West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-30
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

sylVanla Democratic are getting ready
Tor the fall campaign. They cab
point with pride to their work dur
Ing the year and on their record can
justly claim a new lease OF power
rom the peorle. The reforms which
tb7y have instituted are many, and
despite the sneers OF the Republicans
solid.
The Ohio contest does not seem
such plain sailing after all for the
gentleman by the name OF Foraker.
His patron and political mentor,
Charles Foster, was in town this
week, and from the tone OF his re-
marks 1T is easy TO see that the man =
Pagers feel that they will have to
work bard to prevent the OHIO idea
from being demolished. Governor
Foster seemed to think that the Re
pub.icans would stand better show
! If the Democrats nominated Judge
Hoadiey, than with any other man
Ia this he is no doubt right for what
ever good qualifications Mr.. Hoad-
ley may have he is not an out-and-
out Democrat enough to make a
leader who will be followed with
enthusiasm.
The result Of the infamous Star
Route trial is still the chief topic Of
conversation wherever politicians
congregate, and the verdict is re
| garded with as much pain on leaI-
ing Republicans as we'll as in Demo
cratic circles. This verdict said a
| prominent Maryland Republican to
me the other morning, will cost US
the Presidency in 1884, unless we
make heavy amends for it in some
way until that time
Said a Wisconsin Democratic Con-
gressman the other evening. / think
that if Indiana would push her
claims tor recognition on the Pres
dental ticket with little less noise,
l think it would benefit the party
immensely, In the last two cam
paigus che had her cay and scarcely
helped us enough. The rivalry de-
tween Hendricks, Mcdonald and
VOORHEES,, is assuming such shape
now that the best the party can DO
is to recognize none OF them and t.y
some o.her State
Anybody who reads the Herald
cannot fail to notice the remarkably
small number Of 'personals' low
printed az compared with former
days. the circumspect manner in
which they are composed, and the
total absence Of such interesting
items as Will the young lady who
sat in Broadway car and left at such
and such place, grant the favor Of
an interview to g gentleman who sat
opposite her. All the personals now
left In the counting rooms of the
| Herald are edited by the managing
editor, and if not entirely satisfact-
Org to bis sense Of morality they are
rejected and the money refunded.
! Since the commencement Of the libel
suit by Norman L. Munro, the well
known publisher, the people on the
paper have grown even more careful,
as IL is feared that Mr.. Muuro will
recover damages beyond "a doubt.
( Mr. Munro claims that the publl-
cautloo Of certain personals, inserted
with malice preteDse by an enemy
Of hIs, hsYe had the effect Of driving
| his wife away from home and break
ing MP his household, Should he be
/ able TO grove this be will recover
swinsing damaged,
jay Gould having found that It
was iinpoasible for him to gain ad
70 a7.on TO any Of the recogn,zsi
( Yacht Clubs, Is now making frantic
efforts TO push the pew American
| Yacht Club, which is peculiarly his
own success, EmIss8ries OF biz are
hard at work among Wall Street oen
! Oh yachting proohv.uss trying to get
recruits. ! was told by broker.
I whose word 7 have no reason TO doubt
tha. a number offending yachting
men or the street have been mad.
extraordinary Inducements to IoIr
/ the American Club. ~ will b.
worth go many shares day 90 you
( Of you come and join us, was the
7 offer made to one Of The leadio,
members Of The New York Ya,b.
/ Club. The members dtI not i..D
however for sail be, u think TIA,
+. bus.Iess aud sport ought TO be ke?t
| i.stInc,, and a man like Gould who
/ BIZ ruined thcuaands Of men o1a1f
Co be made feel lLat Jesyi..
Die ilIgotten million there are some
. places for whose door5 there ia no
F.. golden key