The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-12
CAUGHT IN
THE CORRIDORS

Mr.. Mark Settle, who travels for a
Philadelphia fertilizer firm, is spend
ing a few days in Savannah. At the
Pulaski House last night he said: "The
business situation is just this: Up
through the state of Pennsylvania
where the big coal fields are, things
are awfully slow. In the regions where
big crops are raised business is on
the rush.
Il have always noticed in my bust
ness, that in fertile counties you can
sell plenty of fertilizers, whereas in
barren counties you can't. Now, that
seems odd, doesn't it. One would think
that the owners of poor, unproductive
land would be the first to help them
selves out by using fertilizers. No,
indeed. The poorer the neighborhood
the worse the business, and vice
versa.
'As for the farmers have met with,
they all talk prosperity. They are
beginning to talk politics now very
freely all over the country, and l find
the prevailing opinion in the Republi
can ranks that if Mr. Roosevelt is
renominated that he will be defeated.
Senator Hanna has a strong follow
ing throughout the North and the
South, and if he should allow the use
of his name I feel sure he would be the
nominee of his party for the presi-
dency. The Democrats in the North
are talking Cleveland, Olney and Gray,
while in the South about the only
names 1 hear mentioned are Parker
and German. TWo-thirds of the South
k.1T
express a preference for Judge Parker"
1--WE are about to send three much
talked of men to Congress from the
city of New York" remarked Mr.. e.
c. Bernard, of New York, at the De
Soto last night. 1.-THE prospective con-
gressmen are: Hon. Bourke Cochran,
Ex-senator Chas. A. Towne and young
Cornelius Vanderbilt. The first two
named are Democrats and prominent
in Tammany Hall.
"Mr. Cochran is slated to succeed
Mayor Mcclellan while Mr. Towne is to
fill another vacancy caused by the
resignation of one of the Tammany
members. Mr.. Vanderbilt win be the
Republican nominee from the Thir-
teenth district, which is the most fash
ionable section of the city, formerly
represented by o. II. p. Belmont, and
now represented by Francis Burton
Harrison.
Mr.. Vanderbilt and Representative
Harrison are close personal friends,
and We're roommates at Yale Mr..
Vanderbilt has taken more interest
in politics than is usual for a man of
his wealth and position, and the party
leaders believe that he will add strength
to the ticket, and that he would have
easy sailing over his former roommate
for election as the representative of
New York 5 bon-ton district"
L noticed an amusing incident on a
street car here this afternoon" re-
marked guest at the De Soto last
night. THE car was crowded and all
of sudden a white haired old man,
who had been sitting quietly in front
of a stylishly dressed young woman.
who was standing up, started as if to
rise to give her his seat. The young
woman put her hand on his shoulder
and. gently restraining him. said:
seat
The old man looked dazed for a
block or two, then attempted to ehin
his feet, only to be again pushed back
by the young woman politely remark
ing as she held him down:
Keep your seat, please! I've stood
up so long now that l don't mind it,
Well said the old man. in shriil
falsetto tones, I want to git of
GU We made me go half mile past my
street now