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lero writes daily and telegraphs very
frequently to her home and she is keen
lyA anxious for the ambassador to get his
affairs in such shape that he can take
a few weeks vacation, in order to go to
Mexico for the children. Just now he is
exceedingly engrossed. and a respite
seems a remote possibility. If this is de-
layed too long the sonora and Miss Leon
will undertake this task together, for
the absence Of the little ones is proving
quite trial to their young stepmother.
IT lived in the ancient city of Saltillo,"
said Sonora Calero. until my marriage
a few months ago. Since then my home
has been in Mexico City. Saltillo is the
principal city in the state Of Coahuila
and is the residence Of the governor and
of bishop. Coahuila is one OF the Dor
der states and lies midway between Chi
huahua. Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas
and the Gulf Of Mexico The northern
portion juts into Texas, and the beautiful
American city Of San Antonio is our
close neighbor. Saltillo. however. lies to
the south. but sufficiently near the United
visitors there. The city. at first called
Saltillo, was afterward renamed for
Cuidad Vicario Leona, the Mexican
heroine of the war Of the independence,
but somehow the old name clings.
though every honor is still paid the
memory Of the patriotic and heroic maid
en- who lived and died there. The Fran
ciscan missionary, Padre Andres de
Leon, came to the present city of Saltillo
early in the sixteenth century, and the
municipal life has continued uninterrupt-
eddy ever since. 1t Is beautiful fertile
country with gorgeous flora and some re-
markably fine fruit. I attended a con-
vent school in the city and am very de-
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dens at 10 in the morning during the
rainy season. something unknown here
and which causes the utmost aStonisf-
ment to the stranger. But we almost en-
tirely count on q sunny morning, where
as If We wait for the afternoon handsome
toilets may be spoiled by a sudden and
violent shower. 1t is altogether an arti-
fetal arrangement that all social inter-
course should be in the afternoon and
evening and that morning hours should
be lost for that purpose. We take every
thing in the natural order in Mexico and
utilize fair weather for visits whether
the hours be conventional or otherwise"
Sonora Calero, though in the early
twenties, looks like girl of eighteen
or less. She has remote ancestors who
were of English origin. as her fathers
surname. Charles, proclaims, and she
has inherited all the characteristics OF
the Anglo-Saxon type. She is much tall
skin and hazel eyes. with soft brown hair
which waves softly from her forehead.
But she Is essentially Latin In all her
ideals, and her devotion to children, so
strongly developed in all the Latins. is re-
markedly apparent in her. Coming Of g.
family which has many sons and daugh-
tiers, and she among the older ones, she
has that beautiful mother quality strongly
accentuated. All her thought now 1. to find
a home which will suit the children and
be healthful for them and convenient to
their school. Her own comfort and the
social side of life in Washington are SUBJ
ordinate to this phase. The older boy,
Manuel, is at school in Mexico City, and
so are the three next, two boys and
girl. The little ones are at the ambas-
sador'S home in the care Of an elderly
relative. The youngest child is a lovely
little girl Of five named Luz. Sonora Ca
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members themselves. on the subject
shows that there is no telling what the
outcome might be.
II the view held is the correct one, it
would lie within the power of the re-
publicans to elect their vice presidential
nominee at Chicago to the vice presi-
dency in the Senate. That in the case
Of a deadlock in the House, would be
presidency. If they wanted to hold onto
the presidency willy-nilly. they could play
to throw it into the tied-up House and
then make the choice in the Senate.
This is possibility without playing to
that end, and in view of the fact it is not
at all improbable that the vice presiden-
tial candidate nominated at Chicago may
have better show to become President
than the man who heads his ticket
1t is interesting to look back to our
early history and see the causes that led
up to two of our presidential elections
being thrown into the House, and how
that body handled the problems confront
ing 1t.
