The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At Wa.hinrtou. n e
At Washington. u. c.

If col. Gocthals contemplates re-
signing as the head of the Panama
canal work, no on. in official or other
circles in the canal one appears To
know anything about it," said Jesse
fiNatt, OF Colon, an importer anu EN-
porter. h has been a resident of
Panama for fifteen Years, and who is
AZ the Willard. Mr.. Hyatt has jus,
come To Washington from the. 18TH
nus.
II understand that Col. Goe,hals is
on his way I" Washington" added Mr..
HYATT, and this may give color to
the m that he intends TO quit the
work. ! sincerely hope il may he un-
founded, for il would he II serious
blow To the canal if Col. Goethals
should quit at this time. Just when the
work is going along 90 smoothly. Ger
talnlN. ii would be resrettahle If the
colonel. h more than anyone else,
mas made possible the successful COM
pl"tl"n of the hig ditch many months
earlier than had been hoped even 10y
the most optimistic. should resign be-
fore tbs" canal is opened. He deserves
ana should have full credit for build
ING the canal. II is a monument to
nm, and to have any other man go i'm
now and take away from col. Goe-
thais any part of the great credit and
honor of constructing the biggest en-
cheering work of the world. would he
too had. | cannot believe that con-
sreSs VIII fail 4" act upon Goethals'
recommendations. for surely he knows
better than the mon at the ca pitol
what is needed down there.
In tn" three months tina | was alb
sent from the canal zone a great deal
OF work was done. a lot Of excavation
was accomplished. and wonderful pro-
sress ha sheen mad on the masonry
OF thesates and dams. | have not the
doubt that tn. canal will he
ready TO turn in the water the latter
part of next Year. and that ships will
h" running through il before the wear
1914"
Praises TcNn, Hospitality.
Charles q. Wood. editor and puh-
Usher of the New Bedford Mass ,
llm"s and a member of the Massa-
'husetts board of arbitration. topped
on in Washington on his way home
from the" convention of Associated
AdNert1Slng clubs Of America. which
WAS held in Dallas. Tex. Mr.. Wood
was on" of the delegates from the Pill
grim Publicity Association of Boston.
and WAS also commissioned by COY
foss I" represent the commonwealth
Whi'f in TeNns. The Pilgrim deleea-
tl"n arrived in a special car from Gin
cinhatl yesterday morning. and spent
the forenoon in seeing Washington.
The Dallas convention served 10
Iurther the doctrine of truth and eff
nrlehrE IN ADVERTISING. said Mr..
wood. The" men who pay for adver-
Using. tn. men who sell ADVERTISING
newspaper publishers. and advertising
experts in every branch Of the profess
sion We're there. and the sessions were
AN inspiration and help to all. The
Dallas convention exceeded in inn
portanc" and numbers the convention
AZ BOSTON last Year. and Baltimore i'm
i"l" will without doubt carry tho
work {" far greater heights.
y was a revelation to the dele
sates' added Mr.. Wood. The citi-
IshS OF tpe great cities of Dallas, Fort
ortn, Waco. San Antonio. Galveston.
Hillsboro and Houston gave us a clear
view OF the big state and a pleasant,
taste OF Texas hospitality. After the
closed at Dallas four spe-
clal pullman trains transported the
DELEGATIONS from city to CITY. and tho
result Is that We are returning with
broader minds and An opinion of
leAas as large AS the state ITSELF
Clark Victory in the Air.
NO" that the two great political
.'A>E'i'ions are close at hand, and
tn esituation as TO presidential randi-
dates has clarified somewhat. find
that democrats and republicans every
where are beginning to talk about vice
presidential possibilities" said James
J.G"lden. a young business man of
San Francisco. LAS To the next nresi-
dent, / believe Clark will be the man
j nave been All over the n and
IT is in the air. Harmon men and
wilson mon are only Clark men in
disguise. Clark will pol every demo-
cfauc vote n thousands of republi-
can votes. no matter whom the re-
puhlicans nominate. From the cant.
tol TO the white house is going TO be
the ogu hereafter. Let a man
proVehimself in the capitol first. and
then send him to the White House
seems to be the view taken in ali
parts OF h ountry by thoughtful
men. The country is tired of experi.
menting.
And so with the vice presidency In
mind. the thoughtful democratic vot-
ers are turning to congress for a can
dldate. Senator Johnson OF Maine. is
now themost mentioned candidate for
n place. He m from the logical
location. Missouri and Maine sounds
good to the American people, and is
an alteration that will win. Senator
Johnson. it is said, made the best
speech at the banquet in Washington
on Jackson day. Bryan and Wilson to
the contrary Notwithstanding"
The Reward Of Persistency.
The nomination OF Gen. D. A. Hol-
hngsworth of Cadiz, Ohio. to repre-
sent his district in congress-, gives a
lot OF satisfaction to the old soldiers
in the house and in all parts Of the
country" remarked Charles A. Car
roll of Cadiz. Gen. Hollingsworth
was a member Of the Sixty-first con-
gress. butwent down to defeat last
November when the democratic land
slide carried out Of office the major
ity of republicans in the house. The
genera was not discouraged. and i'm
mediately announced that he would
run again. His triumphant nominal
ton shows that what strives for
earnestly he will generally get.
"When Gen. Hollingsworth set out
more than thirty years ago to be a
member of congress-. he made up his
mind to achieve his purpose. He
two terms in the Ohio senate