The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
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resentatiye Robertson Of Louisiana. He
was formerly United States Attorney for
( Washington. and is IN the city looking
after the investigation into The Idaho min
ing troubles, and viii present some tell
ing testimony
J. F. Ronald. OF Seattle. Wash, formerly
United States District Attorney in that
city. is at the Ebbitt. He is a prominent
candidate for the Democratic appointment
to she Office OF justice Of the SCPrsme
Court for Alaska. He believes that the Pa
cifc Coast is solid Tor bryan and silver in
the coming campaign.
l. A. Crozier United States District At
torney for Idaho. is at the Ebbitt. from
that State. He has been subpOenaed as
witness IL the Idaho investigation, and is
prominent lawyer
Former Representative James Hamilton
Lewis. OF Washington. is at the Riggs. and
is busy attending 10 some legal matters
4 see that there is a good deal Of talk
about adding three justices TO the Su-
preme Court bench. This is a good idea
and ought 70 be carried out One OF the
three should and will. be appointed from
the Northwest. and If the appointment Is
made under a Democratic administration
should recommend either Judge l.. C. Gil
man, OF Seattle, Charles s Voorhees,. OF
Spokane. or Senator Turner for the posi-
ton. n appointed under a Republican adj
miuistration. / would most like 10 see the
present district Justice of Washington
Hon G. H. Hanford get the Office He is
without doubt the ablest Federal iurist on
the Pacific Coast. and although a Repub-
lican, is one Of the most brainy lawyers IN
this country"
Col Joe" Hickey. who Enjoys the dis
tinctiOu Of having famed beverage named
In his honor. is at ChamberIin's. from St
Louis. He was looking for good Repub-
licans today. asserting that he stands
ready TO wager Z 70 - that W J. Bryan
viii be the next President OF the United
I States
& Former Representative George W Post
Of New York Is at the .Srl.c zton. looking
after some legal matters. H. will remain
in the city until Monday.
James l. Rays. postmaster. and George
/ l. Smith. collector OF the port OF Newark,
+ y. J.. are registered at the Arlington.
: They were before the Committee on Pub
/ lie Buildings and Grounds yesterday after
| noon in the interest Of a bill apprOpria-
/ ting So coo for the erection Of an extern
/ sion 10 the Federal building al Newark.
/ which is used for the pOstOfice and Gus
( tom house. Both gentlemen are IN
I hopes that the committee nay give the
Z bin favorable report Postmaster Hays.
in talking about the needs for the extern
sion. said that at present the force Of rs
. letter carriers are compelled 10 work in
building, which was formerly a church.
/ 100 feet IN the rear Of the postofiicc. and
| a building which was recently condemned
q by the Supervising Architect as unsafe.
3 Dir. Hays stated that Newark has pop
. ulatiOn Of 100000. and sos. 600 COO worth
{ Of goods are manufactured there annually
. So. cce.C Geo being paid out in wages 20
$500 working people employed in 2H.0te
. separate Industrial giants. The business
of the Newark pOsJ0fice. ne said. has in
. creased from $500 2O5 in 1890 d S2e3 161 in
1899. and il is expected Jhas The receipts
this year viii exceed $500
/ J. NJ Nolan. President Of the Democratic
{ Club Of Rochester y. Y. and q prominent
; Democrat in the western portion OF the
Empire State is at the Ebbitt for a few
. days. He is in the city talking up the bic
81 dinner which the western New Workers
are going % give 10 Col. William J. Bryan
on March 2a He secured as speakers yes
Z teriay Representative Suisar Hon. James
I Hamilton Lewis. George Fred Williams. Of
Massachusetts,, Representative Lentz Of
Ohio. and several others. The western
portion Of the state is going TO give Nj.
. Bryan a handsome vote. said be last
night despite the usual Republican ma-
jOrity. The people are lining up for the
Chicago platform. and Mr. Bryan is tho
only man for the nomination"
Norman E Mack. editor and publisher
OF the Buffalo Times" is at the shore
ham for a ley DAYS. II have been seems
my friends on the Democratic National
Committee" said he LSzsay. and eX-
pected The convention 10 z" % Kansas City
I am certain that New fork State will
give MI Bryan a big me- +3rits. and he Is
gaining hundreds Of supporters every day
A. r. Ryan. a lawyer. from Newcastle
. Pa is az the Raleigh for a brief visit. Mr
Ryan was enc OF the delegates to the re-
cent antitrust convention Al Chicago. and
while there introduced a resolution de-
uouncing Col. James NJ CYfIey Of Pitts
burg. the Democratic National Committee
man from Pennsylvania The resolution
was killed In the commit ne and the mat
ter vas hushed over
L have learned thq, about seven or
eight years ago" SAID N. Ryan TO-DAY
. during a slight panic colonel Guffey
. went around the oil regions in Peunsyiva-
MIA and secured all o. the property Of the
/ independent companies that could be
. bought mp. This. l Understand. he turned
I over 40 the Standard Oil Company. and
. am informed that he not only received a
. big retainer for his services but is stiR
. connected with that greatest Of all indus
! trial trusts. This is why I introduced the
resolution COndemning Colonel Guffey as
an enemy 10 the anti-m9noFoly forces. The
resolution was turned down and disap-
peared. but the fact remains that I have
charged him with connection with the
, Standard Oil Trust"
There are two uen stopping here who
have had no end Of trouble because of
! their names" said Clerk Breast at the Ar
lington last night. 'aud / have just sue
ceeded in making them acquainted. One
is Hon. Frank jones, OF New York. who
was First Assistant Postmaster General
: under President Cleveland, and the o her is
/ Frank Jones. the wealthy brewer from
I Portsmouth, y. II. When Hoa. Frank
Jones left his hotel in New York to get a
train &c Washington. he telephOned to have
a berth reserved in a sleeper for Frank
Jones" When he boarded the train he
found that the other Frank Jones was
sound asleep in the reserved berth. Other
complications followed. and when Hon.
/ Frank Jones arrived in the city he was as
| signed to the room which was reserved for
| Frank Jones. the brewer. Then Frank
Jones. the brewer. received the bulk o. the
mail addressed to the other Frank Jones.
and had the matter not been peaceably ad-