The Washington herald., 1908-04-02
AT THE HOTELS.

IL IN L 1AOs
Bryan VIII not only be nominated, but
he VIII also be elected" said Marsene
johnson. prominent lawyer Of Calves
ton. Tex. at the Riggs last night.
Mr. johnson said there was little diff
ference between Roosevelt and BRYAN.
and that both have admirers and follow
ers IN 10th parties
Texas is getting more and more TO be
doubtful State. Before many years Il
win be is fckle and coquettish In the Do
/ htical scales as New York. The inse-
pendent vote in Texas is growing by leaps
and bounds. But that does not Apply
only to Texas
II. c. Wiley. OF Chester. Vt. retired
banker. who has just returned from Palm
Beach, is at the Raleigh. Mr.. Wiley says
he is Democrat. but would not vote for
Bryan and would prefer 10 cast his vote
for Republican before he would vete
for the Nebraskan.
Yes, would gladly vote for johnson
or any other reliable Democrat said Mr.
( Wiley. but I have not voted for Bryan
AZ the last TWO elections certainly shall
not vote for him this time II be Is nomI-
mated.
1t looks as II Gov. Proctor. the son
or the late Senator Proctor is the choice
I or the Vermont legislature and the peo-
PIE 70 succeed his father in the Senate.
Although ! am a Democrat, I helped
Proctor in his political campaign in my
state. You know Democrats have little
show up there
There being no Democratic candidate
IN the field against Proctor. the Republi-
can aspirant for the gubernaterial chair
Of Vermont simply assisted the man
who l thought would make the best gov
ernor.'
Nine. Bhikhaiji Bustom X r Cana. %
Bombay, who is in this country in tie
interest OF a free India is registered
at the Ebbitt
Mime. Cana said last night, referring to
the tactics Of the British government TO
disarm Indian states. that she had heard
on good authority that. without arousiny
suspicion, an attempt is now being made
by the British government 70 disarm the
inhabitants OF the Indian states by pur-
chasing through their private agents. all
sorts or arms from dealers in iron goods.
The arms" continued Nine Cana. as
a rule consist OF swords. guns. barchies,
bha;ias, jambias, &c Great Inducements
are offered petty shopkeepers TO 20 about
the towns and persuade householders 10
sell their arms much above their market
value
7 know that in the capital OF one Cen
tral India state alone old arms 10 the
value OF 1900 rupees were thus pur-
chased.
1T seems the rulers OF Indian states
DO not realize the importance of this
silent mode Of disarming the people. They
must remember. II the secret agents OF
the British government are allowed 70
carry on their maneuvers on an extensive
scale, their subjects would be totally dis
armed before long
1t must &c --l--arent 10 all that these
{ ingenious tactics have been adopted by
I the British government in order 70
avoid the general discomfort which would
undoubtedly be caused should the arms
act be openly introduced into the Indian
states
Il strongly eSs..se al friends OF IN
dian independence 10 Illustrate the cum
ming designs OF the alien despotism. which
seeks 10 disarm the Indian states with the
object Of pluadering and depressing more
effectively India
The natives are completely losing their
old time seryile respect for their con-
QuerOrs- once they skipped from the side
walks as the white man stalked along.
Now they hold their ground and grimaee
c0ntemptuously.
'-OvertaxatIou is one OF the causes OF
India's repeated famines. each OF which IS
worse than the last. ard which cost some
4o0o9,eoJ lives during the past century"
Isham Randolph. Of Chicago. formerly a
member OF the board OF consulting en-
gineers on the Panama Canal is az the
Raleigh.
Mr.. Randolph is a Democrat He also
| says ne VIII not vote for Bryan
s"Bryan is not safe said M Ran
dolph; "he still clings 10 his heresies, and
Z the people and the business interests are
afraid Of him ! would rather vote the
Prohibition ticket than cast my vote for
Bryan.
NO; I do not believe in prohibition.
because il does not prohibit I an a
temperance man, but 1 am not a tee
totaler.
The Panama Canal win be built within
the time stipulated by the authorities who
have now charge Of the work"
The following aneedote OF Gen. Gilman
Marston. a once famous New Hampshire
lawyer. was told by r s Lane, OF Bos-
ton. at the Cochran, last night. Mr.. Lane
Is a lawyer. and = here on business be-
fore the departments.
Gen. Marston was attending court az
Dover. said Mr.. Lane. when n young
attorney made q motion that was denied
by the court The young man remOn-
strated against what ne thought was the
wrong ruling Of the judge.
so vehemently did he demonstrate that
he was fined SO for contempt OF court
An older attorney ,-9k the matter Up.
and he was fined a similar sum. Still
another, who thought he stood a Httle
better with the judge, endeavored 20
straighten the matter out He. too. en-
riched the Golfers OF the state by paying
ten spot for contempt
Gen MGTSICn WAS then seen 70 rise
In his seat and advance TO the clerks
desk. Taking his long pOcket6oOk from
his pocket, he took out TWO SO bills and
laid them on the desk
'' What is that f0r2' asked the court
~ want you distinctly 10 understand
said the general. that I have just twice
as much contempt for this d. court as
any man here. and am paying FOR It "
An end TO the nigh riding in the Ken
lucky White Burley tobacco district has
been brought about through a formal
| agreement reached between the American
Tobacco Company, and the executive COM
mittee Of the Society Of Equity in a con-
ference in Winchester. Ky, held few
days ago"
This statement was made by Robert r
Ross wholesale tobacco jobber, OF Gin
cinnati. al the Cochran Hotel yesterday:
| N aarir s1f co nn0 ard che rtl-ehasa OF