The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

ley. and I am in the hands OF my friends,
said Gov Benton McMlliu. of Tennessee.
at Chamberlin's last night Il have never
announced my candidacy. but when the
time comes I believe you will find me at
the front and very much to the fore. The
other candidates, Judge Snodgrass and
Representative Carmack. are both good
friends Of mine and will both remain in
the race. I am not doing much at present,
but believe you will find later on that l
am candidate"
Don Piatt son OF the former editor OF
the Washington Capital. is at the RIGGS
from Cincinnati. Ohio. He represents a
large firm in that city. and will remain
here for several days.
Judge Thomas b. Fielder. of Atlanta. Ga.
is at Chamberlin's for a few days. He is
in the city attending to some legal mat
tiers.
The Democrats will carry Georgia in
the coming campaign" said he last night,
but not because a majority of the people
in the State favor the issues laid down by
Mr.. Bryan. To be frank. the state will go
Democratic because the voters must pre-
serve the supremacy Of the whites This
will be the issue in Georgia for some years
to come. whether the white party or the
negro shall retain the upper hand. Per
sonally | believe that Georgia is opposed
to free silver and anti-expansion, but it
has come to a pass where a majority OF
the white men must vote the Democratic
ticket because about every negro in the
State votes the Republican ticket 1t is
a case of self-defeucc. as, if the Repub-
licans won out the State would be run
over with negro ofiiceholders, and We
won't stand for that Besides. we won t
have a colored Legislature making our
laws and the only way to avoid that is to
vote the Democratic ticket. We're it
mere question of national issues Georgia
would vote for expansion and against free
silver"
Albert Allan, a miner from Cape Nome,
Alaska, is at the Normandie. He has in
vented and patented a scientific ore sepa-
rator. which is portable, and which he eX-
poets will be a big thing for Alaskan gold
miners. He gave a demonstration OF he
merits Of the machine last night. and found
many interested spectators. He has whole
packages of gold ore and gold dust in mis-
possession. and his room at the hctel re-
sembles a Kiondike claim in operation.
Charles f. Grote, former superintanI-
ent of mines in the Transvaal who re-
turned to this country al the outbreak of
the war, is at the Raleigh from San Fran
cisco. He comes here to testify N behalf
Of former Consul Macrum. who was sta
toned at Pretoria, and who left that city
in a hurry.
II am ready to go before any Congress
sional committee said he last might ana
Mr. Macrum can use me for reference. I
Rad to leave the Transvaal at the outbrelS
OF hostilities because ! could net get my
American papers, owing to the Interference
by the British with Mr.. Macrum's INST
He was having trouble before I left HIS
dispatches were unanswered. and he
seemed to be unable to get advices or ir-
structions from Washington. He WIS ha.p-
less as far as the protection OF Anne lc7ns
was concerned. He was so hampered that
he was unable to afford his COuntrymnn
equal safety with those OF ether nations
He is a good man, and when British Affairs
were delivered into his hands | knee hat
he would not take orders to favor British
interests in the least at variance VITA lis
strict ideas Of duty. There is a Let behind
his removal by the State Department. aud
it Will be made public some OF hes, days"
John Darby a wealthy iron manufac-
turer. is at the Shoreham from Wrexham.
England. He is making a tour Of the
United States. getting ideas from American
iron works and is connected with the
Brymbo Steel Company. Of North Wales.
Il like America" said he last night.
and / hardly know why you want more
territory. This is magnificent continent.
and no one can realize its extent until
he travels over it. As to the war in the
Transvaal the English people have not
stopped to consider whether il is just or
not. We are into the ight up to our neck5
and cannot 90 back. We must 90 through
with IT,"
Capt. Charles II. Loring. L. $. n. is at
the Ebbitt from Boston, Mass He is here
on business before the Navy Department;
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