The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
AT THE HOTELS.

1t seems 20 me that the happlest thing
the Democratic party could do would be
/ 10 nominate a Southern man for Presi-
dent, said Congressman Harry Maynard,
of Norfolk Va. at the New Willard.
Certainly we have got far enough
away from the antmosities Of the civil
war 10 choose a candidate from that sec
ton which is the stronghold Of the party.
and which furnishes the majority OF lis
/ leaders I nave talked with many North
/ ern and Western Democrats and nut the
| plain question TO them whether the choice
Of a Southerner would lose the ticket
votes in their respective States. OF all
Questioned. not one said that such a loss
woald occur by reason OF geographical
! considerations. Indeed, many assured
I me that he North would welcome the
/ nomination Of an able. hgh-minded man
/ hailing from the trans-Potomac region.
/ IT, then, such selection would not be
preJudiclal % party prospects. why
should there be any hesitation in organ
/ izing movement in behalf Of a man
/ from the South?
Already favorable mention has been
made Of the availability and qualifications
| or Senator John W Daniel. Of Virginia.
| Northern men admit freely that he
comes up TO every requirement. of the
/ Presidential Office. and the whole South
would support him with enthusiasm r.
any man nominated by the Democracy
could win IN 1905. Senator Daniel could
He is in the minds Of thousands Of bis
countrymen an ideal candidate. and If
/ properly supported there is no reason why
he should not be our next standard
/ bearer
Francis @. Heney has well earned ns-
tional celebrity by his magnificent work,
resulting in the downfall Of Ruef and
Schmitz in San Francisco" said Mr.
Sethmann. a lawyer Of high standing in
the California metropolis, at the New
Willard
'Heney's conviction of the grafters re-
calls a prophecy he made when Eugene
Schmitz was running for mayor The last
time. Addressing a public gathering in
Mechanics Hall, Heney told his audience
that.he, personally. knew that Ruef and
the mayor were taking money corruptlr,
and that he expected 20 follow them IL
the courts and % land them in the San
Quentin Penitenriary. The boldneEg OF
the charge shocked a great many con-
servative people. and thousands Of our
citizens thought Heney had gone too far.
The next day Ruef had Heney called be-
fore the grand jury. and the demand was
made that he make good his accusations.
He asserted that ne had stated the truth.
that the expose would come I'm good time
but fatty refused 90 give his authority
for the charges made Now We have Just
seen the sequel and how the predictions
Of the plucky prosecutor have been full
filed Il sounds almost ike a page taken
out Of a romance. and ve-ifrz once more
the old adage that truth is stranger than
fiction.
Ny belief is that ex-Speaker John F.
RYAN viii win in the primary election on
the 18th instant t0 nominate Congress
man from the Eighth Virginia district"
said Mr. G. 3. Wood. Of that State. at the
Raleigh "In his own county. Loud0un.
1Ir. Ryan is exceedingly strong. and this
year 200 Democrats. citizens Of cid Lou
dou1. have paid their taxes. thereby quau-
flying themselves as voters This is 60
more votes than were cast in the Martin
Montague contest. and RYAN viii come
pretty near getting them alL Besides. he
has a big following in all rhe other Coun-
ties Of the district and I think DE Is by
long odds the strongest man in the race
The Ehbitt House has been the home for
the past three days Of a party of highly
distinguished Kansas people who are en-
route TO Philadelphia te present TO the
battle ship that hears the name Of their
State a magnificent silver service, con-
tributed by thousands of patriotic people
of that splendid Commonwealth.
The party is headed by Gov. E. ".
Hoch and wife. and includes the follow
ing. c. E. Denton secretary of state.
and Mrs. Denton. Attorney General r. y.
Jackson and wife. State Treasurer Mark
Tully and wife. Adjt Gen. J. W F.
Hughes and wife. James Nation and wife.
Mr. and Mrs f NJ B0nehrake Mrs Il O.
Garvey, Miss Aurahei Garvey. Mrs G. 81.
Richardson. and Mrs. Clarence Hall Mrs.
Han. as State president Of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution. goes 10 pre-
sent the flag which her organization has
donated 20 the battle ship.
A successful cotton manufacture Of
Alabama, Mr c.. W. Pelzer of Mont
gomery. who is at the New Willard. does
not take a gloomy view of crop prospects
in Dixie
Our farmers. as q class said Mr..
Pelzer. are quick 90 take alarm at the
/ least bsckset iu their business. and when
there is continued spell Of unfavoraoIe
weather they throw up their hands and
cry that utter ru1 has hefa.Iea them.
They set over their depression very
quickly. however. and in their moments
of elau0n are as sansuine as they were
previously dCwncast We are away be-
hind in the planting line. but the seasons
I'm the South are long, and under the
stimulus Of the hot solar rays cotton viii
grow ike magic. II is possible that the
crop wifi not be a heavy one. but. on ths
other hand if good weather prevails from
now on the yield may he surprisingly
large. The cotton mills are in a very
T prosperous condition. and the indications
are that business will remain satisfactory
for long while ahead
Another bevy of Western beauties.
bright-eyed. rosy-cheeked. laughing maids.
has invaded Washington. This time If is
the great state OF Montana whose dauEh-
I ters grace The Capital with their presence.
They are stopping at the Cairo and are
just as betwitchIng as the samples Ore
gon lately furnished. if not more 50. They
are taking in Washington prior TO finish
. i'm faf- SIND
/ jamestown Exposition. There are six
teen in the party
Mr. T. E. Butler and Mrs Butler have
the young ladies' in charge. and Mrs But
ler says that her fair proteges are all
jewels. With two or three exceptions,
every one of them earns her own living.