The Washington herald., 1907-05-14
AT THE HOTELS.


a delegation Of some Of the most inhu-
.ential men Of the Republican party in
oklahoma and the Indian Territory were
I'm consultation last evening at the New
Willard. In the number were Hon. Frank
Frantz. governor Of Oklahoma; Henry T.
Asp. Col William Busby, Hon Dennis
r. Flynn, Tams Bixby, ". II. Danaugh,
William Grimes, J. r. Collngham, Hon.
Bird S. Mcclure, J. L. Hamon. and T. H.
Greer, editor Daily State Capital.
Members Of the delegation denied that
they were in Washington TO endeavor TO
commit President Roosevelt TO adverse
faction on the constitution that has been
framed for the PROPOSED new State Of
Oklahoma. Editor Greer said they had
not come TO say a word to the President
on that topic. but that they had come %
consult with Hon. James Sherman and
other House leaders about securing Re
publican speakers for the coming cam
paign, which will decide whether the
voters Of the two Territories will adopt CT
reject the constitution.
The President" said Mr.. Greer, could
not be expected 90 take any stand in this
matter prior TO the popular vote in
August He is in the position of a judge
on the bench, and it would be useless as
well as improper 20 seek to influence him
in advance. The constitution. however. I
am free TO tell you, is a most objeetiona-
BILE instrument, and thousands Of our peo-
Iple had rather remain under the govern
rr1f Of Tor Gov @
time than have Statehood with such an
imperfect and unfair organic law. Ny
belief is that the adverse sentiment.
already strong. will grow 20 the proper
tions Of an avalanche. and that the people
will refuse 10 rdtify by an overwhelming
vote. I will not be surprised IF the ma
jOrity against adoption reaches 5000"
Thomas r. Wilt the Chicago passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. who
brought the Kuroki-MacArthur party
| through from the Windy City 70 Wash
/ ington. is fun Of interesting experiences
he has had the past decade or SO person.
/ ally escorting distinguished guests Of the
United States, he having travelled with
! Prince Henry Of Prussia, as well as many
| of lesser note.
I found Gen. Kuroki as interesting as
the most interesting" said he at the VIII
/ lard last night. as he was about to leave
| for Chicago. "He is q most attractive,
/ unassuming, and thoroughly democratic
! personage-bold in battle. but modest in
civil life Capt Tanaka. his Interpreter.
also is very engaging. and. as he speaks
Lv-cfget, r-,- a-,f+a r-r57 M r1sfr71 Fra ,r4 r-a
/ trip. Il was Capt. Tanaka who arrested
/ Dick Little, the daring newspaper cor
respondent, following the battle Of MUk-
/ den Little. with the Russian army, was
/ in az the death, and the japanese, realiz-
/ ing he might see too much II allowed 10
Inger among them. blindfoded him when
/ they marched him through the lines. I'm
pinChed.' said Little. in English. when
/ Tanaka took charge Of him. II was new
/ slang to Tanaka, and il made an ever
/ lasting hit with him.
Little was sent down 10 Tokyo. and
| from there he came on home The two
/ did not meet again till the Japanese came
/ through Chicago. There were a thousand
/ or more japanese and Americans at the
/ train. and as Tanska g8zed from the rear
/ platform ont over the crowd. he saw q
/ slender man head and shoulders above all
/ others AS kurOki was bowling very
/ gravely and waving his hand iu answer
/ 20 the sslutes, Tanaka suddenly yelled
ont. Dick. Big, tall little Dick. I'm
/ plnChed, O woe is me"
/ Tanaka clspped his hands in childish
| glee and a regiment of Russian Cos
| sacks could not have kept the two apart.
They pl0wed through the crowd I'll
| they met, and Little threw his arms
about the little Jap kissing him on each
/ cheek-the Russian form of greeting.
/ This made a hit with Kuroki. and he
| and the other japanese officers cheered.
/ Little dragged the captain of toward
/ lemonade stand or something Of the sort
/ and wouldn't let him go till the train was
| starting. I didn't know the real thing
was so fine. said the captain. as he
/ climbed aboard. That's good enough %
| follow the flag anywhere with the Con-
/ stituti0n. as that sultan Of Sulu SAYS
"The train pulled ont, with everybody
! cheering, except Tauak8 and Little. I'm
| willing To swear the eyes Of both were
/ moist
/ "Al the debris from the four square
miles OF ruined buildings has been cleared
away, and san Francisco has again re-
! sumed its normal appearance" said Mr.
/ George Henry Senger. a young engineer
/ Of Berkeley, Cal. at the Arlington.
My home town. Berkeley. has proflted
/ enormously by the disaster to our big
/ sister across the bay Before the earth
quake we had a population Of only 2o.ooo.
but now there are i'm the town no less
/ than 5000 people, which puts Berkeley
I ahead of such fourishing places as san
/ Jose. Stockton and Sacramento. Oak
I land, TOO. has increased tremendously and
now numbers fully Z511a I'm san Fran
/ cisco the work Of rehabilitation is being
| delayed 20 some extent by labor troubles.
/ but these VIII be only "a temporary
/ hindrance. Why there should he any
strikes there is q mystery. seeing that in
mo town in America are such wages being
given. II the strike business keeps up
! the chances are that the people who ara
/ promoting il will eventually find that
/ they are killing the goose that laid the
golden egg.
| "Sau Francisco has been a great suf-
! ferer in the past from the operations Of
as bold gang Of municipal looters as
ever operated but il looks as though they
/ were about TO come o'grief. since Fran
/ els Heney was put on their trail. Ths
revelations. both as to Mayor Schmitz
and Attorney Abe Ruef. are simply as
founding. Boss Tweed was never in ir
and thiik it inevitable that the pair viii
be behind iron bars in the near future"
'The people of Trenton" said ex-1Isyor
yelling G. Sickel. Of that fourishing Jer-
I sey town, "are very proud Of the historic
/ associations that cluster about the city
and the surrounding country. Every
schoolboy knows about the battle Of Tren-
ton and Monmouth. and nearly every lal
and maid in America viii tell you the
story Of how Gen. Washington crossed tho
Delaware at Trenton. The grown folks
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