The Washington times., 1901-10-11
CHAMBERLIN'S TO REOPEN.
Ex-Representative Tim Campbell
to Be the New Host.
The Genial New Yorker Decides TO
Try the Role uf Bonifnce-Lrnse
Signed for Possession of the HOS
tcIry-PIans for the Winter.

telry-PlauS the
Genial Tim Campbell, ex-Representatiye
from New York. by which virtue the pre-
fix Hon. is attached to his name. has
been in Washington, and the hotel busl-
ness in the Capital Is looking up. fester-
day he signed the lease, taking over the
old Hotel Chamberliu, at he head of
which, during the coming winter, he VIII
preside The papers were drawn up with
scarcely any delay, following careful
survey Of the property, and the name OF
Tim Campbell was signed TO them, offi-
ciai record of his newly assumed obifga-
tion as a bonifacc.
When the news goes abroad that Tim
Campbell will assume the place in the
affections Of Washington made vacant by
the death of the late John Chamberlin
the rejoicing win be great, and states
men from Maine to California will con-
graduate themselves in advance. That
he has anticipated taking possession Of
the famous hostelry has been suspected
for some time. The name of the hotel,
it WAS stated by f. x. Somborn. manager
Of the place since the death of Mr.. Cham
berlin, viii b changed but whether it
will be CamDbelTs or whether it is to
to go by some other nomenclature cannot
be learned. The principal fact is that the
lease has been signed, and that the work
Of refurnishing the building from garret
to cellar is to begin Immediately.
Fortified by valued and able hackers.
whose pockets buged with the necessary
money to carry the project through,
Judge Campbell, as he is well known to
a large constituency of friends here,
rived in Washington early Tuesday morn
ing and carefully studied the Chamberiin
situation until yesterday afternoon. when
he left for New York, with the deteFmi-
nation fully formed and the necessary
legal action taken to open the famous
hosterly
With Mr. Campbell were August T.
Giliender, agent for the Chsrnberiir
property, whose residence rs In New York.
and G. H. Stayner, also of that city.
whose connection with the scheme is said
to have considerable bearing upon the
financial part of the. undertaking. They
arrived tired and worn, after the trip
from New York for the especial purpose
of looking over the Hotel Chamberlin.
with a view to opening it this winter. and
thereby maintaining the integrity of the
capital in spite of fatigue, however. the
three gentlemen. after a VISIT from Robert
@. Hoffman. the local agent of the
Chamberlin property at Fifteenth and l
Streets. visited the closed and darkened
mansion. and following brief survey of
the sombre exterior. entered and made
a thorough investigation.
The inspection must have been satisfac-
tory, for Immediately after the departure
of the visitors there was a noticeable at
mosphere of activity about the celebrated
resort.
The first arrivals were representatives
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tape measures and yardsticks and took
the measurement of every wall. Il reckon
they are going to put on new paper all
over the place" said Henry, the coIored
watchman who served old John Chamber
lin for many years before his death, and
is as much a fixture at the hostelry as
the bar
As might have been expected of Tim
Campbell the work of the paperhangers
was not all that was done. Before the
day was over the deserted hotel had been
thoroughly inspected. and an estimate of
the cost for a complete refurnishing OBJ
tanned. The floors were measured fer new
carpets. the heights of the massive doors
were taken in Order that an idea might be
obtained of the yards of portieres neces-
sary to equip the walnut frames with soft
and concealing draperies- The cost of
rugs, ornaments. chairs, and the other in
cidentals of house furnishing was care
fully prepared by the dealers called in by
the energetic New Yorker.
Ii was learned last night that the gen.
tlefnen who came over from New York
obtained an option on the property some
time ago Mr. Somb0rn. who is under
stood to be Interested in the project, will
probably remain as manager, vice Tim
Campbell, who viii be the great attrdc-
tion for statesmen and yivanteurs in the
habit Of frequenting the place 1t was
thought some time ago that the hotel
would remain closed. but the visit Of Mr..
Campbell has given assurance that it
will not
The fame Of the hostelry viii not di-
minsh when it has as its head the man
who said: @Whdt Is The Constitution be-
tween friends. or who remarked at q (
critical point in an impending brawl in
the House of Representatives. Gentle
men. this is not the United States Sen
ate
Tim Campbell vas horn in Ireland in
lSil, and since coming to the United !
States. when i've years old has been one /
of the b. ST knCwn men in the country.
He worked as a printer on almost all the !
great daily papers Of New York, and fin- |
ally became a member Of the New York |
Assembly. He studied Jaw and was ad- |
mitted to- the bar, and after a spirited |
contest was sent to the FoTty-ninth Con |
gress from the Ninth Congressional Dis /
trict Of New York to succeed Sunset |
Cox. He served also in the Iiftieth FIT |
ty-second and Fifty-third Congresses but |
was defeated for the Fifty-fourth Con !
grcss. However great his fame may be as
legislator. he Is best known as n hon |
Nivant and a prince of 2cod fellows.