Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-20
HOTEL GOSSIP

THE fight over the amendment to
our state constitution is developing in
to real contest and politics are get
ting hot in Maryland now" said Will
liam P. Bigelow, a leading manufactur-
er of Baltimore who is stopping at the
Hollenbeck.
Senator German and the element
represented by him is back of the pro-
posed amendment, and opposed to him
is the Republican party, a great many
independents and not a few good DEM
ocrats. AS Senator German has a
strong hold in the state it is easy to see
what a lively scrap it will make. 1t is
question which arouses more feeling
than the usual political issue. 1t means
practically the disfranchisement of
the negro and perhaps, too, many of the
whites. Its provisions make it neces-
sary for the man who offers himself
as a voter to submit to an examination
on some section of the constitution as
test of his qualifications. The choice
of the section he shall be examined on
lis left to the judge before whom he
appears.
"Well it doesn't take much of an in
| tellect to comprehend what the effect of
such an amendment would be. There
! is no wonder that it has engendered
lot of feeling and much of 1t bitter.
Personally 1 don't think that 1t will be
carried, for the reason that 1t is not
entirely party issue and a great many
advocates of all parties are lined up
against it. Anyway the outcome of the
vote next month will be anXiously
watched by Marylanders."
A. F. Potter, special United States
| inspector in the forestry service, ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday en- route
to Washington, D. c., having completed
tour of the west in which he visited
the principal government reserves.
Much of his time was spent in Califor-
MIA.
my visit out here at this time has
to do with a particular phase of the
forestry question" he said at the Van
Nuys last night. IT am investigating
the reserves in relation to grazing. In
the past grazing privileges have been
granted to all and the reserves have
been extensively used for this purpose
1t has been shown, however, that a
continuance of this policy would work
| in the end great injury and it may
prove necessary in some cases to cur
tail these privileges. Southern Califor-
MIA is not affected to the extent that
other parts of the state are and it is
mostly the northern reserves which
need stricter supervision.
"In this part. of the state the pr1n-
cipal questions have to do with pro-
lection against fire and the cutting of
timber. These questions are receiving
consideration at Washington and every
regulation is being made to safeguard
every interest"
John Denair, division superintendent
of the Santa Fe at Needles and E. j.
Gibson, division superintendent of the
same line at Albuquerque, were visiting
among the railroad men in the city
yesterday. They are registered at the
Hollenbeck.
r. R. Hitchie, who is connected with
the Chicago & Northwestern lines al
San Francisco, was guest at the Lam
kershim yesterday.
a. M. Crawford, retired business mar
and capitalist from Winterset Ia, was
among the tourists to register at the
Van Nuys yesterday.
w. L. Fitzpatrick, manager of tht
"Girl From Kay's" company, together
with the members of that organization
registered at the Van Nuys yesterday
William Naucher is a wealthy Ger
man who with his wife and family ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday anC
took apartments at the Van Nuys. The!
are registered from Neustadt and eX
pect to spend part of the winter here.
Harry G. Hall, state-senator from
the 29th district, Illinois, is a recent ar
rival at the Van Nuys Broadway no
tel.