The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-29
Capital City Hangers.0n Doing the
Guessing Act at Present.
HERR LOUIS ADION'S VISIT HERE
kine Of European Hotelkeepers Max.
Ing Tour OF the United States
and Is Seeing Things.
Especial to The Free Press.l


Washington, May 22.-The capital
city has seen some strenuous days dur
ing the month of May, for it has been
lively work following the doings of
congress, the governors and various
other conventions, and the operations
of the sundry candidates for the presi-
Dental nomination at the hands of
their respective parties. However,
Washingtonians are fortunate in having
had with them for some seven years
an able instructor in the game of
being strenuous, and hence they have
managed to give a good account of
themselves. Many and diversified have
been the topics discussed in Washing
ton during the last few weeks but at
the present time every tning else. practi
cally has become dry and uninterest
ing and speculation and interest center |
around the selection of Senator Bur-
rows as temporary chairman of the re-
publican national convention and its |
possible outcome. Despite the fact
that most people who make Washing
ton their headquarters are political
dead ones, great interest always is |
manifested here in politics, and es-
pecially presidential politics-not that
any of them are so vitality concerned
over the result of the quadrennial
contests, but principally for the rea-
son that when congress adjourns and
everybody who can goes home, there's |
not, for those who perforce remain,
much left to talk about. Therefore
it is that when a piece of shrewd |
politics or brisk factional fight is |
scented, everybody here sits up and
takes notice, intent on letting no de-
tail escape them, the while specializing
freely and making all sorts of prognOs-
tications. The big question that is
agitating the public mind right now
is, will the two branches of the G.
o. P, give a twentieth century exhi-
bition of the Damon and Pythias act
at Chicago next month, or will they
"get together" in another sense and
lock horns for a preliminary test of
strength? If there is anyone who feels !
sure he can forecast this matter, the
$4,000 residents of the District of CO.
lumba are of one mind in hoping that
he will keep his knowledge to himself, |
as they prefer to be kept guessing; |
they must have something to tide them
over the dull summer and the dog days,
and political guessing is certainly fas-
chatting these days.
Studying American Hotels.
Washington has had an interesting |
visitor this week in the person of
Herr Louis Adlon who enjoys the title
of ''King of European hotelkeepers"
and who is inspecting the hotels of
the larger cities of the United States
in order to obtain new ideas for his i
great and fashionable establishment the |
largest in Germany, which has just
been opened in Berlin. This was not
teh primary object of his coming to
the national copital however. He wish !
ed to see and meet President Roose
welt, whose .reputed likeness to the
Kaiser, Herr Adlon says, has greatly
interested all Germans in him. AS be-
fits the distinguished Germans rank
in his own profession, he enjoys the
friendship and patronage of Emperor
William. and the first dinner held in
his hotel was given by the German
Crown Prince to members of the royal
family. Incidentally, diplomatic Wash
inoton was interested in the fact that
the visitor is the host of Ambassador
Hill. who makes the Hotel Adlon
his Berlin stopping place. According
to the statement of Herr Adlon, the
reported opposition to the Ambassador
in German court circles never eXis-
ted. and the stories of it was based
on misrepresentation. The Kaiser is a
warm admirer of the American diplo- !
mats abilities and the ''Hill incident"
which received so much discussion here
attracted no attention whatever in
Germany.
Will Make his Getaway.
President Roosevelt is planning to
make his annual getaway" along
about June 20. Unless his present
plans miscarry he will, for some months
after that date, direct the affairs of
government from his summer home at |
Oyster Bay, L. |. The chief executive
is said to be eagerly looking forward
to this last official vacation, for it |
marks the last milestone in his Presi-
Dental career. Ere another vacation
time rolls around he will once more
be Citizen Roosevelt. care-fr free and at |
liberty to indulge his every fancy for
strenuosities- geographical, geological,
or, mayhap. political. Mrs. Roosevelt |
and the children probably will precede
the President by some lays, for it is