Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-08

| J G added, "Dut tnl5 70 IhtDct uihOni'
10 do. because DO matter how much
mouey we put out, it is almost no time
before the cash fods It's way into the
big cen :ers, end the biggest center be-
lag New York, most of it goes there"
The biggest kind Of political pow
WOW 10 scheduled to take place at the
White House Saturday, November l6,
when the President and some Of bis
New York Slate friends will take up
the question of killing of Gov. Hughes.
Timothy Woodruff, chairman Of the re-
publican State committee; Speaker
James Wadsworth, j., VIM. Barnse, OF
Albany, and possibly two or three others
of the anti Hughes camp will gather
about the President and it is predicted
they will "make medicine against the
Governor" 1t is said the conference
will decide upon the four delegates at
large to be sent to the next national con-
ventioD, and 1t is predicted that the gov
erpor will be side-tracked, although it
has been the usual custom to select the
man at Albany as one Of the qusriette.
1t is believed by many New Workers
that the only way the President can
prevent the New York delegation from
going to Hughes is TO take the nomina-
! ton himself.
Announcement was made al the Sia'e
Department today that David Jsype
Hill, former Assistant Secretary OF State,
now minister TO The Netherlands, would
be promoted to be Ambassador TO Ger
many, to succeed Charlemsgne Tower.
resigned.
W. l. Buchanan, who was chairman
of the United States delegation to the
last Pan-American conference, and mem
Der of the American delegation to the
recent Hague conference, was today de-
signated as representative Of the United
States at the Central American confer
ence to be held 10 this city next week.
Announcement is made today of the
election OF Secretary OF State Root as pres
ident of the Metropolitan Club, the ex-
elusive social organization of the capital,
numbering among its membership many
Of the In ost prominent men OF The country,
aud large contingent Of the diplomatic
corps.
Official announcement was made at
the White House today that the Presi-
dent would review in Hampton Roads
The battleship feet, as it starts for the
Pacific, on December 16. 1t lie stated
that he will leave here on the afternoon
Of the 18th.
The President has sent the following
letter to the Attorney General snd the
Secretary Of the Interior: 'My attention
has been called to the dispatches 10 ref
erenoe to the murder of Secret Service
Agent Walker, while In the performance
of his duty investigating coal land
frauds in Colorado. trust every effort
will be exerted by your department to
prosecute vigorously every violation Of
the land laws which Walker was in
vestigsting."
Sitting alone in her cell, sewing end
knitting, trying to keep away thoughts
of the terrible ordeal through which she
must pass next Monday, Mrs. Anna M.
Bradley awaits her trial for the killing
Of ex-senator Arthur Brown, OF Utah, in
this city lest December. The defense
will probably be insanity.
Tho commission having in charge the
Industrial Peace Foundation, to which
President Roosevelt devoted the Nobel
Prize, will meet tomorrow, to map out
he scope of the work to be done and
to stimulate, ifpossible, further donations.
10 order to bring the fund up 10 81 OOe,-
900. Secretary Strsus, of The Depart
meus of Commerce and Labor, will pre-
side.
Among the 500 prominent democrats
who will attend the w. ]. Bryan dinner
10 this city on November 26 there will
be one face missing. Lieut.. Gov. Chap-
Ter, Of New York, having something of q
presidential boom himself has declined.
He has just replied that all bis dates
between now and the frat Of January are
taken. 1t Is commonly supposed that
Bryan will formally announce himself at
this dinner, asa candidate.