The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Senator Clay OF Georgia. who made the
minority report against the Hanna-Payne
Ship Subsidy BILL is at the National
The Democrats in the Senate" said
Senator Clay to-day, will not resort to
any unfair msthads 10 defeat the Sub
sidy bill Thst Democrats viii oppose it,
but viii not, as has been stated. attempt
TO talk the bin to death. If the Repub-
ilcans want TO pass the bill after fail
and free discussion of the measure, they
have the votes, and can do it
.The people in Washington county, my
State, swear by Representative Brown
low" said e B. Cotton, of Johnson City,
Tenn, at the Metropolitan this morning.
Mr.. BrOwnlow promised them that in
four se-tTs ne would see that every place
in his district had rural free delivery of
the nails This seemed like an impossi-
bic promise, but he has GENE mighty
near fulfilling it II was only the other
day that at Mr. BrownIow's earnest re-
quest an order was issued establishing
rural free delivery in the entire county
OF Washington. The first time any such
thing was done was when rural free de-
livery was established in the county Of
Carrollton. Md, and then it was done as
an experiment. 1t proved such a success
that rural free delivery at once became
permanent adjunct TO the postal serY-
Ice. This rural free delivery service"
added Mr.. Cotton. is about all the farm
eTs get from the Government
Horace Randolph. Of Richmond. Va. is
at The Raleigh. Mr.. Randolph is an in
suraGce man. Nothing so hurts the in
surance business" said he, ''as the Wild
cat Insurance companies which are con-
unually springing up in all parts Of the
country. These wildcat concerns make
all kinds Of promises and for a time they
get the business. Then comes the break
up. the appointment OF a recei-er. and the
policy holders. 10 use an expressive term,
hold the bag Then when the represen-
tatlFes OF the old established insurance
companies seek new business they are met
with chilly reception and no encourage
ment It's awful hard work" added Mr.
Randolph, TO convince a man or woman
VINO mas once been caught by the wildcat
companies that your company is not an
other OF the same character While MANY
States have an insurance commissioner
whose duty il is to protect the public By
exposing fraud companies. I think there
should Be a National Insurance law. and
l understand that bill 20 regulate irsur-
aHce viii Be introduced in the Senate at
the coming session Of Congress
This crusade against vice in New York
city is nothing more nor less than the
beginning of the war on Tammany in the
mayoralty fight which takes place next
year, said T. J. CoakIey. Of New York,
al the Arlington this morning. 'eTammany
mas the votes to elect Mayor Van TvcI--s
successor next year but If the opposition
by which I mean the Republicans and the
anti Iammany Democrats and the little
oano OF Feformers VINO want TO run the
universe. combine and nomi nate an indie
pShdent or anti-Tammany Democrat enc
VINO supported Bryan, then Tammany will
be doWned- Now there is absolutely
nothing new in the sensa tionaI stories
printed IN poster t.pe n the yellow Jour
mas ana also IN TIE more staid aud dig
nihed contemporaries. It's the old CRY
raised again by the notorietv hunters
who delight TO read their names in the
papers and to serve on committees that
dlsbuFse funds contributed by worthy IN
thinking people who really believe that
unless the city is cleansed of all corrup-
ton 1t viii be destroyed by the wrath of
God The politicians OF course take ad-
yaEtage of the excitement and make the
most Of 1t for their respective political
organizations
New York is not one whit worse nor
one whit better than Chicago. Ph IadeI-
phIa- Boston. St Louis. Kansas CITY. San
Francisco, London or Paris or any city
OF large population. The searehIights
VIII be turned on some officials viii be
discharged. probably there viii be an in
crease in the number of arrests of IN
fortunates, ana then the spasm wilI end
And there YOU are Ii Will be the same
old New York, just as before the cutlery
OF TefoTaers."
I have seen a whole Let Of nonsense
printed about the coming election OF
United States Senator's from Nebraska
said n O. Breland. an attorney from
Omaha, who is at the Riggs for a few
days. Now. have Just left The State
and know how matters stand You can
put 1t down as a sure thing thai the two
new Senator's from Nebraska viii be As
sistaBt Secretary MeikIejohn. OF the War
Department, and Representative Dave
Mercer I have il as fact thai neither
Edward Rosewater nor Hon D. E.
Thompson, who are said to be in the lead.
has any chance. Rosewater's strength
lies only in his own newspaper. the
Omaha Bee Thompson is slated on the
strength OF having refused lie nomina-
ton for Governor so that he might be
made Senator Mercer IS strong and is
very popular He defeated a strong man
this fall. Meiklejohn will be made Sena-
tor out OF coE1p liment to President Nc
Kinley. who desires that the official be
rewarded for his services Mr. BRYAN
would have been sent to the Senate rad
not the Dem-POps failed OF NE majority
in the State Legislature I know that
Meiklejohn is so certain of +.te Job that
ne already has advised his f:-<-z.5s Of his