Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-10
NEW YORK LETTER.
eomeTRlNo or MATCHMAKING IN
HIGH LIFE.
THE Huntington and Caldwell Engage
psnts-- Gothan,'s Great Political Pa
tronagc--What 10 Costs TO he
Elcoted-Tammaay's
Work.


Nrw YORK. November Q. 1880.
For kidnapping hoiresses mon were i9r-
tncYlv hanged or transported for life. Inc
world moves. aud ID h now the heiress who
goes about seeking a desirable pcrh and 40
law but public opinion is likely 70 modest
her. She hankers 70 spend her money for
Qc,v-caga. she wants 60 add title 20 her
trousseau 50 she goes into the European
market places and boldly MAKES her bar
gains u viii give You $4,000 for q
prince, and DO more. saws MISS Caldwcll.
q The prico .is not sufficient replies the
Prince. and turns on his heel, whilc Miss
Huntington obtains hcrs Ivy hnggling.
Tho new Princess HatZfclt was never in
trodnccd here. FOR the reason that the
Iuutinrtons have not the oaiyfe OF New
York society. They hive handsomely on
Park avenue, have a pew st st. 'Ihomas's
fashionable Episcopal church and box al
The opera. aud their failure 20 get any
recognition from the hGui Ton goes 90 show
that it IL not money alono that IL required
e gain entrance 90 New York society. Mi6S
and Miss Caldwell are not the
FIRST who. having failed 20 get into New
York society, hayogone abroad and bought
their way into the cute circles Of Europe
which fact furnishes food for reelection.
The nearest Miss Huntington ever came
T. ENJOYING New York society was IN the
brief companionship Of 3irs. John shcr-
wood, that curious anomaly OF the tash-
ionable world who has acted for years as
the connecting link between society ana
various assortment Of persons who have
desired 70 gaze into the inner sanctuary
Mrs Sherwood was engaged az
a round sum TO Chaperon Mss hunting
ton abroad: 10 introduce her there; ~
short. to marry hor there. for that IS what
Il amounted 70. Chapcrons IN the oid
kidnapping days We're a necessity, ano
though Ms. Sherwood has trcque nifty acted
in tbc capacity she never discovered til
now that they have become merely rudl-
lncutary and ornamental survival. TINS
latest charge led her most unwilling ana
unidentified dance about Europe. making
her n party % what she considers shocking
of breeding. Much COIN
mont has been evoked here by Mrs. Shcr-
woods awkward position in the matter
Among her emharrassmeufs she was con-
strained TO unfold 80 Mr. huntington
Prince Hatzfeldts true character and
afterwards % make one OF tho guests at
the wedding.
The only young woman Of MIR G. p.
Uuntingtons own blood IS BIS only sisters
child Miss Holen Gates. who is sad 20 Oo
o wrli-cluc3tcd. wclLbret glrl OF nm en-
firolv different order from the Princess
hatfield. Mr.. Gaios. her father, began
life as clergyman, but IS now IN
charge OF some If his broiLer-ln-laW.. =
n lr0Id interests. The daU inter l5
a lont ready o. make her dfJia. aud #, a. Is
20 oe presumed, Mr.. Huntington does as
well bv hey as he has hy his first Wlte's
niece. she viii soon come prominently lrJO
rutico. and as she has been SO carefully
rrmc3 and Is really cultivated Ctl, she
s. likely 20 have more success on tins slQe
If the water, and to TccOmpcnso Der uncle
f1r the cmiarrass mcnts caused HIN by his
late charge
Miss Caldwcirs gowns waiting for her to
try on 90 Worths are said 90 nave among
them msny cat 20 primo $50. some o. the
street GOWNS nre furnished with shoulder
capes box-uinit,d from tho neck. Miss
caldwell is "a slender figure to which these
styles are adapted.
$3.50, COO FOR ~ ELECTION.
