The Washington herald., 1907-09-23
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
The masses Of the people in West Viz
ginia are for Roosevelt, first. last and
always. said Representative James An
thony Hughes Of the Fifth district. and
hailng from Huntington, at the Riggs.
Mr.. Hughes Is in Washington for the
purpose Of placing his two daughters in
school, and will return home tomorrow,
stopping on route at the jamestown Expo
sition
In my opinion the West Virginia dele
cation viii be instructed % vote for Pres
ident Roosevelt at the next Republican
convention. regardless OF what he has
said about third term, OF what he viii
say. They seem TO think that he is the
friend Of the poorer people, and their
faith IN him remains mistaken. They are
like the devoted adherents Of all Of his
policies-thcy know 10 distinction. and
! am certain that only an almost incOn-
ceivable blunder on the part Of the Presi-
dent will cause them TO turn against him.
His attack on corporations and railroads
has also made him many friends among
the smaller business men, who believe
that his policy will be TO their great
benefit
Although ] cannot see now just what
chance q second choice viii have in West
Virginia. / believe that Dir. Fairbanks
is the strongest man now. with the Presi-
dent eliminated There is no doubt that
the larger business men Of the State are
favorable 20 him. and that they will use
their efforts 20 secure his nomination
With Roosevelt eliminated, ! do not know
who the people would turn 20, but I think
that they viii stick to him until the time
OF the convention.
The gubeInat0rial campaign in the
State IS something in the nature Of a
preliminary canter just now. with several
of the candidates feeling their way along.
It is too early just yet for me TO make
any predictions as To the result Of the
contest.
i do not think Mr. Bryan viii be the
Democratic Presidential candidate Of
West Virginia He seems 20 have lost
his grip in my state and the majority
Of the people are 10 favor Of Judge Gray.
Of Delaware. This is probably accounted
for by the fact that he was member Of
the anthracite coal arbitration board and
that this opinion met with great approval
from the West Virginia miners. Our
State has many miners now. as coal is
our chief industry. and these men viii
likely have their way when the Demo
Gratis are sent To the convention. Occa-
sionally one hears the name Of Juds0n
Harmon. Of Cincinnati. but not often
enough 10 make him possibility. or
the other aspirants for the nomination.
none is at all formidable Chanler has
not yet been heard Of II looks 70 me
as though Gray viii be the fav0rite OF
the Democrats, with Bryan a second
choice"
When wonderful growth of a country
in population and riches is spoken OF. the
TransvsaI should not be forgotten" said
Elmer Tong. OF Milwaukee. last night. at
the Raleigh. Mr. Tong is a mining en-
gineer. and has taken great interest IN
the mines Of South Africa.
Not more than twenty-five years ago
the Trausvaal was the poorest country
In the world II Was not only at the
minimum of poverty, but Il was deeply
ia debt Now it is producing gold at the
rate Of Sl-oH1g11 "a year. besides it's other
resources, which, though few. VIII swell
the total considerably In the same time,
the population has grown proportion
ateIy and the number Of people IN that
country now is about 59Jpo
Almost half OF this population is To-
Gated i1 the vicinity OF the mines. while
the other part Of the country is given
over 20 farming There you have the
spectacle OF one portion If a country
thickly congested. while the other is filled
with broad plains and farms. There are
10000 natives employed IN the mines Of
WitwatersTand and about half as many
Chinese. All Of these and many thou
sa. +s more are supported directly or in
directly by the mining industry, and their
numbers have increased as the mining In
dustry has progressed
When the mines were first worked,
only the very best sort Of ore was pro
duced and treated but at present the
average price obtained for ore Is only
about s. a ton. T. viii give some idea Of
/ the fine business sense of the mine man
ayers when il is considered that 100000
worth OF ore is mined each month. and
/ that in a country where living expenses
are twice s high as those Of the United
/ States.
/ Almost all Of the skilled labor in that
/ country is performed by whites. while all
+ Of the unshued labor is done 10y the
! Chinese.
/ .'Washingtonians would be much
prouder of Mount Vernon 10 they could
+ all see the reverence with which relics Of
t Washington are held in other parts Of
\ the country where they are but few,
said y T. BUTLER. OF Philadelphia, last
night Al the Metropolitan Hotel.
up in Lancaster County. Pa, in
I the old Elizabeth Farms mansion, q
relic Of Washington is preserved with
7 the greatest care. as is the whole house
/ On which the relic stands II is an old
/ bed in which the great patriot slept after
the battle of Germantown, and its high
posts and curtains are just as they were
I in his time. The same quaint old paper
/ ing is on the wall and the Oid-fashioued
/ rag carpet on the floors. Other relies pre-
J served are the old wood stove. one bear
/ ing the date la. several ancient pianos,
and many other things that went TO make
! the house complete long ago
/ .The Boston public schools have under
gone rather pronounced change in their
methods" said Charles Rogers, OF that
city, ut the Metropolitan Hotel last night.
/ English has been made the principal
/ study of the course. and the other studies
/ are built around that major subject
Arithmetic has been simpli6ed and made
much more practical In geography,
/ particular stress is laid on the human life
/ commerce. and industry while commercial
/ geography and history are made co-ordi-
nate with that study. But The most i'm
pOrtant change has been made in the
/ course Of physical training. which has
+ been almost revolutionized- Doctors and
nurses have been added To the faculties
/ and corps of teachers make il their duty
/ 10 keep the. children in health. No eX-
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{ the schools, so that il VIII be possible for
F. the children to get all the exercise they