When the election Of 1900 took place the
constitutional amendment providing that
candidates for President and candidates
for Vice President should be voted for
separately had not been passed Then
the leading candidate became President
and the next one Vice President. In the
campaign of 1900 it was understood that
candidate for the presidency, with Aaron
Burr as his running mate, while John
Adams and C. c. Pinckney were the fed
eralist candidates. Everything went
smoothly until the electoral votes were
counted and it was found that Burr had
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ency. Also, in the Senate. the vote is by
senators and not by states. the Senate
voting as in ordinary business, except
that a quorum shall consist of two thirds
of the members of the Senate. 1t will re-
quire the votes of forty-nine senators to
elect.
Under present conditions the Senate
would be almost certain to elect the
republican candidate for Vice President.
Today that body had two more than the
number of republican votes required to
elect their man.
The Constitution says that If the House
shall fail to make a choice by the 4th
of March next ensuing, then the Vice
President shall act as President, as in
the case of death or other constitutional
disability of the President.
The writer takes it that this means the
Vice President just elected, for what else
could it mean? It meant that, in the
event the House failed to mane the choice
devolving upon it. the old Vice President
of the old administration could come
over into the new one, and just because
there was a deadlock in the House there
could not be an excuse for taking the
reins out of the hands Of Mr.. Taft for a
few hours on the 4th Of March and
transferring them to the hands of Mr..
Sherman.
Some of our ablest constitutional law
yers contend that this does not apply.
They assert that If there is no choice for
President in the House, or if the Presi-
dent-elect dies before taking the oath of
Office, not the Vice President-elect sue
ceeds to the office. but the Secretary of
State of the outgoing administration.
They assert that he is a hOld-over con-
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drawing rooms and banquet hall are
larger than can be obtained in the aver
age house which can be rented, and when
entertainments are purely official they
will be given there The ambassador and
his wife will give their own private
amenities in their horne, and it will be
a quite comfortable place for the chill
dren, something the Mexican embassy.
now crowded by business houses, could
not possibly be.
Sonora Calero has with her for the
spring an old friend of the ambassadors
and her own. Miss Berta Nochitl Leon of
New York city at present. though ma
tive Of Mexico. Miss Leon speaks Eng
lish perfectly and has been an invaluable
aid to the sonora who is just now essay
ing to learn the language Through Miss
Leon. Sonora Calero is getting acquainted
with Washington and the country gener-
ally. They took trip together last week
to New York, where they were entertain
ed by number of Mexican friends OF
the ambassador and by the parents or
Miss Leon. They also made a passing
visit to Philadelphia and will soon take
another trip northward to find pleasant
spot to locate the summer embassy. Miss
Leon will remain with Sonora Calero
during this transition period, making oc-
casional visits to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon will also come here for a visit
MY plans" said Sonora Calero. ARE
rather indefinite We came here some
what hastily and could not arrange to
bring the children with U.S. They are in
our home in the City Of Mexico, but at
the first moment that Senior Calero can
see his way toward a brief holiday We
intend to go after them. By that time we
hope to have found a home for the sum-
mer. I should like something on the
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the House voted in 1901, the changes
made were unimportant
A great scandal broke out in the House
as result of an intrigue that the situa-
ton invited. The votes of thirteen states
were necessary to a choice. John Quincy
Adams had nine states to begin with.
Crawford had four. There was a desire
to avoid such long and perilous contest
as that of 1SO1
*
But it was charged that the Adams
managers had offered Clay the head
ship of the State Department If he would
throw his influence to Adams. Then the
countercharge was made that the Clay
contingent had informed Jackson of the
and had agreed that if Jack
son would make the same offer ii would
be accepted. Jackson afterward charged
that James Buchanan was the man who
approached him on the subject. and that
he came direct from Clay. Both Clay and
Buchanan denied the charge in toto.
When the electoral vote was counted
the President of the Senate announced
that there was no choice and that the
duty of electing a President thereupon de-
volved upon the House. That body, as
soon as the Senate had retired from the
joint session, ordered a roll call. which
revealed that every member except Mr.
