The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
HEARD AT HOTELS.

ids tiAtd an dc-ife part ln the cOu1sei5
Of the Democratic party. Is Mr.. John u.
Crimmlns. who Is guest Of the Airing
ton. Mr.. Crimmins IS here 70 attend q
meeting Of the trustees Of the Catholic
University. He has been a member Of
many important municipal commissions.
Of the constitutional convention. and. az
a young man, was one of the organizers
Of the movement 10 nominate Samuel J.
Tilden for President. having done valiant
work 70 that end as a delegate 10 the ST.
Louis convention. Ia conversation with
Herald reporter. MIR. Crimmins said
Any man who can read the signs OF
the times can see thot the future OF the
old Democratic party is beginning TO loom
bright. and that IL no mistakes are made
/ il viii elect a President IN 1908. The
programme is a simple one: Stick 10 the
old principles Of the party; make the
[ chief fight on the tariff, and eschew the
radical and socialistic heFesies that have
no place IN a Democratic platform. The
party should also get in line with the
! progressive spirit Of the age. and ally
itself with all good causes Kat make
/ for the national welfare. Especially
/ would l advocate any measure that looks
( to the upbuilding OF our merchant marine.
1 II 1t requires subsidies TO build Up our
/ commerce on the high seas, let Democrats
/ in Congress vote and work along this
| line. I have believed In such policy for
I thiry years"
Have you any candidate for 1905, Mr..
Crimmins?"
NO. l have uo fayorite Tor the nomi-
nation. i IS true that with many Demo
Gratis Mr.. Bryan is yet regarded with
great favor. and they probably expect
him 10 head The ticket q third time
Thousands Of the best men in the party
| will not agree to this NOT that they dis
like Mr. Bryan. but that they think that
having been hOnored with two nomiua-
tions. he should now be content TO work
as a private in the ranks His views on
government ownership are not TO be ad-
mired
What, let me ask. is the objection 20
taking some good. weIl-bslsuced. and con-
servative man from the South? Time has
wiped out the old sectional feeling. there
is plenty Of good Presidential timber
beyond the Potomac. The Northern De
mocracy would not. in the least object
10 a candidate from the cotton belt.
John Sharp Williams is very far 20 the
South. but he Is able and safe. If We
wish to go a bit farther North, but 10 2
State which is closely allied 10 Dixie
there Is David Francis. that solid and
sagacious gentleman from Missouri. who
would make most admirable Chief
Executive AS I look at the situation, il
does not seem 10 me that the North. and
especially New York, can be looked 10 for
the selection Of the next candidate Of
the Democratic party. In New York q
great many of our best Democrats felt
compelled 10 act IN opposition 20 the
party's nominee for governor. 7 think
they were right. but Il would be imprac-
ticable 20 choose a Presidential candidate
who did not have a clean record as to
regularity
Some man may be developed at this
term Of Congress. some member or Sen
atOr whSSmay catch the attention Of the
country and rise 10 national eminence at
a bound. We have men in either house
who are capable CT this. men Of latent
genius VINO only lack the right oppOrtun-
ity 20 demonstrate their greatness.
doubt not some such one will rise TO lead
the hosts Of the unterrifed Democracy 10
victory, and If do not greatly err. the
South will furnish the man"
It's no sport al all killing ptarmigan
or grouse in Alaska" said Mr.. L. P
Shackelford. Of Juneau, ar the New VIII
lard. for the reason that they are quite
tame. and the hunter can approach them
so closely as TO be almost able 20 dis
patch them with a stick. Because octhis,
no genuine sportsman up our way thinks
OF shooting either OF these fine birds with
a shotgun. There are no pot hunters. as
yet in Alaska, and our nimrods give 70
all the wild denizens Of the woods a
chance for their lives.
The Territory is veritable hunters
paradise. When I first went 10 the coun-
try. there was a great slaughter Of deer
for the expectation OF their hides. but q
law was passed forbidding this, and the
threatened extinction Of the herds was
aveTted. Since 1890 the deer have been
multiplying fast. and they viii continue
to increase, because there are no local
markets to warrant their slaughter.
The fisherman in Alaska is also IN his
glory, for not only the salt waters, but
the fresh inland streams. abound in the
finest fish varieties There are more
mountain trout there than anywhere on
the continent. There is also a species
known as the candle fish, because Of its
excessive oily character; so oIea gfrous is
il that the native Indians, after smoking.
use IL as a candle or lamp. and IL gives
forth a very good light. Alaska has no
oysters but the finest clans in the world
and crabs Of splendid quality. that are
thrice the size Of those one gets in Wash
ington.'
In times Of extreme danger. when the
human being IS comforted with the most
appalling terrOrs. and when his life does
not seem worth cent, the action Of the
intellectual part Of the individual is GER
tainly curious said Mr.. J. F. Milton. OF
SaE Francisco. at the Raleigh
"On the night preceding the earthquake
/ had been with a party of conviviaI
friends and stayed up till a late hour.
considerably the worse for much con-
sumption Of champagne. / fell into a
deep slUmber and was awakened BY the
falling Of articles Of furniture in my
room. / knew what it meant. that first
shock and then when the second and
worse one followed, I said 20 myself:
This means the end Of the world What
is the use to try to escape the certain
doom that has been sent upon Us2 Every
body and everything is going 10 be de-
strcyed right now. in the next few min
utes' AS I said this the noise OF falling
bricks was making a horrid din, cOTrOba,
tory of my conclusion. Then il occurred &c
me that I had been I'D late and was shy
Of sleep and that I might as well meet
my fate asleep as awake. so I settled
back on my pillow and slumbered peace
fully on for ten straight hours"
Senator Asbury Latimer, Of South Caro-
lima unlike his spectacular cOileae1i