The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
HEARD AT HOTELS.

n ii'-ou Ne7teiAef AT the Arlington
IS Mai T. s Clarkson, formerly og
Omaha. but now Of Seattle. who has come
East as special commissioner for the
Alaska y ukon-Pacifc Exposition. to be
held in that booming city in 1903. He was
postmaster Of Omaha. and in 1877 wa
elected cOmmander-in-chief Of the q
r. His career has been long and honor
able one. and at the age of sixty-seyen he
/ is still in the prime OF vigorous existence.
Maj Clarkson IS an expert in exposition
matters, as he was director-geueraf Of the
Omaha Exposition Of 1898. which broke all
financial records Of such undertakings bv
paying back TO the stockholders 81 Der
cent Of their subscriptions.
/ I set out FROM Seattle on the 1st n
last September" said Mai Ciarkson. to
/ interview the governors Of every state
and Territory in the Union TO solicit their
cooperation and friendly interest in our
exposition. have already had audiences
with thirty-four Of the forty-fve execu-
tiyes, and viii complete the circle and get
pack home by Christmas Every governor
seen thus far has given me the most cord al
ana Kind reception. and that many Of the
States viii participate is certain.
/ We are going TO hold an exposition
/ tnat viii be without parallel "a this or
/ any other country. The citizens Of Seattle
raised in one day S535O00 toward financing
II, and before the week was over $4,000
had been contributed. The State Of
/ Washington has appropriated 100000.
| We viii not ask OF the Federal govern
nent one dollar, but confidently expect
that the United States will have as nue
a national exhibit as was made al ST.
/ Louis. No European nation viii be in
vited TO take part. but there will be a
/ fun participation of Oriental countries.
/ and Of our Pacific possessions, the Philip
/ pines and Hawaii"
Always genial and fun Of good humor,
/ DR.. Richard Bartholdi. the St Louis
/ Congressman, comes 10 Washington this
/ year in especial high spirits. for did not
a welI-pleased constituency re-elect him
I few weeks ago by the enormous plural
| ity Of 300 votes? Two years ago he ran
ahead Of Roosevelt by 100, and this year
/ eclipsed that record.
The greatest cause now appealing TO
humanity" said DR. Barthold. ''is interna-
tional arbitration for the settlement Of all
contentious between nations. instead Of
/ Iresorting 70 the arbitrament Of the sword.
! Among civilized men there iE no longer
/ an appeal 20 brute force when differences
arise, and if individuals can arrange their
disputes without violence. surely il IS
possible for nations to get along without
blUOdshed- I do not think the time is ripe
! TO propose disarmament, and that is not
/ TIE programme Of the IuterpaTliamentary
/ Union. as was shown in our meetings at
I St. Louis Brussels, and London But at
/ the London congress ! had the satisfac-
/ ton of seeing the propositions 7 had long
+ advocated adopted. TO wit: the creation
/ Of an International congress and the
I adoption Of a general arbitration treaty
/ acceptable TO ali nations.
Some Of the best men in America and
I some Of our truest phiIanthr0plsts are in
/ this movement looking 10 universal peace.
and In pursuance thereof we viii estab-
lsh here in Washington d bureau ID
gather statistics and furnish Imagination
10 the press"
Yes, there viii be two of the James
gang in the next Congress. and both
I from Kentucky" said that splendid specl-
men Of physical manhood. Representative
/ ollie James, Of the Blue Grass State. at
/ the Riggs House.
}
laugh, this new James thar has broken
/ into the House is no kin Of mine. because
/ he is a Republican, and none of my elan
/ were ever accused Of that" NIr. James
is in great feather, for he carried bis dis
trict this time by nearly 1850. and his
friends do not hesitate to say that had
! be announced for the office ne could have
easily won the goveruorship. However.
/ he is still in the ranks Of the young De-
/ mocracy. ana is in line for the highest Of
/ fees in the gift Of his people.
/ DO you stiu adhere 90 the standard Of
/ Col. Bryan asked a Herald reporter Of
I Mr. James.
7 am for Bryan. first. last. and all the
/ time, and am here to advise you that he
/ is going to be swept into the White House
+ by the greatest popular wave ever record
/ ed in our history wave that will mum
date the q. O. P until il is doubtful
whether 1t can ever be resuscitared.
/ What let me ask you, is the cause Of
/ ROosevelt's popularity? T. is purely and
simply this He has taken bold Of the
/ principles and doctrines Of William j.
/ Bryan. Roosevelt is Iauded for advocat-
ing the very things that caused BRYAN -
/ be branded as an anarchist, such as the
war on trusts and taxation of inherit
ances."
/ Hon. Charles lIcGavin. who represents
/ one Of the Chicago districts in Congress,
is at the Dewey. He is only thirty-two
/ years OF age. and is a lawyer by profess
/ sion, having been assistant city attorney.
He defeated "a brother Of former Mayor
/ Garter Harrison for Congress TWO years
ago by 1850 votes in a district normally
+ S.000 Democratic. but in the recent cleo
/ tion Mr.. McGavin won by the slender
plurality Of 50. and for time it looked as
/ if his Democratic opponent. Stanley
Kunz had triumphed-
Il suppose that I should be in a CRATE
( fuI mood toward the Independence
/ League. or Hearst faction. in our city"
said Mr. McGavin, because il was
through that split in the Democratic vote
that ] was able 10 get seat i'm the next
House. The bulk of the votes cast for
the Independence League candidates came
I from Democrats and but for the pres
/ ence Of that ticket in the field. the cleo
ton I'm Chicago would have resulted in
/ Democratic triumph all along the line
4 shining example of the scholar in
politics is furnished by Hon Hugh
/ Thomas Miller. lieutenant governor Of In
diana. who is ar the New Willard. Gov.
Miller was a professor in Butler College
before he went into practical politics He
married the daughter CT one Of the most
noted preachers in Indiana. Rev. L T.
Sweeney, who ms more than once preach
ed to Washington congregations from the
pulpit of the Christian Church.
Lieut. Gov Miller stands shoulder u
/ shoulder with Gov. Hanly in the reforms