The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18
TALES TOLD IN GOTHAM.
HILL TO MAKE A GREAT FIGHT TO
BE REFLECTED GOVERNOR.

Public Banquets-A Society Woman
as an Authoress-Dun Times in Wal
Street.-The Homeliest Man in New
York State-Ex-Postmaster General
James.
(Copyriaht)
NEw YoRK, Jan. 1Z-Gov. Hill has
about determined upon an heroic course, SC
far as his political career is concerned. After
having looked over the ground very care
fully, since the election Of q democratic
legislature in New York state, and, listen
ing 10 what all his friends had TO say about
the course he should pursue in the future,
he has determined to disregard them all and
make the race again for the governorship.
Only brave man would do this, and no
other democrat In the state Of New
York is brave enough or has Q suf-
ficiently large following TO warrant
him in pursuing such a course. Gov. Hill
has few intimate friends, and none upon
whose judgment be relies implicitly. He
listens to all that is said, weighs the matter
carefully pro and con, and then usually de-
cides for himself. The majority Of politi-
clans thought that the best course for him
20 pursue would be 20 step from the COVER
nor's chair into the United States Senate,
as he can do IL he desires. Others thought
it would be a good plan for him
to retire into private life and
await the result Of the Democratic
convention in 1892 But no one
but himself preached the idea of taking the
bull squarely by the horns and making the
fight on the governorship. Hill has prac-
tically decided TO do this, and is busying
himself With playing politics all over this
broad state in such a manner that he may
secure solid delegation to the national CON
vention. He does not care picayune who
is elected to succeed Evarts in the Senate so
long as he be a man who eau aid him in his
presidential fight, for the race for
ming Of that contest There are prec-
edeDts enough to warrant Hill ia
following the course be has marked out,
and iii the Democratic party pulls to-
gether be should be reelected By at least
10000 majority. But it is not at all GER
tain that he viii be. During his terms of
Office he has made a great many ene-
mics, and these men, disappointed and dis
gruntled, will consider it part of their duty
20 try and defeat Hill for the governOrship.
Should they succeed in this, his presiden-
tial prospects and his political future
will be buried in the same trench.
But should he win, as he argues he
will, he will have no rival for the
leadership Of the national democracy. Hill
very well understands the dangers attend
ant upon the fight for the governorship.
Tammany Hall in New York city cannot
be depended upon to support him Loyalty,
nor can the otner wing Of the democracy in
Kings county, aud the Cleveland men in
the other portions of the state will leave no
stone unturned to compass his defeat
And, by the way, the Cleveland
contingent Is growing, not
among the politicians, for Cleveland is in.
tensely disliked by the politicians, but
among the people. and the ex-President is
unquestionably more popular to-day than
ever before. Their are indications, too, that
Cleveland himself will direct the fight
against Hills ambitious struggle for the
and IL he does, there will
be battle royal between the giants that
must end in the political death Of one or the
other.
MRS. AsroR's BEAUTY DINNER
Mrs William Astor's "beauty dinner is
still spoken of in the gilded circles Of So
ciety. To be sure, it is thing of the past,
and 1t is not likely TO have any successor,
but like the great masked ball Of years ago
and ortIer social events. it marked an epoch
in the mad whirl Of New York society. 1T
~
ton. Mrs. Astor has known for some time
that her social leadership was in danger,
and she has not been willing to give up the
scepter without q determined struggle
Mrs. Whitney, the Vanderbilts, and nu-
others, have broadly thrown down
the challenge to her, and she saw early in
the winter that she would have 10 do some
thing out of the ordinary to attract atten-
ton and maintain her position. Her great
To- boz
that idea. Those who we're present say it
was altogether one of the most disagreeable
brushes imaginable, and in the room where
luncheon was served the scramble for
cakes and wine was something
awful. The beauty dinner" for such it was
described on the card of invitation. was
given TO select few. The ladies were all
possessed Of comfortable bank accounts.
and many of them are owners of splendid
tiaraS But of the dozen who were present,
not more than two could be called beauti-
full, that is, if one wished 10 keep within
tbs boundaries Of truth. There was an
abundance OF flowers, a superb dinner,
by the peck, and the usual small
talk; that was all 1t differed in no other
respect from scores of other dinners given
by Mrs Astor and was meaningless, for it
did not bring together an aggregation
OF beauty, as the card Of invitation would
lnQcaLe. Quite naturally, the dinner
caused q good deal of talk, and for the first
week or 30 after it there were rumors that
other society leaders would follow Mrs.
Astor's example. But, when they began to
make up their lists. and SS7nd out that it
would - - ss7isnomer unless the women
really happened to be beautiful, and that il
would be the cause of many social jeal-
ousies and quarrels by those who were not
classed as beauties, the idea was abandoned,
and it is not likely to DO taken up again,
just what the new fad will be it is hard
10 tell. Il was thought that when James
w waterbury gave his famous circus that he
had reached the limit Of novelty. Perhaps
go. We shall not know till later on.
WOMEN AT PUBLIC DINNERS.
An innovation in the matter Of public
dinners has taken place in New York this
winter. At most of the great banquets the
wives and mothers and daughters and
sweethearts, to the extent Of all that could
be accommodated, have been present to
listen to the speeches made when the coffee
and cigars were passed around. noticed at
a dinner at Delmonico's last week that the
little gallery that surrounds the white
and gold ballroom was crowded by a score
OF pretty women, who paid marked atten-
ton to the speakers. At the Reform club
banquet all the boxes were occupied by
ladies, and they seemed TO take very kindly
TO the new departure. There is no reason
why women should not at least be in gited
TO listen to the speeches at a public dinner.
If they can stand the tobacco smoke, surely
the men can, and it may be a move in the
right direction in preventing the over-in-
in sparkling waters that intoxi-