Garrett of Virginia was present, and ne
was sick.
There was not a single delegation in
which there was a tie vote, and not
single state that failed to give a clear
majority for one of the three candidates.
Two tellers We're appointed, Mr. Webster
of Massachusetts and Mr.. Randolph OF
Virginia. In the states Adams received
the necessary thirteen; Jackson was sec
Ond with seven votes and Crawford third
with ten votes. Adams. therefore. won
on the first ballot.
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Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Jersey. New York. North Carolina.
Ohio. Oklahoma. South Carolina. Ten
nessee, Texas. Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Maine. Nebraska, New Mexico
and Rhode Island have evenly divided
delegations. so that they will have no
votes. The democratic candidate
would have to get three out of four
of these votes to get the necessary
On the other hand, the republicans
would be in identioally the same diem
ma. The only way the tie could be
broken on either side would be for the
political complexion of three state dele
cations to change. The tie might be
broken by three members from the four
states staying at home or conveniently
dying or resigning; but they would all
ans-a most improbable contingency
While the voting was going on q most
interesting constitutional question might
be raised. Would a candidate. to get the
vote OF state, have to get the majority
of the vote Of the states delegation, or
would plurality entitle him to it?
Take the case Of Illinois, whose dele
cation is fourteen republicans and eleven
democrats. Should the vote of the dele
cation. just to illustrate, be eleven for
Clark. ten for Taft and four for Roose-
welt. would the states one vote be cast
for Clark? Or would the man who got
the vote have to command thirteen votes?
II the former contention were held, that
still would not give the democrats the
desired majority. For instance, the Cali
fornia delegation stands seven republic
ans to one democrat. Taft and Roose-
vent might divide the republican end
either way and still the democratic can
didate would not have a nl"~n''.-- : i-,e
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New England coast, and as l have heard
so much of Newport and Bar Harbor i
am divided between my desire for both.
But our locating there for the summer
house we can obtain. I wish also to have
home selected here SO that when the
summer is over We can take possession
Of it at once. We desire to place the
older children at schools in Washington,
and that will be task enough without
adding house hunting. Then furnishing the
home will be another task, and 1t seems
as though my next year in Washington
will be a busy one, even without the So
cial duties, which are rather more nu-
merous than with U.s.
'All this activity and energy Is a new
experience, but Miss Leon and 1 are en-
joying every minute of it. At home we
live indefinitely in the same place-homes
which have usually been built by far
removed grandfather-and moving Is an
unknown factor in our lives. Our social
scheme Is also different, and much OF
our activity is within our own family
circle and very intimate friends. This
is especially true in summer. when en-
tire families get together in a great
hacienda and their social life radiates
from each other. In Mexico City social
intercourse is continuous and not d.
vided into seasons, as in nearly all other
capitals. There Is naturally an official
season, when the state functions occur.
as here, and events follow each other
very rapid. But we dine together and
go to the opera and visit all the time
that ones friends remain at the capital,
and We have dances, large and small, at
all seasons. Our rainy season and the
dry make a natural subdivision which
we must take into account.
1--WE have pretty receptions and balcony
parties and gatherings in homes and gar
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in American history. 1t Is true that
there have been two elections thrown into
the House But in the first sone there
were only two candidates, and in the sec
ond one Of the successful candidates had
a majority on the first ballot.
If this contest should go into the
House 1t will find that body In an un
precedented situation. Under the Con-
stitution the vote Of the House con-
sists Of one vote from each state, the
complexion of the state vote being
determined by the complexion of the
stance, a majority of the delegation
from Pennsylvania is republican. so
that the vote OF Pennsylvania would
go for the republican candidate; the
majority of the Ohio delegation is
democratic. so that the Ohio vote
date; the delegation from Maine is a
tie, so the Pine Tree state would have
no vote.
The Constitution requires that the
man who is elected shall have a ma
jority Of the states in his column. AS
matters now stand there are forty
eight states. so that the successful
candidate will have to possess himself
the House there are twenty-five
states that are democratic on delega-
ton ballot, twenty-five that are re-
publican and four that are tied.
