The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-17
new York. CITY GOSSIP
oDELL Is NOT SURE THAT 1T is
A REPUBLICAN YEAR
Central Union WIN Fight to Abolish
Child Labor-Gymkan Proves Novel
but Arduous Entertainments
ESQ Prince to Visit Us Democrat
icaIIy. 1ao


NEW YORK. July 16.-The confer
Platt at Manhattan Beach developed
the Iact that there is a marked diff
ference OF opinion between the COVER
nor ana the senator as to the chances
OIL hepuDlfcan success in this state next
IaIl. Senator Platt has been quoted
recently as saying that yellow dog
could carry the state on the Republic
an ticket this year. Gov. OdeH is firm
ly convinced that the strongest kind
or a ticket, selected with due regard
TO the personality of the candidates
and geographical consideration, is a
prime requisite if the Republican party
is to stand any show. at all.
Without receding from his position
! that it is a Republican year, Senator
Platt has so far yielded to the gov
ernor's advice that he Is not interfer-
ing in the effort to select candidates
who seem to meet the governors re-
quirements.
Every Unionist a Deputy.
The Central Federated union has ap-
pointed committee to cooperate
with the University Settlement society
In wider campaign against child
labor in this city. The action was
taken in response to request made by
Chairman Robert Hunter, of the So
ciety.
The plan, In substance, is to interest
| the trade unionists more directly in the
question of child labor by practically
deputizing thousands of unionists as
| inspectors. In this way every factory
and workshop can be watched and the
work of rescue vastly facilitated.
Gymkana Is Success.
1t Is to be hoped that the novel mode
or mouse W4r01iT1U a6nntQ6 hu a
friends and acquaintance of George B.
Post Jr.,zat his new place at Bernards-
| vile, Will not become general For the
| house warming took the form of a spe-
cles OF surprise party in which animals
| OF the domestic and farm-yard order
| participated with the guests each man
| ana woman present having impressed
a quadruped, a bird or reptile into
service for the occasion.
human conversation was mingled
with the cackling of hens, the kissing
| of geese, the quacking Of ducks, the
baaing of sheep that struggled for a
foothold on the polished floors, the
croak1ng OF frogs, the lowing of two or
| three young calves. But one listened
in vain for the grunting of the hog,
| VINO was fortunately conspicuous for
| It's absence. OF course, if this custom
| were to be generally adopted the or
| ganfzer of each house-Warming party
| would endeaVor to go one better in the
matter of novelty than those that had
| previously taken place, and there is no
Knowing whether the animals from the
geological gardens might not be bor-
rowed for the occasion, in which event
| MISS Murphy might certainly hope to
| develop into leader Of fashionable
New York society.
Prince of Siam Coming.
| The crown Drince of Siam will ooroa
| to the United States in the same sim
pie manner that he visited King Ed
ward land various continental rulers,
accompanied by his brother and two
a1des-de-camp, officers in the Siamese
| army.
The crown prince is in his twenty
| second year, and for more than eight
years has lived in England, speaking
and writing the language. He has been
| educated at Oxford.
He will call on the president and Sec
rotary of state officially.