The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
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congress from the Kansas City district
who has Just returned today from hi,
home. whore he wtnt to Investigate the
charges made concerning the reports OF
hotel extortiob that was contemplated BY
the proprietors Of the Kansas City hotels
He said that the reports were started by
the prices quoted by only two Of the hotels
In that city. both Of which are owned by
Boston and Chicago people who have no
interest at all In the upbuilding Of Kan
sas City.
He says that 50 far as those two hotels
are concerned that the reports are cor
rect but that they had been promptly
called down by the local committee and
have now scaled down their rates to
something reasonable and that visitors to
the democratic National convention will
not be robbed az contemplated by these
two hotels. According to his statement.
rooms can be had now In the best of the
hotels in that city for from 81 up to IS
per day, but that in nearly all cases the
hotel people will endeavor to have two
or more congeninl people occupy the same
room. II they did not do 80 the hotel
accommodations would not 20 around. Be-
sides these, there are hundreds OF board
ing houses where rooms can be had much
cheaper. the occupants OF them taking
meals where they please. This has been
corroborated by Mr.. Harvey Fleming, the
managing editor Of the Kansas City Jour-
nal. whom also saw today. Mr.. Fleming
said that the local committee went to tho
two recalcitrant hotels and told them that
unless they climbed down off their high
hotel rate that they would see to 1t that
/ thsy were assessed about 500, 900 more on
the value OF their hotel property and that
the threat had the desired effect.
both these gentlemen assure me that
there VIII be no doubt that the new con-
yention hall will be finished by tho tlme
the convention meets, and that 1t will be
| an exact duplicate of the old hall. and
fully Its equal In splendid acoustics The
| chances are. however, that the new hall
VIII have only 4 temporary roof on IL
| when the convention meets on account OF
the inability OF the people who furnish the
steel Orders for the roof to get the ma
terial there in time. These gentlemen
guarantee satisfaction to everybody who
attends the convention.
~
There liz considerable talk here at pres
ent among the democrats over the organ
izstion OF the Kansas CITY convention.
The temporary organization will, OF course
be formed by the National committee, and
though quite 4 number OF the members OF
the committee are members Of congress,
none OF them, from Senator Jones down,
VIII discuss the matter for publication.
They all say they have not the faintest
idea who will be named for the position
OF temporary chairman at Kansas City
and they all seem to BE- averse to talking
| about II.
The impression seems to prevail. how
ever. that the temporary chairman will
be selected from the extreme East or from
somc State in the middle West where the
German vote Is great political factor.
This Will be done either 10 show the East
that the democratic party Is not sectional,
as some Of It's goldbug critics would have
the people believe, or else as a compli-
ment to the great German American vote
In the middle West Both may be done
Tho temporary chairmanshlp may be given
10 some Eastern man and the. permanent
chairmanship may be given to the German
American OF prominence.
Tho feeling Is growing every day here
that with proper management the great
| German American vote can be brought
over almost as unit to the democratic
ticket. II the revolt can be brought about
IL VIII give the democratic ticket tho
States OF Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan,
the Dakotas and Wisconsin, for the Ger
mans have the balance Of power in all
those States. Those are the v,ry States
that many prominent democrats have all
along contended should be the battle
ground OF the next campaign. 1t looks
now that they will be-
The generous recognition OF one OF the
most prominent Germans in the country
by making him the chairman OF the demo-
cratic convention would 10 long ways
I'd hrf nnf
port OF the democracy, provided the proper
planks on Imperialism and sympathy for
the struggling Beers are Incorporated in
tho platform, and who doubts that they
will be? II this Is done the honor will
probably fall to one OF the new aud young
er leaders OF the Germans In this country
who has always been a consistent demo-
crat and not one OF the old fellows like
Carl schurz, who. has changed his politics
as often as he has his coat This looks
Ike good politics and It will probably be
followed.
Hon. Webster Davis is giving the lead
ers OF the republican party some sleepless
nights just now. His speech here last
night to tremendous audience, which
cheered him to the echo and which cheers
might have been heard at the White
iipuhc u MOhiHity uhu pccn llstcnluB,
shows the administration elaqueurs which
way the wind is blowing and that the
English sentiment that has eaten a
hole in this admlnistra is not the most
popular thing that could have happened
TO II.
The administration people feel that
SOMETHING must be done to counteract .As
influence OF Web Davis apostscy. Mr..
Mckinley can not afford to 10 before the
country on platform that expresses sym
pathy with the British in this war, and
yet unless something is done in short
time the people OF the country will insert
such plank in the platform made at
Philadelphia by their judgment In the
matter.
The question Is how are they to over |
come the conduct OF Davis? Heretofore
Davis has been loyal to the republican
party and has upheld it, principles on the
stump and fought its battles in some OF
tho strongest democratic communities.
while such able and eminent statesmen
as the Hon. Ethan Allen HitchcocK, the
secretary OF the Interior was busy build /
ing the glass trust. That eminent
gentleman can not hurt Davis II he "a
desired There never has hen -he le- 81
breath OF Suspicion against the official con
duct OF Davis and the administration po,