The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Correspondence of the Democrat.

Election for the Speaker
ship Pro6a5le.-LittIe chance of
untting an opposition Candidate.
The opposition against Postmas-
ter Pearson.-Shabby Iricks.-I
The Independent Increment IN
Massachusetts, Why 1T UiU Fail.
The Summer Eaodus.-Long
Branch likely to beat Saratoga an
the Race for Pdtromage.-Im-
provements and Att, dcttons.-Ihe
Fourth of July.-Enormous Con-
sumption Of Fireworks.-Ihe Eff
feet of the Racing Season of
Dreamers.
New York, July Sd, 1883.
According to the talk of politi-
clans returning from Washington it
seems to be regarded that Randall
has. a moral certainty of the Speak
ership. Although anything but a
popular man personally, he seems to
combine those qualities essential to
a proper occupancy of the chairman's
seat in the House. His canvass is
not an aggressive n but it is none
the less active as it is quiet and per-
sistent. The opposition has thus
far not been able to count on any one
particular candidate strong enough
to make the running any way hot
and thus MI. Randall is not likely
tO moot with defeat
The determined effort to GUST
Postmaster Pearson casts a rather
strange light on President Arthur's
methods. He is anxious TO satisfy
the "boys," who are trying to per-
suade "Chet" that the office which
a be made so productive of rich
plums, should DE taken out of the
hands of a man who only utilizes it
for the public good, that he is now
listening with a great deal of atten-
ton ofAssistant Postmaster General
Hatton's maleyolent attacks upon
Mr.. Pearson. Hatton has always
been down on the New York office.
The Postmaster has been thwarted
and annoyed in a Variety of ways.
Projected reforms and improvements
have been sat down on for no other
reasons than that they did originate
from Mr.. Hatton's Small brain, and
because they would still further en-
phasize the excellence of the man
agement of the New York office. He
has even tried to undermine Pearson
with the newspapers, with whom he
has ever been on the best of terms.
Fortunately the opposition which
the attack has called forth will un7
doubtedly stop the movement set on
foot.
Politicians do not regard the at
tempt at forming q so called indie
pendent party in Massachusetts, with
Henry Cabot Lodge at its head, as
worth any consideration. 1t will end
in the same way as the Citizens
movement in this city at the head
of which was George William Curtis.
A lot Of political dreamers, pure
minded enough but scarcely suf1i-
GENTLY practical to have anything
else than Utopia get together and
endeavor to set the world right. AS
their hands are too delicate for the
hard work of politics they naturally
have to engage experienced laborers
to do it for them. In q very short
time these laborers have things very
much their own way and the purists
o-a r,oAa oc1oDcib1a for octinnc
which would never be committed un.
der strict party management. Gov
ernor Butler has nothing to fear from
the Independents.
The exodus to the watering pla
ces has begun, and wherever one
goes along the river front or in the
vicinity of Forty-second Street, car
riages filled with travellers and wag.
ons and vans laden with baggage
meet one. Long Branch will this
year gain a big point over Saratoga.
These two places have for the last
five years been having a pretty stiff
race for public favor. Up to the
present Saratoga has always manag.
ed to beat the Branch, although the
year before last and last year partic'
ularly it was noticed that the winner
did not have much to spare at the
finish. This year on the contrary
the New Jersey seaside resorts such
as Long Branch proper, Red Bank
Seabright, Ocean Grove and Asbury
Park will get the cream'of patron
age. The Improvements at these
places are many and varied. Char
ming drives, picturesque walks, large
and commodious hotels, cosey cot
tages and unlimited facilities fol
bathing, fishing, rowing and yacht
ing make them extremely desirable
places to go to. Western and South
ern people still prefer Saratoga, but
the vortex will soon draw them into
Long Branch. +.
A dealer in fireworks tells me thai
not since the Centennial year ha:
the trade in these combustibles beer
so heavy as it is this year. The pub
lie it seems has taken the hint thai
the police mean to wink at the vic
lation of the ordinance forbiddins
the setting off of fireworks, and in
vested heavily. The amount O
crackers, Roman candles, wheels
ETC., that will have been consumed
by July 9th in this city alone, will b,
nearer ore than halt a million.
The racing season has developed
the dreaming faculties of people i'm
mensely. There is not q more super
stitious lot of men than those VIII,
follow the horses. They are perpet
ually on the lookout for signs ant
poteats. AS regards owners AM
trainers, they would as soon NOV