Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-05
FEEL CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
AND ARE PREPARING FOR
A BIG FIGHT.
WHAT HON. v. D. OLDHAM Az
Win Nominate Bryan, But Would STEP
Aside for HiIl, of New York, to
Do the service-Wives Of
Our Presidsnts-Letter
From Mr.. White.

SOUTHAMPTON, l.. l., N. Y, June
2e--Demccrsts In New York feel
confident OF victory and are arranging
for q big Hght. With . Vice. Presi-
dental candidate from that state We
feel sure IL win be redeemed BY tbs
Democracy.
Inote that W. D. Oldham, who mar
ried Miss Belle Fentem, Of Mexico,
and who win nominate Bryan, says:
There lie only one man for whom l
would step aside, and that 10 David B.
Hill, Of New York. II Mr.. Hill viii
make such 3 request OF me, | should
NOT refuse. Il would furnish proof Of
e feeling OF harmony between the
Democrats OF the East and the West
that would set the fires OF party en-
thusiasm burning with q brihkness
preaaging certain victory this fall"
We see q great deal In the papers
about our President, but the wives Of
our Presidents are worthy OF notice.
1t is interesting to note the list of
women who have presided In the
White House Is mistress. It is q long
one, and the most noteworthy fact Is
that the wife Of the frat President is
not included, for washington's family
never lived in the Executive Mansion,
whose foundations he saw laid out.
Abigail Adams was the first "Lsdy
OF the White House," 1900 /.
After her came Martha jefferson
Randolph, 1902; Mary jefferson Eppes,
1908; Mrs. Randolph again, 1908 4 and
1866.
Dorothy Madison, perhaps the most
famous OF them all, came In 1904.
II was her crockcry that vas smashed
by the British soldiers who raided
Washington.
Its next lady was Elizabeth Monroe,
lsl7-25; Louisa Adams, 1859; Emily
Donelson, 1s2s.S7; Sarah York, 1887
80; Angelica Van Buren,, 1894; Pris-
ella Tyler, 1s41-42; Letitia Semple,
1924; Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1s44-5;
Sarah Polk, 1855; Elizabeth Bliss,
1880; Abigail Fillmore, 1868; Jane
Pierce, 1857; Harriet Lane, q rela-
tive OF President Buchanan, 1s57-61;
Mary Lincoln, 1876; Martha PAtter-
son, 1869; Julia Grant, 1soe-77; Lucy
Hayes, Is77-s1 Lucretia GARFIELD 1881;
Mary McElroy, 1876; Rose Oleve-
land, 1856; Frances Cleveland, 1886
Q and 1887; Caroline Harrison, 1882
%; Mary Mckee, 1923, and Ida Nc
Kinley, 1897.
There are four Marys in the list. No
other name appears 30 often.
1t looks - though WI would have a
prosperous year. / suppose Hanna
win try to claim for his party the
credit Of good times brought about by
aha AlmishE Palitinal bosses raally
feekth&kh9F havemOf6 power than
God, but we presume an ALI Wise
Providence still rules this world. We
hope 90. The gospel IL to be preached
to all nations. The missionaries are
to be driven out of China and may be
killed, but others will return and in
the end China will be civilized. The
whole world win be civilized; the
whole world is to hear the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
There will always be heathens until
the end OF the world, but all will have
q chance to hear the gospel We
have hesthens here by the ocean,
among the summer boarders close to
New York, here in the center Of
church work. There are heathens
sven In New York C1ty-a good many
and we do not think Of shooting
religion Into them, neither are We
going to shoot 1t into China, but the
Lord said go ye into all the world and
preach the gospel; and that Is going
to be done, wen II armies have to be
sent out, IS in Bible times. God still
rules, no matter who lie President or
ward boss. Thanks be to the Lord.
r. NJ. WHITE.