The National tribune., 1907-09-12
GOVERNORS And GENERALS.
An unwarlike Invasion Of Washington and
Jam -Stown.

. tHru the TOWN.. elner toward or 1rOl
the jamestown Exposition. Some weel
l. there are two or three Governors tai
rying here en- route. There Will
more of them all thru the Autumn.
This has added something to the h
larity of the Capital. The Governo,
and the Generals and the Colonels max
business lively around the hotels, an
occasionally bring some interesting gos
sip. They have the field all to them
selves, for the official world of Wash
ington is still on vacation. General
Governors come aShington in mum
bers only on the occasion of the inaugu
ration of a President of the Unite
States, when there are SO many matter
of more Importance in progress tina
the Governors are lost sight of.
When Gov. Harris, of Ohio, arrives
here Sunday, on the way to the James
town Exposition, he was confronted b.
an array of questioners, who wantet
to know about Ohio politics The Buck
eye State is doing a lot of things po
litical1y to focus the attention of th
National Capital Gov. Harris refused
to add anything to the information o
residents of Washington. He though
Taft would have the Buckeye delegates
TO the next Republican National Con
vention and that Senator Foraker
would be reelected. He hoped Repre-
sentative T. Z. Burton. nominee fol
Mayor of Cleveland. would be elected
over Democratic Tom l.. Johnson. bu
further than that the Governor said
nothing. But everyone knew before al
that the Governor said.
| And SO the Governor and his stan
after being rendered a rousing recep-
tion by the Ohio Society of Washington
sailed away down the Potomac TO spend
a few days sightseeing at the EXPOSE
| ton and also to participate in the ex-
Inr nf xn-hi @
| Wednesday,
In Washington the same day as Gov.
Harris was Gov. Charles H Floyd, of
New Hampshire. Both. 1t might be said
in passing. are accidental Governors.
Gov. Harris was promoted from the
Office of Lieutenant-Governor when
Democratic Governor Pattison died.
Gov. Floyd's nomination was almost
entirely an accident. and he failed of
IA majority before the voters of New
Hampshire, so that the Republican Leg
islature had to elect him.
Gov. Floyd came with a glittering
array of Generals and Colonels. The
register of the Arlington Hotel had a
long military list when the names of
these Granite State Generals and Col
oaels had been written down. The Ad-
jutant-Gcneral of the State, Harry n.
Cilley, of the famous Cilley family of
Maine. has a commission as Major
General. The staff includes three or
fur acknowledgements and half
dozen Col0nels.
The New Hampshire Governor ha
some hot stuff in the way of interviews.
lie told every newspaper man who went
TO see him that Gov. Hughes. of New
York. locked like probable winner in
the Presidential race for the favor of
New England delegates. especially for
New Hampshire delegates, and he also
took pains to explain his theory that
Senator Jacob II. Gallinger. of New
Hampshire, would be defeated next
year for reelection.
AS Senator Gallinger is Chairman of
the Senate Committee on the District
of Columbia, in which capacity he is
sometimes referred to as the Mayor of
Washington. it looked as tho the Gov
ernor was trying to deal him blow
from the shoulder. Senator Gallingcr
is a very important per-
sonage to Washington. and in the fash
ioning of District of Columbia laws has
troubles of his own without FlOyd's
thereto.
feature of these jamestown Guber-
Material trips which the Northern Wis.,
:tors talk much about as they linger
in Washington is the courtesy shown
by the Vrginians. President Harry st.
George Tucker, of the jamestown Ex
position. is an adept in courteous at
tentions to visitors, and he and those |
associated with him extend generous
hospitalities to the Northern Governors
who trave! down that way. But Gov. |
Claude A. Swanson. of Virginia, is on
the watch for every Gubernatorial par
.y that goes into Tidewater Virginia. |
His Lieutcrant-Governor Hon. ]. Tay- |
or Ellyson, is at the Exposition or in
The vicinity thereof much of the time
when Gov. Swanson has TO be at Rich
nond, and takes good care of visitors
;ojourning there. Then there always
comes an Invitation TO attend recep-
ion at the Governors Mansion at Rich
nond. There Gov. and Mrs Swanson
give the visiting Governors. their wives
Ind daughters and the staff members
ind families glimpse of real old
fashioned Southern social cordiality. the
memory of which railroad journey
home does not efface.
Gov. Swanson was a member of the
House for 10 years, during
which time he and his wife made many
warm friends among people of all sec
ions. Their entertainments this Sum
ner and Autumn at the old mansion in
Richmond have done much to encour-
ge friendly relations among officials of
he various States, without regard to
politics
The Gubernatorial visitors enjoy the
sightseeing quite as much
Is ordinary tourists. While most IF
he Governors have been in Washington
before at some time, many of their staff
members have not, and all hands gen.
rally go the rounds. They engage a
procession of landaus, drive thru the
fashionable residence section to see the
louses that are closed for the Sum-
ner and Autumn. go to Arlington, take
tramp around the Departments, climb
he Washington Monument, etc. to the
nd of the chapter.
Officially, Washington has been much
about the ability of the di-
ectors of the jamestown Exposition to
'ay debt of 100000 for money loaned
" the Government to make the enter
rise a 60 Within q few days a pay
nent of $4,000 has been made, but
he terms on which the money was !
oaned would long since have warranted I
he Government taking the Exposition
n charge.
The Government, however, is not J
ikely to enforce the terms of its loan,
ecause 1t would entail lot Of trouble !
which the officials are anxious to avoid ,
When the legislation for the loan of the
money was before Congress 1t was loud
Y proclaimed that the Government
ould not possibly lose. as the Exposi-
ion would itself be a guarantee for the
unds. Enough and more would have ,
'een expended to warrant sufficient /
roceeds at a forced sale to recoup the
treasury Department.
Many wise old solons smiled at these ]
They knew the chances I