The Washington herald., 1906-12-06
HEARD AT HOTELS.

H. ii<At4N->f Aoiiiiei governor Of Missouri,
and former Secretary Of the Interior was
conspicuous in the lobby OF the New Wll-
lard last evening. Gov. Francis ne,.ar
looked better in his life. nor IN more
buoyant spirits than now He Jaugbinglv,
begged OF from being interviewed abo,,t
State or national politics
Il am here" he said "on goo5 r,,s-
sion, but IT is absolutely non-poIiticat
come as the representative OF the -rra,.
Mississippi Congress. over which b.a
the honor 10 preside at It's session 3,
Kansas City on the 10Th Of last month
a resolution WAS adopted evnresgf,,.
hearty sympathy with the aims and ob
Jects Of the National Rivers and H..
congress, now meeting in Wasbjngtan
ana am the bearer thereof. and will
present IT at the proper time"
In the Louisiana delegation TO the Rfy-
ers and Harbors Congress is Gen. A
Perriliiat, who is not only an engineer
OF hlgh repute. but who is believed 10 bs
the best Informed man in America on the
SUBJECT OF levees. or artificial barriers
against the inunda ton Of lands I'm time
OF hoods Gen. PerrilHat. who is stiu A
young man and a brilliant taIker. has
Just returned from Holland. where he
went in behalf Of his state government
to make thorough study OF the canaIz
and dykes Of that solid little oou1tr,
ne hohanders.' said he to a Herald
/ reporter al the Willard, have Us beat in
the way Of protecting their country from
overflow but that is no wonder sesirs,
that they have been at IL for eleven cen.
turies. while In the United States the
work was begun less than 100 years ago.
IL Is only question Of time. however he
fore we viii 60 ahead Of them. since nv
visit cOnvinCes me that we excel the-, In
mechanical cleVerness and unto -data an
pliances. In fact when il comes to .ex-
cavatiOn work OF any sort. Americans
lead They have "a reasonable margin OF
safety against inundation, but II is none
too great, and ! am sure that We will not.
in the Mississippi Valley. close our work
OF protection until the margin is greater
than that employed by the Dutch.
Hollands whole area is not over 200
square miles, but We have in the States
bordering on the Lower Mississippi 5000
square miles Of the most fertile and pro-
ductive land in the world, that can only
be safegUarded from flood by an adequate
system Of leeves. At present the people
Of the States Of Louisiana. Mississippi.
and Arkansas raise an aggregate Of 81
0J,000 yearly for leeves. and this IS SUD
plemented by 81 10000 from the general
government This. in ten years. viii total
S30.0O0000, and with that expenditure there
will be permanent protection from the
devasting floods.
An interesting visitor AT the New VIII
lard is Mr. [. o. EsheIby. editor and pro
pTietOr Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune He has figured largely in poll
tics in the past, having held the Offices OF
city treasurer and city comptroller. Mr..
Eshelby began his career as a telegraph
operator One Of his old-time associates
was Lew Weir, now president Of the
Adams Express Company. Ahead Of him,
but IN the same Office, worked a bright
young operator on the wire, one Thomas
4. Edison, who has since become famous
in the scientific world Four other Gin
cinnatians who once worked the keys
have risen to prominence, three being
managers Of railroads, and one. ". ".
Peabody, is the welI-known president Of
the Ohio and Mississippi Railway.
A man Of robust physique and good
mother wit a student and a constructive
statesman, is that virile Westerner, Con-
gresham Victor Murdock Of Kansas,
who was seen at the Cochran last even
ing. Asked as TO the probable choice for
United States Senator that would be
made by the Kansas legislature next
month, to I'll the seat Mr. Benson now
holds by appointment, Mr.. Murdock said:
Perhaps II isn't modest Of d man VINO
is a candidate to speak Of the matter,
but as there are eight or ten avowed as
pirants. and any number Of dark horses,
the lapse. if il be such, viii Be par
dcned. Among those known 10 be in th5
race. and whose names viii doubtless 90
before the caucus, are my colleagues.
Messrs. Campbell, Curtis and possibly
.CaIderhead Former Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Joseph II. Bristow
has been making a strenuous campaign,
ana thinks his chances good. Mr.. Stubbs,
ex-speaker Of the house, is in the list,
so is Senator Benson, and ex-Gov. ". J.
Bailey is thought to entertain designs on
the Office.
1T is a free-for-aH race, and no one
man has at this time any great lead over
his fellows. In common with some OF
the others, have a few instructed votes,
and am hopeful that they will grow into
a robust enough bunch to make me win
Congressman Robert B Broussard. the
energetic young Representative from
Louisiana. moved in and out among the
big delegation from his State that throng-
Ell the Arlington and New Willard Hobbies
last night. Men from every section were
there, but he was on terms of intimate
friendship with them all. A clever pOIiti-
cal chief is Mr.. BrOusSard and IL has
already been whispered in Democratic
circles at home that he will be the next
governor Of Louisiana.
What was your majority this time?''
asked friend Of that invincibIe states
man Of the handsome face and winning
smile, Representative Billy" Rodenberg,
Of East st. Louis. at the Arlington.
Well said Mr.. Rodenberg. with a
twinkle in his eye, got a couple OF thou
sand more in November than I did two
years ago. but I wasn't handicapped this
time by having 10 run on the ticket with
Roosevelt" b"
There was probably never a more popu-
lar man in the old town Of St Louis than
Col. Harry B. Hawes. who Is at the New
willard with a contingent Of half a hun
dred leading men Of the Missouri metrop-
oils who have come 70 Washington as
delegates TO the National Rivers and
HarbOrs Congress. UucOmmOnly good
looking, he has the magnetic charm Of
manner, and with IL a faculty for or
ganization that made him easily the lead
er of the St. Louis Democracy He was
president Of the board OF police COM
niSsionprs and made z memorable race