The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-17
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Ex-Representative ]. r. Campbell, oil
Illinois, who resigned his seat in the last
Congress to accept n commission in the
army during the war with Spain, is at
the Ebbitt for few days on leave OF
absence. He is now lieutenant colonel OF
the Thrtieth Volunteer Infantry. in 'he
Philippines. and returned to Illinois 10
take part in the recent Presidential cam
paign.
Il was elected to the House as DEM
ocrat." said he last night, but / am now
in favor of holding the Philippines ana
| gave support to the President on that
issue. l received my commission from
Governor Tanner and expected the war 10
last at least two years. L intend 10 act
with the Republicans in future. ana ne
lieve that Aguinaldo will SURRENDER viii
in two months. believe that the Repup-
licar victory at the polls will complete
" stamp cut the insurrection. Our resl-
ment. the Thirtieth, has only fired on the
enemy twice and then we had no trou-
ble We are located about 100 miles from
Manila and the province is wonderiuii!
rich. The only trouble we ever expert
enced was with the Talasanes. body OF
semi bandits. like military life ana VIII
return to Manila in December via San
Francisco"
Lieutenant Commander H. H. Casley. OF
the cruiser Buffalo. is at the Raleigh Tor a
few days on leave. He will visit friends
in this city before proceeding to sea duty
again.
BENJAMIN Schumacher, city attorney
of ST. Louis, Mo-, is at the Arlington on
business connected with the Chicago
drainage canal case now before the SUI
premc Court.
Eve arc trying to get an Injunction is
sued against the city of Chicago, pre-
venting the authorities frcm poliuting he
Mississippi River with sewage. said ne
last night. land have been making nara
fight. | expect that we Will be Victor los.
although no decision will be reached be-
fore January. L. c. Crow, Attorney Gen
eral of Missouri has been here for some
time. and is making strong fight. The
pcopIe of St Louis have no desire to
drink the sewage of Chicago. and we be-
lieve that the great flood OF refuse VIII
not tend to add to the health of the city.
There is no reason why Chicago should
be permitted to befoul the river by run
ming sewage canal into 1t. and believe
| we have proved this. We're an individual
to pollute the water supplied to city Ior
domestic purposes he would certainly De
punished. Therefore there is no reason
why municipal corporation should be
permitted to do So 1t is necessary that
! Missouri should protect the pullic health
and her proprietary interest in the bed
of the river. The delay which has been
permitted already is very harmful, anu
we hope for an injunction by January
Major d. r. Larned, L. S. A., who has
been retired. has decided to make Wash
ington his home in future and has secured
quarters at the Dewey for the winter. He
arrived in the city yesterday.
Il don't believe the Republicans will
ever elect another Congressman in the
Tenth Congressional district of Texas
since R. 3. Hawley has retired from the
field said F. C. Norris, of Galveston.
Tex, at Chamberlins last night. THE
Republicans have carried the district but
three times since the civil war and Mr..
Hawley gained the decision on two of
these occasions. The only other Repub-
lican ever elected was Col. Thomas 2.
Ochiltree, who was elected in the 10's.
Mr.. Hawley is well known in this city.
suppose. and he is a good fellow He has
always mad the DetIef element Oh the
Democrats behind him and could be re-
turned dozen times il he wanted TO.
It's funny story, however, how he came
to get out of the race this year You see,
he had formerly accepted the nomination
as though he didn't want il and as though
it was forced upon him. He always wait.
ed until the last minute and sang a song
about his vast business interests being
neglected for the sake of his district.
Well, this year he tried the same old
scheme and when he had declined the
nomination with string to the refusal in
the convention one of his right hand men.
a fellow called W. c. Jones. at once threw
himself into the breach and accepted the
| Office. When Hawley came to himself he
found that the delegates were pledged for
Jones and Jones was nominated. Hawley
was awfully mad, as he wanted to be re-
turned to Washington but he couldn't
help himself. Jones went down in a
Democratic landslide Even the negro
vote went for Burgess the Democratic
| candidate. and Hawley is now so sore that
ii is not safe TO mention nomination to
| him. ! think this was one of the fun
NEST things in politics. Anyway. the dis
trict is safely Democratic for the next
fifty years and perhaps for the coming
century"
Lieutenant Commander William C. Cut
Ter, of the Mare Island Naval Station is
at the Ebbitt for few days ON leave of
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