The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-26
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
A Pen Portrsiture Of the President
Elect.
Gossip A6Oat as to His Possible Marriage
Former Bistresses or the
White House.
Boston Herald New York Iet,er.l


Assuming that the vote Of New York State,
given by most insignificant majority TO
the Democratic column, has elected Grover
Cleveland President of the United States,
and that thereby the peace and prosperity
and comfort and general progress of the
country are made certain. q very interesting
portraiture forces itself before the public
mind. Who and what is the President-electG
Who and what will be the cabinet? Mr..
Cleveland is neither an Adonis nor an
ourang outang. He is a man about the or
binary height, inclined to corpulency, with
line of faculties which are not bright nor
sharp, nor acute, but are correct, Tell-mean-
ing, honest and well-based. Circumstances
with which the public have nothing what
ever to do have induced him thus far to
remain a bachelor, and his home life is
nodded and guided by bis sisters and their
friends. In Buffalo, where he lived many
years, where he was elected to such Offices as
the county and city had at their disposal, he
was never known as a society man nor a
club man. He was always reserved, reti-
cent, but notably faithful in the execution
OF his public duties. Ii would be folly, in
these days, to deny that there is such q
thing as luck, and Cleveland was always a
lucky candidate, so much so indeed thatth
element entered very largely into the bet
ting calculations of professional sporting
men, I cid not believe, personally, he
would carry New York State, and an analysis
of the votes cast shows very clearly that, had
Butler and st. John been Telegated to pri-
vate life, the Republicans would have won
this battle, so far as New York is concerned ;
but in speaking of it have always said, IN
der ordinary circumstances l don't see how
Cleveland can hope to carry New York State,
for under the present Influences New York
is Republican in general election, by about
twenty thousand votes, nevertheless the
quality OF luck, that thus far has attended
Cleveland, may again demonstrate its po-
teDcy, and place the scepter of power in his
chubby right hand, and it did So I know
many people who are intimate with Govern
or Cleveland, and they all like him person
ally. he isn't what would be regarded in
cultured circles in Boston, gentleman by
birth and social breeding, bat he is very GER
tainly what would be appreciated IL Boston,
as everywhere else, straightforward, well
meaning, honest, active man, whose person
al ideas and ambitions are merged III his rig
Id and intiexible determination to dis
charge faithfully his duty, at whatever ex-
pense of mental disturbance or physical IA
tieue. If we may predict the future upon
the present, Cleveland will be an industriou
President, whose action will be guided very
largely by his conscience. He laborousiy in
vestigates details where other men would be
content with reports OF suhordinates, giving
geneTslities snd large data on which to 5s.e
judgment and subsequent decision.
oLEvELAND's PROBABLE MARRIAGE.
There is some gossip a6oat IS 10 the Cav.
ernoI's probable marriage prior to the 4th OF
March next. We have never had Presl
dent married in the White House; in fact I
don't recall any marriages there, except that
OF Miss Nellie Grant, and, IL the Governor
contemplates matrimony, think the entire
feminine vote OF the country would be cast
In favor Of the postpoDement OF the wedding
until after his Inauguration as President, IN
order that the White House may be graced
by wedding festivities, and enlivened by the
merry music of marriage bells. OF
one thing the public may be certain.
Cleveland will carry with him
to Washington the simple tastes
and habits of jackson and Jefferson. Much
thereafter will depend upon the peculiarities
and preferences of Mrs. Cleveland, sho uld
the President be so fortunate as to really
take to himself wife. Outsiders have very
little conception Of the infioeace the Presi-
dents wives have upon Washington society,
more especially the official part OF 1t. WASH
ipgton IS divided into two very widely con-
t9asted parties-the old timers, people VINO
have lived there, and their fathers before
them, for the past hundred years, families
whose parlors have been the social centre for
generations on the one hand, and the con-
stantIy shifting kaleideoscopic political med
ley on the other band. lake such man az
HoTstio King. for instance. who for twenty
five years was al the head of the Postotfice
Department and subsequently Postmaster
General in Buchanan's term. He has lived
there forever and, although not man of
wealth, is we'll fixed in lite's goodies, and
his home is every winter made delightful
by his his old fashioned hospitality, which
is not confined to gayety, frivolity aud cpl.
curianism, but reaches out with liberal hand
as a patron OF the arts and sciences in every
line. To his weekly receptions. which are
literary in tone, now lecture, then co.,
cert, at times q discussion. at others an ordi-
nary intermingling of distinguished people,
he is q fair type OF the quiet, conservative.
Don-gushing Washingtonisn, who draws the
line at congressman, and even they are
maIv ellously scrutinized and thoroughly
diagnosed before the doors of the modest
home are thrown open to them The Presi-
dent and his Cabinet the foreign contingent
and Congress are the other set. Naturally
the President Is at the head Of everything
social as we'll as political, but even his lie is
greatly modified, nodded, shaped, directed
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