The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-25
METROPOLITAN GOSSIP.
THE SENTISEL'S WEEKLY LETTER
FROM GAY GOTHAM.
Chairman Barnum has Never Seen
the Party's Prospects Brighter at
Any Time just Before Election.

Chairman Barnum has Never Seer
the Party's Prospects Brighter al
Any Time just Before Election.
New York, Oct. 23.-Another
registration day iu this city has pas
sed, and the same marked increase
is shown, compared with four years
ago, as on the first day. The total
as compared with the highest previous
registration for a similar period, shows
net gain of-s33, 900. The larger the
increase, the greater the majority for
Cleveland and the State ticket.
1t looks very much from the out
side as though the Republicans had
abandoned any lingering hope of car
rying this State and were looking TO
other sections for votes enough to save
their ticket. They have one strong
card growing out Of the unfortunate
divisions in the D mocratic party Of
this city. As have said before, there
is no cause for real apprehension on
this account, but of course the man
ayers on the other side are making the
most of it by spreading wild tales over
the country of the alleged demoral-
ization of the party in this city It is
quite as much to the interest of one of
the local factions as TO the other that
the State and National tickets should
receive their cordial support. No one
who has studied the situation doubts
this
Ex- Mayor Seth Low, of Brooklyn,
made powerful speech in Cooper
Union last night in favor Of Cleve
land and Tariff Referm. The Repub-
icans are very much chagrined over
what they are pleased to term the Gin
gratitude of a man whom they twice
put in the Mayoralty chair in the City
of Churches. Mr.. Low is personally
one of the most popular men in the
two cities as shown by his election in a
city that usually gives a Democratic
majority IN excess of 10000. He
will make other speeches during the
campaign, and use all his logic and
his influence for the Democratic tick
| ct.
Chairman Barnum, like Chairman
Quay of the opposition, is not at all
garrulous, and when he makes an an
nouncement everybody listens. When
seen by your correspondent the other
day, he said positively that in all his
experience-and he : has generated
several National Campaigns-the par
| ty's prospects had not been so bright
at corresponding period before cleo
ton. He regards success as absolutely
assured.
There has been deal of unfavor
able comment on the part of the Dem
ocrats at the peculiar attitude of Tam
many Hall with respect to Congress
men from this city. At this time the
Metropolis has only one Congressman
who was elected as a Republican,
Hon. Ashbel P. Fitch, and he has
since publicly left the party on ae-
count of its attitude on the question
of the Tariff. He will go back to
Congress; but as a Democrat. In
some of the City's districts the Repub
licans would have very good show
of winning with divided local De
mocracy, and this is what Tammany
Hall threatens. Negotiations are
now going on with view to a settle
ment Of the differences beeween the
factions, so that the party may not
suffer. All sorts of rumors are in the
air. One of the most interesting is
that the recent visit of Postmaster
General Dickinson to this city was
for, the purpose of negotiating for such
harmony. 1t was said that Tammany
was to have the disposal of the New
York Post Office after the election in
case of their acceeding to certain stip
ulations. This is not given out as
news, as it has quite Il fshy favor !;
but it has been much talked about.
The amusement public have been
much excited over the production. OF
Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera,
"The Yeemen of the Guard" The
critics having little respect for repu-
tation have been pounding it with
considerable force. They all admit
though, that it is tuneful, and has a
good action. Apart from this there
is very little new going on in the the
atrical line. A novelty in realistic
stage productions was the recent III
PRODUCTION in me lo-drama of two not
view OF the auditors. The burglars
drew famously, and they made money
for the enterrrising projectors of the
, piece which otherwise would have ig
ANONYMOUSLY failed.
A striking commentary on the civ.
ilization and charity of the richest
American city was discovery yes
terday of five persons starving to death
III miserable tenement. They were
a Polish migrant aud lis four small
! children. None of them had eater
anything for several days, yet theii
, very existence was unknown to theil
wretched acknowledges.
Betting on the result of the election
is getting very lively as the day grow.
nearer. Erery evening the lobbies o
the fashionable uptown hotels arr
crowded with well-dressed politicians
J and sporting characters. Odds ar,
} slightly IN favor of Cleveland, though
! many wagers are taken even. $50,
600 was put up last night In tn,
4 Hoffman House lobby inside of thirt,
minutes at odds of 8 to upon Cleve
land. In the Murry Hill Hotel soap
maker Higgins fourished a $1,000
: roll and surprised everybody by Of
: fering to stake it on Harrison's cleo
|. tion against 81 900. The words wer
hardly out Of his mouth when gen
! tIelnan who bad been sitting quietl
by OH the settee arose and produced th