Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-10
4 THE EVENING sr.s

Special Correspondence Of THE EvrSrSe sr.s
NEW YORK, NOveInbera
ihere were few surprises on election day. NE
Mashards deieatfor secretary OF state was not en-
tirely unexpected by the men who had watched The
lhuIatlonS CLOSELY. but the rank and Tile who be-
lleNed that the democratic party would keen its
great TIDAL wave majority OF leaeoO FOR the state
were bit daZed. Ia the city there was AN extra
ordinary amount of cutting and SlashInr. but ths
tavorttes Won, nevertheless Jacob HE'S. the re-
publican nominee for register, suffered another de-
feat He hoped that the flying Canvass OF James
oBrien would elect him, but John Reilly, the Tam
many and county democracy nom,rec. swept every
thing. OBriens canvass was Interesting, because
II showed how much OF an uproar a wtd
man can make in New York oBrten had
nothing 10 back him but unlimited assurance and
vast capacity for boaS1ing. and Vet he ran for
register, ana actually pooled i3.Shi votes. He and
Hes made "a deal" and 'chipped in 10 defeat
Eeiiiy. ON the morning before election they had
tneif names printed together, in big type on the
1lrSt page OF Truth, and distributed The paper fre
In the cars and stages II bone the legend "liess
and oBrien are the peoples canddatt-S-Vote fu
them" The little scheme didn't WORK. however
More Interest MAS taken I'm the BROOKLYN contest
this year than ever before by New Workers Istood
near the tlfth Avenue hotel on election night among
I'VE thousand people, watching the posting of the
returns rs they came in The city elections excited
brooklyn mayoralty contest went up there WA,
enthusiastic cheering. Hendrix nladc a good race
l a Npf.a
met number Of prominent Hendrix men .eSt.r-
day down town, and they al said that Hendrix
would now so 10 Congress. They said he had only
10 ask Tor the nomination and that hts elect ION "a
assured Hendrix lives in the 81 congressional dis
trict In Brooklyn. where there Is an oNerw hrlminp
democratic majority. Robinson, the present Con-
gresham. has powerful grip There. and he Il not
the man 10 give IN just 10 CRAFTY his party and the
political ambition of Mr.. Hendrix. In fact IL is
very likely that Robinson would run on an indie
pendent ticket with republican endorsements N
Hendrix forced his nomination on the Democrats
SETH Lows outlook politically is decidedly bright.
he Is shrewd and careful man and a politician
from way back he has succeeded In making sew
eral million people believe that he knows nothing
Whatever OF political methods ana that he Is a
pure. gulleess and methodical business man. But
everything that he does is calculated for effect and
his political moves show ripe thought and shp.wd
ness The manner in which he forced his nnp,ua
ton on the republican party In Brooklyn proved
now promptly Low can act when he thinks II ne
ctSotry. lie Is promising candidate for governor
OF New York and Vice President OF the United
States.
REPORTED ENGAGEMENTS
Miss Astor has almost as much trouble as Miss
Howe In The matter OF engagements Miss Caroline
Astor Is the first heireSs in New York and Miss
Maude Howeis the brightest girl In Boston. They
are often together when at Newport. and I've no
doubt console each other the cruel ,statlons OF
fate.
The latest rumor about Miss Howe Yesterdays
paperS--ls that she has become engaged To some
one named Mcdowell, who Is night editor OF a ST
Louis paper II has been noted with some surpris,
that her maine has not yet been coupled with MIR
Henry lning's, but then Miss Terry may have
someth hing 10 10 with that. So far arnonT mauy
Others Miss Howe has been engaged bV th, roSsII,s
TO Oscar Wilde William ii. Huribut STANLEY Morii-
mer, Marion Crawford, Jack Cheeyer and two
escaped my memory. There seems 10 be- no DOUBT
that Mrs Julia Ward HOwe's charming daughter
Wrote "A Newport Aquarpller and Suspicton
points to her as The auhorof ..The Bread Winprr,s
now running In The CentIup
EUROPEAN CELEBRITIES
Some of the plans Of the yanderhlts have Slipper
up. They attempted to bag all The cet hrit,es from
Europe this year, but they were left with the soil
tary exception of Lord Coleriage. That eminent
legal lumnary fell into the hands OF Elliott F. Sh.p
herd. who is very rich son-fn law Mr. Shepherd
married the third daughter OF William II. Wander
Din After Lord toierldge had decided Ia make his
home with them While ia America, Ih,. Nandrrbts
bI1nched out extensively as enleTi liners They
announced THAT during their stay In America Henry
Irving. Ellen Terry. Christine Nilsson. 4ud Matthew
Arnold would De their guests. Nilsson tlit, fir.t
and went TO the Victoria She Iold A II,J-oId re-
porter that she preferred hotel lie Ia visiting On
account o1 the freedom from Restraint. and That
She would not accept Mr.. Vanderbilt > very Kind
invitation. Henry irving said: Ion I NAV dine
once or twice with Nh. Vanderbilt. but realty I
never seriously Thought OF staying for any length
OF tlIne at his house Mr.. Arnold uttered few
glitter1ng generalities, and went TO the Windsor
The efforts OF the Nanderiilts 10 work their way
upward In the social Scale are not meeting with
extraordinary success. 1t is easier 10 effect cor
ner in stocks than in celebrities.
