The Washington herald., 1906-11-17
HEARD AT HOTELS.

this country, Judge John J. Jackson. Of
/ Parsersburg. ". Va. was seated in the
/ Raleigh, last evening. conversirg with
Judge higgins. an eminent lawyer. of
/ Hillsboro. Ohio. Judge jackson. though
in nis eighty-third year, is fun OF vigo-.
and his mind Is as clear ana strong az
any time IN his almost unparalleled ca
reer OF forty-four years service on the
| Federal bench. lie was appointed to that
Office By President Lincoln, as the Pres
/ ident not only wanted a Judge learned in
/ the law, but one who was against the
policy Of secession
! The presence OF Judge Huggins. who
/ had been counsel in many cases before
the veteran West Virginia jurist, caused
a lot Of reminiscent talk. "On one occa-
| sion. said the Ohio lawyer, i had a case
before Judge jackson at Charleston, in
which tho opposing counsel was Judge
/ Holt, Of Huntington. While 1 was speak
lng. my opponent rose and begged per
mission Of his honor 70 grant him leave of
! absence, as he was forced 10 return home
/ on train then almost due. Judge Holt
was a Democrat. and the year before
mad been the defeated nominee Of his
| party for governor-the first Democrat TO
De defeated in West Virginia for many
years.
Judge Jackson readily granted the
/ leave or absence, but just at that moment
I ! made some statement which drew
Holt interest, and he took his seat with
/ the seeming purpose OF listening 2 few
minutes longer. lie continued 10 sit
theTe ior quite while, and finally his
| honor. drawing his watch. observed.
Judge Holt. you've very little tine
remaining, and II you don't make q better
run for that train than you cid for gov
ernor last year, YOU are bound to get left.
sir.
Nj. Harry L. Paddock. American consul
at Annoy. China, who is a guest Of The
New Willard, is a young man Of good
address and level-hcaded. who viii doubt
less make a frst-class official record in
/ the Orient. His home is in California.
I've been in China a year" said he.
and can truly say that I am greatly
/ pleased with the country and the people.
\ Westerner can live very comfortably
/ in Annoy. which IS on the coast between
Shanghai and Hongkong for much less
money than II takes 70 get on in the
/ United States. L doesn't tax you heavier
/ TO keep six servants there than one over
+ here A Chinese tailor viii make YOU a
I fine suit OF clothes out Of the most eIe-
/ CANT imported fabric for from SIS TO SD
Mex. which is but half that value in
4 American money. He may not cut il quite
! so stylishiy. OF 1T YOU altogether so per
I iectly as New York artist but the
clothes VIII be magnihcently put together
and viii last til you tire Of them.
/ The Chinese, that is 10 say, the edu-
/ Gated and influential class, command chs
Z respect Of all Europeans. They are hon.
Iorabie and Intellectual. and it is d pleasure
i 10 transact business with them. I don't
know whether one could speak Of China
I as undergoing AN awakening but cer-
/ tainly the empire is ia a transition stage.
/ IL VIII not do 10 expect any radical or
/ sudden change. however. for things move
/ slowly in the East. For instance. / hear
+ that there is less fOOt-binding now than
I there was twenty-five years ago. and 7
think IL that be true the practice must
/ have been universal al that earlier Pc
Rod"
/ OF the men who have followed the turs
as a business none is better known or
has a better reputa ton for being upright,
true to his friends. and square in his
dealings than David Gideon, owner OF
many great horses and successful specu-
latoy on the races Mr.. Gideon. in the
course of a chat with The Herald re-
porter at the New Willard, last evening.
said
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Der Of Tammany. and was q member Of
the legislature, serving on the laws COM
mittee wiki President Roosevelt. / have
given UP practical politics, but still retain
a lively interest in what IS going on. es-
pecially where my friends are involved
This year there was nothing left for old
line party men ike myself 10 do but
scratch the head Of the State ticket ana
vote for all the rest Of the candidates.
This is what elected Mr.. Hughes. I would
not vote for him. but I could not support
Hearst. The American people do not
approve Of rsdicalism, and whenever a
politician seeks 10 rise TO emineHce by
extreme denUnciati0u ard coarse abuss
Of his opponents. the people can be relied
on 10 administer a rebuke"
one Of the leading Republican politicians
of Ohio. Charles c. Upham. Of Canton,
prosecuting attorney Of his county. on
being interrogated by a Herald repor-
ter az the New Willard. last evening,
said.
1t looks as though Ohio had two
Presidential candidates In training for
1898. Senator j. 2. Foraker and secre-
tary Taft. Ny honest opinion is that the
State is proud Of the ability, the cour-
age. The sincerity, OF Senator Foraker.
and II the situation is not complicated
In the coming national campaign by ex-
traOrdinaTy conditions. the Senator viii
get the vote OF the Ohio delegation in
the Republican convention.
Some such complication might result
In the possible action OF President
Roosevelt. II he were 10 strongly
recommend Nr Taft as his successor. or
II It were apparent that the only hope of
Republican victory lay In Taft's nonina-
ton. then IL might be that Ohio would
be imCelleI 10 give the Secretary its dele
gated strength This would not mean
that our people really preferred him 10
the Senator. l do not consider that the
case al al, and am not influenced iu the
least by personal friendship when J saw
that IN their heart Of hearts Ohio Re
puolcans cherish a favOrite son. and his
name is Joseph Benson Foraker"
Here's good evidence that was hunt
ing up in Canada this year" said Harry
3. Mason, welI-known Washingtonian
at the Raleigh, as he produced a license
issued by the province Of New Bruins
wick authorizing him TO slay one bull
moose and one bull caribou for the cur
rent season. The cost Of the license. $50.
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