The sun., 1890-10-19
POLITICAL HoHEA

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The Nrst candidate 10 furnish written no.
tlre on the County Clerk Of HE refusal 70 run
ia q Republican. What makes the matter
worthy Of note and remark IL the fact that he
comes from the Thirteonth district, which has
usually moro candidates for any given once
than any other district In town, and Whers
resiRnatlons, either from ofnce or from party
ranke, are extremely rare. Generally srsak.
0Hsn %sa GSs sSsu h ' usually to GRs S%
Sdss Soa HdSSS S.crG E. 'SS SSn Rs%a g. HaSeSd 70 %
The length OF this years can vass requires tho
holding Of mAss meetings In many portions of
town-morO meetlnRs In fact. than have been
held at any municipal contest for many years.
Popular and effective speakers will be in great
and constant demand. and the voting pablo
will enjoy, to somo extent. the benents Of q
real educational canvass. Whether the aver
age voter deaires TO be 90 instructed 10 a ques-
ton which has never bseu "a lstHctorly an
swered. but IL he falls to be taught th year 1t
will certainly be no ones fault but bis own as
ious Of outdoinR each other In the matter OF
q speaking canvass
In the municipal contest OF 1882 an agree
mont was entered into by tho two factions Of
the Democracy for union on Congressman In
this city, and there was no break In any dis
triot The successful Democratic candidates
were s. 8. Cox, Nioholas Muller William Dor
sheimer, John Hardy. Abram 8. Hewitt, Or
lando B, Potter. and John J. Adams. All won,
Ne, sncs rhen has sSsrs BEEN &c eomP%Ct
end salts slaotory Dsmoerstic union In New
Ss 9n 6.s fofS mulch h e.
usual ne in the Congres ssion al districts was
to ths :, sa an
nor the hspubiieans. received $4,000 votes.
A candidate declining a nomination must.
under the terms OF the new electoral law, do 30
In writing. and his resign alton must be fled
with the County Clerk at least twelve days be.
fore election. i he be the nominee OF 2 reRulaEr
he be an independent candidate.
The following Aldermen have been retired
this year for denomination in their respective
districts. either through their unwillingness to
run or the failure OF their party supporters to
nominate them: Dowd, Tammany, in the
Fifth; Walker. Tammany. in the Ninth; Din
kel: Tammany. in the Tenth; Rinckofr. Tam
the eS ssorn n be e
twenty -hrati 'McLsfney. Tammany in the
TTwenty-seGo9d' end Barry, Iammany: in the
the only one not elected last NoyemLer. He
was chosen By his associates in the Board TO
decessor, Louis s. sohlamp.
Some queer results 10 shown In tho two days
registry this year. Tho two districts south OF
Fourteenth street TO show the largest increase
over the figures OF last year are the Seventh
and Tenth. which show o gain OF more than O
thousand each. The Seventh is Q banner Re-
publican district, and the Tenth is the strongest
German district In town and the one noted for
tho singular independence OF its voters In
municipal contests. By q strange coincidence.
the increased registry in these two districts
over last year 10 exactly the same in amount
20s2-as il is in the remaining seven districts
Fourth. Fifth. Sixth. Eighth. and Ninth. This
takes into mo account the Twelfth and Four
ss%bI Pss %ss is the ss A
show loss The falling Of IN tho latter 10. By
good Judges. attributed to the fear nt many
on account Of ifi iitoa'y % n The ffrss % %sssnSiS %
ronGshoremen, sailors. and etevoIores than
any other district 10 town. and y % quite evi-
the new-fangled ARRANGEMENT.
The canvass to be prosecuted for the Tam
many ticket this year will be most vigorous
one. and arrangements have already been
effected by the various district leaders to get
as large as possible a vote and to give all the
candidates upon the ticket nominatel.wi
any exception Or ausliaessticn. the fullest
Undoubto ly this 10 going TO be an exciting
election and one full OF surprises.
John R. Fellows. Congressional candidate in
the Sixth district, is q native OF Troy. N Y.
Edward J. Dunphy. who Is q candidate for re-
domination In the Seventh. was born In this
city. Timothy ]. Campbell. who 10 the Union
Democratic candidate Of the Eighth. was born
In Cavan, Ireland. Amos J. Cummings the
nominee Of the Ninth, is Q native OF Broome
county, in the southern tier Francis p. Spi-
nols, the nominee In the TOnth. was born on
Long Island. John De Witt Warner. Tho
Union candidate in the Eleventh, was horn in
{he porthefn part et the State md ishbsl T.
represents the. annexed wards Of the city in
born In Auburn. CayuRa county, the home oi
William Il. Seward. In other words. seven OF
York we're born IN other COUNTIES Of the siSiS,
Tesnd q other nas or cg OF
But two Of the Sheriffs OF this city within
twenty-five years have aspir0d To other oflces
after the cloRe OF their term These two were
James o'Brien. who was elected State Senator
one year after the CLOSE Of his term rs Sheriff.
90 the DAY. following The close Of his term % as as
sherin. he having been elected t? the former Of
seS 1850 SRd tas "a Latter h iSSS ,Ss Cen
The growth OF the population In tho Nlno-
tesnth Assembly district is so rapid as make
It almost I'm possible for those who study in po-
litlcAl figures with intelligence to kee p any
correct record OF tho changes. On the first two
days Of registry IN 1889 5000, personS were reg;
lstered In the Nineteenth district. Tho total
for the two days o. 1890 mas Jumped TO -O0I.
When Blame and Cleyeland were the candi-
dnt0A for pfasilAnI the RntiTO Oi the M
teenth district was less than $4,000 Ths JDdi.
oatlons point thiH year Ian OF one In national
poiltieBj 10 total OF $4,000.
Cornelius. otherwise known as "BoiSr"
Flynn. who has been renominAted for Alder.
man In the First district. was elected Coroner
tWcny years ago. and hS Term expired seven
teen years ago. He wAs defeated Tor member
., Assem- yin 1879, ii9E stats Senator r 1879,
hotwithstpp lnE tbls he has retained with
slF91g ko!d his populantL IN the FlisI wald 70
years Of active Io!ltlesl LIE o picturesque