The Washington herald., 1907-12-04
AT THE HOTELS.

There isn't any doubt in my mind that
| William Jennings Bryan win receive the
Democratic nomination for the Pfesi-
dency, said T. II. Barker, Of Boston. AZ
the Metropolitan last night 4 was in the
gallery Of the House yesterday when mr.
Bryan made his entrance and believe
that the ovation he received was such "A
to warrant such a conclusion. even II
there were nothing else 10 back II.
But Mr- Bryan has more men back %
him than the Congressman who cheered
him In the House, although that certain
ly viii help him some. The great Nebras-
kan has been making more friends in the
last few months than he is said 10 have
lost IN the last year. He has been well
received everywhere IN the East, and, OF
course, there is little question about his
popularity in the West
You can almost depend upon II. too.
that Mr.. Bryan viii receive the support
OF several organizations that have been
/ declared neutral Of late. The recent con-
ference between Mr.. Bryan and the
! Hearst leaders seems 70 me TO indicate
just about where the forces Of the former
VIII be lined up on convention day.
OF course the South is for Mr. Bryan,
as it has always been. You can hear
plenty Of talk about the desirability Of
having a southerner at the head OF the
/ ticket but then what SOUtherner can pro-
I duce the necessary following that Mr..
Bryan can produce? This is one OF the
/ Nebraskan's strongest points. his popu-
larity with all sorts of people.
I don't suppose for minute that twenty
years from now it will be at all uncom-
mon to travel across the ocean in an
/ airshiD,' said William : Garrett, Of Chi
/ cago, at the Raleigh last night Look
| at the inventions Of the last few years
Nobody thought Of the possibility Of talk
| ing through the air without even q wire
a few years ago To-day you can fash
a message across the Atlantic. The re-
cent tests Of long-distance balloon racing
seem 10 me TO have proved that with a
few improvements. some genius will md
/ flying a thousand miles comparatively
! easy.
The greatest difficulty. It seems. is the
inability 70 properly guide an airshIp at
al times. But II YOU think hard, you
can imagine how diffcult Il no doubt was
/ Tor the first mariner TO guide his little
1 f--Nf -'t"IA-tA4Ag III a EANLlAN sea. lL rs
true that the currents Of the air are far
different from those Of the sea. and that
the winds high above The earth are
stronger and more apt 10 vary than they
are near the surface. But then the very
I2ct that man hGs encountered so much
opposition in the laws OF nature. in his
desire 10 solve aerial navigation. make
II appear beiieveable that he viii some
day conquer in the fight.
When the change in the method OF
transportation comes there viii certainly
come a change IN the method Of warfare.
Sea wars Will be things Of memory. and
( those Of the air VIII take their place on
the pages Of history With the constrrIc-
ton OF truly dirigfble airship win come.
too that high speed that viii permit the
invasion Of al enemy's country in a few
hours.
Both these things viii Go more. I
think than all the peace congresses that
may be summoned 70 abolish warfare
among men"
Representative James Francis Bu-k.
I Of the Thirty-hrst PENNSYLVANIA. Con-
gressiOnal District is not only heart and
soul for Senator Knox as the Presidential
/ nominee, but claims 70 be the original
/ Knox man.
The probabilities of Senator Knox be-
coming out next President are Increasing
every day" said he. As his strength is
manifesting itself with renewed yigor
among the thinking people In all sections
: OF the country. II is 10 be hoped that the
loyalty OF the people OF the State OF
pennsylvania 10 Senator Knox. and their
confidence in his nomination. viii bs
manifested by sending 70 the national
convention with as little cOntroversy. as
possible delegation Of men who will be
typical OF the energy, shrewdness. and
greatness Of the state.
The attention Of al the political lead
' ers Of the country IS now riveted on Sena-
tor Knox owing 10 the fact that as other
I candidates booms have been losing
strength. that Of Senator Knox has been
gradually growing for ideas and policies
I that are too well defined. and purposes
that are too great 20 be Influenced 10 any
extent by the action Of the opposition con
Vention. and as conditions develop during
1 The aeXt ten months. 1 am satisfied that
Senator Knox Viii prove 10 be the most
available and satisfactory candidate for
President Of the United States that can
/ possibly be nominated by either party
A delegation Of thirty-six loyal Della
wareans are registered az the Riggs.
They have journeyed 10 this city from
! the Diamond State TO witness the swear
( ing in Of Senator Richardson. Senator
Du Pont held an Informal reception in the
lobby Of the Riggs last night. and the
Delewareans shook him by the hand.
Has Addicks been eliminated from
Delaware poIitcs?' he was asked.
1 don't know where Addicks is. The
last l heard OF him he was in New York
And the Senator smiled a wise smile. IN
which everybody Joined.
Illinois furnishes the aristocratic
brooms for the world, the highest grade
Of brushes being grown in our State
said Valentine W Kenger wholesale
broom manufacturer of Chicago. who is
on a business tour Of the South, at the
Raleigh last night
Kansas produces the cheaper brush
and most Of it is shipped in bales 70
Illinois 10 be manufactured in the nuner-
Gus broom factories. The broom corn
district in Illinois is confined principally
to the central section. the counties of
Douglas. Coles and MOultrie producing
nine-tenths of the total crop II Is esti-
mated that the crop IN the United States
this season will aggregate 5Q.NaO0O
brooms valued at fully Sl00010O0
To move this great product would re-
quire 20 trains Of over 80 cars each. az
gregating 100 miles Of brOOms The broom
corn harvest has Just ended IN Central
Illinois and material FOR 15.000000 To Is
oel.0oo broOms WAS cut there this season.
The bTooms grown and manufactured in