The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-03

hwEEKS' REPORT FROM THE BIG
CITY.

900 Expensive Luxury ia Sew York-Ths
World OFF Specification Tancics and
Personal sul Social Notes.
Nrw YORK. November Especial
Correspondence Although tue cam
l.ien s ending in blaze of glory.
tonight and tomorrow will not be a
JAS 0f rest for the tired politician. In
fr,. Doe Will have 10 work twice as
lsil The last firm twist will l,ss TO
b. given 90 an the wires. and ~ n
most important task OF al.-the money
fH man the polls must be ready. and
Redistribution of the ballots will have
o. bee attended 10. No man can expect
nomination i'm this town without paw
in- heavy assessment. The figures
Iuu is l0W as - f0r an election district
; and %, high as S3j. The asses,men of
Che average Democratic candidate for
alderman j, So 600. aud for member Of
mbly from - 500 TO 50 500, or
twice rs much as the salary.
POLITICS COME HIGH.
ln the Iammany ranks. for instance,
this year. aspirants for register. COM
mon pleas and general session judges
have 90 pay SO. coo each for their ambi
tom. while candidates for the City
Court bench are called upon to put up
$4,000 each. This i5 only the ayment
Oh the general fund of the organization
Personal expenses must be added to all
this. The cost Of an election is enOr-
nous. aud from outside the city can
realize what II amounts up 10.
Take the mere item of ballots alone.
Inst year. altogether. there were printed
about "a, 900 OOO ballots This cnOr-
nous number is accounted tor as fol-
lows. County Democracy. ~ GOO 600 /:
lImmany. 10000 600 Republican. 49,
10000: Labor. 900. 600: ballots printed
for individual candidates 20 600 600.
Tine work of making the ballots is
begun about October 18Th. About Oc-
tabar 22i girls are set 10 work folding
: the ballots. and subsequently, punching
them according TO districts It bas
taken 500 girls. working day aud night.
90 fold aud bunch the ballots of The
County Democracy candidates. After
they areall folded and punched. they are
Iut into linen bags "a bag for each cleo
u1u district Each bIg contains at least
81 900 sets. or punches. of tickets. When
there are more than 400 voters i'm an
election district. zoe additional sets
are pat into Dos bag Besides the
tunchcs Oi ballots. the bags contain
linen ruster- setting forth the names of
tie candidates on every ticket. also an
nourcng that "plsteis' bearing the
name of each candidate are TO be had
from ihe poll workers These pos
iors are Intended 10 bee displayed On
the sides of the ticket boxes In TIE dis
frCt. I'm little paper saiChei IN each
election district bag for the workers
la, been put little wrought iron com
mged tfcs and claw hammer and
small paIceli Of tacks to nail up the
posters. Ia the company of the ham
mrr and tacks are the packages OF past
eos. These have been growing iu i'm
.llftauce for years. and this year more
work seems likely 90 be done with them
tNan ever before. h, sides all theae
tickets. each voter of the 2l6 900 on the
registry lists receives by mail full set
o' ballots sent by each PARTY. Ii needs
only a small exercise of mental aiith
metic u computo the amount 20 trou
Doe all this occasion. IL Us what most
q Gee politicians that are district lead
eit must concern themselves with to-
m'I0w.
SMALL REGISTRATION.
The small registration this year
h|'hH- the politicians. Their great
bobby Is ITO get cut the vote An
ONl Oampai4n poet. with more fancy
l.'n fr .cal experience. sing, this
litr. Which might some day be adopted:
|Ircr'stfafs were ladies.
NIiHD}cs ns black us liddes.
lrIi and petite.
WIN laughter sweet,
Atmhnf Buckley maid is
Asmple Invitation
A"l.fN fNr registration
Would bring all men
hlil lul ana pen
NiN ifh.ug hesitation.
Mllfe',r flc voters trade is.
ii n.. complexion shade Is.
li| a go and sign
lu Iliu or shine.
I. registrars were ladies'.
it.NhlYN IS FEMALE NAYORALTY CANDi. /
DATE.
Nr,. Emma Beckwilh. the Brooklyn
Hii who is running for Mayor, is d
Well known female suifragist. She has |
seiy attractive face and dresses in ex-
,rient taste. she says that her reasons I
ion being q candidate are: First. 10 /
rN1" men that women want the ballot |
".l lIcan TO have u; second. because /
ine power vested ia the Mayor Ally will /
enable her 10 bring about certain re- /
lim, in the management Of municipal /
AFFAIRS, but more especially in the line /
~ working women. Ii She should be /
elected. she saw. she will appoint wo-
men 90 Office. not because they are wO-
men. but becagss she thinks women. as
rule. are mole conscientious tnan |
men. Sine viii have strong women I
sweep the streets. aud, II possible, will |
nave high license. aud make attendance /
upon the public schools compulsory.
NEw YORK CITY COY ERNMENT.
People 10 Richmond may like to know
no" much II costs to iun tie city gov
eminent IN New York. The budget Just |
a sod makes 40 allowance Of S36. .64.- /
<i9 5i.agsinsl S37 ,637 ,O69 81 allowed last |
year The amount asked for the de-
piftmeuts was $50 6S3 63s. For 1889 /
iheie Is an unexpeDded balance of S4.-
ovt.tJO ~, which leaves the actual ex-
Dehses Tor this year SOB .O34 800 H. IL
~ estimated that there will be an un-
'Aienled balance ~ 1899 Of - 800 900,
winch. Fubifacted from the allowance
male iOf utNt year, leaves the actual |