The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
AT THE HOTELS.

quartered at the Ebbitt House. Gen.
Scott Is In Washington on business with
the STATE Department relative to the
last encampment of the National Guard
in his state. He is a prominent member
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic. and
has the success OF the next encampment
at Saratoga much az heart.
"Mr. Cannon will, think. have the
votes Of Wisconsin. Iowa, Kansas. IN
diana. Kentucky. and perhaps one other
Middle Western State. or course there
may be some scattered voting for favor.te
sons on the first ballot. but when the
real contest begins, think MIR Cannon
will be found with the above mentioned
States In his column. OF course. all this
speculation will be idle if President Roose-
Welt runs again, as he IS our first choice
for the nomination. even above the pres
ent Speaker OF the House.
But with Roosevelt eliminated. as We
have every reason TO believe he viii be.
Speaker Cannon will be the choice Of the
people in the States adjoining Illinois.
Iowa has several favorite sons. Indiana
has Fairbanks, Wisconsin la Toilette.
but they are mentioned, think. more out
Of sentiment than anything else, while
! Speaker Cannon has long been looked
upon as tremendously powerful man.
have every reason to believe that he Is a
candidate for President, as every Con-
/ gresham in Illinois is working for him
/ Ike a beaver. He Is regarded as a safe
man, and one who will be needed during
the next few years 10 regulate the ire
mendous growth Of the country and 10 d.
rect its energies toward helping rather
than checking that growth. The choice
of Illinois Roosevelt, Cannon, and
/ Taft; no others are even considered
Yes. the ranks Of the Grand Army are
rapidly thinning out but We expect a
/ large encampment this year, although 7
should much prefer to have had il IN
Washington rather than at Saratoga, as
your city is much easier to reach. The
| geographical center OF the Grand Army
| is at Cincinnati. which shows that the
| Middle West has as many veterans as,
If not more than, the East OF New Eng
land
The largest cargo ever carried on the
Great Lakes was put this year into the
hold Of the new steamer D. c. Kerr"
said J. S. Williams. of Duluth. at the Ra-
/ leigh last night Mr.. Kerr is a large min
owner in Duluth and takes a great inter
| est in the shipping on the Lakes. -Four
I hundred and forty thousand bushels Of
wheat, ! think, was the approximate ex-
| tent Of the cargo which was taken aboard
| the vessel. The wheat was carried down
the Lakes from Duluth 70 Chicago. What
an immense cargo this IS can only be ap-
/ preclated by some comparisons. To tho
/ best Of my knowledge the average yield
Of wheat is about twenty bushels on fer
/ tile soil, and 81 a good wheat-gTowing
country. therefore. this one cargo repre-
sents the yield OF 22005 acres. To bring
/ the comparison still closer, my figures
( show that over average roads, and with
! really good horses or mules, II would take
/ 1850 farm wagons TO carry il all 10 the
market, and II would make more wheat
/ than could be raised in the entire city Of
Washington If every inch OF ground were
/ devoted 20 that purpose.
This is merely an incident 10 show the
/ immense traffic on the Great Lakes, and
reveals more clearly the advantage which
those waterways are 10 the farmers Of
the Northwest. Il would be absolutely
Impossible for the wheat crop 10 be
shipped by railroads, and most OF Il
would rot in the fields. This steamer is
wonderful one, and will probably be
only the first Of large feet which viii
make the Lakes the busiest waterway in
the world"
For the first time since the enactment
I Of the canteens law that regulation VIII
/ have a fair test in Georgia" said Joseph
Alien, of California. at the Riggs House.
| last night. Mr. Allen is a fruit raiser in
the Coast State, and is on his way to
Jamaica for a rest
There is no doubt in my mind that
/ thus far the canteen has been a failure
| The soldiers have been able 10 procure all
/ the liquor they desired and il has had q
much worse effect on them than il they
/ had secured it at the canteens. You have
/ 10 live near an army post now 10 appre-
/ Ciate Just what a demoraliZing effect the
abolition OF the canteen has had on the
soldiers. II has brought the most dis
reputable class OF people 10 the very out
( posts of the forts. and many a soldier
who has no desire TO drink does so simply
| because Of the many temptations that be-
set him.
Now, it may be that the soldiers in
/ Georgia will not be able to obtain liquor.
and It may be that they will be satisfied
10 stay In the State, but I think statistics
at the end of a year viii show more de-
sertions and more discomfort than has
/ been experienced up 10 this time. The
soldiers life Is not so alluTing that ne can
be deprived Of what he wants at all
/ times.
There will be delegation from New
York State at the next Democratic ma
tional convention. which will more than
remind the country OF the old-time pres
tige and power Of the Empire State IN ma
tlonal politics In America" So spoke Mr..
William B. Bradley. of the metropolis, at
the Raleigh, last night IF you so to
the convention, you viii see there as
earnest and confident a set OF men as
ever espoused any cause-all advocating
the nomination for President Of a New
York Democrat of the highest type. OF
course, I mean Lieut.. Gov. Chanler. He
headed the victorious part Of the Demo-
cratic ticket in New York last year when
the awful Republican majorities looked
everlastingly overwhelming. He pulled
the rest Of the ticket along with him.
Elected lieutenant governor, he has had
no sinecure, as uniformed people might
imagine. He has taken part in important
affairs in the State being officially a
member Of a number Of boards that have
to do with the administration OF the bust
ness welfare Of the great State. In every
emergency he has borne himself in a way
that has compelled the admiration OF Gov.
Hughes and all fair-minded citizens, be-
cause Of his square dealing. his even self
poise, and his fine intelligence directed
to the good OF the whole people Of New
York New York believes in him, and
as the time approaches for the conven-
iinn vnu will see q big Democratic re-