The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

National Guard Of the various States Gen
eral Goblin holds that the passage of such
measure would do wonders in building W
and improving the National Guard. and he
will work hard to have it adopted The
National Guard Association is also working
for the bill Among the later arrivals o.
Adjutants General OF States are the fol
lowing: c. f. Stewart, Of Pennsylvania. al
the Riggs: G. c. Lambert. of Minnesota
at Wizards: J. S. Saunders. of Maryland;
! B. G. Royston. Of North Carolina. and W
/ S. Stryker, of New Jersey, at the Shore
| ham.
| J. Earl Wagner. the baseball magnate. is
! at the Ebbitt from Philadelphia, and was
I busy holding conferences last night. He
| will remain until tomorrow night.
! Roger A. Pryor, jr., son Of General Pryor
/ the noted Confederate commander is at
/ Chamberlin's from New York. 1t was
through giving a dinner in honor OF Gen
eral Pryor that the former Librarian Of
. Congress. John Russell Young. was re-
quested TO resign from the managing edi-
torship Of the New York Herald" James
Gordon Bennett disliked General Pryor, and
when he heard of the dinner he demanded
the resignation, which was given imme-
diately
John X Hayes. a prominent politician,
from Wilmington, n. c., is at the Norman
die as the guest Of Representative Bel
lamy of that State.
Postmaster Baumhoff, Of St Louis, No.,
who has been in Washington for several
days asking that his city be given a pneu-
matte tube service between the main post
Office and sub-stations, returned home last
night much pleased with the results Of his
efforts. q think that the Committee on
Postoffces and Postroads can see the Won
derful advantages to be gained by the tube
system" said he. at the Shoreham, yester-
day Il have proven that where It now
takes twenty-five minutes to get the mall
from trains to the postOfiCe, the whole
thing could be done in two minutes by
tube. II they will give US an appropriation
large enough to put in tube from the Re
lay station, which is two miles from the
main Office. | can have all mail thrown off
there, placed in the tube, and before the
train can reach the depot / can have the
mail distributed and partly delivered; that
is the carriers will be on the street with it.
The tube system should be in every large
city in the country, and viii be some day
in the near future. At present St Louis
must have it."
Col C. A Dean. of St. Louis. general
land agent Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
is at the Raleigh for week Of business
and pleasure.
Capt. J. W. Best the owner of the cele-
brated Texas Siftings" farm is az Cham
berlin's from Del Vale, Tex Captain Best
stated last night that the Lone Star State
would 90 Democratic and would give Bry-
an a big majority. II believe the Nebras-
kan will be nominated and elected" said
he. "as l have figured 1t out that he can
carry twenty eight States
Capt l. Iwato and NJ NakaIuna. OF Yo-
kohama. and X. Yamada and X. Kaga, Of
Nagasak. Japan. party Of prominent
Japanese shipping men, are at the Airing
ton en- route TO Newport News, where they
will visit the shipysrds at that place.
They have inspected the Cramp yards at
Philadelphia and are delighted with the
United States.
Z think I am the only man in the COun-
try who can say that he stopped fifty dead
men from voting" said Senator Jones Of
Nevada at Chamberlin's last night where
he dined with a party Of friends.
Yes. l have been in politics for nearly
thirty years and I have never heard Of
any other man who could say in all truth
that he had deliberately and at his own
expense prevented fifty dead men from
casting ballots. 1t happened away back
in the early sixties. l had gone to Cali
fornia during the rush for gold and after
getting my bearing for a few years in
town in a certain inland county / thought
would stand a good chance If | ran for
the State Legislature as the nominee for
the upper house OF that body. Well. I
was nominated, and the day before cleo
ton day big Irish miner was ushered
into my quarters.
Cap Jones' he said, how much will
We pay fer the stiffs, What stiffs% l
asked Why. the dead vans. he an
swered 'Ye see. scr, we hey a nice bunch
of them that always carries the Third
precinct fer the man that gets them an
/ thought you might try them this year.
The man running against you had them
last election. They're all dead fer years
an none OF them ever bothers after his
vote IS cast
How many OF them are there |
asked. Fifty. at s. apiece, he replied. |
An if they don't vote you get yer money |
back. What viii it cost to keep them |
from voting" asked. Five dollars
apiece he answered. They're higher |
priced that way. because we've got T. have |
a man az every booth { see that they /
don't vote fer the other fellow
Well. / gave him $3.50 and instructed |
him to keep the dead men from voting |
either for or against me. On election day |
found that my Hibernian friend was
earning his $3.50, as he challenged the |
dead mems names every time they were |
brought in to vote. and finally succeeded In /
preventing every one of them from pass
ing his watchful eye. | was elected by a |
very small margin, and had 1 not Pre-
vented the dead men from voting and re-
peatiug l might not have begun the
political career which made me United
States Senator"
"The people Of the Pacific Coast are
unanimously in favor OF expansion. said
rharles NJ Broderick. OF San Francisco,
At the Riggs last night. This Is so be
cause CT the fact that the coast is he
natural outlet through which all Eastern
rade will flow. The increased demand for
very hing needed 10 place the Philippines
On a par commercially. with the rest Of
he world, has already begun to show
orth, and every week large consignments
II machinery and other materials are
shipped from san Francisco alone. OF
curse we will benefit from the trade. and
believe the entire country will also
benefit The candidate who stands for
expansion will carry the Pacific Coast"
Rear Admiral <empT Accepts.
The Navy Department received a tel, gram yes
crday from Rear Admiral I1ui, Kempf Com