The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
AT THE HOTELS.

/ Win hef pleasant face, nne manner
and high-bred look. Mrs. Charles e.
| Fiandrau. Of Minnesota, who IS a guest
| Of the shoreham. bears the indeilble
/ stamp OF the gentlewoman OF that old
and yet beautiful type that should never
/ go out Of fashion. She is here to be
present at the regular annual meeting
Of the vice regents Of the Mount Vernon
Association. having been the representa-
/ tive from Minnesota since 1859 Mrs.
/ flan6rau. native of Pennsylvania, is
i the widow Of Judge Charles +. Fiandrau,
OF ST. Paul, one OF the most noted jurists
OF the Northwest
A son Of hers by a prior marriage is
/ John Wallace Riddle. United States AM
bassador 10 Russia, who is looked upon
/ as one OF Uncle Sans most credtabls
agents in foreign countries. Her second
husband passed bis hoyheod days IN
/ Georgetown. d. C.. his maternal grand
mother. Mrs. Macomb. being one OF the
I foremost women OF her time in that
ancient community He was also a near
relative Of Gen Ruggles. the noted
/ solder
I As youth Flandrau was a great
rover, but finally settled in St Paul. He
rose 10 eminence ar the bar and became
a member Of the Supreme Court OF his
ADOPTED State. he was Democrat or
the Jeffersonian type and in his latter
days bitterly dissented from the political
views Of William J. Bryan
He died four years ago, aged seventy
/ five. respected and loved By thousands.
Besides his wife. Judge FIandrau left
TWO sons. one of whom, hts namesaSe, is
q Weil-kn0Wn literary man residing in
St. Paul. The other owns a coffee plan
tation in old Mexico State Of Vera Cruz,
and likes life in the Southern republic SO
vel that he VIII probably never return
TO the United States.
David Bennett HH. whom have
known ever since he was FIVE years OF
age. was born in a little town in Schuyler
County. n. Y. that was then known as
Havana, but OF late years has been called
Montour Falls said Mr. H. H. Weed, Of
New York, at the Arlington.
His father. Caleb. was a mechanic in
modest circumstances. and was called
! Capt. HnT because he had operated a
canal boat. AS a boy David received
/ scarcely any school training. He aeyef
went 10 an academy or nigh school OF
any kind, bat he was such an interesting
I student al home that when he was barely
/ seventeen years old he began the study
/ OF law in the Office Of a local attorney
named Crawford. When Hill bad been
reading Blackstone only three months q
/ village youth got into trouble Of a rather
distressing nature and his father called
/ to employ Cra wford 20 defend the case.
/ It so happened that the lawyer had been
called away on business, but who should
/ speak up 70 say that he might undertake
I TO defend the boy but our young law stu
dent. and he was forthwith employed.
J We'll 1 remember the day OF the trial
as clearly as if # were yesterday I was
rUni...s= store at the time bur like the
] rest Of my tOWnsmen was SO interested in
seeing how a green lad who had not been
admitted 10 the bar would manage case
I in court that I locked up my shop and
went 10 the scene. Pretty nearly the
whole town vas there. and the people
( were interested 10 a feveTish point.
There is no use going into details. but
/ the upshOt OF the matter was that David
/ B. Hill, boy as he was, conducted his
/ defense with a skill that caused rs 10
wonder, and when his client was ac-
/ quilted. his neighbors praised him in a
way that would have turned many a
young fellow head But he was not 0f
the kind 20 be spoiled He went back I'd
/ reading law as hard as ever, and was
ready for admission 10 the bar a year
before he was old enough 10 get license.
I have never seen the day I would vote
for him for Office. being absolutely op-
posed 10 him in politics, but ] have al
ways regarded him as one OF the ablest
men Of this nation. and man Of the
strictest personal integrity
While it now looks as though Col.
/ Bryan would certainly receive the noni-
nation for President once more. that does
/ not argue the poverty Of the Democrats
party as regards available and worthy
men who are of Presidential timber
! said Representative Harry Maynard, oe
/ Virginia. al the New Willard.
"The greatness and eligibility of Col.
( Bryan being conceded. 1t is in order TO
+ mention several others, each Of whom
has a loyal and enthusiastic following.
I We hear a great deal Of eulogistic talk
Of ex-senator Gray. OF Delaware and
an of il is deserved He would. in ths
/ opinion Of many, make an admirable
( candidate and one who would, II nOui-
mated, develop splendid running powers.
I Judge Gray is in especial good standing
I with the conservatives, ana yet he has
done nothing 10 offend the radicals. The
! wageworkers of the country are very
/ friendly toward him for his course as
arbitrator ia the big anthracite coal
strike.
Then there is ex-senator Charles a.
/ TOwne, of New York. AR TOWne is On5
OF the noblest men of the day, and in
every way big enough for the Executive
Office Ohio Democrats and many others
/ in different States would rejoice 10 ses
Judge JudsOn Harmon nominated He is
Iclean-Cut, able. and With q splendid record.
/ The enumeration might be carried to "a
great length, and the names of a few
/ Of the illusfri0us men Of the South should
not be omitted Among the foremost is
/ Senator Daniel. Of Virginia, of whose high
I qualifications il is unnecessary to speak
/ The Empire State of Texas has son
/ that is second TO none. and if the n0mina-
/ ton should go to Senator CulDerson. the
+ whole South. from Virginia TO the Rio
/ GraHde, would rejoice"
a half-dozen bright eyed. keen looking
young men who were seen in uptown
I hotel Hobbies last evening were Chilean
naval cadets that are attached to the
training ship Fl Ministro Zenteno. that
Is now anchored in Hampton Roads.
They had been given leave to visit Wash
ington, and told Herald reporter they
were having the time of their lives here.
Nearly all of them can use English fluent
ly. Lieut.. r. S. Mcdonald, L. s. N, who
is escort for the South Americans. paid
a high tribute to the msnliness and gen
tlemanly conduct of the visitors.
There is no doubt of the fact that
certain New York Democrats are trying
10 engineer a Presidential boor,, fav-