New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-13

chose new court Of last resort consisting of six Judges
and chief tudsc 70 declare FOR the meg, curtren
election too important in another point OF view Tor
for as s ' Ss ss the
known ~ the minority prtnspler Thls principle had
Des% dsxssO % defects in
to courts Of law had mot With a Tns f
may call judicial politics y was left to the thnksts
Of uyeat progort,ona w,;s parry
tweed that the execution Of ths scheme for the
Of the elective ysie% w Msa o
from all active participation in politics sh continue 70
.a sc ssal ~ ' Know the
sults. The real competition was befween the four can
Sass an al aSdnd%eni to the Constitution had
that each party could vote Tor ionr IN on. ~" h
eccted The four candidates Of the majority could be
and tive Of the fcnr sSnSt s q IT. tns tour pT
cratic candidates, Allen, Grover recsham, and Rapao.
contest was between the four Republican candidates
to which of them should have the largest NUMBER Oh
The whole vote Of the four Republican candidates in
'"e ''''' was Charles j. Charles charles Robt. q.
feIS Sso A I'd osa Ma Ms.s ,s ~ Hs sss
In the oty Of York SstSa , Ss 1906 1855 ,2ssss
f ia New YSt Henry r. $5is7
Outside Of the city l2a7ol
By the vote Of the city Foger, from being tnc lowest
OF the Republican candidates. was made the highest.
i.7ss ahead 1t is TO be noted tina. the whole hve-te
W a sFa now is s yIeS
drews pat ahead Of Their ticket The chcm returns
Ward the vote was az follows: -. v,,,.. eco
viii he that thcxegar Democratic y vote n ts
also from the vote in Inc sane qft t "f ,s
ing this we fnd that Folger received $50 votes num-
Der which happens by curious eoncotnce 10 DE ;ne eh
tor had added tho regular Democratic to tho regular
Republican. But We shall see rs WE go on that Judge
a0Tt IN is e le cyr nec ebcn. the DmocTats even
IN the best disciplined districts could kept froq
voting them In the lid District Of the same ward
Republican is the official record is As follows
Alsn sas ,, san 'ts Eo.sr....:. 'iS
FcSESam s sf AndPew, IS LAW
This is the INST cymptom of tho nconesable nnpopu-
laiity OF and Peckhan. by rfson Of when %
Democrsts 20 oyer in q body 10 Andrews and no less
than 100 to Fogcr 1t may be thoIgn s.range to be
SIRE that Democrat merely because he disiked Grover
and Peckhan should insist ON voting Tor AIafeWs am
Foser but secns from tho yoie Of Inc H , p .n1
pleasure emphasizing their dislike for Grover ana
g ss ass.sa l0Ys HsFer ' Is
peess sn..... sos AndreSs..... sis
Here we have no les. 800 Democrats drserng TIE
unpopular Grover and eekhan ana casting inelf yo't
emphatic rebuke than this has seldom been adni-
srea GoSsser i sSitx c not the DS
cra;s Int in favor of Andrews and Fogcr and against
is that in these three districts OF tine Eighth Ward Focer
and Andrews gain over Mason and Haze as i9iiows
that this ward which the Andrews and Folger votes
came out so strong was Michael Tocas VA" W Gu
ent against Peckhan. bur here the anti: ckham Demo
Gratis an Folgcr men, AS the vote shows In Che
a Mn D'S a. %a%s E Eso Il,
p p5SEssm .'S 80 Aai%@ i HAM,
one hundred and one votes were ranserred from
was Ss@ Church, i.S@l; seden, ii: IN the xth
District Fogcr gets 3c0 votes at the e srG 400
votes IN tie seventh Ward the result shows tha the
csed S the election for oyon lie usual Interest
drcws and Foger their only object seems to have been
30 Ser no of votes e thai bis opp,ncn d On tie other We
there was any coneeiSn between M b @ nav ih
Twecds Ward aie unable to say Tic vote III tN'
!rc5er MECH fi i"S
p. ,kham .......5O0 Anarews........i0O
Andrews and Folgcr each gained $50 votes. In the
Tenth ward, Grover and rcckhan we're not 80 unpoin-
two districts uhc Vth and WA ;Ae votes were as
Follows: .-c,,. one
Ssss. :
Anen...........25g !aoalio..$;92 Toger.'...'...
S gsSsSsn ss3 .::::11ssil i'i
Allen it would appear lad moi satisfactory record in
t1S %nn %ar for oe n AID ND ID % s o IN
inspection of the vote SHOWS that his votes were
ToIrer. In the remaining districts this ward, how
ever, Pcckhaln's un.opuary becomes painfully mani
fest In the YIlItl District the vote was -
;;S.. rs ';.
From which ro nv no ess than So OF What tn W, E
may almost Ii me wJ inn nP o e ' no
better in The Kin District, WHERE IL Democrats went
back' on their ticket, and Folyer forging ahead
$!: sS s S15?s fH;@: IS
In the XIth District rna vote was; -.
AsH :n s%a as fGser YS
| Pockhani. ..OI9 andrews. ......l9s
showing the same extraordinary popularity of FOlger
that we noticed IN the IVA District OF the Eighth Ward
There , we had s and a aS r s dso to s"or
their approval OF Folger while caring 20 little for t
other candidates tha: they do not cast even single yoc
for IN, OF Far otherwise it in the Xiith Dis
| trict. where the vote 49,
800 Iapalo. 800 foser -...laa3
| Peckain.. =. 2,l Audr-ws.-...... 60
makes us wonder the extraordinary sagacity of the
Democratic party at large ~ aanaeng not only TO elect
periar but also elect the latter Ut the time.
To transfer votes from your own candidate 10 an
this and yet elect them both has been we believe sci
dom attempted with success before The fact that Fol
gers gains this ward TO 7l6. shows how fool
sh popular deiusion that the cities have any jeai
tho Iyth and With Districts az being less remarkable
W d IN ss S r wh rs a.oa efG
s;s s.:s" Ehs's;'''7
f fne vote IN he KIN District follows:
fa
Peckhan and Grevr lose here 62J votes while Andrews
and Pogcr strange ~ say, gain exactly the same nn-
her The snrn the gains Andrews and Fotr IN this
ward as follows Polgcr, 1916; Andrews, 623 snch
were some returns Of the Judicial election " 1870,
in which for the first timc the elective principle
fully tested by the combination with 1t Of the minority
system Now, it has occurred To- some censorios inveS
igaors that the remarkable popularity Of folger ana
Andrews might be accounted for by suppOslng That th'r
extraordinary gains not the result OF living and
breathing and voting Democrats actually gong over 10
fe-h hnt that The inspectors in counting up