Evening star., 1924-02-27
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS GUESTS

est, the more certain it appears that
whatever chance William Gibbs Nc
Adoo had of landing the democratic
presidential nomination has been
eliminated.
Nor is this sentiment confined to
men of any particular party. During
the course of conversations with rep
resentative citizens of four great COM
monwealthS, West Virginia, Elr-
ginia, Arizona and California, two of
whom were republicans and two
democrats, all were unanimous in
expressing the opinion that the fight
of the former Secretar- of the Treas
ury is done for.
1T is not up to me to air my views
on Mr.. McAdoo's chances, but from
al i can gather from democratic
friends it looks as if the jig was up,
in 50 far as his receiving the NOM
ination," said Harry Mcclure, owner
and proprietor of the famous Mcclure
Hotel of Wheeling, w Va, who stop
ped off at the Willard after trip
of six weeks to Palm Beach and
Havana.
While a republican Of the old
school and an ardent Coolidge boos-
ter, Mr.. Mcclure has a very warm
SPOT in his heart for John W. Davis.
his lifelong frient, with whom he
served n the West Virginia legis-
lature some years ago.
You know, IoIi.....ed the genlai
honifare, whose house was establish
ed way back in 49,, every time l
hear the democrat, talk of nominat-
ing our distinguished citizen it gives
me the Sliver5 for let me tell you
chat as strong q republican as j am
from voting for Judge Davis. No
finer type Of American ever lived.
Personally, | hope they don't nomi-
nate him. for 1t would allow me to
rest easier. He i by all odds the
strongest man they have
Mr.. Mcclure sad that never in the
history of Florida resorts had travel
been 50 great as this season. The
same is true at Havana" he added.
The beautiful Savilla- -Biitmore Hotel
In that city was literally jammed
with American tourists. Mr.. Bowman
deserves great credit for erecting
this mott convenient hostelry at such
a time as the present"
1t has gotten so now that some of
our Mad Mullah taxi drivers become
highly indignant if poor little
pedestrian manages not to be struck.
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Catching Lee Evans and Reed Riley,
the two we'll known Virginia horse
men. comparing notes in the Shore
ham, they were asked about the
political situation i'll the Old Do
nlinion.
ITS pretty quiet down Warrenton
ifrhf .f S-siT RI
Opinion seems to he that McAdoo has
spilled the beans. though. Our folks
are rather partial TO Underwood and
John W. Davis, but the truth is we
are too frozen up to do much cam
paign Gossiping."
No classier steeplechase rider ever
mounted horse than Lee Evans. He
and his brother Percy tMike) Evans,
who was killed at Belmont Pork when
riding Temple Gwathmey's >Associa-
tfon in 1915, lived in Washington as
boys and few years back were
prominent figures on the leading race
courses of the country.
Both Evans and Riley Sa id the out
look for racing this year was very
bright and that their section of Vir-
glnia would most certainly be heard
from: Mr.. Riley stables many of .Ad-
mtral Carey Graysons mares at his
noted breeding farm.
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Being Floridian, Brother MUIR
phree probably baked at the corges-
tion after Ohios famous "Jimmies,"
Cox and Campbell, deposited their
spring headsear i'll the presidential
circle.
The two weSterners who seemed
positive that Mr.. McAdoo had sung
his swan song We're Col. Ben Frank
lin Fly of Yuma, Ariz., and Thomas Q.
Yeager OF Coachella Valley, Calf,
both here in the interests of the mon
ster Boulder dam project, which it is
proposed to erect at the mouth of the
Grand Canyon OF the Colorado.
The democrats of California. in the
south especially, were as one for Mr..
McAdoo until this oil business came
out, said Mr.. Geaeer, but now I'm
afraid ar, much OF that support will
1.-The same in Arizona" chimed in
Col. Fly. He had d great following
In our state until oil began to ooze,
and 1t looks like his goose is cooked"
Col. Fly beamed with enthusiasm
%hen ne reverted to the Boulder dam
project. You know" said he, when
this wonderful piece of engineering
IS completed, which it unquestionably
VIII be some day, the Grand Canyon
VIII boast the greatest dam ever con-
ceived by the brain of man. The irri-
cation benefits to be derived from
1t by the agriculturists of the south
west, particularly those in the I'M
perial valley, are so vast that 1t
would take pages to detail Them
'Yes," spoke up Mr.. Yeager, right
now southern California Is in the
throes Of the worst drought in it's his
tory, prayers are being offered in all
churches for rain, and much of this
would be unnecessary if the Boulder
dam was in operation today"
The Boulder Dam Association, rep
resented by several hundred munich
palities, county boards of SUPER
visors. city councils. chambers of
commerce. boards of trade, the Amer
100000 voters who have indorsed
the principles of the Swing Johnson
bills now pending in Congress, and
every effort is being made to have
them passed.
Col. Fly, who is stopping at the
Hotel Continental, will address mem-
bers of the Kiwanis Club tomorrow.
He will be assisted by motion pic
lures of the vast project. Mr.. Yeager
is at the Washington.
Some folks are so busy talking
about the long road that has no turn
that they skid right around the curve
without noticing the bend.
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After the little blowout rendered
W. r. Darlington by Earl Carroll and
members of the Vanities company at
the Shoreham Hotel Monday night,
the chances are the New York and
Forth Worth banker will never for
get his fifty-second birthday anniver-
sary.
1t was a merry group, more than
200 in all, chosen from other theatri-
cal companies and Washington soci-