Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-01

ing in this state is very strong and IL
cannot be safely antagoniZed. He has
thousands of enthusiastic hackers, both
in the city and in the country districts.
and 1t will be necessary to mollify them
in some way If the Chicago nominee is
to receive the votes of the electors from
New York. 1t is proposed to nominate a
Hughes man for governor and Mr. w. X.
Wilcox. formerly postmaster, and now
chairman of the public services commits
sion. is believed to possess all the qualif1-
cations He has been closely identihed
with Gov. Hughes ever since the latter
appeared in politics. he represents the
Hughes sentiment as fully as any other
best of terms with the President and the
machine. He made an admirable post
master, and as the first chairman of the
public utilities commission he has shown
rare executive ability, tact and discretion
in organizing that body and in dealing
with the corporations. which. until now.
have pretty much had their own way In
New York Mr.. Wilcox would be equally
acceptable to the friends of the President
and the friends of the governor, and it
is not probable that any other man WOULD
poll SO large a vote.
To Succeed Plat.
II is assumed that President Roosevelt
will be elected to the United States Sem
ate to succeed Senator Platt, whose term
expires on the fourth of. next March. and
nothing but his own veto will prevent it.
1t is not necessary to pay attention to
any other plan that may be suggested for
the Presidents future. He may make a
tour around; the world. He may hunt big
game in Africa or Alaska, or he may do
any one of a dozen things that have been
predicted for him, but they will not inter-
fere with his election to the United States
Senate. ..,..-
Mr.. Platt is a broken man. His career
and his influence are ended. His physical
inffrnnities are such that he cannot go
about without an attendant, but his mind
is still clear and his will is as strong as
1t ever was He was the central figure
Of dramatic scene that occurred on the
night when the Fifth Avenue Hotel closed
it's doors not long ago. There was a
gathering of politicians. past and present.
leaders of the republican party and their
henchmen and the political reporters for
the CITY papers who for nearly half a
century have been in the habit of meet
ing every evening in one of the corners of
the main corridor. some Of them to dis
cuss affairs others to receive instructions
from the bosses and the newspaper men
to obtain information as to what was
going on in that line of business. 1t was
called the Amen Corner" because when
Senator Platt or Senator Conkling before
him expressed an opinion the rest of the
habitues promptly Endorsed it; when they
gave an order their lieutenants always
assented, and many years ago some witty
reporter remarked that when the big
men spoke the little ones said amen"
And from that bon-mot this portion of
the hotel with it's red plush settees became
known as 1.-The Amen Corner"
It was there that Senator Plat used
to meet his Sunday school class for
many years. 1t was his habit to come
over from Washington Saturday after
moons and return to the capital Sunday
night, and Sunday his lieutenants gather
ed in the Amen Corner to meet him and
receive his orders. 1t was a regular
program and the reporters called 1t 1.-THE
senator's Sunday school"
Historic Hotel Closed.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel. the most his
toric in the country. the headquarters of
the republican state committee; the
rendezvous of politicians of all parties
and the center of political affairs for half