The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES

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| Mr. Geo g L Alian. chief clerk foT ths
| First Assistap, Postmaster General IS
back az the Riggs Hotel after fort
/ nights visit IN Indiana and the North
west. Hs stopped Of in Indiana long
enough 10 learn that he had been selected
as a delegate 70 the Philadelphia Conver-
t!on from the Fifth district This Is the 5is-
( tfict whsch Mr-James :. Marcus. book pub
/ Usher and politician. wanted 20 represent
/ IN Congress. After a fieycely active cam
paign in the interests Of Mr. BarCuS for
congress, the Terre Hauts politicians Sc
/ lected Mr. Allen as a delegate
/ Like dutiful and observing administrs-
| tion man. Mr.. Allen. who is one OF The
most popular Ho0Siers in Washington.
says the feeling in the Northwest Is very
/ strong and kind toward Mckinley. He at
/ tended postmaster conventions in Iowa
| and Minnesota. In his opinion, Il is the
| shesTest nonsense 10 think of Minnesota
| as a doubtful state for the Republicans.
! Mr.. Charles r Fowler "a NinneapoW,
| lawyer. Is stopping al the Arlington. Hs
| has been In New York for a few days on
/ business, ana considers 70 the most d.s-
/ agreeable city IN the country 90 visit. Pc
/ goes from here 20 Wheeling. W Va.
and says he voHld rather b. Ia Wheeling
! aud Philadelphia on sunday. both al the
same time. than be compelled TO remain
for few days in New York
/ Mr r. J Bonn. editor % the Hotel
/ World. IS az the Raleigh Hotel He has
/ been % PhlB5aIphis attending the na-
| tIonaI convention Of hotel men. lie re-
| ports the hotel business throughout the
| country excellent
| Mr.. FL. Matthews. r V. 4. IN the
! city. He g. a brother os Hr J. \ Mat
| thews, the former Washington nNnspaper
| correspondent. Who is now the assistant
receiver Of the Globe National Bank. %
| Boston Mr.. Matthews vas graduated from
the Naval Academy a year ago. and start
| ed on his long cruise He went 20 Manila.
! where he was taken sick wj,n rhAuma-
| tIsm. He spent over ten months in :ha
hospital az Yokohama. japan He returns
70 this country for special treatment.
His general health is excellent. but ne
has a stiff wrist.
Mr.. r J. Murphy. the warden o. tho
Illinois State Prison at Joliet, is at the
| Raleigh Hotel. and will remain FOR few
days on business. Mr.. B. p. Hinman, OF
| Chicago, Is at this hotel
Mr. Clinton A Snowden. now Of Taco
ma. Wash. is at the Ebbitt He is known
10 the newspaper fraternity OF the cour-
try. At one time he was editor OF tho
. Republican. in Washington, and later cd
itor of the Chicago Times. He IL nov aa
Indian commissioner. with headquarters
at Tacoma.
Col. Charles A Campbell. clerk OF the
with headquarters at Ardm0re. is AZ 10
Metropolitan Hotel. he Is such a stroug
Republican that he is as conspicuous IN
the Southwest as the Washington Monu-
ment is in the District of Columbia. He
will remain in Washington until the Phil
adelphia convention. which he will attend
as delegate.
"Our next national convention will be
held at Detroit, Mi ~, and will be the
largest ever held" said Mr.. Edward J.
CantwelI, at the st. James. Mr.. Cau,weU
is secretary OF the National Association
of Letter Carriers and editor OF the Pos
tai Record. I'VE expect 500 delegate
representing 100 cities to take part in the
proceedings. At our last convention there
were $50 delegates. Our membership has
increased by fully 15o9 since that time
|
the rountry-15 O00 regular and $3.50 sub
carriers. II is not necessary 10 belong TO
the association to be a letter-carrier. II
is left TO the applicant. II he desires TO
become a member we want atm. II he
does not wish TO join. we do not compel
him to do so. The association Is growing
very rapidly At the Detroit convention
| there will be IN line something like 300
uniformed carriers. They will be from
the large cities near Detroit. The ma
, | tional committee has also been assured
, that the citizens committee Of Detroit
: will raise $4,000 with which to entertain
! the members
Miss Lillian Dow, of Grand Forks. n. D..
is the most popular young lady in thai
Western city. This statement is based
upon facts IL is also her reason for be
ing registered at the National Hotel Miss
y Dow came TO the city at the expense Of
! the Grand Forks Plaindealer. That pdgtg
= offered 10 pay the expenses Of the m0s-
/ popular young lady, who desired 10 v.si-
Z the nations Capital. The citizens OF The
\ city were to be the judges. Miss Dow ran
2 several hundred votes ahead OF ner near
= est competitor. That Is the reason she
5 can now enjoy the distinction Of being
- the most popular young lady and her VISIT
I | 10 the city.
"Tt Is useless 70 try and secure first
q class passage on a fast going ocean YES
:, sci" said Mr James Scott, of New ioTk.
!, ,+ the Metropolitan. "A few weeks ago
= I wanted to engage passage to 90 20 Eng
land ! had 10 book passage for the las.
! week in June All available room had
been taken. This crowded condition is
, caused by the Paris Exposition. Persons
: going 70 the exposition have booked their
. massage for months In advance % sailing
O. The slow ones win now have 10 wait.
r .The color line will be very closely drawn
' In my state after July l." said Mr.. Wilson
, Forbes, OF Richmond, al the II James
' ..I'pon that date all cOlOred persons VII
= have to ride in separate railway cars.
70 They can now ride IN the same cars -
> white persons. This change hss been
u working for a great many years. The ia-L
> legislature took IL up and passed me
2 Jim Crow law. All trains running into
y Virginia must be supplied with the sep4-
y rate coaches. or some division mace 3,
. / the colOred persons can be Kept by .t't--
selves. II the colored patrons oDJe'' r.
! this treatment, they will have 20 gef y1
the trains. II will make no dire-enc. lA
| what cars they ride before entering Wy
| ginia territory. the moment the ifah
= Strikes our soil the CO,Ored patrons ~.
have to get into the places provided ".
| them"
= Hon. II II. Markham. Of Pasadena "a
e IS at the ShOrehAm- MI Markham is a'
: ex-governor OF California and an eN-m@1-
r. ber Of Congress. He IS IN the city .0aA',f
: after interests affecting MS section o. INC
| country.
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