The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Possibility of Mr.. Morton
Entering the Presiden-
tial Race.
ACTIVE TAMMANY MEN.
They Worked Zealously at the
Polls Against the Union
Ticket.
ACTIVE TAMMANY MEN,
DUKE AND DUCHESS APPEARED.
The Marlboroughs Emerged From
Idle Hour" and Went Out
for a Drive.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 9.-During
| the past few days there has been a great
deal of political gossip in this city.
Various gentlemen have endeayored to
| ascertain the exact status of Gov
| ernor Morton with reference to the
| Republican Presidential nomination for
| next year. A close friend of Governor
| Morton said that before Morton made his
| trip to Chattanooga last fall he had no
| idea OF permitting the use of his name as a
| candidate for President, but on that trip
he found everywhere that he was so popu-
| lar that he changed his mind.
| For once the interest in New Jersey is
| not as to the first place on the National
| ticket. 1t is only to see that Senator
| Hobart Is named for second place The
ticket for which the Republicans of New
Jersey are preparing to clamor next sum-
mer reads like this: For President. Will
| liam B. Allison of Iowa; for Vice-Presi-
dent, Garrett A. Hobart of New Jersey.
Mayor Strong is reported as saying:
1.-The heads of the departments have
complained to me and convinced me that
| there were great many Tammany men i'll
| the city's employ who worked at the polls
and elsewhere against the union ticket.
| These men will have to go.
"When a man feels that he must work
for Tammany rather than for the city it is
| time that he found work in a place other
than in city department.
1--WE do not object to the fact that man
who holds office is Tammany man, but
we do object to his using his Office to work
for Tammany."
There are still $3.50 Tammany men on
the rolls of the various departments, and
many of them will doubtless be "hustling"
before long.
The Mayor has also joined in the move
ment to reduce the number of saloons in
the city If any way can be found to do it.
II believe" said he, "that the number
of saloons In this city should be reduced
one-haf or at least to 1000. 1 believe now
the number is 1900 or thereabout. While
in Philadelphia about fortnight ago,
took the trouble to inquire how many
| saloons there are in that city. There are
| just 1854. With 1854 saloons enough for
Philadelphia do not see why 1000 should
not be enough for New York. If the num-
Der is reduced, think it would benefit the
| city as whole. The men who will remain
III the business will acknowledge, think,
that the decrease is to their advantage.
There are altogether too many saloons"
Preparations for the eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the National Horse Show Asso-
citation at the Madison-square Garden,
| which will begin on Monday, are nearly
completed. The success of the show in
financial way is already assured. By the
sale of boxes more than $4,000 was re-
allied, and all of the seats outside the
boxes for every night next week are sold.
There remained only few seats for day
performances. Officials of the association
have not been willing to publish the gross
receipts of annual shows, but there is a re-
port that in one year the gross receipts
exceeded $125,000. This year the receipts
are likely to exceed that sum, as the de-
mand for tickets has been extraordinary.
| President w. B. Curtis of the Amateur
| Athletic Union has issued a statement re-
| gardlng the financial condition of that
body, which he desires the delegates to
| consider prior to the annual meeting,
which will be held on November 10. He
says the organization is in bad condition
and greatly needs money. The Amateur
Athletic Union is to-day bankrupt. If all
the annual dues, now payable in advance
for the ensuing season, should be collected.
| he would not have more than $3.50 or 500.
| After these dues are collected no more
are payable until this time next wear. and
the current expenses of the as
ISOLATION will amount to about S1775. The
| association has owed for two years, and
still owes for medals earned in 1892. S422
and for individual medals earned in 1898
$500. These debts, past and future. are
about $1,000. which the treasurer will be
called on to pay, and he has only $3.50 or
$500 with which to pay.
In summing up on this point the presi-
dent submits the startling alternative that
the a. A. U. must either dissolve or take
immediate steps.
At a meeting of the Manhattan Revolver
Club, held last night, a letter from ]. q.
Langton of the Revolver Association.
called 1.-THE Queens Own Rifles" of To-
ronto, Canada, was received, in which he
asked, II possible, during the coming win
ter, TO arrange a match between team
from his club and one from the Manhattan
Revolver Club. He states in the letter
that their range is % and the match to be
with 3S-callber revolver, with a 6%-inch
barrel. The president of the Manhattan
Club, IN his reply, informed Mr.. Langton
that as soon as the organization of the
club had been perfected and the details as
to targets, ammunition, etc., had been de-
clded upon the club would be glad to COM
municate with them in reference to such a
match as they suggested.
The curtains on the second floor in the
stately summer house of w. K. Wander
bilt, idle Hour" at Oakdale, L. l., were
thrown apart yesterday in the early morn
!, ing, and not long afterward the Duke and
Duchess went out driving and took quite a
spin about the country. The throng near
idle Hour DOTTED their hats to the