The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-01
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


William E. Ryan. a prominent New York
Democrat. who is close TO Tammany inter-
a lengthy conference on the bid made by
Column bus Ohio. TO secure tire Democratic
national headquarters for that city
You can announce that the Democratic
national headquarters will be located in
New York city" said he last night. and
the fight being made by the Ohio capital
will prove useless. The decision was made
yesterday. and think you are making the
first public announcement of the fact. 1t
has been seen that Manhattan is the only
point from which to conduct a national
campaign and there are so many interests
to be watched that Ohio is too far away.
AS to the craftsmanship OF the National
Committee, II is more than probable. and I
speak of what | know, that James G.. Tru-
man will be chosen. The other candidates.
Arthur Pue German and Chaitman Jones.
of the executive committee of the National
Committee are both good men, but the
majority is with Mr.. Truman. He is I'M
doubtedly the best man for the place, and
has been a hard worker when friends were
scarce. He halls from Binghau,ton. n. Y.
and was Chairman of the New York DEM
ocratic State Executive Committee in
1S9s-'97. He has A large private fortune,
and gave literally 10 the cause in 1896 He
is an intimate friend of Colonel Bryan, who
favcrs his selection, and he has not an en-
envy in the whole party. He met with an
accident, which confined him to his bed for
the past six months. but he is now en-
tirely recovered. and promises to conduct
an aggressive campaign"
Col John T. McGraw, the West Virginia
politician and railroad magnate, who con-
tested the seat OF Senator Scott several
weeks ago. has returned to the city. and 10
quartered at the Normandie.
P. C. Boyle, editor of the "oil City Der
rick" and who is connected with the Stan
dard Oil Company, is at the Shoreham.
from Oil City Pr. He will remain in the
Capital for few days.
Hon. James Hamilton Lewis who has
been at the Riggs for the past few weeks.
has gone to Seattle, Wash, where he will
remain for some time. preparing a case
for the Alaskan Miners Association.
A. a. Beachy Vice President of the
Monroe County Democracy, of New York,
is at Wizards, from Rochester. He is in
the city arranging for speakers for the
Bryan one dollar dinner. to be given in
Rochester. on March 20. He stated last
night that he had secured, among others,
Representative Lentz of Ohio, Representa-
tive SulZer of New York, Hon. James
Hamilton Lewis, and Gen. s. S. Yoder.
Gen. Fl. C. Merriam, U. S. A, has re-
turned from trip to New York, and is
CHARTERED at the Ehbitt. He is here at
tending the investigation into the Occur
d'Alene mining troubles.
Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist, who was
associated with the late Rev. Dwight L.
Moody for many years. is at the Ebbitt,
from Brooklyn, N y, for few days He
is accompanied by Mrs. Sankey.
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Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, formerly Sec
rotary of War under President Cleveland,
is at the Arlington, from New York. He
is here on legal business. and will remain
about a week. 81
Hon. Powell Clayton, United States Ann
bassador to Mexico is at the Arlington for
a few weeks, on leave Of absence. He is
enjoying splendid health, and is greeting
his friends in the city.
Sir Charles Roe is at the Normandie,
from Cambridge, England. accompanied
by NJ. T. Langworthy. He is making a
tour of the United States, and will spend
a week at the Capital He stated last
night that all Englishmen everywhere re-
f.ns1 u n
erts, and that he was confident that the
war would not last another month.
Edwin A. Fisher. of Sayreyille. Middle
sex county y. j.. is at the Arlington for a
brief visit. Mr.. Fisher is the owner of the
largest brick mandatory in the world.
which is located on the Jersey coast, at
SayreviIle and which supplies not only
points all over the United States. but also
big export trade. Mr.. Fisher stated last
night that the clay in his portion of the
State contained strange properties, making
it without exception the finest fire brick
material ever discovered.
Theodore B. Stub, formerly City Com
missioner and Health Officer of Philadel-
phia and at present member Of the up
per house of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
City for few days.
There is no doubt whatever as to the
outcome of the Quay case" said he last
night Mr. Quay will be seated just as
surely as | am telling you this. / have
many reasons to know whereof | speak,
and have been assured that everything is
as il should be- Already We have a good
sized majority OF the Senate on our side,
and you can depend on it that two out of
V,Iys
up the case will vote to seat Colonel
Quay"
Dr. J. S. McCue one of the pioneer min
ers. who entered the Klondike al the time
of the first discovery of gold, is at the
Raleigh, from SkagGay. Alaska Dr. Nc
Cue holds several valuable claims in Dyea,
and is resting up during the winter. He
has spent fortysix years on the Pacific
Coast, and nearly four years in the gold
fields in Alaska.
THE people OF Alaska want the capital
located at Juneau,'' said he, last night,
as this is the centre of population in
Territory six times as large as the State
of New York We want a district judge,
a United States marshal at Juneau, at st.
Michaels, which is $500 miles from Juneau
by the most direct line of communication,
and al Circle City, which is on the Ameri-
can route by st. Michaels and Seattle. fully
five thousand niles from the capital of
the Territory. we want the Judge to be
i first class lawyer, Western man. and
familiar with the %ants and equities of
the people. He should have the power of
appointing all Che commissioners, who
act as ! justice of the peace does in a
State. The marshal should have the power
to appoint his own deputy. The collector
of customs of the Territory should have
his headquarters at Juneau. and he should
have fIll anthnrity. 10 annoint all his own