The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Dr. Martin j. Coffee Of the Narragansett Club 4
torm'nRa company in tho Twentysecond Regiment
He thinks that tho NarraRanSett Club contains thu
abandonment young men OF tho district and that the,
should be collected in one company. instead OF benI
scattered through tho regiment. Dr. Coffee will hav,
the lott guide whom tho company is formed. He think
that when the Boulevard is paved It will be- ar
excellent place to parade. Tho new armory OF tn,
Twcntysecond is in the Nineteenth dlstrict only 4
few Squares from the HArrAGanSett Club House
John c. sheehan. now Tammany leader In tho Thir
teeth district has been in politics longer than though
he ls not 40 well known as his brother. Assomblymau
william r. sheShan He Is the older OF tho two and in
dured his brother to go into politics Mr. SheebAn has
Deem Secretary OF the Aqusduct Commission for
years His salary as Secretary is 81 600 year Whom
the new Commission went in they retained Mr. Shoehan
on account OF his knowledge OF the affairs of tho aquo
quot MIR. SheShan Is not impulsiye as h lis brother
VINO ID IN the Assembly though there 10 installing
their relationship. Each has the oval face light
sandy hair blue eyes and light moustachs Mr. shee.
han came from Buffalo take tho secrearyship OF tho
commission, and he has lived In the Thirteenth
since his coming TO New York
frs Commissioner Purroy's health has somewhat I'm.
proved lie hopes to be back by fall to take charge OF
the campaign in the annexed district Hs has lost
Rood part OF his weight partly through horseback rid
ihK ana other exercise, and partly through illness
Mayor Grant will be renomiuatsd IL he wsbeSit His
"ouoHu whether ho cares to run again second term
mas no attractions to man like the Mayor Tho work
"""ru 'hcosant and annoying. and all tho honor that
van oe Eot from tho ONCE 10 had by holding II one term
u mr. Grant runs again 1t will DO OIL account of the
senate investigating committee. 1t would be in line
win the singular things that happen that Mr. Grant
rhoulu serve second term Mayor, which he would
ho' haEe served had not MI Plat tried to pUeysutiL
Several designs have been submitted for the portable
will ha nAAda
law inc DoohS must be at least three feet wide and
'"o wal" oetween them six fes high The average will
oe ono booth to every nifty voters Besides those booths
''0 must oe room for the election officers and watch.
ers All" tue ballot boxes The Police Commission has
NOT on The form OF polling place 1t ia likely
mat portable iron canvas houses will be made which
can DO taken apart and stored away at Pocs Head.
quarters uhh the next election 1t will put the city 70
considerable expense
Another increase OF expense through tbi. law 1,iu
fA upon the candidates Under the old law each can.
uuN'o hAu 10 nave printed only his own tickets or
paSerh No" II he WEnts to be voted for he will have
10 nave MS hAme printed with every oombin alton that
mas named ticket This means that instead OF small
Hoke' ana pASerS he will have to have pastors and
pastsr ballots six inches wide and long enough TO have
AL the names OF the candidates on them. The only
gam IN election expenses under the law 30 far as
appears ~ that In future there will only ono ballot
box instead OF number. This will make tho counting
all the harder
Tho confusion caused by the amendments made by
the rural legislators TO tho laws Affecting Now York city
10 shown In tho concert saloon license matter which
came up In the case Of GomboSSys saloon In the Bow
cry Tho Consolidated provided for the issuance by
the Mayor OF theatrical and other kinds OF licenses and
provided for way in which these licenses should be
revoked on hearing before Judge The concert
saloon license was not enacted until five or Sx years
after the Consolidation act It began under Mayor
Hewitt Tho law provides that tho Mayor shall have
the power 10 issue tho license but It does not say
tue license shall he revoked This is question for tho
courts 10 decide and the question can be kept In the
courts by skliu lawyers until the license expires
lmS VIII DO great summer for political picnics and
excursions local election calls into existence more
associations than does national election These
cations are named after prominent district leaders
and each OF them gives AZ one picnic in the course
OF the summer.