The quarrel between General III CeSnola and Mr.
Feardent, which has al last found itS NAY into the
courts. Is one OF the things about Win, IA society
people would be pleased TO converse II they knew
now 10 pronounce few words. The eminent anti
qIar1anS are both wen known In society. imi they
are 50 very Tar up I'm antique nalne, and pr,s-
historic terms that II Is almost Impossible To I'M
deIStand what they are quarrpling about. They
are ll'islouS lnen. and IL Is pity that they should
quarrel Ike children.
ACCIDENTS TO SOCIETY LADIES'
Two society women have been injured during the
week. by their love for imported English customs
fSs II xyllE la 4 Inn.
mont, Jr, while driving recklesSly in a dog cart.
Neither fox hunting dog cart driving are prOpfr
Tor women In America under the present condi-
ton OF things. IL our roads Were as level and our
fences as low as they are in England, there would
Ue less danger ID these alnilsementS
MR.. CoGHLAN AGAIN.
Charles Coghlan IL uuuuestiOnably n failure IT,
is a remarkable thing TO say OF a man who Is stnl
10 his prime, and has been for years the most FAM
Gus leading man on the English speaking stage
Nobody knows exactly what IS the matter with
Coghian, and all Sorts of theories are advanced 10
account for the remarkable CT ange i'm him. Man
ager StetSon brought him over al a salary OF sspO
week and gave him an interest I'm The MANAGE
nent OF the Fifth Avenue theater lie expected that
C0ghlan would make { he thpater Immensely popular
but the leading man has had nothing but a series
OF dismal failures since he arrived ana the attend
ance at the Fifth Avenue theater has fallen OF so
that Nh. StetSon is now tall ing OF giving up the
venture altogether. He has taken OF has leading
actor and put On a comic opera, ~ as TO bring
ton OF his running expenses
MI. Coghldn made his temperance here in
"Money. superb troupe supported him. and ne
had every reason 10 give good performance The
1lrst night was miserable failure. The play was
Wlthdrawn without more ado and "A Celebrated
Case" put on, In which MIR. COghlan added laurss
10 his crown here some years ago. But This time
MS act1ng was mawkish, insincere. wood,.rly and
artlnclal Again the play was withdrawn without
notice ana 1.-The Dukes Motto" was put on. The
third failure WAS decidedly the worst OF all. The
manager was out OF patience with the actors A
quarrel ensued, and then the arrangements were
made for substituting the Genie opera. have been
TO see MI. Coghlan many times ana am amazed at the
extraordinary transformation that has come over
him. He seems to have lost all life and struts and
moves through his scenes one I'm a dream The
element In his acting, that made him 50 great q
le1CinS man formerly, WAS power lac had OF indl-
eating suppressed passion by consummate art In
his acting OF certain roles. He seems To have lost
this power altogether now. Nobody can tell what
the upshot or the trouble will be. Deyelopments
are SYaltej with great interest
MORE THEATRICAL GOSSIP
There has been another row ia theatrical circles
this week. Miss Marion Conway -Leyy-Tear,e who
has been yariously married and held remarkable re-
lations with Levy the cornetist has the Union
Square Theater Company. 1t Is said that her de-
parture Is owing entirely to the jealousy OF Maud
Harrison, who has been aspiring to the position OF
leading Lady In that theater for ten years