The Washington herald., 1907-05-24
AT THE HOTELS.

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The Shoreham Hotel was crowded last
evening with a big party Of Brooklynites
on their way back from visit 20 the
jamestown Exposition and Richmond.
About 100 ladies and gentlemen composed
the party, most Of the former being mem
bers Of the Brooklyn League. the leading
civic organization Of the City of Churches.
The trip was supervised by Mr.. John B.
Creighton, the leagues efficient socre-
tary.
I'VE have had a most enjoyable out
ing. said Mr. Creighton. "aud our stay
in the Old Dominion Was made exceeding
ly agreeable boy the hospitable Nrginians.
We viii remain over in Washington tm
Saturday. and hope TO get some points
on city government and administration.
In Brooklyn the league has been fighting
Tor years for cleaner government. and IFS
work has borne excellent fruit. for much
OF the old-timc graft and corruption have
been abolished We have ia late months
had the satisfaction Of exposing and driv-
ing from Office a number Of grating Of
hc holders, including the superintendent
OF highways and the engineer Of city
Waterworks. besides q lot of corporation
inspectors. who We're caught taking mon
ey as JrDe, for the neglect Of their
duties
There is a great deal OF gambling go
ing on down on the Isthmus of Panama"
said Mr. r. +. Conry. Of New York. who
has lately returned from the isthmus. to
a Herald reporter 1T the Arlington.
IT was inevitable. OF course, that game
sters would flock 90 this spot. I'm view of
the great number of men who are paid
wages regularly. and as long as the
sports do not operate within the Canal
Zone il is hard o. abolish their business.
Tine native Param8nians are used -
gaming. for the lottery is a weIl-estab-
lished institution with them. and has the
sanction Of their highest dlgnitarles. The
lottery business stil nourishcs iu Pan
anna. and large per cent of the denizens
invest regularly Ia the drawings
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon is stu in
town. but next Wednesday he goes on a
visit 20 the home Of his infancy the old
North state Not since he first saw the
light OF day. seveuty-one years ago. has
he been back So his native county. and
SO his present trip VIII De an event in his
life, for the tar heels are preparing for
him a royal ovation He goes To- make a
speech % the students OF Guilf1rd College.
which institution is in sight OF the home
in which Uncle Joe" was born. The
kind gf welcome Do viii receive ar the
hands of the GuIIford people can well Dee
imagined Thousands viii feht 10 shake
his hand. and there is no doubt he viii De
told that North Carolina would be sure
90 cast its electoral vote for him in case
he should De nominated f-r President.
After the speech TO the coi.eEians. he
viii go to AsIgville for q short sr.glru.
"WhHe it is true that there are OBJ
iectionable things in the constitution that
has been framed for the state OF Okla
homa. I am strongly Of the opinion that
lt should Doe ratified. and if the people
are given a chance 90 vote on it they are
very certain % decide for adoption" said
Mr.. Charles ~ Fechheimer, of Ch.ck5-
sha. Ind. r.. at the Raleigh. This state
ment is significant in view of the pr0mi-
neuCe of its author. both as a citizen and
as RepbUeaH. lIr. FecHhemer is q
member Of the Republican state central
committee. and Dee is one OF the leading
attorneys of Indian Territory. The coI1-
{ yin which he lives has already declared
m favor OF the adoption Of the C0us,itU-
ton
ct hold De continued. chat the Re-
pubiicaus can live under 8nr constitution
that Democrats can. and while the or
sanic law is in some respects an unfair
and partisan instrument. 1t should be rati-
fed iu order 90 confer ON our people the
one vital and essential thing Statehood.
In Indian Territory Statehood is SO
. im7erativsly needed. So absolutely ueces-
s8ry that we are going 20 waive
an our objections t3 the constitution
and give IL, If "a chance bee given US
90 vote an overwhelming majority. a
good many people I'm Oklahoma viii 20
against adoption because they do not need
/ Statehood So keenly as we do I'm the Ter
rit0ry. They have a regularly organized
government. and we have nothing save
I the defective laws passed by the Congress
/ Of the United States. which knows little.
/ Of our needs. To deny us Statehood az
/ this time would Do an act of gross i1ius-
/ tfce. for it would work a hardship OF
/ thousands of helpless people
Col. E. a. Wall. one Of the solid citi-
zens of salt lake city and wife, are at
/ the New Willard. Col and Mrs. Wall
/ think highly 0f Washington. and sent tive
] - e.
Utah was never in finer condition tina,
/ az present said Col Wall. and every
/ industry is lourishing. The mining bus.-
/ ness IS particularly good and copper pro-
( duction is showing q splendid inCre8s.
] only a few years ago the States output
of this metal was insignificant. but er.
. long il viii take rank with the first in
/ the amount Of copper produced
Mr.. and Mrs Dan Murphy, Of Los
/ Angeles. are al the Raleigh Mr. Muir
ply. who IS one OF the foremost citizens
/ of that progressive city. told a Herald
reporter that the remarkable growth O..
. Los Angeles was being maintained. and
/ that it was acquiring new residents as
/ fast as the trains from the East could
/ bring them in.
/ Any lively politics on the Coast?'
NO. We are very quiet this year. but
/ | should regard il as q safe statemen,
. that our people are pretty solidly I'm favor
1 OF President Roosevelt
Col William G.. BUsby. the biggest coa
. operator Of the Southwest, is at the
. Raleigh Tie formerly lived in Parsons
. Hans.. hut for some years has resided al
/ South MCAlester. Ind. r.. where he mines
/ coal in enormous quantities. His privat.
residence there is about the handsomest