Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-15
William ]. Bryan in New Role Of
Business Man.
Observation-Disclosures
Chinese Laaadrymen Form a Trust
to Maintain Prices.
MESSENGER BOYS FIGHT
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

William Jennings Bryan this week
paid his first visit to New York
city since his remarkable campaign
and still more, remarkable defeat in
the fall Of 1900. This time he appeared
in new role the role of business man.
Bryan has been accused OF being almost
everything, from strolling actor up to
statesman, but he has never before been
accused of being a business man. Never
theless he appeared a fair type of sue
cessful western merchant or publisher
when he registered at the Hoffman House.
He refused to neglect the business which
called him to New York for politics or
social matters. though he did consent to
meet with a few old-time friends and OBJ
served the political prophecies to the ex-
tent of paying a7visit to Mayor Van Wyck
at the city hall. And he was sentimental
enough to turn down fourteen hundred
lines of patent medicine advertising at
dollar a line, the patent medicine advertise
ments being Of a type and character not
ordinarily rejected by the leading metro
politan publishers of this and other cities.
But in his methods of questioning the
various publishers as to the character of
advertising, the best methods of handling
circulation and mailing lists he appeared
as much at home as though he had been
an editor or publisher all his life. He APP
pears interested in his work, satisfied with
existing conditions and his face has lost
the tired expression noticeable during
his previous trips to the east during his
two campaigns.
Declined to Talk Politics.
He declines to talk politics except in the
most broadly general sort of fashion, and
frankly says that he is getting a good rest
and getting acquainted with his family.
He says that editing his newspaper has
one advantage over lecturing or campaign
i'm in hat to
deal of his time at his home at Lincoln.
Those who are most intimate with Mr..
Bryan in this city say that he is giving
the matter of possible future candidacy
for the presidency absolutely no thought
at all Bryan personally, it is said, after
the hard work of the two campaigns and
the two defeats that he has experienced
cares little whether he is nominated again
or not He would not accept a nomination
it is claimed unless he seemed to be the
spontaneous choice of the masses of the
democracy. ''
Thomas H. Carter Of Montana, who
ceased to be United States senator from
that state on March 4, received many con-
CALCULATIONS In the Waldorf Astoria today
upon his achievement in defeating the river
and harbor bill during the closing hours of
the recent session of Congress. The ex-
senator received these compliments laugh
ingly, remarking that his feat was chiefly
one of physical endurance. He did not
deny the suggestion that the result had
not been displeasing to the administration,
but declined to discuss that phase of the
question. AS a former chairman of the
republican national committee. however,
Mr.. Carter said:
THE checking of extravagant appropria-
tiOns will be credit to the legislative rec
ord of the party, and will entitle it to pop
ular approval
The Situation In Delaware.
Speaking in the same capacity, Mr.. Car
ter added: a.
;aIl, fhn do
by Chairman Hanna concerning his atti-
tude toward the political situation in Del
aware l know personally that his atti-
tude in that matter has been perfectly up
right and honorable from the beginning.
He is quite justified in resentng criticism
from republican sources, when his entire
course of action has been directed with
eye singly to the good of the party and the
election of republican senator's"
Concerning his successor III the Senate
from Montana Mr.. Carter said:
Mr.. Gibson is man of high personal
character and great ability. He is by ed
ucation and association a democrat of the
old school. and inclined to be conservative
upon financial questions. But Of course l
cannot assume to predict what his attitude
will be in the future evolution Of demo-
cratic Observation-Disclosures they may be-"
The successes of the Steel Trust and SIM
liar organizations pale and bleach before
the Laundry Trust which goes into full
operation tomorrow morning. The care and
craft of fnanciers In getting vast corpora
lions together in amity do not compare
with the infinite subtlety needed IN bring
ing the Chinese laundrymen into the laun-
dry union. This is the meek and scattered,
but powerful and united Chinese Laundry
Association. and 1t was hard work to con-
vince John he would get more money at
i.Igher prices. His experience with the
owners of shirts who dealt with him was
that the higher the price the less the trade,
as many Of his patrons would get a lone
some shirt washed only once In two weeks
when the price was 10 cents. and perhaps
once week if the price was Z cents. But
new schedule Of prices will begin with to-
morrow morning
Fight With Messenger Boys.
After a long series Of overt acts on the