The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-07
Gotham Letter


has brought trif1y more clearness in
TO the political atmosphere, but the
final outcome of the complicated sit
uatlon is not by any means remover
from the speculative stage. The
fritnds of Judge Parker are beginning
to fear that there is trouble coming
hour of need they have even tried to
obtain assistance from VIM. Jennings
Bryan. Although it is quite we'll
known that Mr.. Bryan is not an en-
thusiastic ahmirer of Judge Parker,
so far as his views on the silver ques-
ton are concerned, but it is believed
that his feeling of opposition to Cieve
land will he strong enough in him to
induce him to intercede for Parker,
although he latter is not his favorite
candidate. At the same time there is
trouble brewing in the Republican
ranks. For some time there has been
friction between Governor Odell and
Senator Platt and, although there has
been a truce patched up for the time
being, it is believed that serious
break is sure to come. 1t is stated in
we'll Informed circles that Odell is
pretty sure of at least twenty of the
forty seven members of the State
are conceded to Plett.
Always accommodating ind obliging
| to newspapermen, William J. Bryan,
upon his return to this city from his
| last trip through the south, allowed
himself to be interviewed upon the
subject he likes best to discuss. He
was asked how the Cleveland boom
was progressing down South and an
| sWered with surprise that he did not
know there was such boom; he
surely had not discovered any evil
dence of it during his southern trip
In the same interview Mr. Bryan ex-
pressed his conviction that the Demo-
cratic national convention would re-
affirm the Kansas City platform, as it
was the only one, according to Mr.
Bryan's idea, that could possibly har
| monte the different factions of the
democratic party.
There seems to be a good prospect
for the rapid development of New
york's subway system. When the Bel
mont syndicate entered into negotia
tons with the city for the cOnstruc-
ton of the subway system now in
course of construction, great many
wiseacres shook their heads and ex
pressed grave doubts as to the advis
ability of investing such enormous
sums in an enterprise the success of
which, at least from a financial point
of view, seemed to them rather pre-
carious. Times have changed and
with them the views of the most con-
acteristic for this change of opinion,
that even before the completion of the
first subway system plans have al
ready been submitted for a second
equally extensive system, which is to
connect the Battery with Harlem by
means of a tunnel running mostly west
of Broadway. The plan has been sug
gested by the Metropolitan Street
Railway company which intends to
make a bid for the construction of the
subway if it can secure the franchise.
According to the plans of the COM
with the new Pennsylvania railroad
station and with the station of the
New York Central. The Metropolitan
offers as a special inducement to give
free transfers from the subway to the
crosstown surface lines. 1t is under
stood that the Belmont syndicate also
intends to make a bid for similar
subway system and there is every rea-
son to believe that it will be possible
for the city to obtain some valuable
concessions from the company that is
granted the franchise.
The season of "ParsifaI' has closed,
and now that it is all over but the
shouting, it may be said that it was
great artistic and financial success.
The net profits from the season are
conservatively estimated at 100000,
an unusually brilliant result in view of
the fact that the theatrical season not
only in New York, but practically all
over the country. has been rather I'M
profitable this year.
One Of the members of New York's
japanese colony, young clerk of the
name of Tel Suzukios, has started
NOV ement for the erection of Budd-