The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
AT THE HOTELS.

IN LOOKING over the list OF bLJ3B al+I
popular men who are conceded 70 DO
Presidential timber 1t Is my conviction
that the Democratic party has a man Of
magnificent availability IN the person %
Senator Culberson, of Texas said Hon.
John c. Rich. OF Mobile. Ala. at the
Raleigh. Mr. Rich Is a lawyer Of the
highest standing and a Democrat Of the
old-line. conservative school. who takes
but small stock IN the idea Of govern
mental ownership OF railroads. and has
little faith IN the initiative and referen-
dunn as a panacea for political evils.
1T is about time continued SIR Rich.
that the Democrats Of the Southern
States should cease that old and tire
some role Of playing second fiddle. They
have been the tail Of the kite Ions
enough The South has bsen loyal Cor
more than a generation. and it Is high
time for 1t 10 assert its primary IN the
affairs Of a party of which ii is the
brains as well as the bone and sinew.
Far be il from me to draw any sectional
lines, but when We know that We Of the
South have a man Of pre-eminent fitness
for the highest Office in the land. why
should we be 50 abjectly timid as 70 de-
mand that he be made our leader?
In comforting the nomination on
Charles A Culberson the party would
have standard bearer Of superb equip
ment man Of broad and liberal views,
Of undaunted courage, Of unclouded rep
utation
I believe that the honest Democrats OF
the North would welcome his nomination
quite as much as il would be welcomed
by the people who live south of the
Potomac To nominate him would mean
return Of the party to the old faith.
the old ideals, the old policies which
/ characterized ii IN the days when II
administered the government efficiently
and periodically"
Looking the very picture Of comfort,
Senator Nathan B. Scott, Of West Vir-
ginia. stood IN the New Willard lobby
last evening arrayed in a natty suit OF
whAe flannel. and on his shapely head a
comfortable white fedora that harmonized
with his airy costume.
Tell US, Senator" said a newspaper
man, your choice Of Republican Presi-
Dental candidates" The Senator laughed
as though somebody had sprung a wit
ticism.
why. it's just this way. son. have
not any particular preference. All the
/ eminent statesmen who nave had White
I House mention are very devoted friends.
/ There are so many good men in the list
/ that 70 individuaIlze would be impossible.
/ Besides, It's eight months off until the
/ choosing Of delegates 10 the national con-
vention. What's the use Of anticipating?
/ Inside Of eight months a lot Of things
may happen; somebody might die. either
a natural death or get killed of pOliti-
cally.
Excuse me for changing the subject,
but I viii tell you in confidence that We
are not going to fight japan. It's a tenn
/ pest IN a teapot, and all the war is IN
the newspaper headlines.
IF we were TO 90 to war with Japan
tomorrow, who Of all people dc you sup
1 pose would be the first TO wish that disas-
ter and defeat would come 10 the Ameri-
can cause2'' said Mr.. J. r. McAllister, OF
New York at the Arlington.
The very first TO pray for our humiiia-
ton would be the Cubans. know what
I am talking about for I have been
among them long enough 10 ascertain that
their real feeling toward the United States
is bitter hatred. Perhaps it Is natural for
them 10 hate us. People who are under
the greatest obligations often feel that
way toward their benefactoTs. lie lib
! Grated them from the tyrannical yoke OF
Spain. and for this they viii never for
give Us. To-day they would fight for their
/ former Spanish oppTessors sooner than
for US; they are not Of our strain; they
think Us barbsrians; the japanese are a
grand and noble nation in comparison
with Yankee pigs.
Mr.. f. 4. Norton. Of Denver. Colo,
who Is at the New Willard, is one Of the
best known OF Western mining men, He
is secretary and general manager OF the
] Penn-Wyoming Copper Company, En-
campment. Wyo., a corporation that had
the distinction OF building the largest
aerial tramway in the world to connect
its mines and smelling plant on the sum-
nit Of the great Continental Divide
As he has had a long and varied expert
I ence in a dozen mining camps Of the
II West q Herald reporter asked Mr.. Nor
ton his opinion OF the trial Of the al
LEGGED slayers Of Gov. Steunenberg, now
in progress az Boise. Idaho
Il believe" said he, that this man
Orchard is the narrator Of the greatest
string Of lies that ever a man uttered.
I do not say this as the friend Of any
of the men on trial for their lives. I
think the Western Federation of Miners
did many wrong acts, committed many
unlawful deeds, and / have had my full
share Of troubles with members Of that
organization. At the same time. I am
satisfied that Haywood Meyer, and Petit
bone are innocent of the murder OF Gov.
Stellnenberg. In hot blood they might
have done violence, but they never would
have waited that long time to wreak
vengeance. They are not built that way,
and Orchards story is q tissue o. fabri-
cation all the way through
For a good many years I lived in
4 Florida. but for the last FIVE years my
home has been at Edmonton. the capital
of Alberta, that lies COO miles north Of
the United States boundary line" said
Mr. David S. Macfarlane, at the Raleigh
y have thus experienced, as one might
say. climatic extremes, and I am free II
assert that I'll take the cold climate te'
mine. Florida is fine, in a way, anee
the oranges, pineapples, and magnOlias
are a delight. but the hot sun makes mer
inert and lazy, and robs them Of thai
capacity for achievement that we find ii
those who dwell IN high ATTITUDES. I like
q land that comes up TO Col. Patrick
DOMAINS definition, Of nine months win
ter and three months d. late in the
fall
: This is the sort We have up in the Ca
] madam Northwest, and it breeds hardy