The Washington herald., 1908-04-11
AT THE HOTELS.


ia"yef OF New York. who has been iden-
tified with the Gould system for years.
The Republicans VIII have a big fight
on hand. not only In New York, con-
tinued Mr. Taggart. but everywhere else.
so far as I can see. A feeling Of general
dissatisfaction with the Republican ad-
ministration has taken possession Of the
masses. and it would, therefore. not be
surprising TO see the Democratic ticket
elected.
1T is my impression that the chances
Of a Democratic victory this year are
much better than those Of the Republican
party and between now and election day
these chances win grow stronger every
day
"of all the Republican candidates in
the field. Hughes who is man Of much
character. has the better chance TO win,
with Taft second choice. I don't think
the defeat OF the anti-racing bill IN the
senate OF the State legislature has weak
ehed Hughes He IS doing his sworn
duties and he IS entitled TO the support
Of the legislature"
J. \. Baldwin, a merchant and manu-
faeturer Of New York, who is at the
Riggs, said last night, in discussing the
political situation. that anybody but Taft
would be nominated on the Presidential
ticket
BY the time the convention draws nigh
It viii be realized that Foraker is
stronger man than he is accepted TO be.
He win be strong enough to defeat Tafts
ambition. and with himself eliminated as
a Presidential probability, the two Ohio
boys VIII be out OF the race. The fight
between these two statesmen will benefit
Hughes, who. in my opinion. has a better
chance to win the nomination than any
other candidate.
i do not believe Roosevelt would run
again. even If nominated But what / do
believe is that he would ike 20 come
back TO Washington after the expiration
Of his term as Senator from New York.
s. he can jump on those statesmen and
officials who have caused him trouble in
his administration.
Bryan has no more chance C being
elected than I have. and the Democrats
Of New York don't care whether he Is
elected or not.
Although not racing man, I am
against the proposed law fOTbidding bet
ting on horse races or any other sump-
tuary laws
4 don't believe, that. because I do not
Ike a certain kind OF amusement, every
body else should be against IT, I can
stay away from the track II 7 don't Ike
ii, but ! don't think everybody else
on that account should stay away. II
people want 10 gamble they viii gamble
anyway and anywhere, whether betting
on races Is prohibited or not
We have such an enormous population
| Of so many different nsdonalities, and so
many different points ef view that It
cannot be expected that al should look
at things IN the same light. / believe
in the proper supervision Of betting. ths
same as is il vogue on European tracks.
That is the best remedy. The harm is
not done at the track. but at the pool
rooms throughout the country"
1T looks as If Illinois would cast its
vote in the convention for Taft, after
having given It's complimentary vote 10
Joe Cannon said Horace K. Tenney a
prominent attorney at law Of Chicago, at
the Shoreham, yesterday.
Cannon viii, naturally, receive the
complimentary Endorsement and vote OF
the Illinois delegation. continued Mr.
Temey. but he is not looked upon as
a serious candidate
Mr.. Tenney said be believed Mr.. Roose-
Yelt was the strongest man Of them al.
and would be elected without a doubt
If he only were willing TO have his name
go before the convention
Speaking OF the movement TO close the
/ saloons IN Chicago on Sunday. SIR. Ten
ney said he was Of the opinion that the
/ drinking places should be closed one-half
/ day on Saturday and ali Of Sunday. Mr.
/ Tenney said the saloon was demoTaliZing
and that its nefarious influence should az
/ least be curtaned
1T had been originally intended 10 have
4 the people OF Chicago vote on the ques-
| ton Of an open Sunday. but there was a
/ hitch somewhere, and the matter was
not voted upon at the last election. But
/ the reelection Of Mayor Busse. who is
outspoken against a closed Sunday. seems
to show on the surface that the people
OF Chicago decline TO have anything in
/ common with the Sunday-closing move
ment.
The following story is told Of a Kan
sas City couple whose marriage was an
nounced recently. said Richard F. Laws.
of that city, at la Normandie. last night:
| ''The young man persuaded the girl 10
| marry him while they were in another
town on an excursion trip. They came
/ home, and for two weeks told no one
their secret one night they we're playing
/ bridge whist with the girls parents. They
| had decided 10 spring their surprise that
night, and the young man was trying all
| through that game TO get up nerve
/ enough to do so. Finally he screwed his
| courage up. In the middle Of a hand he
turned to the girls father, and said:
. I've something to tell you. Grace
and were married three weeks age.
! a look Of anger spread over the IA
+ Tiers face. Glaring across the board at
the girls mother, he said; Hang it, Hat
/ tie, What made you lead that ace2
You've lost as another trick
Everywhere IN the Eastern and South
ern States the AK is Transforming the
| magnificent forests of the past into cullsd
and eut-over land. said James c. Mul-
Inns, lumber man Of Minneapolis, MINI.
at the National last night. The demand
for lumber IS so great" continued Mr.
Mullins, and operations are so extensive,
that In comparatively few years those
who wish TO see timber in its virgin lux
uriance win have TO visit distant and iso-
lated sections Of the country.
Under the new conditions. brought
about by the exploitadons Of the virgin
| forests, type OF woodlands known as
the old field pine has developed into COM
/ mercial Importance within recent years.
! e = result of clearing away the original
forests fer agricultural purposes This
old field type promises TO increase in
value more and more with the CORE
spending increase In the price Of wood
products. Cid fields are common. both in
the South and North. although they arise
from different causes and become re-