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


curately on critical occasions" said Mr..
W. r. Frederick. Of Cincinnati. at the
Arlington
1 was with him one day when he made
a clear saving Of 5000 by the exercise Of
this clever trait He had put a bet Of
$4,000 on a horse which he believed had
the best chance. but after the money was
placed he found out that he had COM
mitted a mistake and that the animal
was not in the form that 'Pittsburg
supposed him TO be. 1t lacked but
little while Of starting, and there was
need of rapid action Smith decided in
"a second on a plan. Approaching the
owner Of a horse that Eas quoted at a
very long price-I think 100 20 Ia nag
lhat had not chance on earth, he offered
the man 81 100 II he would scratch his
entry. As this was about as much as
the value Of the stake. the proprietor Of
the wTetched plug could not conceal the
delight with which he took up Smiths
proposal In those DAYS the Scratching
or one horse meant that all previous
bets were of, and on notice Of the with
draWaL, fifteen minutes were allowed for
y
Cancelled Smiths $1,000 bet resulting in
the aforesaid saving.
He was constantly exhibiting some
such stroke Of generalship. and Il mat
tered not how kigh he plunged. he never
lost his nerve or COolness Of Judgment.
1t viii be many years before the turf will
see his like again"
Mr.. Max e. -Ihmsen, manager OF the
gubernatorial campaign Of W. R. Hearst
last year, and secretary Of the executive
committee Of the New York Independencs
League, is at the New Willard for a
brief sojouru. Mr.. Ihmsen is in fine
health. and HIS g0od-hum0red smile is
still with him. It's really too hot to
talk politics" he said. but you can state
with truth that the Independence League
is gaining ground IN many sections. Il IS
especially virile in Massachusetts,, Il!i-
nols, Indiana, and California, and We have
not lost an iota of strength in New York
State. l think there viii be a national
conference In New York City next Sep
tember, at which time a plan Of action
for 1905 may be mapped out
We have come to a very interesting
epoch IN national politics The people
were never so free from the party yoke
as now, and never were the mass Of
voters so determined upon enforcing
popular rights and resisting the aggres-
slons of organized monopolies This IS
seen in the great farmers movements in
the South and in many Western and
Northern States. II looks as though this
most Influential and substantial element
We're making up its mind 20 act with abb
soiute political independence IN the next
national contest"
There are thousands Of men IN my
country and I'm Texas who might be
classed as Roosevelt Democrats said
Mr. J. T. McMurray. Of South McAles-
ter, Ind. T. at the Raleigh Mr.. McNIur-
ray is a Texan who has lived many years
In the Indian Territory. where he occupies
an enviabie position as a lawyer and cit
izen. He has not acted with the Demo-
cratic party since 1886. because Of his re-
luctance to accept the free silver plank
in the party's platform
Were fate 10 decree that Roosevelt
should once more lead the Republicans
NAAttHt..'A afAas hNE4lA EhlAE
the solid South. I am satisfied that he
would get the electoral vote Of the new
State Of Oklahoma, and he would come
very near 10 carrying that Gibraltar Of
Democracy. the Lone star State. It
would be more than an even wager that
he would d. so were he 20 go down there
and talk TO the people in his Characters
tie style Of frankness and naturalness
that I-Hz him a rr1rtr~f-r IDOL A. r.-L-
at IL this disruption or jaa South in a p5-
litical way would be one Of the best things
that could happen TO our section. Our po-
lJic8l solidarity has been far more Of
hiudrance than help 20 us. and If every
State beyond the Potomac were fin the
doubtful column it would give as a
healthier situation than is now possible
There is no more rotten institution ex-
tant than our British House OF Lords. and
as an Euglishman I predict its speedy
abolition said Mr. James Wortley, Of
Manchester England at the Shoreham.
1T ought TO have been wiped out long
ago. for it has been n failure and national
incubus for all these generations. There
is not so much objection 70 having two
legislative bodies-the dual plan is prob
ably best-but the inherent outrage Of the
lords is that membership is a matter Of
birthright. Men gain their seats merely
because they are the sons Of aristocrato
fathers The idea of a man being a legis-
lator simply through inheritance is re-
pugnant % all ideas of fair play and COM
mon sense. That a most miserable degen-
crate if a titled scion of nobility. can sit
in the upper chamber is arraut nonsense.
and the British public is not going To
put up with it much longer. Most of these
pinhead lords never occupy their places in
Parliament. they take no interest what
ever in the great questions that affect the
welfare Of the empire. and live lives Of
selfish pleasure and inglOrious luxury.
One such real man as John Burns Is
worth the whole tribe Of them"
THE newspapers have had a great deal
to say lately about Antonio Apache. the
clever and very handsome young Indian
who has almost national fame said Mr..
s n. Turner, Of Los Angeles. at ths
Willard.
"A ridiculous story was started that he
was an impostor. and that instead Of be-
ing of Indian blood he was in reality the
son Of Mrs. Russell Sages negro cook.
Mayhap some clever cool was passing
himself off as Antonio, but to attempt 10
discredit the original is rath silly. in view
Of the young mans wide acquaintance. [
knew him years ago-about 1S96-in Wy
oming. when I went out TO report an ex-
pected rising Of the ShoshUnes in the
Jackson Hole country. 1 went for the
New York Herald. and Antoni6>was doing
the same task for a Chicago daily At
that time he was quite young, but q
clever and captivating lad, and was we'll
liked by the United States army officers
at the head of the troops that had been
seat to Quell the anticipated outbreak.
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