The Washington herald., 1907-06-19
AT THE HOTELS.

lott' Of Australia. and Miss X. Munford.
OF Colorado. Miss Elliott has been prom
lnent In religious circles in her country
for some time, and her object in coming
to the United States was to study the
( methods Of such organizations as the
1 Young Mems Christian Association and
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, with view OF facilitating similar
/ work IN the Australian states Miss Nun
/ ford, who was asked by a Herald reporter
/ for an expression Of opinion regardiu.
woman suffrage in Colorado. said:
Il do not think that the extension Of
/ the franchise 10 women has been Of the
! least benefit to our Commonwealth The
old idea that the exercise Of the suffrage
| by women would lead TO cleaner politics
and the elimination Of unworthy public
lofficials has proved a snare and delusion.
In the first place just al many women as
men are apt to be bought or otherwise
corrUptly influenced. Then. again. in the
case Of good women. by far the greater
number viii vote about like their hus-
bands. fathers and brothers do In all
our Colorado towns there Is an element
among the woman voters which is down
right venal. and were it not 10 offset the
ballots Of this purehassble contingent.
hundreds Of our respectable women would
not go to the polls.
The women Of Colorado have exercised
a benehcent influence on society at large.
am glad TO say. but they have effected
this through their clubs, societies, and
organizations. and not through the ballot
on election days For all that I do not
regard the equal franchise as having been
Of any benefit, ] would not surrender
my right in that respect, nor do 1 think
there is any probability Of its repeal
Out our way, where elections are often
lose, the political managers do not let
ny feminine voter escape. and it is
aally easier 10 go 10 the polls than %
; nagged for failure TO perform d civic
B Ty.'
J wonder why it is that you people
r o the United States play such an in
. hpitable game with our Canadian mon
ey said Mr II. Vincent Greene. a
, pr7inent business man Of Toronto. at
thRaleigh
e 'sterday I was in one Of your lead
lngNashingtOn drug stores when an
Ola 'lored man rendered the clerk a g
Cantan note. The clerk looked al the
papeas though It were cont!aband. and
+ altenesitating a long while told the
= oWhethe best he could allow him was
e Fl.Se this point lnterfered and gave
the dtey s. in Yankee currency Tor his
Dofaii1 bill greatly 10 the fellows de-
NghL h shaving Of as good money
as thelis on earth is 10 my mind un-
T nelBip,r. and likewise Unbuyinesslike
. Aou oefCiate our coin as well as our
l. euiIehc. although in Canada we have
q never NE any effort to retaliate in kind.
II your ,ney were inherently better or
On any Inder basis than ours there
might Dome excuse for il. but such
l. is not th,ase. and there is no reason
I why our and bills should not Circu-
g iate Al pin the United States"
d Messrs. n NJ. and N. 5. Browniae.
r Of Ogden n, are at the Ebbitt House.
n MI John MTowning is one Of the fore
most OF hern inventors Of deadly
: weapons al has made a worldwide
reputation uugh his perfection Of the
magazine pls an irnplar,a,+ that a,-
peI's say "li'row the revolver into in
hocuous desude. This magazine pis-
Iol "hlch IS cost as fat as your hand
anu VIII - lit vest pocket easily. fires
seven cal'Itus sRith tightening rapldity.
+. anu N'.' Ail q N mile away. II has
il DeeH au'p'-" 'he governments of Bel
+. gum aIq W.l'Bnd, the police depart
? ll-e'I o1 6eIili' / the bodyguard Of the
' Russian EmperC
I"e A''o'heE neral Of Ohio. Hon.
T. "aoe Hampton IS, and Mrs. Ellis are
at l'e Ne" "Aie The former said he
~ i'du C-ilie 10 Nslgton on State bust
o ness of a more o.se ro,ese-tfsl or,.-
acter" His trip sbso,,.ar,. -o+Lt---
% 90 Win poll'eSld what he knew in
e that line was ancisristo-z. .1,,fo -...
l. OF course. for Tatbr. .ba-a ,.ss 80
Is reason 70 print so o. ststa~,er+ ,rra
p story in a WashinE ,s.err,o,, 49,
= 70 the effect that Se.sr,. 7,e, -,
plated withdr8 wing Z, the presidential
race was not serious ,,cb o., .,.,rr s,-.t
Q from Mr.. Ellis deni
Wade Hampton Fl ig ~ S,r.rorr
:, birth, having first seebe rgr. of 5s,-
- on the KentUckv side he of,f, pf,.s-
" He received his higher es-ior, ~ We.
d ington and Lee Univers psD,-,.i-s >,
Cincinnati. he embarke-, 5o,,rr,Iis-,
i and became one of thsitors 81 -rs
c Tribune of that city. Sao,.-,+I,- he
d studied laW and hrst be. rrov,,t,,s-+
is locally by his brilliant We ,ssfe,s1+
corporation counsel He /. 49,. a.
/ tive part in politics. and -s,rsr,Jss
e by a nomination for attori ss1s-si ~,
d the Republican ticket He Sv. gor,.frs-
e his second term I'm that q A v,s9
II of very pleasing bearing aUi-b .ro--
II acter. Mr Ellis has made h,if one %
l. the most popular men in R7,r,re,-a
I state and his friends PREDICT .+
distant day he viii be the cidsts %
his party for governor
This is an absolutely true s. which
n concerns one man Of National ,ts,ioD
but I beg that his name be left " said
s. Mr., J. H. Neado"s' OF Ne" Ons. at
y the Arlington.
. This man had been in th,rits5
=, States Senate and was a candi. ,,-
,f another term. The legislature so
= closely divided between the I bfg
! parties that II was uncertain whicLrl5
control Party feeling ran high org
+. the friends of the candidate for rao.
ton. was rich planter. an enthuti,
> partisan. who would commit any =,
., fee for a friend There was ner,
/, money. and the young planter dre,r
= his personal fortune TO the extent Of
+ 900 70 aid the cause Of the great 81
i. man whom he adored Well. the bs
p, developed into drawn fight, so eve
r. balanced were the contendng part
y and the legislature got into a deadloc
I'm a few DAYS it became evident n
the statesman who wanted another tel
could not by any sort Of means be electe
Some one OF his party might be. but
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