The daily sentinel., 1908-07-25
The News, Views and
Gossip Of New York

! ton. There is always the probability
of his ten dollar income being cut
down to nothing week, which, even
Mr.. Fish would admit, might oceas-
ion some slight Inconvenience.
But these minor ills, of course.
are mere airy nothings when COM
pared with the deep despair which
must seize upon the soul of the rich
man, suddenly forced to eke out "A
scanty subsistence on the same mea-
ger income as president of the
United States.
Let it be said. however. that the
impoverished wealthy of New York
are bearing up bravely under the
burden. Some of them even joke
about it. Poverty has become quite
a fad and more than one fashionable
matron has calmly admitted to her
intimates that she will be unable to
make her customary European tour
this year. owing to the lankness of
hubby's purse. Such heroic bravery.
is worthy of all praise.
To Save the Country
Once again the conntry is to be
saved. Another mighty leader has
issued clarion cali of reform, and
the Hearst hosts are fastening to
Chicago, there to do honor to their
peerless ehieftain. 1t will probably
be the greatest assemblage of edi-
tors, reporters, rewrite men. sporting
authorities. circulation managers
copy boys, cartoonists, artists and
telegraph operators ever gathered in
national convention to nominate
president of the United States. New
York will supply considerable por-
tion of the delegates and the Hearst
papers in this city will in consequence
be deprived of much of their talent
during the next few days.
For several weeks the Indepen-
dence Party delegates have been put
through daily stunts designed to in
crease the lung development, and are
in prime condition to break all along
distance cheering records when their
chief appears on the convention plat
form on Monday. The convention |
will last but two days, according to
schedule, and at least two or three |
hours will be required to transact |
business matters, the time allotted |
for cheering will be necessarily lin
tied. II is practically certain. how
ever, to eclipse Mr.. Bryan's record
and make the Taft enthusiasts look
like bunch of pikers.
Mr.. Hearst has as yet made no
definite announcement as to whom
he will nominate for president. 1t
step the honor. believing that his
chances Will be improved four years
hence. Nell Brinkley, the talented
young artist of the Evening Journal,
has been prominently mentioned, but
her sex and extreme youth are against
her. At least one of these objections
also appears to Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Tad is well thought of and it is
believed would carry the pugilists'
vote John Temple Graves, formerly
OF Atlanta but now of the New York
American, is looked upon favorabIy,
as 1t Is thought he would be able to
secure a majority in his home pre-
;inct in the Georgia metropolis.
In some quarters Mr.. Hearst's or
sanization has been dubbed a third
party" but this is rank flattery. New
York, which once enthused wildly
over Mr.. Hearst, has grown cold and
negligent and its enthusiasm has al
most reached the vanishing point.
Unless there is decided change of
leart, Mr.. Hearst's candidate will
likely finish sixth in the presidential
ace. The Socialists and Prohibition
SIS are certain to poll a larger vote,
md 1t is entirely likely that Thomas
Watson will finish ahead of the
Hearst man. There only remains the
socialist Labor party, with its con-
'ict candidate. Whatever honor at
aches to securing a larger vote than
Mr. Preston, of Nevada, the Inde-
>endence party nominee will prob
lbly have. -