The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
AT THE HOTELS.

-F1r anu even j LlltEe NG-o Al-L1I
tickets for the governorship n the neld
the Republicans would beat the Demo-
crats.@ said c y. SEisher. the regular
Republican candidate for governor OF
West Virginia. at the New Willard, last
night
There Is absolutely no hope for thu
Democrats 10 elect their ticket sd Z
they have an idea they can do 50 they
are not only badly mistaken, but they
are mighty poor politicians When cleo
ton day comes around Il viii be seen that
the Republicans OF West Virginia we're
united n their efforts TO elect the regular
ticket
Taft viii carry the state by a ma
jority somewhere near z0.09o. and the
State ticket also VIII be elected b. from
D,oo0 10 $500 majority.
7 stand by the decision OF the state
convention. and vii 90 before the people
as the regular candidate OF the Repu5-
lican party. II elected, which, an con-
vinced I shah be, shall not be able to
attend the Inauguration OF Taft as Prszi-
dent OF the United States. as 7 viii be
lnducted into Office as governor OF ths
same day"
William 3. Kelly. Of CIarksburg,
y. Va, a contractor. who Is here on
business. is at the National Speaking
about the political situation IN West VIZ
ginia, Mr. Kelly said last night that Ar
mold Scherr. the candidate OF .he bolt
ers." would withdraw from the canvass
for the governorship II two OF three
weeks.
Scherr Is a fine fellow personally, but
he IS IN bad hands: that's all He IS SUI
rounded by knockers and Tzicksrs' and
the fellows who got the worst OF II N
the last Campaign. Scherr has always
been vel taken care OF by the party, and
he would have retired long before this
II he had listened less 10 the advice OF his
HeuteEants- He seems g be a poor loser.
There IS no outside help needed OF
asked for 20 settle the situation IN West
Virginia, as has been suggested BY csr-
tain parties. Taft has not been asked 20
straigntsn out matters. and viii not b
asked II there IS any settling 70 be done.
Il VIII be done BY the SIS delegates 70 ths
state convention West Virginia Rspub-
Hcans can attend 70 their own Affairs
The Republican convention which nomi-
mated Swisher for governor was one of
the most harmonious political gatherings
that ever came together in the Stste"
Representative P. F. Broussard, OF
LOUISIANA. Is at the Riggs House. and he
said last night that Bryan would receivs
the vote of Louisiana at the coming Pres
identisl election
7 VIII so On the stump for Bryan Z
7 an invited to do 50. and Bryan, OF any
other candidate named by the Demo-
cratic party would carry the South n
the coming election"
Judge William s Bennett. Reprssenta-
tive in Congress Of the Seventeenth New
York district. who Is at the Raleigh.
said last night that he was no candl-
date for governor of the State OF New
York
He IS q poor Republican. indeed
continued 8Ir. Bennett. VINO e not a
candidate for the governorship OF New
York Wen, Be that as II nay, an not
q candidate fer the governors chair. but
want TO be renominated and Reelected
10 Congress.
Gov Hughes VIII not run again for ths
governOrship. If he would ne would bs
elected By & roUsi1g majority Gov.
Hughes fight against The race track
gambling cid not hurt him IN the least;
On the contrary, he Is the most popular
man on the East side o. New York to
day
There are quite & number q candi-
oates for governor N the deid. and they
are al good men Some OF them are Rep
ressntativs Herbert Parsons. Speaker
Wadsw0rth. OF TIE New York legislature.
Tim Woodruff, Senator White, and Repre-
sentative George P MaIby."
One OF Honolulu's most exciting pas
times is shark fishing" said George T.
Wilson. a planter of Honolulu. at the A.
Iington last night Nr- Wilson IS making
his first visit 10 the United States.
Large sharks abound OF Honolulu
Harbor. and fishermen may usually count
on bringing hack one or Two sea non
sters from eight 10 fourteen feet long
Z y going three OF four miles from shore.
The fish may either be harpooned or
hooked. the latter method being the
easier The happening Is more dan
gerous and more difficult.
The shark fishers need q small
launch. q dead horse. some harpoons o.
hooks. and some large caliber rifles The
horse is sometimes killed q day OF two
before the expedition. as sharks are
supposed TO Ike their horse neat
'high- This IS Ec- necessary, however.
and a0t advisable. for there IS no special
pleasure IN dragging through the harbo-
a horse that has been dead long enough
really 10 resent IT,
The horse is tied at the end OF a rope
aid LEFT TO float about sixty feet away
from she launch out IN the open sea,
and then the wait for the sharks begins.
A shark VIII usually show up in a very
short tine. Al a distance of sixtv feet
he is a long green object Of indefinite
outlines. He approaches the dead hO-ss
slowly. untH a few feet away. and then
veers on to one side and disappears.
But he always returns Over and over
again. sometimes for an hour. he VII
circle about the dead animal seeming
70 be as suspicious as any fox Whls
the shark IS making these repeated in
vestigstions the bait IS slowly drawn
toward the boat When happening IS
10 be done. the bait IS drawn gradually
closer. until the shark comes right I'D 10
the boat. Then the harpoon IS plunged
into him. and battle begins He gets ex-
hausted by and by. and then the rifles
come into play. The sharks are mora
easily hooked than harpooned. Many
tourists who come TO Honolulu get ID
shark fishing parties There are launches
and assistants for hire. The shark usual
" goes 10 the fishermen who helm. and
a small sum Is 70 be realized from the
oil its liver Affords"
Suggesting a new national holiday. sam
uel H Snallwood. OF Buffalo. y z, who
is al the Shoreham. said last night thai