The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-07

District adjoining the Ninth. lie is to
take care OF Coionel S4emp next year.
They spent some time discussing poll
tics ami in giving it 10 the Democrats.
Colonel Stemp wandered all around
the Capitol, sticking close to the Hon.
r. W. Blair who acted as guide and
prompter to the hedgi.ng CongressIna n.
Colonel S.emp beat Mr.. BAR for the
nomination at Abingdon, but they were
very close to each other at the Capitol
Mr. Blair took his charge into the gal
lery, and Colonel Slenp gazed intently
on the scene below, the question OF
whether or not Americans should re-
ceve foreign decorations was being dis
cussed and Colonel SIemp paid close
attention.
Colonel s!emp shows pronounced
offishness to newspaper men. he was
introduced to one who represents
paper that has some circulation in the
western part OF Virginia.
Il represent the -, said the news
paper man, preparatory to asking some
question Colonel Slemp looked at him
with decidedly suspicious manner,
and then said. cautiously:
We'll. don't know whether I'll sub
scribe to your paper or not. You come
around 20 see me when / get here TO
Congress and then I'll talk to YOU.
The CORRESPONDENT then explained that
he did not care three cents whether the
Colonel subscribed to his paper or not.
that all he wanted was news from nm
that would interest the peop,e who did
Colonel Sremp was even more susp!-
cious at this. and said. q amt doing
any newspaper blowing now. MAY be
when come here I'll have something
to say. bur not now.
s,i,!af - Happy.
in Washington recently is Hugh Gordon
Miller. ,ynen the announcement was
made that Ar. Malcolm Goes was TO be
assistant attorney wnen Judge Lewis
took the district attorneyship, every Ole
vas comm. serating Hugh Gordon Miller
Ii was said that he had oeen left out
in the cod entirely. Bat the boy or
ator'' stirred himself, and with the help
of Senator Hanna and Senator Scott,
to continue him in office In the mean
time Millers friends are on the look
out for him. and he viii probably be
given something else before very long.
ALLAN TO WRITE BOOK.
Speaking of Miller naturally brings
General Edgar Allan TO mind. These
two have been associated for some time
in various degrees CT friendl;ness. It IS
said General Allan has announced his
Intention 10 write a book Of ren1inis-
cences The subject matter Will be
chiefly Virginia politics. General Allan
has announced that he viii spare the
dead but will score the living There
will r1rohabl be q special chapter on
the subject Hugh Gordon Miller as an
assistant attorney. Another chapter
will be devoted TO the Roanoke conven-
ton with a character sketch Of S.
F~own Alien as 4 representa- tive Of the
Ronnhican machine" OF Virginia
When it was suggested TO Hugh Cor
don ATilror that Ee would come in for
some cornr1ent in rhe book Of his chief
write a book" From this it is jud@Nd
ne Is waitfre to rlav the nart OF critic
CARLISLE MAY DECLINE.
Since TIE neu-=pa pers al over the
South have criticised 50 severely former
Secretary John G. CarIisle's taking part
in the case against the Constitution Of
Virginia there are rU77ors 10 the effect
that the great Kentucky lawyer Is dis
posed to deny any actual connection
with tire matter.
To :. VERY intimate frend with whom
he Travelled from + antuoE-y 10 Naw York
few d7vs ago. Mr. Carlisle made the
direct statement that he had not been
retained in the case. He said that TIE
r,ersonS VINO had the matter in charge
had apnrcachad him and asked him
take pert re ra1 declined but tn'I
tt,an tfa+ If the matter ever reached
t'-a Srr-enIa Court. ard if they sill
wfsta7 him 70 go into II ~ come hack
~ him ard ila would tax TO thAr1
,->,,t it, 70 di1 rot accent ard re-
ta'-a part in tho case ut all.