The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
HEARD AT HOTELS.

The presence at the New willard Of
William J. Pike. OF Pennsylvania. former
eecratary OF Gaiusha CROW and now
United States consul at Zittau. Saxony.
recalls the bad luck that for good while
eee-ned fnsc9arable from that consulate.
In fact. Zittau for a while was regular
h0odoo 10 Uncle Sans representatives.
The first incumbent was William X Her
zog. Of Illinois. who was named at the
request Of Congressman Marsh. Of that
State, but HeTzog would not come home
10 help his patron in a desperate fight fo-
reelection. Marsh. after being beaten.
felt sore with his appointee and withdrew
his influence, where1pon Herzog was let
out Of the job. Succeeding him came
Francis p. Gessner, a brilliant Ohio news
paper man. who kept the Office less than
year. being forced to come back be-
cause Of a complete physical breakdown.
Next on ire list was Hugo Muench Of
s.. Louis. vino remained but brief
period. and then Mr.. Pike was appointed
/ The salary wss far from lucrative, and
( Pike was slated for better place. where
I upon Zlttau was given 20 W. NJ Estes.
/ Of his appointment This led 10 Pixies
retention and as tie pay was raised. he
/ concluded 10 stay and take chancesgon
+ the Eoodo0. having thus far escaped kny
mal.gn fate
( Zittau is a place Of $4,000 people, but
/ with scarcely the social life Of an Ameri-
can village % 1850 population, and IS,
therefore, about - cheerful as a GENE
+ terry 10 a citizen from this country. Il is
near the Austrian frontier about thirty
/ miles from Dresden. and is noted as 3
/ center Of linen manufacture.
1T is the conviction Of many Of the best
men IN the Democratic party that the
time has come when II is not only 0ppor-
tune but right 20 nominate Southern
man for President remarked that dis
/ tinguished journalist and orator, John
/ Temple Graves. Of Georgia, al the New
/ Willard
Thousands Of good party men in the
North and West would welcome the
choice Of a Southern candidate. They
would do this not only because IL so hap
pens that the leaders Of the Democracy
are mostly in the South, but also TO show
that the North recognizes the South as a
/ great constituent part OF the Union. and
that sectional auimosity has ceased TO ex-
ist.
I have no special candidate to boom.
but in view Of the recent great speech Of
Senator CuIberson, Of Texas. which so
/ happily voices the sentiment Of his sec
ton on q subject Of vital importance, I
/ Senator from the Lone Star State would
make a superb leader Of Democracy in
. 1908. His character and record require no
eulogium. Few men in the country have
had wider experience in public affairs.
he is able. honest. ana brave. and it
would be better tor the party 10 90 10 de-
feat with such a leader than 70 90 hunt
ing about for candidate whose chief
claim TO consideration would be his avail
ability"
Coming East talked with a Mime
apolis man VINO boosted Of the realty
transactions in his town aggregating Sl3.-
009c0 for the past year. He opened his
eyes when / told him that the volume Of
realty deals IN Seattle for the same period
amounted to $1GJ0l090." remarked Mr..
J. ". lvey, Of the latter city. az the Ar
llngton.
The story Of Seattle's rapid rise has
+ not been exaggerated. There is not d
building Of any desirability in the town
for rent We have good hotels. but they
are not adequate 30 the demands upon
them, AID a few days since 90 people
+ spent the night AT the railroad station
because they could not get acc0mmod1-
lions. Single lots in the business section
are valued at $590G69. This growth. while
amazing, Is not in the least unhealthy. il
is solid and permanent. The Pacific
Coast will have within the lifetime OF this
+ generation a second New York, and It's
name is Seattle
Representative men of Atlanta al the
/. New Willard are in the delegation that
came 10 Washington yesterday 10 tell
Secretary Shaw why the Georgia capital
should be given q subtreasury of the
United States. The city council. the
clearing house, and the chamber Of COM
merce sent the following. Alderman
Joseph Hirsch and Councilman w. A.
Taylor and f E Pomeroy. From tile
clearing house were President Joseph 4
McCord. Robert l. Maddox, and Col r. j
Lowry; chamber Of commerce. President
J. W. Pope, Secretary ". G. Cooper, and
John Temple Graves
Said Mr.. Cooper: THE city OF Atlanta
has q valid claim TO a sUbtreasUry be-
cause of its location and its pre-eminence
as a business and Industrial center The
States ii would serve raise $3.50 900. OK
worth of cotton each year, and the twC
Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama turn out
cotton products annually TO the value OF
: $50. 600 600. The cotton mills Of these four
States consume about as many bales OF
the raw material now as the New Eng
, land mills. Il would be q great benefit
: not only in a local way. but 20 this Tich
and growing section Of the South. 70 Sc
cure this institution. and we think il