The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
AT THE HOTELS.

The one question that persistently
comes up for answer IS: II President
Roosevelt can't be induced to run again,
who Is there IN the Republican party that
VIII make satisfactory candidate?" said
Mr.. A. Mitchell, a Boston lawyer at
the Raleigh.
/ 1 confess my liability to answer the
question. nor have I yet met anybody
who could. The simple fact Is that the
country at large refuses to get enthusl-
astie over Messrs. Taft, Fairbanks. Knox.
or aay other statesman that has been
mentioned. The people measure up the
aspirants by the Roosevelt standard and
they all seem shy or the requirements.
Col Roosevelt has done a good many
things as President that have not seemed
Just right, but he has done 30 very many
excellent things that the balance Is all
IN his favor, and the errors are considered
as never having been made On the
other side, the Democrats seem TO have
no candidate but Col Bryan. and with
him what has the party 70 look forward
TO save inevitable defeat?'
Messrs. D. B. Einsoa and J. F. Williams,
two successful young business men OF
Houston. Tex. arc at the Ebbltt House.
The outlook for continued prosperity in
Texas is very encouraging" said Mr.
Vinson. in spite OF the backward con-
diton Of the cotton crop. In the south
ern end Of the State there will be a good
yield in Middle Texas fair crop Will
be made, but IN the northern counties the
production viii be light Our cities are
growing amazingly fast, especially Hous-
ton, which is one OF the most substantial
towns IN the South, and which. by reason
or its delightful climate and general at
tractiveness, is destined 10 become the
metropolis Of the State. II is already a
great railroad center and will eventually
become manufacturing center; while the
deepening Of Buffalo Bayou will make
OF 1t maritime port second to none on
the Gulf coast"
What an enormous thrill OF pleasure Il
would give the Russians or rather the
Russian government, should the United
States and Japan go to war" said Mr..
Henry Asbury. Of London. England, at
the Arlington.
I was in Japan lately. and I am posi-
tive that the japanese have not the re-
hottest notion OF a conflict with your
country. They are by far too sensible
10 engage IN any such unequal struggle.
for they realize that while they might
get some brief advantage at the outset
Of hostliues, their success would be but
temporary. and in the end they would
be crushed and ruined. OF course. Japan
has few JingOes and lingo newspa pers
who talk loudly. but they are not repre-
sentative Of the best sentiment Of the na-
tiOn. while their view is dtamericaIy OPP
posed TO the peaceful programme OF the
japanese government. am afraid if the
Russians are depending for their revenge
on the humiliation of Japan by the
Americans they viii have to postpone it
till dO0msday."
The jamestown Exposition Is getting
IN such excellent shape that its friends
are feeling sanguine it viii reach tina.
pinnacle Of success that they anticipated
in the beginning" said Mr.. Frederick
Paul Grosscup, Of West Virginia. at the
New Willard Mr.. Grosscup is the special
representative at jamestown OF the Fed
eral government. and attends 10 the dis
bursements Of all funds which come from
the National Treasury He has watched
the course Of the exposition with keen in
terest and he considers that the manage
meut has at last surm0unted all the
serious obstacles that in the early stages
proved SO embarrassing.
The people out in the district formerly
represented by Mr.. McCleary still writ.
TO him TO attend TO matters in Wash
in OF oh
still in Congress from Minnesota" said
Mr.. T. E. Jones. Of that State. at the
Shoreham.
7 have heard many a man who op-
posed Mr.. McCleaTy for Reelection saw
since that he was deeply sorry at hav-
ing done so. and hopes that another op-
portunity will be given to repair the mis-
take 1t was, OF course. a mistake 10
reiegate SO useful and faithful a legis-
lator as he was. and predict that he
VIII get a vindieation next year at the
hands Of his old constituents"
If you ask me my choice Of Demo
cratic Presidential candidates. I frankly
declare that in my opinion the party could
not nominate a stronger man than John
Sharp Williams said Representative
Eaton J. Bowers, Of Mississippi at the
Raleigh.
I DO not say this because he Is my
colleague and warm personal friend. but
because I know the caIiber Of the man
and know his fitness for the high Office.
Mr.. Williams, moreover, is recognized
throughout the whole nation, as a states
man worthy Of any place in the gift Of
the people. Place him at the head Of the
. til l..
cOuntrymen and. my word for Il. he
would make votes by the thousand in
every State he might visit In the last
Congressional campaign. wherever Mr..
Williams spoke the Democracy made
splendid gains. I do not believe that his
geographical location would hurt him in
the North or IN the West, and the South
OF course, would indorse him overwhelm-
ingly."