The Washington herald., 1908-03-28
AT THE HOTELS.

like handling Of matters coming under his
supervision and disposition" said W. r.
Wilcox. former postmaster OF New York,
at the New Willard, last night.
He is q man Of exceptional tact" con-
tinued Mr.. Wilcox. and his every act
in the executive chair is marked by that
same rare fidelity to his sworn duties
which he exhibited as a lawyer toward
his clients. he Is pledged 10 no man or
party. and fulhIls his duties as he sees
them. irrespective Of the political conse-
quences they may have. Naturally. he
viii be the choice OF the New York Re-
publican delegation at the convention. and
every effort will be made 10 secure his
nomination.
Taft Is popular, too, and deserves TO be
50. President Roosevelt. who is a warm
friend Of mine. is as popular now as he
ever was The opposition which had
formed against him IN Wall street and
among business men hes almost entirely
died out. and he stands high With the peO-
PIE OF his State 7 am confident that the
Republican ticket will be successful. no
matter who viii be at the head Of IL
have been working hard for the last
eight months. I am the president Of the
public service commission. and we have
accomplished a great deal during the
short time Of our existence We have in
vestigated the street and steam car serv-
ice OF the city Of New York, issued more
than 80 orders for putting into better
shape the car service the cars. The num-
Der OF cars, and the rolling stock Itself.
The percentage Of breakdOwns Of cars in
the streets has diminished almost 50 per
cent since our commission has come into
existence and took up It's work Then
we examined the gas meters. and in that
line we come nearer to the small con
sumers and daily wage-earners than in
any other way. The commission can en-
ploy the most drastic measures in order
20 obtain compliance with its requests
for the betterment Of the public service
/ in every branch
a. A Parker. prominent business man
OF Detroit, Mich, who has returned from
a trip 10 Old Point Comfort, Va. is at
the Cochran. Speaking Of the political
outlook in his State with regard 10 the
Presidential nomination. Mr.. Parker said
that Taft was the man who would sue
ceed Roosevelt in the White House.
Il don't believe Roosevelt would allow
/ the use OF his name in the convention for
/ another term. Everybody out in Michi-
gan believes he was sincere when he said
he did not want another term
! "One OF the rising men OF Michigan IS
Truman Newberry, Assistant Secretary OF
/ the Navy I would like 10 see him IN
the United States Senate, representing our
State. His father and the late Senator
1 Mcmillan were partners. and they did
more for the city OF Detroit than any
I osf
] improved the property. built factories.
| and gave employment 70 many people.
1 Nj Newberry's father was a fine lawyer.
/ and Senator Mcmillan was an excellent
/ business man. and young Newberry IS
/ following in the footsteps OF his distin-
1 guished father
The Democratic party in Michigan IS
/ split %. and It IS really hard 10 tel
whether Bryan viii get the Michigan
delegation or not"
Discussing the Tower-Hin ambassador
ship 70 Germany puzzle. Dean L. Dent. a
weIl-known lawyer Of Chicago. said az the
Raleigh, last night. it was his impression
that the whole trouble was due 10
woman.
' 'Cherchez Ia femme say the French
said Mr. Dent. "and believe they are
pretty near right Yes, and it's a woman
in this case. and I hope I don't Go any
Injustice 10 Mrs. Tower when say thar
I suspect her Of having a finger in this
pie
The Towers have been a social power
in Berlin. and were the particular pet
Of the German Emperor. # the press re-
ports are any indication OF the true state
OF affairs The German Emperor knows
how 20 ingratiate himself with anybody
II he wants 10. and IL seems 10 me he
went a great distance 20 bring the Tow
ers as close TO him as anybody. He gave
Mrs. Tower The delicate compliment OF
styling her the 'Ai0ltke Of Berlin society"
which. naturally means a great deal 10
any woman. whether she entertained any
social aspirations or not Mrs. Tower
dearly loved this sort OF thing. and was
naturally highly incensed over her hus-
bands intention TO resign. She set 10
work. and in order 10 create complications
for DR.. Hin. the successor OF her hus-
band. hit upon this plan to discredit him.
Now. mind you, have no proof for what
II am saying. II is merely guesswork.
that's all
Il understand al cables between the
American foreign representatives and
the State Department are in cipher
presume that famous Tower cable 10 the
State Department was in cipher. II Tow
er did not send the message, who did?
IL must have been somebody who could
get possession Of the code. and il must
have been a deeply interested person
And tell me, II you can. who was more
deeply interested in the matter than the
wife Of the American Ambassador al the
court Of Kaiser Wilhelm L. Of Germany
Hows that for sherlock Holmes analy-
zation Of the case? Can you beat il?
Watch the outcome OF the Investigation
If ever there VIII be one.
That Gov. Hughes is as popular with
the Democrats in the State Of New York
as with Republicans. is the firm belief
OF A. D Sprague. a retired business man
Of New Berlin, y. Y. who Is on his
return home from a three months stay
down South.
Mr.. Hughes viii get the vote Of the
New York delegation al the national con-
vention, and if he should be nominated
he viii receive many Democratic votes.
He is man who stands in the highest
estimation OF the people OF New York.
Roosevelt has gore the limit he has
interfered with business when ne should
have kept his hands of He is trying 10
dictate 10 Congress what to DO and he
would like 10 tell the courts how 20 i'm
pose fines and sentences. He has said q
great many things which should have
remained unssid-"
AS d stranger in Philadelphia. was
much amused by certain provineiaIisms.
said Louis r Shaffer. OF Boston. at
La Normandie. last night one OF