled +o consi6araticn frono tho s+,ta
delegation to the national convention. and
..Sharaas u,a hnIie,a o,Ir sistinoh,isbad
fellow, o;tiza, N,rinotby TVnodr,e &c ar,i
rentIv 0naIifed 10 fuI6,} tha 5ntiss Of anv
naina' uithjn a. oiff Of r. ,saa,1o ~ this
LII ti - ~ tInoefassa ~. e Peoie VI '
.pnto, NC a. rhat M. ,,,o,,,hors 30 +hts
oo,nr,jttse arc ,insi,fl,6 ,tlv IN fayor of the
so,;aat; - NJ Wnna,s;ps ,s tha ran,,h
;on ;5 ot t VI I Psat f INC
tni Sfata hprahv n1adpa
,nanjpnoms and most beartv s,,pnort to So
o,-aa LIZ r,o n,u ), y "
TooaI rnniihncans exn.ct that this citv
i1I 10 tisitad bI; MY of the daiepates
WI NC 49, 20 "pbi,ady nb;a r. ttand The
WV eo;,,s ~ nv, hora raSarts Iii he o,an
hefora tha convention meets and merchants
and hotel Keepers in this city. it is be-
nroyin,itv of the convention CITY.
u @--s
Plans to Entertain Visitors.
Plans are being made to entertain the
visitors here and the railroads will be re-
$50, - 49,, go, +ioi-a+s 70
qoeste" 10 iui .i'sh - ~
delegates and their companions from ne"
England and the east and extension tickets
from Philadelphia to this city to those
f,or, +ba f.r ,,.ast and soutb The citizens,
alpr, go rhicb ba,7 in charge the boom
eo mn 80; ~ az 10Th Of iba national
~, 49,. sor RVS c;t,,S 3nes not seem TO
80 ~ ,,,nh confidence thar the democratic
nHantion will come SO far east
.Urba foot that New York has lost this re-
,,blinan conventfon'N saws William F.
King nrasidant Of The Merchants Associa-
tion .'is an argument In favor of a plan
nat wa sbould have in our city a special
committee whose time should be devoted
- ianl,;nr after SeU, Works interests in
oo,nantinn Win conventions other cities
m,rsue This Man and gain at New York's
evnense Philadelbhia is entitled to the,
victory which she has gained as the result
of her Iabors New York should have be-
eun the advance work year or more ago.
W. can make New York enjoy PhiladeI-
nhia,s success as far as. p0ssible bv in
ducne sightseers and BUYERS who come as
far as Philadephia,-a ia. extend their trip
here. 1t would be well If the railroads
WouIG re3"ct l1.es Ell .,n re- ta
gotten in connection with. the choice of
Philadelphia Presitent- Ickin1ey glands.
for the proteetipnrJI AIneriGan Industries
unaer me ta.nt,, theafs at1fhssif ana Is d
CONGRESS doubtIess appreciated this when
that body gave an appropriation to the
|, Commercial Museum in Philadelphia. This
was followed by an, appropriation by the.
state and ore by the city. We have been
trying to awaken interest in similar pro-
ject in this city. which has for its end he
esta bishment of a permanent exposition
here. 1t behooves New York to take this
matter up at once. New York has also
suffered keenly and is suffering now as the
result of the so-called investigating commit
tees which have been created by political
leaders solely for political effect They do
not look at the damage done to our NUM-
cipality through the smirching of its fair
name and the spreading broadcast in the
press throughout the country of every evil
and wicked thing found in the sensations
which 1t creates These papers delight to
enlarge upon the wickedness of our city.
These committees accomplish nothing but
they leave trail of false Impression which
1t takes years to overcome. We have had
an example of this appear during the past
year. The time is come when those politi-
cal leaders who are working for political
! and personal ends must be crowded to the
| wall; trade and commerce are bound to
come to the front and be supreme"
Mr. wh,, r.u
corporation Counsel Whalen' In speaking
VI ms 'iip ~ havana, from whlch Guy ne
s e,as Jus, returned WIN tlre Commissioner
800 sass mos. u .le e,eul. Iof I'M
pnss ao1,no.o as n 80 ~ - 20 ooi'
nrs.tn,asta~ y, 1i"s io '
ptcer ~ th anu Lieut. Lucieh houhs' naval
1T will take long time to make an
American city out of Havana" says Mr..
Whaien. but the changes are coming rap
. .ay rms was my first visit there since
the war, and L was surprised to find as
much in sanitary way already accom-
phshed. With Commissioner Scannell / saw
the fire department at work and was i'm
pressed with the daring and agility of the
little men. There are two classes of fire.
men-the homberos or volunteers and tho
| insurance patrol, who are paid Commits
| sioner scannell will go to work right away
to prepare suggestions regarding the nm
ming of the fire department to send down