The Washington herald., 1907-06-12
AT THE HOTELS.

zone Of the familiar figures among the
frequenters Of the Waldorf-Astoria is ex-
Senator Jones, Of Nevada" said Mr. H.
N. Brush, OF New York, at the Arling-
ton.
''The Senator IS getting on in years,
but he looks In fine health. and his intel
lect is as strong as in the DAYS
when he was considered the greatest
authority on finance in the United
States Senate, He told me the other day
that he rarely visited Washington, not
because Of any dislike for the Capital, but
because he did not wish 10 be included in
the list Of superannuated statesmen who
fingered superhuous on the scene Of their
former renown."
One Of the popular young men Of Geor-
gia, State Senator z. T. steed, Of Carroll
County. was seen at the Metropolitan yes
terday.
"Our legislature meets on the 25th Of
this month" said Mr. steed. and three
days later Hoke Smith will be inaugu-
rated governor. He was elected 10 that
Office after one Of the bitterest contests
ever waged in our State, his victory be-
INK largely due 10 his advocacy Of strin-
gent railroad regulation and his equally
strong position on the negro question. It
is certain that Gov. Smith will have
sympathetic legislature. and the chances
are that most II not all the things be viii
recommend 10 the lawmakers will be en-
acted. Passes within the State viii be
abolished, and the passenger rate will be
reduced from 20 ? cents a mile.
There is no talk Of making a P~esi-
dental candidate Of Mr.. Smith. and
though he might be very willing 70 take
second place on the ticket / doubt
whether he Is aspiring for first place. In
fact, my notion is that the Democrats Of
Georgia very generally expect the n0mi-
nation Of Col. Bryan. regarding him as
the strongest and most available man in
the party He is the one man. as Geor-
gians view IL. who can beat any Republi-
can in the country, with the possible eX-
ception OF the man now in the White
House
Plenty Of old-time residents Of our city
remember DR.. Horace Wells. the dis
coyerer Of chloroform. who was a Hart
ford man" said Mr. G.. J. Burson. Of
the Connecticut capital. at the Raleigh.
"Dr. Wells made the discovery some
time prior 20 ls51 while he was pTacticing
dentistry. and gave chl0r0form 10 his pa
tienys % deaden the pain Of operation
A monument in his honor was erected In
Hartford. and the inscription states that
he was the first % discover anesthesia.
Il am not saving anything about Texas
Strawberries. for the Houston Post can
do all the Dragging about them that is
necessary, but am here 10 state that our
Gulf fish are SO much better than any
thing that swims i'm the Potomac that
there is no comparison remarked Judge
Arthur M0sely, Of Denis0n, Tex. az the
Sh0reham.
1t is fair to COnCede that your Potomac
shad is a fairly good sort, but il is a
vastly overrated specimen, and its weak
points only need 20 be mentioned 10 De
admitted. Certainly IL is too fun of bones.
but that is a minor defect, the worst Of
tense of the shad IS that its flesh is en-
tirely too soft. Any meat that is worth
praise must be OF a certain hardy texture.
so 70 speak, not yielding and mushy Ike
the shad. I could name you dozen bet
ter fish afforded by our Gulf waters. but
will mention only two. the delicious POM
pano and the almost equally deteCtahIa
Spanish mackersL These have your
muct-vaunted pet Of the Potomac beaten
q block, as I can prove by the testimony
of thousands of Texans who have quite
as good a reputation for veracity as the
editor Of the Houston Post"
Louisville IS q candidate for the honor
OF having the next National Democratic
Convention, said Mr. Charles A. LlJz. a
prominent citizen Of the Kentucky me
tropolis, at the Arlington.
"We want the convention. and want #
badly. and our people are going out TO
capture 1t with a degree of enthusiasm
that ought 70 win. The Commercial Club.
one of the leading civic bodies. has gone
10 work systematically to land the prize.
We have every needed facility-a good
convention hall. ample hotel accCmmods-
ti0ns. and central location. There is no
town in the country Of equal population
that could take such good care Of the
delegates and visitors as Louisville"
logical, AND TNFVITABIF