How it will be possible for a choice
to be made under these conditions is
candidate could figure to get more
than twenty-five votes is hard to see.
He would get the votes of Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida,
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The Country Weeker.

CTATE ENGINEER CURTIS HILL Of
- Missouri. who took an automobile
trip across the state and afterward ad-
mtted that he never dreamed there were
such bad roads in the world, much less
on the Missouri cross-state highway, said
in an interview:
IT was as ignorant OF the true oondi-
ton Of our roads as some Of these coun-
try week children are ignorant OF farm
life-as ignorant indeed, as the little
girl who, on her return from q country
week holiday. said:
- I wish we kept a sheep, mother, so
that we could have fresh kidneys for
breakfast every morning.
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sessed any idea Of writing such a
hymn! Indeed, so far as he knew, he
was literally writing a death song.
During the engagement he went aboard
one Of the English ships under flag
Of truce, to ask exchange for some
Americans taken captive at Washing
ton. Once there, he was not allowed
to depart-many students OF warfare
have said he could not well have done
so-and was an unwilling spectator
of the firing of guns from that yes
sci toward his country's fertilization.
Darkness caused cessation of fighting
until morning. Key. not knowing the
result OF the final hour of the struggle,
waited through a long night OF horror
and suspense to "see by the dawn's early
light" whether there still f1oated that
flag he had hailed at the twilights last
cleaning A beautiful bronze and
marble monument has lately been erected
to his memory.
About a fortnight previous to this
the British had besieged and burned
Washington city. President Madison
and his aids were on the battlefield
all Of the 14th of August. and
when, at evening, they realized they
were beaten. they rode back to Wash
ington to save whatever was portable
and Of value. The confusion, as de-
scrtbed by historians. was extreme.
People fed madly through the warm
streets, the Capitol was sending up
great volumes Of flame and surround
ing the White House were companies
Of British-made all the more deter
mined because they believed this
final victory meant triumphal peace
Amid the chaos, the ever-resource-
full Dolly Madison kept her wits in adj
mirable condition. Directing servants,
bundling up clothing and jerking
down paintings. she speedily had a
whole cartful Of valuables ready to
send away. The British were aAyaua-
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received the same number of votes in the
electoral college the head of his ticket
had obtained
As soon as the federalists learned OF the
result they started an intrigue looking to
the defeat of Jefferson. Their first plan
was to prevent a choice until the follow
ing 4th of March, when, as the matter of
succession stood then, there would have
been a new election. There We're many
denials that such a scheme was contem-
plated, but all authorities agree that il
abandoned and 1t was decided that the
federalishts should support Burr.
After the balloting began il was found
that every member of the House but two
was present and that one OF these.
thought too i'll to appear on the floor of
the House, was in committee room
near by, where a bed had been prepared
for him. Hamilton, although personally
friendly to Burr, and stating that "if
there is any man in the world / ought to
hate, 1t is Jefferson" did everything in
his power to secure the election of JEFF
ferson over Burr. He announced a doc
trine that would be a great boon n fol-
lowed today in American politics. 1t was
that ''the public good must be paramount
to every personal consideration"
In the first ballots a number Of fed
eralists voted for jefferson. A New Jer-
sey member Topped and gave that state
to Jefferson. Although Georgia was rep
resented by lone federalist. he cast his
vote for Jefferson. Burr had six states
and jefferson eight, while nine were
necessary to an election.
Balloting continued for days, and the
thirty fifth ballot was reached without
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the Canadian frontier. At it's beginning
England had ninety-seven ships. as COM
pared to the meager twenty-five vessels
of the United States. Still, the immense
area Of shore to be covered, proved a
great handicap to the British, whose best
fighting men and ships were. during the
early part of the war. needed for engage
ments against the forces of the Little
Corporal.
