The Washington herald., 1907-09-21
AT THE HOTELS.

AltNVueN Acpublcfti anu a BledA
admirer Of Gov Hughes. I cannot truth
fully say that I believe be VIII be the
nominee for President next year. said
A. y. Parsons, Of Syracuse. at the Ra-
leigh Hotel last night Mr.. Parsons IS a
patent attorney and has been in this
city on business.
He is a more popular man right now
than he was when he secured the guber-
Material nOT.nation, and he is growing IN
popularity every day bat ] do not think
that the people outside 0f the State look
to him with the enthusiasm which is nee
esSary before he could carry the eonven-
ton He is not a magnetic man. and his
work alone would not make him Presi-
dent I am Of the opinion that he
will be as strong before the conven-
tion as he can ever hope 10 be during the
convention. for he Is tho type Of man
who gains his voters by his writings and
his actions. rather than by his words and
presence. so that the men who vote for
him will be determined 10 do so before
the convention. and he is not likely TO
gain the nomination by any sweep OF en-
thusiasm.
I am not sure that Gov. Hughes viii
consent 10 make a run unless he IS as
sured Of success. and for that reason I
do not think that he viii ever enter the
lists this year, although at present he 3
not losing any opportunity 70 strengthen
his boom. he has not. 10 my knowledge
slgnifted his intention OF being candi-
date. and 1 do not think it probable that
he Will make a strong fight against
u. .Tef-
though many are Cf the opposite opinion,
I believe that the attitude Of the Presi-
dent in the recent gubernatOrial fight IN
New York materially aided Hughes, and
know that Hughes appreciated this, for
he made mention Of it on many occa-
sions.
Secretary Roots speech brought many
Of the most intelligent Democrats % the
Hughes banner. and for that reason l
think the governor viii think twice be-
fore he makes a run for the nomination.
unless the President ceases his open ad-
vocacy Of Taft There is plenty Of time
for Hughes, and he can do more for New
York as governor than he can rs Presi-
dent, and I think that he realizes this.
/ There is 10 doubt in my mird, however,
/ that he could secure the delegation from
/ New York IL be desires il, and he would
even give the President a hard fight for
/ denomination If he desired.
/ THE Chanler boom has lived much
/ longer than most New Workers thought
/ il would"
/ When great engineering feats are
/ spoken Of IN the future. the recent revoIu-
ton in tunnel and bridge construction
which has recently taken place in New
York should certainly be mentioned
among the greatest said Morgan Don
! aldson, of New York, last night at the
New Willard
And this has been accomplished with
very little noise, although il was as
monstrous an undertaking as this country
has ever seen, after the Panama Canal
The change has just begun. The passing
Of the first street car a day or two ago
through the so-calIed Belmont tunnel.
under the river from Manhattan TO Long
Island City is the first step IN a great
revolution. I expect within d few years
% see all the leading roads coming 10
! Manhattan Island. not on ferries and
bridges. but in tubes. Another one. lead
/ ing from the Battery under the East
River 10 Brooklyn, viii probably be
opened next month
The first OF the tunnels % New Jer-
sey viii no doubt be completed within q
. year. while the second Of the so-called
AIcAdoo tunnels is expected 20 begin
/ operations in about a year and a half.
/ These are all tunnels for trolley service.
Behind them viii come the great tunnels
through which the Pennsylvania Railroad
viii establish its New York station and
dispatch from there all Of its passenger
service. How many more tunnels viii ba
built is only a matter OF conjecture bu,
/ 10 is certain that within ten years the
ferryboat viii be almost an obsolete
E method Of transit. while the bridges vii
be used only for freight and stray
/, pedestrians
S THAT there is a good chance for
Louisiana TO be a prohibition State with
7 in the next five years is undoubted,
: said P. c. Proctor. Of New Orleans. al
the Metropolitan Hotel last night.
Indeed. this is clear from the recent
developments, which show that many
people are already in favor of statutory
e prohibition. The question has been al
{ ready much talked of in the present cam.
2 paign for the general assembly and vii
p no doubt develop into an issue Of grear
= Importance. / think that a great ma.
jOrity of the people in the State ar,
r ready for prohibition. Still. there are q
- great many others who are in favor OF
- dry state, but who believe that IN.
+ passage OF a partial prohibition law does
r rot stop the consumption OF liquor
4 II rigid State law were enacted
{ stricteT than any thar has been mad,
3 in the prohibition States. which preven
2 the shipping of liquor into Louisiana. u,
( would then have true prohibition. This
partial prohibition is worse than the at
most freedom. and ] hope that the peo
pie Of our State viii look carefully be
fore they adopt any law but rigid
!. efficient one"
Mexico Just now is feeling the pros
q perity Of this country" said Louis Cham
y berlain. Of St Louis at the St Jane
; Hotel last night.
N i have just returned from a trip f
that country-One of my annual visits 4
Y look after some mining interests there
IS and 7 was surprised to see the uuvonte
" energy that has begun 10 Characteriz
r the people. They are doing a whole 10
! thinking for themselves. and. as a con
= sequence. are getting rich. Where fiv
years ago there was but little capital in
vested in mines and other industrie
which did not come from the Unite
States, now there are many millions @
d Mexican dollars invested The peopi
" have begun TO be capitalists and tn
<. finances Of the country are-on a sounde
,r basis than they have ever been. Muc
OF this is due, of course. TO the SCUM
4 policy Of President Diaz who is in IN
n opinion one Of the greatest rulers in th