Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-02
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

| Ex-Ciov. S. ]. Crawford of Kansas. one OF
| two now surviving of the war governors
with Mrs. Crawford, is spending a few
weeks at the Ebbitt- EX-Gov. Sprague OF
| Rhode Island who as a senator from that
T., state was leader in Washington society,
! and who became the husband Of Kate
| Chase. daughter Of Salmon P. Chase, chief
i justice and erstwhile Secretary of the
| Treasury, is the only other person now liv-
| ing who served chief executive of a
| northern state during the war of the re-
| bellion. Like Sprague, Gov. Crawford was
| a very young man when the people of his
state toop him up and gave him their suf-
frage. He was first elected in 1864, run
| ming on the same ticket which reelected
| Lincoln. and at time when he was serv-
| ing with his regiment at the front. Craw-
| ford was then twenty-eight years old. To-
| day he is as straight as an arrow, as viva
| ciouS as many persons a score of years his
| Junior. and is firm devotee at the shrine
OF his adopted state. which, he says, pos
sesses a climate which for salubrious quail
tiles is unequaied in the universe. The gov
errors home is in Topeka, but he spends
much of his time on his big stock farm in
southern Kansas.
Politics is not in it with stock raising
Gov. Crawford said TO a Star reporter.
| There's little money in politics under any
condition. but man who has few hun
dred head of cattle mas something worth
while-a good thing to fall back on | I'M
derstand that Jerry Simpson has returned
to his Kansas stock farm. He has two or
three hundred head of cattle. land enough
to raise what he wants to eat and to take
care of his stock, and is much better off
than TO depend on the salary of a represen-
tative. l long ago found that there was
more pleasure in life to get out and COM
mune with nature and enjoy a little of
GODS sunlight that penetrateS a Kansas
sarm than to occupy the best position that
may come from politics.
Gov. Crawford, however. believes that it
is the duty of every man to take an inter-
est IN politics; that in this lies the protec-
ton Of the city, the state and the govern
ment. Asked as to the conditions in Kan
sas and as to the probability of the state
again casting its electoral vote for a free
silver presidential candidate, he said:
There is a strong free silver feeling in
Kansas in all of the parties 1t would be
hard to predict at this time what the voters
may do OF course, Col. Bryans renomina-
ton is a foregone conclusion. From nv
own observations, believe the main planks
of the democratic platform will be free sill
Ter-an adoption of the free silver plank of
the chicago platform Of two years ago.
without change-anti-trust and anti-eXpan-
sion. do not believe that free silver will
be the paramount issue, as it was two
years ago, but that the predomnatiflg is
sues will be the two L last named'
Gov Crawford said that ex-senator John
J. ingalls, was understood to be in poor
health. and that he was spending the win
ter IN Arizona recuperating.
Just before the Irving company departed
from Washington, Sir Henry, who was
SAVING at the Arlington, remarked 10
Clerk Breast that he would find a number
of autograph albums in his apartments
ana requested that they be returned TO
their respective owners. One of the bell
boys was sent to Sir Henrys room and
soon came Lack with his arms full of al
buns, from the ordinary plush-covered ones
to some with covers decorated with gold
and silver. Each bore the signature of the
aisllnsuished English actor and his charm
ing leading lady, Miss Terry. Clerk Breast
got them all within his care and then
turing to The Star man. said:
You would be surprised at the number
OF autograph albums we come in contact
with during year. And that reminds me of
funny little incident which occurred here
few years ago. Before DR.. T. Dewitt
Taimage became Washingtonian he made
his headquarters at the Arlington when in
the city. There was always a demand for
his autograph, and he yielded it up cheer
fully. On this occasion a well-known So
ciety woman came in with album. One
OF the other clerks and the cashier hap
pened to be talking with me when she en-
tered. l took the album and placed it on
top of the letter box. DR.. Talmage came
in soon after and L handed him the album
and told him of the lady's request.
oh, yes, he said, as he opened the
book and wrote: With best wishes for your
future happiness and signed his name.
THE other clerk was engaged at the
time and did not notice what 1 had done
Later in the day, when the doctor came
into the Office to inquire for his mail, he
waited on him. Just as the guest was
turning to go away, the clerk happened to
think of the album.
by the way, DOCTOR he said, "a lady
left an album here with a request for your
autograph
DIR. Talmase nodded pleasantly and,