The evening times., 1900-02-24
In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

reSentatiYe Robertson, OF Louisiana. ne
was formerly United States Attorney for
Washington, and is in the city looking
after the investigation into the Idaho min
ing troubles, and will present some tell
ing testimony.
]. F. Ronald OF Seattle Wash. formerly
United States District Attorney in that
city, is at the Ebbtt. He is a prominent
candidate for the Democratic appointment
to the Office of justice Of the Supreme
Court for Alaska. He believes that the Pa
cilic 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 in the Idaho investigation, and Is
a prominent lawyer
Former Representative James Hamilton
Lewis OF Washington, is at the Riggs, and
is busy attending to some legal matters.
Il 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 to be carried out. One of the
three should, and will be appointed from
the Northwest and if the appointment is
made under Democratic administration
should recommend either Judge l.. c. Gill
man, of Seattle; Charles S. VOORHEES,, of
Spokane. or Senator Turner, for the posi-
tion. II appointed under a Republican adj
minstration, would most like to see the
present district justice of Washington,
Hon. c. II. Hanford. get the Office. He is
without doubt the ablest Federal jurist 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
tinctiOn of having a famed beverage named
in his honor is at ChamberHns, from ST.
Louis He was looking for good RePub-
licans today asserting that he stands
ready to wager : 10 10 that W. J. Bryan
will be the next President of the United
States.
Former Representative George W. Post
of New York is at the Arlington, looking
after some legal matters. He will remain
in the city until Monday.
James l.. Hays. 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 apprOpFia-
ting sg5 coo for the erection of an exten-
sion TO the Federal building at Newark.
which is used for the postOffce and Gus
tom house. Both gentlemen are in
hopes that the committee may give the
hill favorable report. Postmaster Hays.
in talking about the needs for the exten-
sion, said that at present the force OF 1iS
letter carriers are compelled TO work IN
building which was formerly a church.
Ito feet in the rear Of the pOstOficc. and
a building which was recently condemned
by the Supervising Architect as unsafe.
SIR Hays stated that Newark has a pop
ulatiOn of 3G0 900. and Sl05. coo 600 worth
Of goods are manufactured there annually,
So. eco GEO being paid out in wages 10
$500 working people employed in 2+.0o0
separate industrial plants. The business
of the Newark pOstOffce. he said. has in
creased from $500 2O5 in 1880 to s293.l61 in
1899. and it is expected that the receipts
this year will exceed $450, 00O.
J. W Nolan. President of the Democratic
Club of Rochester " Y. and 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 big
81 dinner which the western New Workers
are going to give 10 Col. William j. Bryan
on March ~. He secured as speakers yes
terday Representative Suizer. Hon. James
Hamilton Lewis. George Fred Williams. OF
Massac chusetts: Representative Lentz of
Ohio. and several others. The western
portion Of the state is going to give Mr..
BTyan handsome vote" said be last
night despite the usual Republican ma
iority The people are lining up for the
Chicago platform, and Mr.. Bryan is the
only man for the nomination"
Norman e Mack. editor and publisher
of the Buffalo Times is at the Shore
ham for a few days Il have been seeins
my friends on the Democratic National
Committee" " said he today, and eX-
pected the convention to go 10 Kansas City.
| am certain that New York State will
give Mr.. Bryan big majority. and he Is
gaining hundreds Of supporters every day
4. H Ryan. a lawyer. from Newcastle
Pa is at the Raleigh for a brief visit. Mr.
RYAN was enc Of the delegates TO the re
cent antitrust convention at Chicago. and
while there introduced a resolution de-
nouncing Col James VI. Guffey. of Pitts
burg the Democratic National COMMITTEES
man from Pennsylvania The resolution
was killed in the committee and the mat
ter was hushed over.
4 have learned that about seven or
eight wears ago. said Mr.. Ryan toiav
during a slight panic Colonel Guffey
went around the oil regions in Pennsylva-
MIA and secured all of the property of the
independent companies that could be
bought ND This. | understand. he turned
over to the Standard Oil Company. and
am informed that he not only received d
!, hut f-
connected with that greatest of all indus
trial trusts. This is why 1 introduced the
resolution cOndemning Colonel Guffey as
an enemy to the anti-m0nopoly forces. The
resolution was turned down and disap
peared but the fact remains that l have
charged him with connection with the
Standard Oil Trust"
There are two men stopping here who
have had nc end of trouble because of
their Names" said Clerk Breast at the Ar
lington last night land l have just sue
ceedet 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
Portsmouth, n. II. When Hon. Frank
Jones left his hotel in New York to get
train to 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. Otner
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.
ond had the matter not been peaceably ad-