The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09

feast held at Springfield on the 9th OF
| last month" said III. William r. Kerr,
| prominent citizen of Chicago. TO Post
/ reporter at the Shorehem.
prior 10 thar time the Republicans OF
! Illinois were somewhat divided on the
| question rs 10 whether Gov. Tanner would
/ decide to stand for denomination, but
when on the evening before the fe1s; the
| governor called together 20 or more Of his
| political friends and followers for a fam
| lily conference. and then and there stated
/ that the interests OF the great Republican
( party were Of more importance 10 him
/ than a denomination. he was cheered 10
1 the echo. There was no DOUBT but that
\ the governor could have been the oandi-
/ date OF his party again. but after free
, discussion Of the situation he decided that
! in the interest of harmony he would with
/ draw his name. The news OF his with
/ 5rawal spread rapidly. and the heafquar-
/ tiers OF Judge Eldbridge Hanecy. Repre-
| sentative Reeves, and Dick Yates were
/ soon crowded.
{ 1T was apparent, however, that the
I Chicago people were dead bent on landing
Judge Hanecy. and before midnight II
/ December ., ii was generally conceded
that Hanecy would be supported by the
entire Cook County delegation OF $50 mem
I bers, and that with this kind of backing
/ IL would not be hard task TO pick
enough additional votes in the state, out
/ side of Cook, 10 assure his nomination. OF
all the men favorably mentioned by the
/ people of Chicago for governor of our
State, 1t would have indeed been difficult
, TO select one more nearly approaching an
| ideal candidate.
Judge Hanecy IS a man OF fine personal
appearance, digniied bearing and kindly
disposition. He is an eminent jurist in
the prime Of life, with no enemies to pun
sh and hosts of friends. He has a wife
who will grace the executive mansion.
and several daughters who will ably ASST
| her. There can be no doubt but that the
reunited Republican party of Chicago has
selected a standard-bearer OF whom they
may be proud.
THE settlement of the gubernatorial
question in our State has also made IL
( clear that when the time comes Senator
Cullom will have practically a walk-Over
| in succeeding himself for another six
/ years. The ovation he received at the
| Republican love feast when he rose TO
speak made it quite plain that his dis
! tinguished services for the past eighteen
years In the United States Senate are APP
| preciated by his people"
"Will Chicago try to secure the Demo
cratic National Convention"
From the talk | heard before leaving
home, l think it safe to predict that q
delegation of leading business men will
visit Washington to labor with the Ma
tional Committee to the end that Chicago
may be selected as the convention city"
u. Y. F. Blake. about whose career in
the Boer army The Post had such a long
story the other day. came from my town"
said Senator Berry, of Arkansas, at the
Metropolitan He got an appointment to
/ West Point through Col. Gunter, then a
member of Congress from our State. and
was graduated in 1880. Before resigning
from the army, he was promoted 10 first
lieutenant. In 1895 he went to the Trans
vaal. Blake comes of good stock and is
one of the most fearless men ever knew
L am glad to hear that he has espoused
the Boer side. as it is utterly beyond my
comprehension how any man who hates
oppression, wrong, and robbery can take
the English side OF this quarrel England
| Is playing the role of despoiler and a
tyrant, and | solemnly hope that ere long
Germany. Russia, France. and even other
powers may intervene to aid the noble
people who are struggling for their rights
as freemen"
NJ. Reubens, Of Copenhagen. an inteili- !
gent-looking young Dane. who is stopping
at the Arlington, said to a Post reporter |
yesterday:
II am a mechanical engineer by profess |
sion, and came to the United States TO
look at your manufactures, particularly |
those which turn out automobiles. l am !
ali NJ bnf \ bap md at ba
courtesy that has been extended me on all !
sides. 1t is easy to see why America leads /
the whole world in the industrial line /
Your superiority in machinery is so great
that European countries cannot hope to
compete with you despite the difference in
wages. In the course of the next few
years the United States will be just as far
ahead of Europe in the production of auto
mobiles as it now is in bicycles, sewing
machines, agricultural implements, and
hundreds of other things. Our Old World
manufacturers. indeed. could not get
along at all were it not for their importa-
ton of American tools and machinery"
"One of the peculiar characters of our
State" said Mr.. a. j. Howard. of Louis
lana, at the Riggs. lis B. W. Marston, the
gentleman who created immense merri-
ment at the Chicago convention of 1892 by
imbibing much water while he was try
ing to make a speech. Nobody ever knew
not even those on the platform, within
few feet of him-what Marston was talk
ing about but he kept up mis- harangue
until he was tired out
Some years before this he furnished
fun galore for State Democratic con
vention. Displeased at the action OF the
convention, he rose, and in a dramatic
address took leave OF the Louisiana DEM
ocracy, and announced his intention Of
running as an independent candidate for
governor. As he strobe out OF the hall,
with head erect and naughty mien, some
tocose delegate started up the then popu-
lar song, 'GoOd-by, My Lover, GoOd-by,'
and Immediately the whole gathering took
I'D the refrain. much 10 MarstOn's discom-
fture Sure enough, ne did carry out his [
threat of running for governor, DUt the {
election returns failed 10 snow JhaI ne
got a single vote"
at own a farm" said Mr.. E J. Hyde. OF 4
PHILADELPHIA. at the Normandie, 'thal II I
near the Delaware State line. and border I
ing on a stream that separates Delaware .
and Pennsylvania.
Il have good reason 20 wish that my
place were on the other bank OF lhe /
stream, for In that event my FARMING
utensils and other property would be
great deal safer AS IL is my farm i
often invaded by prowllng tramps under
cover Of night. and everything that IS nor
put under lock and key is stolen. On the
Delaware side the farmers 90 not have 10
observe such strict precautions, and il Is
rare thing that they are mOlested by
thieves. The reason for this discrimina-
ton In favor Of Delaware IL that in that
small but solid State there Is an institu-
ton known as the whipping post. which
Is held in wholesome esteem by the fra
ternity OF piferers. Long ago Weary
WilIies learned that IL was q dead easy
thing 10 appropriate property in Pennsyl-
Vania, for at the worst they got only a
short-term fail sentence. but In Delaware
they got flashing in a public place. To
be beat with many stripes Is thing that
even your hardened hobo does not banker
for. and that Is the true cause OF his alb
stinence from thleying In our sister Com