The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
METROPOLITAN GOSSIP.
The Sentinel's Weekly Letter From
Gay Gotham.


Gay Gotham.
New YORK, Nov. ia cute lit
tie political story comes from Califor-
mia this morning. 1t is in the shape
of cipher dispatch from Boss Quay
to Chairman Estee, advising him of
the extreme Importance of seeing that
every Congress district in the Golden
State is represented at Washington
by a Republican. This, the dispatch
goes on to recite, is essential to Repub-
lican control of the House.
Here indeed is faithful echo to the
keynote Of tho last Presidential cam
paign. Nothing could more pitifully
indicate the lines upon which the bat
tie was fought. The Republicans
needed certain electoral votes to win;
therefore they must have them. And
they did have them although it took
millions of Doodle to do the job.
People have begun to settle down
now and talk of other matters than
the election. Still there is a good deal
Of sharp comment, and the keen edge
of Democratic disappointment is by
no means blunted. Everyone wants
to know what did the business.
The Mugwump has made himself
rather scarce since the votes were
counted, but what there is to him,
true to his instincts, is extremely self
assertive. He knows all about the
case. If his advice had been followed
it would not have happened at all.
Who is to blame? Why, Gov. Hill of
course. Don't the figures show it when
he run ahead of the President at ev-
cry point and with a beautiful round
| majority, too, while the Presidential
ticket was laid ON the shelf That is
the Mugwumpian theory, and there
are even people not Mugwumps who
also take stock in 1t. But it is after
all very immature and illogical
judgment. Certain forces, conspicu-
ously the enormous liquor interests
of the State, were arraye1 on the side
of the Democratic Governor by self
interest which did not bind them to
the support of the National ticket.
Speaking of Congress, most Demo
Gratis here regard the Republican con-
troll of the house with equanimity, if
not with positive pleasure. 1t cer-
tainly puts them in position to be
aggressive all around. 1t invests the
enemy with the full and undivided
responsibility of the conduct of the
government. They can do what they
like, and will therefore be answerable
for everything that is done. The old
excuses under former Republican ad
ministrations that certain contemplat-
ed reforms were baked by Democrat
ic ascendency in one or branches of
Congress, are knocked into a cooked
hat. With the uncomonly close di-
vision of both branches of Congress,
the powerful minority of the Demos
Gratis, it is argued, will be of incalc1-
liable service in manufacturing CAM
paign thunder for four years hence.
The clean sweep of Tammany Hall
in this city was quite as much of q
surprise as Cleveland's defeat. The
. last mayor who came from the coun
ellis of the Wigwam was Oakley Hall
of unsavory Tweed Association and
memory, but now the Indians have
everything their own way. They
have captured all the county offices
and have a safe majority in the Boart
of Aldermen. Their Mayor will have
the appointment of nine -tenths o
the heads Of departments in this city
, so that the great local patronag
; amounting to millions upon million
annually will all be dished out from
: the inner circle of the Wigwam.
: There is very interesting cranl
, in limbo at police headquarters. Fo
years he has imagined that the beau
|. tiful actress, Mary Anderson, "Ou
> Eary," has been dead IN love wit
I him, and that he has been kept ou
of his dues by the Vaccinations G
, powerful rivals. The escapades c
:, this fellow are veritable romance i
|, lunacy. For six years he has bee
dogging the accomplished actre'
!. about the world, following her whel
= ever she went, and thrusting himse
. upon her presence at every oppo
" tunity. 1t was only when she becan
: alarmed for her personal safety tn
. application was made for police pr
= lection. The man whose name
h james M. Doughtery, was arrested
"a detectives last night as he was ma
!. ing his way into Palmer's Theatl
10 - where Miss anderson is playing. Sc
" eral photographs of the lady and
a murderous looking bulldog pistol We
~ found in his pockets.
y FRANK f. VAUGHN