The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-06
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM.
CHOICE It'd BITS PLUCKED FROM
THE METROPOLITAN PIE.

THE METROPOLITANP PIE.
wood Pulp" Milier's Defeat Curiosity
Judge Thurmau to Speak in New York
The Democratic Outlook = Society
Topics.
Especial Correspondence to the Sentinel.l
New York, Sep. 3.-The nomina
tion of Warner Miller by the Repub-
licans for Governor of New York,
caused no surprise. As indicated in
these letters weeks ago, Boss Platt de-
cidea upon this method of wiping
out his old scores against the Herk-
inner statesman, and all the conven-
tion had to do was to convene and at
tach the official label to the ex-Sena-
tors coattail. "Wood pulp" Miller,
as he is affectionately known by many
ofhis fellow citizens, is man of con-
siderable girth both of stomach and
head. In fact he is far too good
politician not to see through Boss
Platt's little game, or to nurse any
hopes of being the next Governor Of
the Empire State. One good turn,
though, the nomination will do him
is to keep his name before the public
and give him consolation first mort
gage on the next Republican corpse if
the party ever succeeds in getting an
other above ground.
Judge Thurman, it is semi-offcial-
ly announced, will fill his engagement
to speak in this city about September
18th. And what time will it be
Every Democrat here and hereabouts
will be personally solicited by the
managers of the demonstration to take
part in the grand parade. 1t is ex-
pected that 100000 people will pass
by the old Roman on the review.
Chairman Brice, of the Democratic
Executive becomes more sanguine day
by day of the prospects of carrying
Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and
perhaps Iowa. The Germans of this
section, he says, who have usually
stood by the Republican party,
through thick and thin, are now
boldly in the Democratic camp, and
there they are to stay. People who
have kept abreast of Northwestern
politics for the past ten years, Col.
Brice cites in further support of his
position, must have been impressed
by the steady, annual scaling of the
majorities Overwhelmingly Republi-
can to the barest possible margin.
Besides the transfer of the German
vote, which is in itself, the Chairman
estimates, sufficient to give the Democ-
racy at leas Minnesota, Wisconsin
Michigan, the attitude of the Repub-
llcan party on the tariff question is
expected to repel thousands of its ru-
raj members.
Fashionable circles have been in a
state of delightful exhilaration over
two very choice tidbits of gossip. One
was report that Freddy Gebhard's q
alleged brain is SO seriously impaired
that Mrs. Langtry had revoked her
determination to marry him when she
should succeed in severing the bonds
which hold her to an English husband.
This according to common report,
threw the young man into state OF
acute melancholia, and he was bun
died off to Europe the other day to
give his thinking apparatus a chance
to grow. Another light is thrown on
the episode, however, by the announce
ment day that Mrs. Langtry has
engaged passage tor Europe on the
Etruria. To an impertinent reporter
the Lily declared chat her purpose in
going aboard was to buy new play
a lot of new dresses, and to take the
ocean trip, and finally that the whole
affair was none of his business, MOI
the public's either.
The other occasion of social fermen
was supplied by Mr.. Fearing Gill, q
Bohemian Journalist, and Miss Edith
Gwynee rich Madison Avenve belle
and the sister of Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt. The upper crust of "Sassiety
was ready to crumble with astonish
ment a few weeks ago at the an
nouncement that these giddy youns
things had entered the bonds of wed
lock, and that, too, without the usua
formality of an othordox ceremony
The marriage it was explained b,
mutual friends, took place in tn,
| presence of the family, neither part,
having any religious scruples agains
such a performance. lit comes ou
now that the whole thing was intended
as joke, at least by one of the con
tracing parties. The situation Nigh
!, be good deal more humorous If tn
| laws of New York State did not hols
| such a ceremony, ring being used
to be valid. As the sole way out o
the difficulty rumor says that recours
will be had to divorce proceeding
Meantime, Mrs. Gwynne Gill's be
trothed, a wealthy resident of Montrea
| is supposed to be enjoying the jok
with extraordinary hilarity.
FRANK E. VAUGHAN.