The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-15
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

| Attorney General RemIey, OF dubuque
Iowa, is at the Sboreham. Iowa is pc
culiar. in that it has State elections ono
a year." he said last night, "but an ef
fort is now being made to amend the con
stitution. One OF the peculiarities Of on
! constitution is that an amendment can
not be made unless 1t is submitted to thu
| State Legislature and passed by that bod!
! for two successive years. A few year!
ago the Titus amendment was submitted
! to the Legislature. 1t was to change the
| time of election from one to two years
This would cause our State officers to b
elected in even years. The amendment
! passed both branches of the Legislature
| We thought everything eas settled. /,
was later found that the clerk of the
| House had neglected to spread the record
| on the House journal When this was
discovered the opponents of the amend
ment argued that the law was invalid
because its passage was not recorded
upon the books. take different view oil
/ this question. When I return to Iowa
shall invite the lawyers who claim the
meldment to be invalid to submit briefs
before the Supreme Court. i shall repre-
sent the State and argue for its validity.
think the proceedings of the Legislature
will be held as valid and the amendment
Will stand as passed"
Graeme Stewart Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee. of Illinois,
is registered at the Arlington. Mr.. Stew
arts elevation to the head Of the State
machine is recent happening. and Is
charged up to Comptroller Dawes. Mr..
Stewart held minor political offices In
Illinois until last spring. when the fight
was on between the Tanner forces and the
Administration machine In the convention
at Peoria, where Senator Cullom's fate
was held in the balance for some time.
The Administration rallied to the support
Of Cullom. and Dawes went to Peoria and
was made Chairman OF the convention.
Stewart and Dawes have been intimate
friends for great many years. Through
the influence Of the COMPTROLLER OF the
Currency, Stewart was made Chairman Of
the State Central Committee. He said last
night there is nothing political in his trip
to this city at the present time. having
come here for a much needed rest, and
added that he does not intend to talk poll
tics until he returns to the Windy City.
my visit to this country has been a
pleasant surprise" remarked DR.. Otto
schultze. of Merseburg, Germany, at Will
lard's. last night This is the first time
I have been in America. had heard
great tales told of the democracy which
characterized its people. 1t is the COM
mon belief among many Of our people that
there is no class distinction in this coun-
try. Such of the people of our country
who have not been to America believe the
rich man and the poor man, the Million
aire and the laborer, belong to the same
clubs. 1t Is the impression that the man
off the street can walk into the swell
clubs maintained by the rich. and that
the poor man is as much at home in these
clubs as is the rich man. This find to
be mistake. The poor man may have
his club. but it is not the one patronized
by the rich man. Your class distinctions
are drawing as closely as the aristocratic
circles of the Old World. Impression to
the contrary are obtained by persons re-
turning to Germany and telling wonderful
stories of free America. These persons
are perhaps honest in what they tell.
They come to this country, make a sue
cess in some walk of life. and gain both
social and commercial prominence. They
are admitted into a high circle of So
ciety and think they have reached the
all. however that Is reached by only one
class Of American citizens. That circle is
as exclusive as any social circle in Ger
many, France, or England, in spite of the
free and democratic principles for which
you are noted"
United States Marshal A. D. James and |
6. NJ. Barnett. Surveyor of the Port OF
KY, are at the Ebbitt. They |
ire here on business connected with their |
work. Kentucky. they claim. is not lost |
o the Republican party. and predict that |
some day ii Is going to find a place in |
he Republican ranks.
Curator Aldrich. of the Iowa Historical |
Department, and Secretary Of State Dob |
ION are at the Normandie. They will re-
main in the city several days and while |
lere will endeayor to secure relics for |
he historical department. They hope to |
,btain some of the Spanish cannon cap
ured In the war between this country |
nd Spain.
1.-THE prohibitionists of Indiana will not |
gain enter the fight for political recog-
ition unless there Is some chance for
Tinning," said J. H. Fettis. of Indianap-
lis, at the st. James last night. II am
n active worker in this political party,
ecause believe In suppressing the liquor
raffic. l have always worked for the in
crest of that party and have often
bought we would eventually become sue
essful. l doubt very much. however, IL
his will come to pass in my lifetime. We
ave gained in experience. it is true, and
now more about practical politics and
tactical campaign methods, but we have
OF the numbers sufficient to give us any
ope of winning in a fight against two
lch strong parties as the Republican and
ne Democratic forces place in the field.
We may possibly make another run in
lie next Presidential election but I think
hardly probable. The State elections |
ill find US in the game next spring. but
we fall at that time 1t will mean
lat the ProhibitionIsts of our State will
i've up sthe ghost. We have fought hard
II our principles. have fought long and
irnestly for great many years. and IL
c have to die, we will die hard"
James II. Jones. of Cardiff. Wales. is
.gistered at the Raleigh. He is a mine
vner. and is in this country to look ever
lie way in which the American operators ,
,nduct business. We are at all times
, the lookout for improved methods OF
orking Mines. said Mr. Jones, and We
,nsider the American miner the best
an from whom to get ideas. That is the
JASON / am here. We are pretty we'll I'D
the art Of extracting coal from the
nth. but there is always something to
arm. 1 want TO learn that something. u
b.lv IN lar ha \ Z
liner the best man from whom TO re- I
i've ideas. This is true, but the Welsh
liner can give him cards and spades 9
Id then heaI him nut when IL 10 .nr., |