The age-herald., 1899-07-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

The scene of political interest shifts from Birmingham to Chicago for the moment. Even the great Morgan will pass for a day or two. What the party's masters may do in Chicago tomorrow cannot be reasonably guessed, and so any guessing would be common folly, not suffered of Age-Herald reporters. The Hon. Robert J. Lowe, chairman of the democratic executive com mittee of Jefferson county first of all the Alabama counties and also chairman of the state democratic executive committee, and in consequence the official head of the democratic party in Alabama, is gone to Chicago to counsel, and possibly to com mand. John W. Tomlinson, also of Bir- mingham, closest political and personal friend of William Jennings Bryan has also gone to Chicago. It is not known at the moment what other Alabamians will confer with the leaders at this weeks meetings. Congressman Henry D. Clayton, of the Third district the Alabama member of the national democratic committee, sent his proxy to Mir. Tomlinson, but there rumor last night that Mr. Clayton had de- termned himself to be present at the na- tional committee meeting Whether he will, in such event, act for himself or leave action to MT. Tomlinson cannot but be a question of idle guessing. The committee of the Bimetallio clubs of the United States meets il Chicago at the same time In this MT. Tomlinson IS interested of his own right. MT Lowe is the official head of the democratic party in Alabama. MT. Tom linson is the immediate representative of MT. Bryan.
 nl1hlip ha tn fro, Chicago this week. The national commit tee of the democratic party and the Bi- metallic club committee meets tomorrow. On the day following the public shall know more than it knows now.
 Meantime the waters are troubled, and there is much guessing. There are some persons of information who would not be surprised at an anti-Bryan pronunciamen- to, for there are forces at work that would combine for the undoing of the great Ne braskan Most likely these forces will fail; but their possible effort is full of the deep- est interest. The source of doubt is the conflicting interests of Carter Harrison and MT. Altged It appears that party lines have been badly broken in Chicago, and this apparent fact must of necessity be con-
 
 tee. Eastern representatives go to Chicago presumably in favor of some other man than Bryan. They may force a fight, and in that event the public will come to know | many things that shall not be satisfactory to the majority of democrats.
 The other self of Senator Thomas c. | Platt, of New York his astral body, is at l the Morris. Persons to whom Senator Pitts | personal appearance has been familiar for many years are startled by this apparatior | at the Birmingham hotel. There can be ni | mistaking of the figure Every man wh, ever. saw Senator Platt and everyone whs l has paid attention to the newspaper cut l of him are instantly impressed by this as- l tral body of his now sojourning at 8 hotel in this city. Yesterday at noon a young man passing through the lobby Of the hotel looked at Senator Platt's other self lifted his hat in salutation, looked again, with | queer sensation. and taking his hat in his 1 hand, actually fled, for he knew that Sen ator Platt in his original form, was not in Alabama. Everybody sees this tall, grey l figure, and everybody who has even seen | Senator Platt Is startled by the extraor- | dinary resemblance. There can not be any TGdSOHdDIe questioning Ol the ldct that the | astral body of the famous senator from 1 New York is now in Birmingham.
 
 Hon. Frank Baltzeli, of Mont tgomery, a | United States commissioner was in Bir- l mingham yesterday. MT Batzell first won | distinction as the editor of the old Troy | Enquirer, and later as editor of the Alli- 1 ance Herald He has many friends all over | Alabama who will be glad to know that he l again enjoys strong health.
 There are a large number of "clothing | drummers" in town for the purpose of sell | ing the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad | company it's fall and winter stock oe cloth 1 ing. The buyers for the company will de- vote this week and next week to the in- l spection of samples.
 William E. Perry of Columbus, &a., the | brother of John A. Perry, of Birmingham. 1 has been spending a day or two in the Sty. | Colonel J. M. Fallkner spent yesterday in | Birmingham.
 | H. L. Williams, of Wetumpka, was in i Birmingham yesterday.