The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-26
New York Letter.

ident and one with Senator Plat before
Mr. Platt started on his trip to FIoriFa
and Havana
It has been ascertained that Gov. Odeu
while in Washington discussed with tine
president and with Senator Platt his
availability as candidate for renomina-
ton for governor.
Six months ago in the estimation AZ
eminent Republicans, there was not the
shghtest doubt of Gov. OdelIs renomiua
ton at the state convention which is To
assemble at Saratoga in September. SEN
ator Platt insists now that the governor
is to be renominated.
The charities and the Iunacv bills have
not added to his popularity however. nor
to his chances of reelection
Western Girl Maps TenderIofn-
A map showing the centers Of influence
for good and evil in the Tweutv-saventh
assembly district has been completed re-
Gently by Miss McCreerv. an energetic
young Western girl who personally can
Vassed the district and made the nrce.-
sary Investigations. Saloons are dasignat-
ed by a black bar, churches by I'm X.
theaters, school houses and other build
ings of a public character by various
symbols As this is the Tenderl0in dis
trict, the saloons ana hotels make the
heaviest showing. Miss Houston III the
of the Twenty-ninth assembly district
Both Of these hang in the reading room Of
the League for Political Education. where
they can be used for reference by social
workers and the members Of the various
organizations centered there.
Labor Leaders Dine Hearst
Seventy representative trades unionists
and Knights Of Labor gave a dinner to
w R Hearst at Mouquin's. in Fulton
street.
Michael A. Fitzgerald, president of the
letter carriers, acted as POSTMASTER Dur
ing the dinner an orchestra from the Mail
Carriers band played to show how they
had improved the leisure accompanying
the eight-hour day in developing their
musical talent
At the guests table. on the right and
left Of Chairman Fitzgerald sat Mr.
Hearst Arthur Brisbane, Homer Daven-
port, Eugene Johnson. president Of the
Manhattan Central Federated union; John
Philips, president of the Brooklyn Cen
tral labor union; Timothy Healy. presi-
dent Of the New York State congress
OF the knights Of Labor: Eugene
q Rourke, recently delegate from the
American Federation of Labor to the Brit
ism Trades congress. and James j.
Murphy former president Of Topographic
cal union No. 6.
Whitney's Daughter Champion
Miss Adelaide Douglas Randolph. STEP
daughter of William c. Whitney and the
most interesting debutante of the season.
Is the champion ping pong player Of New
York society.
Her stepfather, Mr. Whitney. has one OF
the largest houses i'm New York. and it.
is also distinguished as one of the best
places to play ping pong in I'm the great
music room twenty matches could be
played at once
This game is now absorbing all interest
In the world of fashion Neither the
opera, nor great ball, nor a new play at
the theater eXCites half as much inter
est as a good match at ping pong
Miss Randolph has mastered the most
delicate points of the game She can
put such cut on the celluloid ball that
IL VIII hop sideways out of reach of the
astonished opponents racquet She can
play ball 50 that it will hop TIP I'LL the
air IN the most disconcerting manner.
MeteOr's SaiImaI1er Here
Sailmaker Thomas w. Ratsey has ar
rived here. He is to establish a SAN
loft at City Island. and incidentally win
make the racing sails Of the kaiser's new
schooner yacht Meteor. launched with so
much eclat in the presence of Prince
Henry.
There is not much 7 can say" said
Mr. Ratsey. II have not the faiutest idea
what Sir Thomas LiptOn's plans are for
the coming season. though Of course. I do
know that he will not come to the United
States. All the talk in England now is of
the coming coronation. lit Is useless t1
talk Of yachting there now"