The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-21
IN TIE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon. HoLe Smith. formerly Secretary Of
the Interior under President Cleveland,
is az the Riggs from Atlanta. Ga.
The people Of Georgia are too busy
making money to pay much attention 10
politics" said he last night. but they
are solid for the regular Democratic nom
inee for President. be he Mr. Bryan
or anyone else. or course, We all believe
it will be Mr.. Bryan. Georgia. and,
think. the South generally. is dead against
imperialism. and will vote that way. sill
yer is dead issue. Bryan will get q big
vote in our State for the reasons that
he Will in all likelihood. be the Demo
cratic nominee; that he is opposed TO inn
peTialism. and because the Democrat
c ticket is the white mans ticket,
and white supremacy will be pre-
served. Stil the colored people are too
prosperous this year to pay much at
tentiou TO politics. They have cotton and
work and money and are happy. The
development of Georgia within the past
few years has been simply remarkable.
and l hold that Atlanta will be the manu-
featuring centre Of the country at some
not too distant date. There, at our doors.
We have the raw material-irOn. coal.
and cotton-and great mills are springiES
up every day. Why, a big iron plant is
4 building there now to manufacture the
machinery for the cotton mills. The capt
tai invested is Atlanta New England. and
English money a big furniture manu-
faclurer in Atlanta told me today on the
train that he was shipping furniture and
Office material into New York quicker
-. I IL,
at such low prices that he had practically
no competition. My advice is, go South;
it is the coming centre. ! am here on
professional business and will go to New
York tomorrow"
Hon John NJ Pattisou. formerly Repre-
sentative from Ohio. is at the Ebbitt from
Cincinnati Ohio. Mr.. Pattison is Presi-
dent Of the Union Central Life Insurance
Company, and is one of the most promi-
nent MasOns in the United States. He is
in the city to appear before the House
Committee on Ways and Means today. and
Will remain several days.
A delegation of prominent business men
Of Newark. y. j., is at the Shoreham to
appear before the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors today in the interest
sale River The delegation includes G. B.
Swayne. State Treasurer Of New Jersey;
r. c. Jenl1inson, President of the Newark
Board of Trade: H II. Kingsley. repre-
senting the Bailantine Brewing Company;
J. II. AbeTcombe, representing the Clark
Thread Company; II. II. Randolph, repre-
santing the Baidback Smelling Company;
j. f. Kehoe. representing the Listerine
Chemical Company: a. L. Tompldns. rep
resenting the building material interests:
Peter Campbell. linoleum interests; G. c.
brown, stone founders interests G. c.
Phillips. machine shops interests; J. L.
Higbic brickma1ers' interests; d. S.
Brewer c. E. Young and E. T Hawthorne.
J. o. Poole, an Indian Agent, is at the
Normandie, representing the Choctaws
who failed to have their names enrolled
as members of the Dawes Commission.
and who failed to register as citizens of
the Choctaw nation. Mr.. Poole stated last
night that the omission affects 1000 In
dians and practically means the confisCa-
lion OF their property.