The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
AT THE HOTELS.

One Of the most highly respected cld.
zens and ablest lawyers of Colorado.
Judge J. c. Northcott. Of Trinidad is at
the New Willard accompanied by his
wife. They came East to visit the
jamestown Exposition. and likewise. 10
see their son. who is a cadet ar the
United States Naval Academy Judge
NorthcOtt left his native State Of Illinois
when barely Of age, and, settling in Colo
rado. practlced law successfully until he
was elected to the bench. In the exciting
campaign Of 1896 he was Of that SINAI.
minority Of Colorado Republicans who
stood up squarely for Mckinley. the ma
jority having gone over 90 Bryan and
free silver.
"Our State, said Judge Northcott. "is
enjoying good times. and there seems &c
be no reason to doubt that prosperity will
/ continue. There is nothing that could
bring on n financial panic or business de
/ preston save a general failure 81 crops.
which Is hardly probable. in view Of the
/ immeusity and variety of our agricultural
| interests. out our way the greatest
| handicap to progress Is the lack Of labor.
/ 1 am associated with a company engaged
\ in railroad construction in New Mexico,
/ and we find il impossible 90 get workmen,
I although we have employment right now
for 200 men at good wages. The mines
/ Of our section are very greatly embar-
rassed from the same cause They would
[ furnish work for thousands Of men az
"A wage Of Il 20 s. a day. but. even at this
/ high compensation, the labor is not 10 be
/ had"
/ The attorney general Of West Vir-
gnia, Hon c. ". May, often comes to
/ Washington on matters In which his
/ Commonwealth IS involved. He is q
Young man who has built up an excellent
| reputation, and his friends say his pub
! lie career has only begun. lie was prose-
cutting attorney Of Lincoln County. a
member Of the State senate. and. for
/ two terms. president Of that body. In
chatting with a Herald reporter at tho
New Willard Mr.. May said.
/ 1T is idle 20 assert that President
/ Ro0sevelt's own dissemination TO run
again can prevent his denomination to
/ the Presidency. Nobody questions the
sincerity Of the President. but how is IL
/ possible for him 20 decline that which a
! united party tenders? No man ever did,
IuO man ever Will renOunce a nOmina-
/ tion that means election 10 the greatest
office i'm the world. The President will
simply be forced 10 run a second time,
/ because il seems as certain as fate he
viii be chosen by acclamati0n in the
Republican national convention The con-
venti1n will not wait 10 get any word
/ from him as 20 his own desires IN the
matter. II will nominate him and ad-
journ, and the people viii do the rest.
! Hon John G. Carlisle. former United
States Senator and Secretary Of thcTreas-
/ ury under Grover Cleveland. has been in
/ Washington for two or three days and is
la guest Of the New Willard. Mr.. Carlisle
came here TO confer with the attorney
/ general Of West Virginia and other coun-
/ sci with whom he is associated in defend
/ ing the cause Of West Virginia in the
/ celebrated suit brought against that State
| by OLD Virginia, a suit in which the parent
/ state claims about So 90 due from the
! other on account of an indebtedness in
I CURED before there had been any division
/ of the territory Of Virginia.
/ "The recent convention of the National
! Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
at Atlantic City was one Of the greatest
/ meetings in the history Of that org7niza-
tion," remarked Mr. s. S. Richard. a pop
\ ular Washington business man, at the Ra-
leigh
The personnel Of the delegates was
/ that Of a body OF very high-class men
men of good social standing and financial
strength. The proceedings. Of course, were
not Of interest 70 the general public eX-
/ Cept I'm this important particular, through
| out an the sessions OF the convention the
/ dominant sentiment was that IL beh00ved
all men connected with the traffic u be
/ absolutely 0hedient 10 the law. Il was the
( bounden duty Of the distillers. reCtiders
and wholesale dealers 20 act en- harmony
/ and incumbent on them all ~ respect the
laws of the nation and the different States.
/ The consensus Of opinion was that the
/ pure-fo0d law should he riEidly observed
and that by compliance with all its pruvi-
sions no harm could come either 10 the
/ producers, the wholesale houses, or to the
! retailers"
Among the prominent men at the New
Willard yesterday was Mr.. James y
Boyd, president OF the Planters National
Bank. Of Richmond. Va.
Richmond" said Mr.. Boyd. lis getting
I its full share OF the general prosperity.
Its growth in the past four years has
been marked, and It's condition to-day is
happier than AZ any time in the history
OF the old capital
Il have the strongest sort Of belief that
| Il the Democrats were brave enough 10
nominate Senator John ". Daniel to the
Presidency they could elect him. said
Mr.. Robert S. Waddell, a prominent busi-
ness man Of Peoria. IL
Il am not moved 20 that remark by the
fact Of my Virginia birth or my great
personal friendship for the Senator. Il is
the result Of my observation in travelling
over the country and coming in contact
with all sorts and conditions Of mankind.
When you come 70 think of il, the two
big parties are very close together now
adays. and in both the percentage Of
radicals Is really very low The nomina-
tion of Senator Daniel would give great
comfort 10 the millions Of Americans who
cherish moderate and conservative ideas
about government, and who think the
country has been travelling a little too
rapidly on the imperialistiC road. Besides
that, he is a magnificent man in his own
personality, a gentleman Of the old school.
and conscientious, broad-minded states
man
when the gold production OF the Rand
finally dwindles 10 q point where mining
will be discontinued there win be hardly
any part of the habitabls globe less In
viting than the Transvaal." said Mr..
f. p. Bent, Of johannesburg, South
Africa. at the Arlington.
At present the Transvaal mines yield
more gold than any other part of the
world. but how long they will continue