The Washington herald., 1907-06-18
AT THE HOTELS.

John Sharp Williams will defeat Gov.
Yardamsn in their contest FOR United
States Senator In the primaries next
August by from l5.CO) 10 Z5eO majority"
said Editor James Lewis Gillespie, Of the
Greenwood CMissJ Commonwealth at the
Raleigh
! am not saying this because I am a
friend Of Williams, but because that Is
the opinion Of every well Informed poll
tician in the State The betting is 2 To
in Williams favor. and the Vardsman
people are reluctant 90 wager dollar on
their favcrite. No man In recent times
ever conducted a finer campaign than
John Sharp Williams is making His
speeches are worthy Of Prentiss or La
mar or George and their effect on the
people is wonderful Gov. Vardlman has
repeatedly been invited to debate issues
with the leader Of the Democratic mi
nority in Congress. but he has 20 appetite
for such meeting. and always finds some
excuse for lodging.
rs Col Bryan favored by the Missis-
sippi Democracy for the Presidency"
He has a following IN our State. but
do not believe there is much real enthusi-
asm for him. His position on the railroad
question has hurt him greatly down our
way. We are still inclined 10 old-fash-
iOned Democratic principles in Mississippi,
and the declaration Of Col Bryan favor
ing government ownership Of transporta-
ton lines has brought about a great deal
Of anti-BTyan sentiment
There was general and sincere regret in
Colorado when that very efficient and In
dustriOus Representative Hon. Franklin
E. Brooks, of Colorado Springs. conclud-
ed. after serving two terms in Congress.
that remaining longer in public life in
VOWED too heavy a sacrifice, and accord
ingly declined another term. when he
might easily have remained in the House
indefinitely At the New Willard last
evening in response 10 a Herald report
ers queries. Mr.. Brooks said.
The State Of Colorado is I'm magnih-
cent condition In every way. and though
we have had some unfasorable weather.
il has had no injurious effect on our
crops. One Of the best evidences OF the
States prosperity is shown in the great
advancement in the price Of lands. Not
long ago great deal Of land in the arid
sections was not valued higher than N-25
per acre. but to-day il is bringing. with
out water rights. from s. 20 Sl2 In this
same dry belt, a little while ago the
authorities ar Washington were about 70
discontinue two land Offices because the
small business done failed to pay the ex-
pense Of maintaining them. / was foTtU-
nate enough TO get reprieve Of sentence
and now one has the largest volume Of
business OF any in the state. and the
other is in the maximum class. which
PAYS more than the S3O00 salary allowed
1 the receiver Of the office
Colorado continues % be first IN gold
production. and is second only TO Mon
tana in the output Of silver. Last year
I it produced over a third of all the beet
sugar manufactured in this country. and
this proportion will be steadily increased
When our legislature meets next month
there is going to be a sizzling hot tins
over the election O. a United states Sena-
tor, said Mr.. F. /. Mckenzie. editor Of
a weekly Democratic newspaper published
I at Tallessee, Ala. 20 a Herald man at the
Raleigh
Gov. Conner has appointed ex-Congress-
man John II Bsnkhead to succeed the
late Senator Morgan. but he takes care
70 let it be known that he did jt with i'll
grace. virtually saying that he could not
help the act. but wished that he had not
been bound 10y the primary election which
chose Bankhead and ex-G0v. Johnston as
alternate Senators. He saws that the
legislature will not be thus tied Up. and
will he free 20 elect any one it pleases.
Ny own notion is that a half dozen cam
didates, Including Bankhead Johnston,
Knox. and Stallings. will be voted for by
the legislature and. finally, that "a dead
lock will be produced which viii he broken
by the election Of Gov Conner himself
/ The governor will choose the psychology
cal moment 70 resign his present Office.
and as the legislature in both branches
is warmly devoted 20 him, he will allow
himself n be chosen 10 the Senate
1t is true that there is provision IN
the Alabama constitution which forbids
governor from being elected 20 Office
within two years after the expiration OF
his gubernatorial term, but politicians
have ever been quick to find lo0pholes in
the law, and I do not imagine this will
prove an exception
'I am free to maintain. after seeing Il,
that the Jamestown Exposition is a fine
spectacle. and tNat on its completion Il
is going 20 be worth the patronage Of
every citizen Of this country" remarked
Mr.. John A Tunison, manager Of the
Chlttenden Hotel, Columbus. Ohio. at the
Raleigh.
The ma gnifcent marine panorama is
alone worth a trip Of hundreds Of miles.
I enjoyed every hour Of my stay there,
and would ike to repsat the visit Every
loyal son OF Ohio who goes 20 jamestown
IS very proud Of the building erected by
his State which is a replica Of the old
gubeTnatorsl mansion 7t CliiicOthe.'
Among the forty or fifty editors IN
Washington last night on their way home
from jamestown was Mr. William A
Ashbrook. who viii represent the Sew
enteenth Ohio district in the next Con-
gress. Mr.. Ashbrook. who lives az Johns
town Ohio. and is the successor Of Mr..
Smyser. is a Democrat and a newspaper
man.
He went 10 the exposition 20 attend
the convention of the National Editorial
Association, of which body he is the sec
retary.
My prediction is that the State Of New
York will send a delegation to the next
Republican national convention that will
stand solid for the nomination of Theo-
dore Roosevelt" said Representative
William H. Calder, Of Brooklyn. at the
New Willard
As business man 1 mix with all sorts
and conditions of mankind, and from the
humblest 10 the highest, when you come
10 talk politics, the popularity Of Roose-
velt is the one thing that is clearly mani