The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
G0THAM'S SOCIAL SESSION.
began Yesterday with the Opening
of the Horse ShOw-Boxes Bring
High Prices.

beSmn Yesterday with the OPENING
of the Horse Show-Boxes Bring
High Prices.
New York. Nov. 15.-The beginning
OF the social season in New York is
marked by the opening of the Horse
Show, for all socity flocks to town for
this suspicious national event, which
usually takes place the third week in
November. The exhibition this year
will excel that of all other seasons.
both from the social and dorsey"
standpoint, for the number of distin-
Suished out-of-town visitors will he
much larger and there will be more
entries. Something of the Importance
OF this affair may be imagined when
1t is stated that $3.50 was paid for a.
single box this year. This price exceeds
any in the history of the show. last
years record standing at $685. Visitors
however, are sure to see the grandest
display of beauty and the beast ever
witnessed, and since 1t is not often
that society-as it is spelled with a
big S--turns out en- masse, one is not
supposed to let such a trife as money
stand in the way of an attendance ar
the Horse Show.
Following the Horse Show is the
grand opera, which begins Nov. "a.
and continues fog seventeen weeks.
Two additions have been made to the
list of sopranos this season which were
missed last season in the persons of
Mines. Nordica and Melba.
Ihere are likely to be interesting de-
velopments In Republican politics In
this state during the next two years.
| The party has become "top-heavv. SO
to speak. Six years of power in the
nation and eight years of power in the
| state have resulted in a condition
which mayA be, described as political
| dyspepsia" the consequence of over
feeding on official patronage. This is
no mere word picture. Those who are
able to look behind the scenes can see
readily enough what is going on They
see the clash of personal ambitions. the
contests of factions, the workings of
revenge and even some of the evil
dences of corruption. There is reason
10 Delleve that certain aspects of Re-
publicanism at Albany are no better
than Tammany in New York. There
are Roosevelt and anti Roosevelt fac
tons in this state. Friends of the
President are numerous and strong
but his enemies are exceedingly bitter
end they will strike at him whenever
they can do so without danger from
his popularity, which has been even
increased since the recent election. Re-
pubDcanism in Brooklyn is in a bad
shape. There are two or three fac
tons in this city and altogether there
is danger at any time of a bad ex-
plosion. Senator Platt himself admit
ted after the election that the reduced
Republican majority was a warming to
the dissenting factions in the party.
Only the most skillful engineering on
his part can prevent the threatened
catastrophe.
Tammany politicians are predicting
that they will be able to hold the whip
over the newly elected Legislature and
compel Republicans to treat the mi
nority with more consideration than
they obtained last year and year be-
fore. They are pointing out that the
Republicans no longer have a two
thirds majority in each branch of the
Legislature, and Tammany leaders ex-
pect to put a check on Republican leg
islation respecting New York city, by
Withholding their assent to Republican n
measures carrying an appropriation of
public moneys.