The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
Inquiry from Chicago Meets a Quick
Reply.
NO CHANGE IN ELECTION
United States Senators Sent by Leg
islatures Is All Right.
NOT FULLY IN ACCORD WITH THE WEST
Chicago Board of Trade Has Been
Sounding Similar Bodies Over
the Country.

New Orleans, February 9-(Special)-
The national civic federation of Chicago
sent an inquiry to the New Orleans board
of trade asking if that body favored
an amendment to the federal constitution
providing for the election of United
States senator's by popular vote The
board of trade answered promptly enough
and with practical unanimity that "the
present constitution is good enough for
u.s. and 'the concensus of opinion among
the merchants of New Orleans is that
senator's should be elected as at present"
II was apparently thought that the board
of trade, like most other bodies which
have been consulted on the subject of
United States senators. would be for their
popular election
The lily white republicans are trying
to rally their forces from their recent
roverses. the loss of the postmastership
and the desertion to the enemy. and
those who remain faithful are asked
to decline them. The explanation given
of the turning down of the party by the
president and the appointment Of a regu-
lar republican as postmaster of New Or
leans is that it was done by Mckinley
to assist I'm carrying through the ship
subsidy bill. The democrats. IL is said,
have combined with the oldtime or regu-
lar republicans to prevent the organiZa-
tion of a reputable white republican party
I'm the state. The democrats. therefore,
wanted the Womberleyte. or regulars. to
win. and IL was to please the democrats
that Earhart. republican, was ap-
pointed postmaster at New Orleans. BY
making this appointment the lily whites
say the president secures the vote of one
of the Louisiana senators-they refer to
McEnery-for the ship subsidy bill.
The death of Mike" Tanning. boss of
| the first ward removes the last of the
| professional politicians of his type from
| New Orleans. Under the Australian bal
| lot system. civil service and the change
in political methods it is doubtful if
man like Mike Tanning can ever hold
the power he did. lie was one Of thirteen
| children of an Irish immigrant who grew
up without any education worth speaking
! of. lie embarked i'm politics when a boy
and soon learned ,he ropes. Living most
unoStentatiously in one Of the poorest
| sections of the city. he won the support
| of the people around him and gradually
| rose to be one of the political leaders i'm
| the city and absolutely boss" in his
ward, the first. lie played n prominent
part in state and city politics but he
never changed his mode of living was
never candidate for any elective office.
but filled only appointive ones: and. it is
said died without any property whatever.
the large amount which ne received in
salaries being expended on politics.
The Southern railway, It mas been un-
derstOod for some tirIc were anxious TO
get an entrance into New Orleans and
take advantage of the facilities this port
offers and We're prevented from doing so
only by its contract with the Louisville
ana Nashville 1t has. however. secured
its gulf outlet by way of Mobile. and is
now showing no desire to enter New or
leans. II was reported during the week
that il had purchased the New orleans
and Northeastern. from Meridian here.
but this is emphatically denied. The fate
OF that road ana the Nickshurg. Shreve-
port and Pacific is still i'm doubt. The lat
ter road will go under the hammer next
week. and It is reported that it Will be
| bought in by the Illinois Central.
The season has grown gayer as the
| carnival approaches. Two carnival balls
were given during the week by the Priests
| of Nuthria and the Elders of oberan,
and both were phenomenal successes. but
perhaps the greatest social engagement
was chat growing out of the visit of the
German man of war. Nineta. Never
have officers been so enthusiastically re-
ceived or treated to such a round of pleas
ures dinners. balls. receptions. etc, and
they. for their part, have reciprocdted
In fine style.
The sugar exchange has joined with the
American Cane Growers Association in
| n urotest against the ruling of the treas
| ury department. that Russian sugar I'M
ported into this country does not have
to pay a couuteryailing duty. This, the
louisiana and Texas sugar growers say,
has already cost them over million
dollars and win ultimately ruin them un-
less the treasury changes its ruling.
Reports received from numerous sugar
planters show that the planters haV"
planted their cane crop eighty days be-
fore the usual time. They are doing so
under the belief that there will he no
more cold weather this winter. The cane
crop has been poor for three seasons, ANA
it is believed that a better result can be
assured 10y planting earlier and thus al
lowing the cane to thoroughly mature be-
fore ii is cut.
The Charity hospital. which is very
lucky in such matters, has received an
other gift Of $50 U00. In the last two years
il has received three large dou3tiOns-one
from Mrs Milliken for the erection OF 4
hospital for women and children, which
building has been completed ana the
large donation for the construction of
hospital for cases Of infectious disease,
and a third donation which will be used
for the hospital proper. The last sift
will Se utilized in the construction of
building for trained nurses, and VIII en-
able the hospital To materialIy increase
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