The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-17
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
POPULARITY OF NEW YORK's LIEU
TENANT GOVERNOR.

Noted as an Aggressive Republican.
Secretary Root Did Little to Get
the Republican Convention for
New York City-Secretary smith
worked Hard for Philadelphia.
Senators at the Lunch Counter.
Kahn of California.
Washington. Dec. l6-Lieutenant Gov
eruor Woodruff has not injured his polit-
ical popularity by coming to Washington
10 work for New York TO secure the Ma
tioual Convention.
Ills pleasing personality, his free and
easy conversational powers together with
his remarkable faculty for remembering
names and faces made him the center Of
an interesting group of national charac-
tiers in the lobby of the Arlington Hotel
last night He was specially popular
with Republican senators and national
committeeman, all of whom he promptly
addressed by name and proceeded with
out hesitation TO advocate the Claims of
New York city.
While he was engaged in earnest con-
versation with Senator Plat from New
York. some one asked a veteran New
Yorker What makes Gov. Woodruff 30
wen liked by all of the New York lead
ers."
Because he do5s things" replied the
New Yorker ancing admiringly at the
lieutenant governor, but few feet dis
tant Continuing rhe New Yorker said,
''Gov. Woodruff is one of The most aggres-
Give and progressive RepuLli- ans in the
state of New York. He has ideas of MS
own on public questions and when he is
convinced that the interest Of his people
and his party will be benefited by putting
his ideas in,o execution he goes fearless
" ahead and does his duty. He is one of
the strongest men in the state owing TO
his superior mixing qualities He is at
home with all kinds of men and he i'm
presses them with being MT only a jolly
good fellow but a brainy man. That Is the
reason so many Of US in New York prefer
him as vice presidential candidate in
stead of Secretary Root
Thus far Secretary Root has displayed
no active interest in New York as the
convention city. He has not Yet put in an
appearance at headquarters, nor is there
any evidence that he has permitted him
self TO express a preference as to the To-
cation of the convention. Ii is not regard
ed as beneath the dignity of cabinet Of
ficer to join in, booming his own city on
Sucl an occasion, Tor postmaster NTSHtIdl
Charles Emory Smith Is actively engaged
in unfolding the cause for Philadelphia to
the best of his ability. AT previous meet
ings of the National Committee cabinet Of
fcers have participated in the struggle be-
tween the rival convention cities. without
sacrificing the dignity of their high Of
fees. There is a disposition among some
of the members of the New York colony
to criticise Secretary Root for his list
Iessness and indifference to the present
occasion"
At the Lunch Counter.
Senators Shoup and Carter of Montana
are patrons of the Senate hurry-up lunch
counter" in the Senate cafe. A few days
ago they were lined up before the lunch
bar INDUCING in their favorite MONDAY
repast of boiled eggs and squash pie, when
Senator Spooner of the Committee on
Rules of the Senate passed through the
cafe Contrary to the rules of the Senate
the two Western senators had washed
down their fourth or fifth consecutive egg
with a brown-colored beverage from a
small thin glass;
"Hello' says Spooner, is this where
you take your lunch?'
yes" replied Shoup and Carter in uni
SON hastily hiding the glasses from the
chairman of the Committee on Rules.
1--WE are taking a quick lunch, strictly
within the rules, of pie and milk"
The two senatorial egg-eaters lighted
their cigars and hurried up Town to keep
an engagement at one of the departments.
Kahn of California.
Representative Kahn of California came
across the Pacific slope 10 Washington
accompanied by a reputation for pictu-
rescue and lurid oratory. He is a round,
jolly-looking man, suggesting in personal
appearance the late Col. John r. Eel
lows of New York, of an enlarged type.
At a dinner party a few nights ago
Representative Kahn was called upon for
a brief speech with a most fattering in
PRODUCTION. He had not proceeded very
far before he launched off into heroics of
the most tragic description.
The stage-like gestures of delivery and
his heavy tragedy style voice, suggesting
a transforming actor at one-night
stand excited a number of facetious in
terrupiions from the members of the par
ty. He struggled bravely TO retain the
thread of his discourse in spite of the
pointed Interruptions, and finally in an
swer to some of the jibes hurled at him.
announced 81 was on the stage before l
came to Congress-
'Who did you drive for?" was the deadly
shot fired at the Californian-by ready
wit at the table-and at that point the
curtain fell on the actor-congressman.