The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
CONsUELA vANDERBILT's TIFF"
WITH THE COUSIN GERTRUDE
NnnderDiits Oppose DeBew-sOme Of
the CuriOsities of Politics as They
Are Observed in the Great Metro
poIftan Kaleidoscope.


New York, Oct. 12-Considerable misun-
Outstanding has been occasioned through
out New York by statements that personal
I dissensions in the Vanderbilt family have
now attained such proportions that serious
consequences may ensue. Were there any
thing in all this the fact would be mo-
mentous and war In the Vanderbilt fami-
~ would affect the whole metropolis.
financially, politically and socially and
would have results Of far reaching char
acter upon vested interests of untold mag
nitude. 1t becomes a matter Of relative
: Importance, therefore, to ascertain pre-
cisely what foundation there may be for
! these wars and rumors Of wars.
As the whole world knows. Miss Con-
T suela marries IN November. She will have,
{ 1t seems, although the matter has not
/ been finally decided. no bridesmaids. Fam
! ily differences make it impossible for her
I 70 ask her cousin Gertrude, daughter of
/ Cornelius Vanderbilt. 10 act in that ca
/ pacity. 1t is understood that these young
lady cousins are not on speaking terms.
Jhat IS misrepresentation. The relations
OF the two young ladies are even cordial.
1t would be positively undignified for these
great heiresses to refuse to speak No
matter how inimical to each other they
] may btr Aleg HDulu always SPEAK.
/ The Vanderbilt cousins hold peculiar
[ positions with respect TO each other. Con-
suela is termed the family fury. Ger
trude is the family fairy. These nick
names sufficiently betoken their respective
/ dispositions. As the leading beauties. re-
/ specuyely, of the rival branches of the
house Of Vanderbilt, they must be always
on opposite sides, regardless Of their per
sonal feelings This is the extent Of any
| alleged enmity between the two.
II Is stated that Chauncey NJ. Depew
has at times been asked to mediate In
J vanderbilt affairs. No impression could
/ be more absurdly, maliciously false ODD
as II may seem, Mr.. Depew is in very
| slight favor with the Vanderbilt women.
mrs. e W. Vanderbilt dislikes and dis
\ nus Vanderbilt clings TO the man In
| truth, We're 1t not for the support of Cor
HHeM,I.SS. MI Depews connection with Van
| derDllt anairs would long ago have been
| severed. The idea Of his selection as a
| iamlly mediator is simply preposterous
/ Mr. Depew would be asked to attend to
I the business end of Vanderbilt affairsS
/ nothing else. 1t is not likely that he
/ ever Is taken into confidence on the sup
I yect OF personal difficulties. He would
| never even obtain q hearing from a We
man OF Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilts tempera-
! Truth to tell, Chauncey NJ Denevv has
/ rather hard time OF it Just now in man
aging to retain Vanderbilt favor. 1t has
| been an open secret that on more than
one occasion his resignation az ali connee-
4 ton with Vanderbilt interests was appar-
ently inevitable. However. ne has wea tn
! eIeu many severe storms before now and
! although the present storm is one ar fhn
seVerest he has ever navigated IN fhe
mans sublime capacity for diplomacy
seems likely to carry him through. For
| one thing, he has never courted The favor
\ ~ tndI sectlon OF the Vanderbilt coterie
ts by Winfield Scott Hoyt The lat
Ter gentleman is the alter ego of w. X
Vanderbilt. He goes with him evervwbere
anu transaets all his personal and private
! aiIalfs. he is known in society as the
Vanderbilt bat. Mr.. Depew has never met
Z with the favor of this gentleman Thevy
never appear to have INDUCED in open
| ana formal warfare, but the aritagonism
/ is well understood and is calcuIated r.
arouse great deal OF interest. -
| SonslueraDie speculation is INDUCED in
as TO what would become of Deneu in
case he left the vanderbiits He womb
S HeF la , ne strengthened politically He
/ would then be unfettered anu
.. Fss ry Belmont has found it necessary
70 20 lotnaIly deny that he is candidate
course he Is not a candidate in the gen-
eral sense Of the term He, indeed. pre-
1e eL 70 put himself in the attitude of one
! But IN spite of himself he Is Connected
| with the party situation in such a vyeS1
h rs 70 make max. MIN logically the standard
ne mas any choice in the matter. The
party workers in Kings county are for
nm nm 70 Pi man. Mr.. Cleveland looks upon
| eye. should Mr.. Morton not be nomIna
ted Tor the presidency, he will doubtless
| goVernorship. Mr.. Belmont would be MS
/ logical opponent. 1t is said that in cas-
MT MI Morton fails to get the presidential
from political life There does not seem
to be any valid ground for this Impress
a sn un M oFton has taste as well
reer. he has too much good taste To
ln5auige IN Mt of the sulks. Moreover.
al citlzens nave a personal esteem for
his character. He is not likely to retire
for years yet.
or course, no one is deceived by the
elevation OF John @. Sheehan to the boss
ship of Tammany. 1t is perfectlv We'll
understood that Richard Croker is the
man at the helm still. The tiger is still
in rather a famed condition, but his pros-
poets, according to Mr. Croker, are very
bright. Tne good government club men
are very enthusiastic ,l oyer the ticket they
New YORK Will elect 1t by large major
That Croker will endeavor to enlist tho
support of the respectable element there
is now not shadow of a doubt This in
tentlon OF his is said to account for his
recent very frequent conferences with
Mr.. Whitney. The latter gentleman is
TOO much immersed in the negotia lions
over the impending wedding of his daugh-
ter TO devote much time to politics But
in a general way he is still not unfriend-
ly to Croker. He always managed to
control Tammany through Croker, and
from all accounts means to continue to
90 so. The assertion is freely made that
croker has many a good political fight
left in him and that he will prove it at
the coming election
Mr.. o. H. P. Belmont continues to at
tract as much attention socially as Perry
belmont does politically. The former is
the grand almoner of society in the way
Of amusement. His trained baboon is the
latest subject of conversation, the animal
performing all sorts of feats by this time
and even lights his master to bed with a
candle in spirit lamp. The impression
/ prevails that Mr.. Belmont actually makes
these purchases himself. and many won
der why he wastes money on such weird
pets. But mr.. Belmont does not do this
Being wide traveller in strange lands
this society man has made friends in
Persia, India, Arabia. Egypt and China.
These friends are mostly resident mobiles
who admire him greatly. From time to
time they make him presents of parrots.
cockatoos, tigers and he even had a rhi-
| noeeros sent him on one occasion OF
| course Mr.. Belmont cannot decline these
| fnconvenient offerings, as he is too much
Of gentleman to hurt the feelings of