The Washington herald., 1907-11-17
AT THE HOTELS.


grcssman-at-iarge from Colorado. was at
the Raleigh last night Mr.. Cook. besides
being a Congressman. Is a well-known
mining man. and mas grown I'D with the
West. He hadn't much % say on poIiti-
cal conditions in Colorado. but said thar
his state is particularly prosperous at
this time The value Of the sugar beet
crop IN Colorado. Mr. Cook said. Is In
excess Of the value OF the gold mined in
the State.
West Virginia hasn't suffered al all
from the financial depression. and will not
suffer" said c.. W. Swisher. secretary OF
state Of that Commonwealth. at the New
Willard last night Mr. Swisher Is an
avowed candidate for the gOvernorship. 70
succeed Gov. Dawson. He said that there
ISM any doubt as 20 who will be the next
occupant Of the gubernatorial chair OF his
State 1T viii be c. W. Swisher.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
are The two favorite Republican candi-
dates for the Presidency. so far as his
State is concerned. he said.
Mr. Roosevelt has undoubtedly a great
following in West Virginia. and if he
would consent to run. he would probably
receive the support OF the State. I don't
believe that De VIII run. however. and I
think that most West Virginlans also feel
that he viii not again be a candidate
With President Roosevelt eliminated
/ from the contest, Secretary Taft is by
| far the strongest man in West Virginia
You may hear all kinds of talk about
other men, but / am certain that the big
Hal T--
adheIents IN West Virginia"
Mr. SWisher said that he has not vet
/ had time % read all Of the announce
nent Of William j. Bryan concerning his
| candidacy for the Democratic noniua-
ton, but was interested in il aeverthe-
| less. He said that no doubt Mr.. BRYAN
! viii be the candidate Of the Democratic
| party as the land now lies. but be does
not believe that he viii be overwhelmed
with votes in his State When the
/ monster demonstration given Mr. Bryan
/ in Wheeling several years ago was men
/ toned. Mr.. Swisher said Very true; but
| he didn't get the votes"
II Mr.. Bryan is nominated on the
Democratic ticket and President Roose-
welt heads that Of the Republican party.
the former won't get seventeen votes in
West Virginia"
I suppose that it is question OF being
accustomed 10 different conditions. but
whatever Il Is. I find it hard 10 Ike
your American style Of football said
:. J. Virgo. general secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association Of Sydney.
Australia. who was at the Ebbirt House
last night
Your game in america is 50 rough and
so much given Up 20 mass formations that
one can scarcely call It football. wit
messed game in St Louis several DAYS
ago. and during the whole time the ball
was kicked but three times. In the first
half Of the game. twenty minutes were
lost on account OF injured men, and ar
least one participant was so badly hurt
that he had 10 be carried from the field
The Australian game. on the other
hand. IS very open, similar in some re-
spects 10 both lacrosse and hockey. The
BAH cannot be carried more than ten
yards by any one man. unless he touches
IL 20 the ground. The team work is mag
nlncenJ and the interest is intense il is
rot unusual 10 see more than 5000 spec
tators al an important match in Sydney
or Melbourne"
Mr.. Virgo is an enthusiastic sportsman
and a lover Of horses. but deplores the
gambling done AT Australian race tracks.
although be considers II 10 be the squar-
est betting game in the world. He said
that az the race courses in Australia the
betting IS done under government super
vision and conducted by the club which
holds the meet The system is entirely
different from that OF America however.
There is IN use in Australia a system cali
ed the totalizer.' BY This scheme the men
who have bet on the winners are entitled
pro rata 10 the money wagered on all the
losers If only one man bets s. on a long
shot Mr. Virgo said and this horse
rcmps IN nrst, this one lucky individual
viii receive all the money put up by other
gamblers on the rest OF the field The
club which conducts the race. the govern
ment. and probably some charitable in
sutution all receive "a small sum from
each race but the bulk goes 10 the bet
tors BY this system. Mr.. Virgo said.
large sums are often won on very small
amounts
Although this system was expected 70
decrease gambling N Australia il has.
on the contrary. been responsible for
much more gambling. particularly on race
horses. than was known before il be-
came Law said Mr.. Virgo
Mr.. Virgo said that the American
Young Mems Christian Association 3
far superior 20 that OF any other coun-
Try IN the world. and therefore he said
Jhat he VIII endeavor 70 inaugurate some
Of our best features in the S250o60 build
ing now almost completed al sydney
ohio Is certainly for ". H Taft and
no one else said W. o. Thompson. pres
ident OF the Ohio State University. NJ
the Shoreham last night Mr. Taft IS
not only native son. but he is 10 all
Ohioans the best man who has been
mentioned Tor the high Office Of President
Of the United states
1t is pretty hard TO see how President
Roosevelt is going 70 get away from the
third term. in spite Of the fact that h.
doesn't seem To want IT, said T. K.
Nelson. of Chicago. at the New Willard
last night The more YOU travel about
the country the more you hear Repub-
licans, at any rate. talking about Mr-
Roosevelt.
There is little question that the Pres
ident has done much in Office. and there
is no question that what he has done IS
known 20 the people of Jhe country He
has made mistakes. as every one else
has made them. but even the most giar-
ing OF these have been passed over as
nothing Of moment In the West. I am
sure, Mr.. Roosevelt is to-day the most
popular man. and the most liked and re-
Spected as well.
Secretary Taft has made friends; no
doubt of that Mr. Taft makes friends
everywhere, and usually keeps them; but
be has not. for one thing had the chance
to reach the people that the President
has had. Another difficulty in the way OF
NJ n ffte hl.nr., ID. fLnr E.. 10.