The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
MANY MEET SANDERS
l. isl tua Governor Receives
at New Ebbitt.
PROMINENT VISITORS IN LINE
Enthusinstic Boomers for New Or
leans ms illogical Point for the
Panama Canal EXPEDITION Put in
Busy Day Calling on Public Of
fcials and Dispensing Hospitality.

The New Ebbitt House was the logi-
cal point last night for all newspaper
men Of Washington. who turned out to
greet the chief executive of Louisiana,
Gov. Jared Y. Sanders, and the boomers
, of the Panama Canal Exposition. at an
informal reception in the headquarters
of the New Orleans Worlds Panama
Exposition.
In the party with Gov. Sanders were
many of the principal business men
and politicians of the State of Louisiana,
and many from Mississippi, including
Gov. Z. F. Noel. ex-senator James Cor
don, and John Sharp Williams
The occasion was one of merriment and
enjoyment, and the famous New Orleans
gin fiZz was worked overtime by the ap-
preciative throng that lined the corri-
doris and the parlors on the second floor.
The offices of the executive committee
have been moved to Washington, and
efforts to obtain the exposition for the
Southern city will be renewed with vigor.
This morning at 10 o'clock the executive
committee will appear before the House
Committee on Industrial Arts and EX-
positions. The hearings will continue
for four days. Gov. Sanders will be the
first speaker this morning. He will
probably be followed by Gov. Noel, of
Mississippi.
Distinguished Men in Party.
The party included Gov. Sanders. Gov.
Noel, ex-senator James Gordon, Senator
elect John Sharp Williams. Mayor Mar
tin Behrman. of New Orleans: T. P.
Thompson, chairman of the executive
committee; c. H. Ellis, vice chairman OF
the executive committee: Sam Blum,
chief of the publicity bureau; Robert
Glenk, chief of the exhibit committee:
Hon. Pearl Wight, Republican national
committeeman from louisiana; Hon.
Robert Ewing, Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Louisiana. and James
L. Wright secretary of the exposition
company, arrived on a special train at
1870 o'clock yesterday morning.
Their programme for the day was
whirlwind visit to President Taft, Vice
President Sherman, Speaker Cannon, and
Champ Clark. The visits to statesmen
took the greater part of the morning.
The afternoon was devoted to confer
ences, and throughout the afternoon and
evening steady stream Of visitors called
Oh the party.
While at the Capitol a group photo
graph was taken on the steps of the
east front, and the party returned to the
Ebbitt.
An incident which occurred at the Cap
itol furnished food for conversation for
the party all evening. 1t happened when
ex-senator James Gordon stuck his head
inside the doors of the Senate chamber.
One of the pages spied him, and, with
shout that startled the staid and dig
nified members of the Upper House OF
Congress, ran to his side. The Senator
took the boy in his arms and kissed him.
He had hardly set the boy on the floor
when the doors swung open with whirl-
wind rush. and the remainder Of the
pages came tearing out to greet him. He
took each one of the boys in his arms
and kissed him. and they then crowded
around him and piled him with ques-
tions as to his visit and how he liked
living away from Washington.