The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-13
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
Mayor Carter Harrison. OF Chicago.
would never accept tho nomination for
Vice President on the next Democratic
National ticket" said DR.. N. T. Jameson,
a member Of the Illinois Legislature, at
the Arlington. last night. IF be wins the
mayoralty election to a third term next
spring. for which he is preparing to make
strong fight. then he wtli be a strong
Presidential possibility. That is what he
wants. Carter Harrison has already been
elected twice. and he has been elected by
Republican votes. He won his last cam
paign as the champion of the people
against the street railway combine. The
street railways will not be in the issue
next spring. for the Republicans are going
to put forward man who represents the
opposition to them even more than Carter
Harrison. He is John W. Harlan, son Of
Justice Harlan. and a prominent lawyer
and able campaigner. He was formerly an
alderman in Chicago. and was one OF the
citizens who went before the Illinois Leg
islature to fight the street railway monop-
ely. He is a big man physically and men
tally, and a hard fighter
Harrison is only thirty-seven years old.
but If he is elected next sprihg. the other
aspirants for the Presidential nomination
had better look out for him
Ex-Governor Francis. of Missouri. in
speaking of newspaper interviewers. said
at the Shoreham last night: when | was
in New York once a reporter Of one of the
local papers there sent up his card.
sent back word that could not see him.
but when l came downstairs the young
man was there. and introduced himself.
| said l could not talk to him. as was
about to leave for the train and went OFF.
l found out later that the paper had
column and half interview with me- The
reporter had discovered some Missouri
man who mad given him lot of matter
and there was so much untrutb in It. ard
my political position was placed in such
false light that the alleged interview
kept me explaining and explaining for n
long time that had not been interviewed
at all. a1d that l had never said what
was credited TO me-
Charles r. Fleming. President Of the
Darius Green Mining Company. Of Tucson.
Ariz., is guest at the Raleigh. Speaking
of his presence in Washington. Mr.. Flem-
ing said last night: 81 am here to take
out patents on a gold extractor which is
intended to work dry placer ground. It is
not generally known that 80 per cent of
all the gold produced in the world is placer
gold. Business in our Territory ia in bet
ter shape today than ever. on account Of
its nourishing mining Industries The
dividend paying mines last year paid 20
per cent interest on an average of the
total capitalization Our Territory is taird
in copper production in the United States,
and opportunities for good inves tments for
reliable mining concerns are better than
ever on account CT new transportation IA
cilities. miner in our Territory works
eight hours per day and receives $3.50
wages per day. It appears that we can't
get statehood for political reasons only.
We are certainly fit In every direction 10
make a worthy State OF the Union. The
only obstacle seems to be because we are
Democrats. You can judge for yourself
our moral standing from the fact that our
Territorial government several years ago
erected a reform school at Flagstaff and
two years passed before an application
was made for admission for a thirteen
year-old boy. The Legislature saw there
was no need Tor a reform school. and
turned the building into normal school.
| have known cases where persons who
taught school in the Eastern States failed
to pass the teachers examination in Ari-
zcna."
Among the guests at the National is
State Senator T. s. Kirk of Kentucky.
Speaking of politics in his State. he said
last night: Our Legislature meets BIZ
enniGlly and will not convene until jan
uary. 1902 What is Of NEST interest to
statesmen and politicians in our section
Just now is the question as to who is to
succeed United States Senator Deboe.
whose term expires in March. 1903. Can
didatss are already lining up and impTOy-
ing their chances whenever there is an
opportunity. Senator Deboe. Ex-Governor
Bradley, and Leslie Comics are aspirants
for the office in the Republican camp,
while James b. McCleary, ex-Representa-
tive of the Eighth Kentucky district;
Lewis McQuone and Judge James E. Can
triil are the Democratic candidates for
the honor. / think the chances are in
favor of the election of a Democrat. A
new Federal court district has Just been
created by Congress to take effect July l
next There are now two Federal court
districts in Kentucky. the Eastern and the
Western. A NJ J. Cochran. Of Mayes-
Vile. and Representative Pugh are Candi-
dates for the new judgeship.'