In q small apartment. about tho size Of
nm ordinary hall bedroom, overlooking q
section of tho Ctv-IIall Park and ahording
% glimpse of Broadway. sits a dark-vlsagcd,
Ml0uslookiug man. The revolving desk
before HIN is etrewn with q mass OF papers
and callers cards. There are only two
chairs iu the rOOm-hls own and one To-
the visitor who may come, for the occu-
pant OF this dimiuutivc Office doesn't be-
leye IN wasting his time entertaining q
number OF callers 40 once, besides. the m
furcOi 3D., business IS such that one VISITOR
az q time Is enough.
TEE TAaMANY Boss.
He swings about in his char. his hands
flrust into bis trousers pockets ana his
straight. firm lips puckercd into sort OF %
GRO. between "a whistle and a smile. The
hair rand ci0sely-cropped beard are black as
coal. save for here md there "a stray strand
Of gray thar tells Of ago creeping ON apace.
Tho ewes arc dull, dreamy, and nitro
guectiye. There is no animation IN the
feature. which ore those of a thinker and
% pi0d Ter. He might De even an @scetc,
this silent man; flg he has the Same grave,
nustero. prcuccupieI air one seees ~ fnouk-
ish fnce5. Ihe complexion is slckiy. but
tho expression as a whole ls one OF intense
sincerity. s. year ago his life hung ln the
balance. and De is still somewhat OF an IN
valid.
ETIIY's SUCCESSOR.
Richard Croker, the successor Of Kelly
a. the "boss " OF the iammany organiza-
ton, is ON nutocrat in municipal Affairs.
From lis little hall room, which might. Tor
ull its size. have been some lUmbcI-clo.ct
rescued from oblivion, he issues has orders
20 his go 900 followers, and thov are UNI
guestionaoiy ohcyld. No one IA New YORK
knows better than ho how o. handle the
lever az the political machine that con-
trolls $4,000. 900 worth OF patronage an
uu3llv. and there are few sArcwder Jud, 3
of political probabilities. lummeny HAN
hAs had q Dig fight ON hand tins year,
although tho Offices at stake were COM
Daratvelv insignificant. There were SIX
county officers 10 be elected. besides tho
usual number of aldermen, STATE senators,
and assemblymen. There was 30 mayor
uo Governor, and not even a sheih, inc
notorious Flack OF dVorce-conspiracy
fame. sull holding on 90 the most lucrative
~ al the county Offices.
now TO FIGURE.
Possibilities Of defeat seemed to have
no alarms for the swarthy little man IN
The small room. He would sit and bite
bis atubhy beard az ho studied out the 20
hticm chart and figured Just how much
money would be needed 10 lubucate the
voting machinery of this big mctropolis.
No man can figure moIc closely than 10
on the amount necessar 10 carry county
ticket through the ordeal Mt the polls.
Whom met Mr.. Croker yesterday he was
smiling grizzly over the charge that had
been made by his rival. Boss Power, OF the
County Democracy. that ono OF lamlua-
nv's candidates had been assessed $4,000
bv ia. examination for tAo expenses ot his
canvass. while the entire Cmoluments on
the Office for which he was running ONLY
reached $1,000. OF course tins limited Of
corruption.
TRE COST.
This talk about fabulous assessments is
sheer nonsense" ho said. testify. The
amount contributed by rammany candl-
dates II IN proportion 10 the actual eX-
pensos incurred M their behalf az the polls,
and no more. Now. here Is little estl-
mate of what Is necessary 10 eXpend IN
taking care of candidates On a county
ticket. There are IN the city ono thousand
and twenty election districts altogether. \
candidate onthe county ticket who runs IN
every election district Will have 10 pay say
s8 per district for printing, folding, mail
ING, distributing. aud oil other expenses
incident 70 the management Of his tickets.
In addition 90 this ne viii need al least
TWO good workers at tho polls ut say 81
each for the day.
FOOTING IT Up.
These. together. make $4,000, OF taking
other matters into account and giving
Inn tho benefit Of any additional
workers he may want to station at inn
5000 ....,s- fhfph aIouf Cl6 Nl0