Evening star., 1923-08-16
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

nominating Calvin Coolidge for the
vice presidency at the republican ma
tional convention three years ago are
not burning these days, then a physi-
clan should be consulted, for the faster
representative men drop into Washing
ton the more general are the express
sions of gratitude that the United
States had such man to step into the
office made vacant by the late iamented
President.
Nor Is this sentiment confined TO
men Of any particular section. From
east. west. north and south they
come, all wearing the look of salts
faction and. all vieing with each other
60 tell how confident they feel that
the government is in safe hands.
THE more l think of it, the more
convinced l am that America is still
the pet of God" said judge w. G.
Bramham of Durham. n. C.. repub-
iican state chairman of that state, as
! ne looked from seventh-fioor win
COW OF the Hotel Lafayette out over
the hills of Virginia.
was In the office of one of New
1ork greatest .fnanciers when the
distressing news of President Hard
lngs death reached me, and the first
tnought to come to my mind was
now fortunate we were that Calvin
l i
| to my friend, Just suppose some rat
tie e-brained radical had been named
on the ticket"
Judge Bramham. who is in Wash
lngton on law business with the gov
ernment, is firmly convinced that a
showdown between radicalism and
conservatism Is bound to come aud
| said last night that never was the re-
! the issue
We could have handled it with
Presloent Harding at the helm and
feel just as strong. If not stronger,
unoer the leadership Of his successor.
/ On, on, McDuff and damned be he who
first cries, hold, enough"" he ex-
claimed, as he drew his chair over to
| tell how pleased the southern country
was with the appointment of c. Bas-
com Sienp as secretary to the Presi-
dent.
IT'S the incest courtesy shown our
people Tor many long moon" said
the North Carolinian, and rising to
| close the door so nobody would
/ near added; And there's many a So
called southern democrat throwing
ms cneSt out today. Remember 232-
600 republicans voted in North Caro-
lima last election. II has taken Spar
tan courage to retain the faith all
| these years, but the silver is showing,
1T is the psychological attitude Of
the country. Calvin Coolidge will
write a new story, and write It right"
Thus spake Henry Lane Wilson of
Indianapolis. former ambass ssador TO
Mexico in the Taft and Wilson admin
istrations, to c. B. Zabriskie of New
York, as the two friends discussed
| conditions in the New Willard Hotel.
i agree with you absolutely" re-
piled Mr.. Zabriskie. I'VE in New York
are unanimous in the opinion that
America was blessed in having such
| a man as President Coolidge to take
| hold at such time"
The same feeling prevails through
out Indiana" continued the diplomat.
| who, by the way. knows something
| about writing stories, having spent
! much of his youth on the La Fayette.
| Ind, Journal, and newspapers out on
| the Pacific coast. where his brother,
| John S. Wilson. has had much to do
| in making the Seattle Post-Intel-
! ligencer what it is today.
Asked for an opinion on present
| conditions in Mexico, Mr.. Wilson
| waved his hands and said, It's risky
| business to express an opinion on
country's condition when one is not
! even in that.
Thoroughly convinced that many
folks of the country were extremely
happy that President Coolidge is sit
ting in the White House today, the
writer slipped down to the Raleigh,
and the first man encountered in the
| lobby was Representative William
Ware of the first district of Philadel-
phia, who was on his way to the
I White House for an interview with
| the President.
| Cant say more, my boy. than
Philadelphia is highly elated over the
| progress already made by our new
Chief Executive. He is a strong nSn,
and will prove his worth in short
| order. Pennsylvania is back of him
| to man, as the people shiver when
/ they think of what might have hap
pened had not President Harding had
such a safe and sane republican for
a running mate. We are pleased be-
yond words"
| lust make that ditto for the people
| of California" exclaimed c. Mulliron,
a prominent lawyer of Los Angeles.
who overheard the conversation. and
| who is in Washington on business
with the government. Il have just
come from the coast and everybody
feels that President Coolidge is the
| right man in the right place"
/ Despite the oft-repeated claim that
| the usefulness of mans greatest
friend. the horse, is fast fading into
oblivion, horsef1esh-or at least thor
oughbred horsetiesh-is worth as
much today, If not more than, at any
time in the past.
Fresh from Saratoga, where he at
tended the August sales at the famous
! resort. Reid Riley, proprietor of Mon
breeding farms in Clark county, Va,
stopped off for day in Washington
| on his way home, and when seen at
| the Shoreham Hotel was most enthu-
siastic over the outlook of the indus
| try.
Enormous prices are being paid
| for worth while stock at Saratoga this
season." said Mr. Riley. "some OF the
stars bringing record prices, while
any fair yearling colt or filly will
The breeder was also highly elated
over the wonderful get in Clark
county this year, declaring that the
section now possesses as good blood
States. Kentucky not excepted.
! Race lovers will doubtless be
pleased to know that many of their
old favorites are heading studs down
Supsrman is the star at Kenneth Gill
| pins Kentmear place, while Traprock,
| the famous son of Rock Sand and full
brother to Tracery. leading sire OF
England. is holding court at Capt.
r: NJ. Walkers beautiful Page Brook
farm.
over at Orderly farm, the estate
of the Jones brothers, old Sir Barton,
who ran the memorable race with
Man-O'-War and finished a dead heat
with Gnome, Mr.. Riley's great horse,
| at Saratoga three years ago. lowering
| the world record for a mile and a
! sixteenth. Is being petted and PAM
pered by all in the county.
! Mr.. Riley is the son of the late
| well known WashinEtonian, William