The uniqueneSs of this war again re-
veals itself in the remarkable number of
trite sayings of its leaders which have
passed into the classic grade as quota
tons During one of the many sea fights
the expression Don't give up the ship
was first heard-its creator dying of his
wounds on the deck of the very vessel in
question. Commander Perry, after one
of the most notable battles of all time.
in which he vanquished the British. wrote
home his now much used phrase: I'VE
have met the enemy and they are ours"
The battle of North Point stands out
as one where Americans fought SO
bravely that a mere monument appears
to be Inadequate praise. Every year. on
September H. which is the anniversary OF
that bloody conflict, Baltimore remem-
bers her heroes by a general holiday.
Two young men who were especially
heroic in their city's defense are per-
petuated in marble.
Following this came the lombard
ment Of Fort McHenry. That historic
guard to the city's approach is still
standing and well preserved, and I'M
til very recent years maintained a
full quota Of the military. With the
long distance shells and newer makes
of battleships, naval experts have re-
allied. however, that it's days of use
fulness-eXcept as sentlnel-are
over.
Here was fought the battle between
fort and ships which gave to the pub
lie genius of Francis Scott Key that
stimulus needed for tho composition Of
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official home some twenty years ago Is
no longer suitable for the purpose. The
mansion is splendidly built. has Sc
date, retired appearance. even with
small retail business houses encroch-
ing on its privacy, and Is quite conyen-
lent for an Office. But. surrounded by
hotels and cut off in the back from sun
and air. 1t is no longer comfortable as
a dwelling. The Mexican government
having recently passed through politi-
cal vicissitudes, has not been giving
the matter any attention ter IRE, recently and
tied for a long time yet. Senior Calero
has a handsome private fortune. and
he is patriotic to a degree. He is will
ing to shoulder the extra expense
rather than have his little ones in the
heart of the city. At present the am
bassador and his wife have bright.
sunny apartment in the Highlands. and
their rooms overlook the city. with
view extending far down the river.
Senior and Sonora Calero are, like
many of their country people. devoted
lovers of music. They both sing and
play and are partial to the stringed
instruments associated with the south.
The sonora is a clever needlewoman
and makes much of that exquisite fine
lace and embroidery which is a sur
vival of the Spanish influence. She is
also fond of art and paints and
sketches well. On their return from
Mexico City, whittier they hope to go
in the next month. they Will bring
their household furnishings, and their
home will be among the most i'm
portant here. From the Latin stand
point it will be the most important, as
the only other ambassador sent from
Latin republic. the Brazilian Senior de
Cana, is a bachelor and entertains
only occasionally.
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No Mystery.
BRILLIANT Young acto

A BRILLIANT young actor was spend
ing the week end at Atlantic City.
At the palatial hotel where he was
stopping a copper magnate with his
family occupied the royal suite.
One evening. In the palm garden, after
dinner. charming young actress lighted
cigarette. and. arranging the folds OF
her pannier skirt. sat down beside him.
with SO much money" she said, tho
Metals make everybody look small. But"
she added mysteriously, Il just heard
something that will surprise you. They
say the Metals have a skeleton in the
family
THAT doesn't surprise me at ALL the
young actor replied IT saw her swim
ming this morning"
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a few votes, it still might be enough to
prevent either of the two other tickets
getting the necessary 268 votes. Whether
this third party will come as a result of a
Roosevelt bolt, or a sort of republican
edition of the Palmer and Buckner move
ment Of conservatives In 1885, deponent
sayeth not, but either horn of the
dilemma might lead to the contest being
thrown into the House.
Should 1t go there. the situation would
be different from any that has ever arisen
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DECENTLY Arrived in
~ Washington and Is the
Youngest Chatelaine in the
Diplomatic Corps-Has Been
Married But a Few Months
and Is the Daughter of a
Prominent Citizen of Saltillo
She Is Rather of the Eng
fish Type Than the Latin,
Fond of Music and Art and
Well Fitted for Her Position.