The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-21
PoLITTCAL NOTES.
But ons Republican Assembly district out OF twenty.
four In New York this year win there b one in 1922

the NeVouh Soui0cfeuo OVnNouboh Va Aov~.
Abram g. Hewitt was the only Mayor of New York
who ad during bis the appointment OF no Police
Justices-thAt ID the only Mayor In ONCE since the
judges ceased TO DO elected directly by tho people, hso
during tenure the terms ONO
Judeessxpfed All Tho present Judges arc sppointees
Of Mayor Grant with the following exceptions: Judges
Ford and white appointed by Mayor Grace during hts
first term (ther suoosssots to DO named and
Judges Duty. Kiibreth. wede and oReiliy. who were
appointed by Mayor Edson. The term Of Police Judge
10 ton years Tue salary h $4,000. and II 10 remarkable
that while Republicans inslst mnd supported In the
Ieeisature blu amending Section 1.54I OF the Con-
solidstion act for that purpose) that Police judges
should BE- lawyers not one Of the Republican Judges Is
lawyer thosah several OF the Democratic Judges nrs
members Of the bar. conspicuous among them Thomas
2. Grady. Mayor orsuts most recent appointes.
much 10 be fssrsd that no great reliance can in
che matter OF now appoytionment bel placed upon Dr.
Edwards the senatof-elsct from the Chaufauqua and
Cattaraugus dstrct whe on the Joint nomination OF
Democrats. ths rarnsss' Alliance. aud Independent
Republicans defeated Commodore r. vceder. DR.. Ed.
wards comes from one Of the districts which most
IN gain By the retention OF the existing aprortonment
with total registry OF 600 voters has one Senator
and four Assemblymen. On tho same basis New YORK
city ought to have thirty Assembymsn Instead Of
and TO got such country districts ~
tho one represented By Edwards would have to DO
cut down proportionsteiy. proceeding which their
representatives would b. quite certain to streunousy
object to and vigorously oppose.
Immediately after the Saratoga Convention prori.
nen: Tsmnny a leader suggested to one OF the rep.
resentaves of tho voorhs Democracy that ox.Assem.
blyman John Martin would be an excellent nominee Tor
Coroner. Tho voorhs leader acquiesced and Mr. Mar.
tin declared that he had no objection After tho Tam
many County Convention had made up its tickle: for
Coronors Luyy. sehutzc and Shea. the Voores leader
recalled to the Tamnany leader their conversation
after tho Convention, and upbraided him Tor alleged
bad faith. The rau,many man answered; II stu
think Martin would BE- strong candidate for Coroner
You should run hin, tho voorhis uekot and SEQ II
am not right"
There 10 than 900 difference between the
Republican majorites in Otto and nnsylvania added
together and tho Democratic mnIorites in New York.
Iowa, Maryland. and Massachusetts, added together.
Close elections have boen frequent enough IN New
York. tho margin OF difference Lcutennnt.jovernor
having boon $50 votes In 1870 and on President 1O47
votes In 1884. But closely disputed Legislature is tho
exception and not tho rule. IN the Empire State. Tho
election Of 1851 resulted in clean sweep Tor the Re-
publicanG. and In making Henry ). Raymond Speaker
Of the Assembly. Tho next year Ioratio Seymour was
elected Governor and tie Legislature WINS close There
long and bitter light for the control Of tho As
sembiy. lasting from jan q. the day upon which tho
Legislature convened. until JAN 20 when on the aeth
ballot. combination was InAdc by tho Republicans
which eliminated In tho choice OF Thcophlus c. Chilli
cot tho Independent Democratic representative Of the
fItn OF htnRe cOuhSy. ouueu teutoH
and the next the Republicans again had control OF
tho Assembly. Chauncey u. Depew. who represented
the district in westcbester which now has James W.
Hustled for its champion. participated in tho choice OF
Mr. Caicot. and among his colleagues were Charles W.
Duryea Of Oyster Bay. Abram B. Weaver OF Deerheld
EZRA Cornell of Tompkins. and Robert c. HutchnRs Of
New York. who afterward becams Surrogate and dleda
week ago.
Tho Corrupt Practices law obliges every candidate
voted for at any election held within this
hle within ten days itemtsed statement OF his
peuses The law says where shall be nled and pro-
scribes penalty for neglect upon tho candidate but
oddly enough IL makes no exception In favor OF per
who may be nominated without his knowledge
and in his absence: and than this. It mskes
discrimination In fayo. of persons voted for without
any nomination at ALL any chance TO know that they
about be supported As the Law stands there Is
nothing to prevent . number Of electors disposed
from using pastors In favor Of a candidate who
shall thereupon become obliged either TO file
statement to break the law. couple Of years
ago Grover Cleveland voted for for Assembly lyman
In the Sixteenth district of this city That be.
fore the adoption or either the ballot law the
Corrupt Practices Had It been since then, the
President would have had to consecrate himself to the
task OF swearing to statement setting FORTH quito
unnecessarily. his failure to expend any money to
bring about his election once for which he was
not candidate and which he had no knowledge that
any wished him 10 I'LL. Tho ballot reformers
great the making OF laws the chief end aud aim Of
which appears be harass the righteous and let
the uuhOly go scot free.
All three of the disputed Senatorial districts adjoin
each other and all three are on the Hudson or Its
tributary. the Mohawk.
One public funct ouary who has more than the aver.
age citizens interest in the composition OF tho
Legislature Is Andrews. Draper, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction This place Is filled by the Legisla
ture joint ballot for the term Of three years. Mr..
Draper was hrst chosen on March TO- 1886. and his
present term will expire April T. 1902. He is Re-
publican. native OF osego county. resident Of Al
bany. and WAS member Of the Assembly Of $751;
The officers to he elected ut next years municipal
election Mayor. Register. and President OF tho
Board of Aldermen.
. There are amenities In politics. and some Of
them gracious too. Leicester Holme. former
~ Mayor Grants private secretary. Is surety the
bond OF tho Mayors new secretary. Willis Holly.
One thing safely settled any way There will be
division eectora! OF New York state by Con-
gress drcs as arranged by last winters Legislature
In Michigan. The electoral vote Of Now York will be
cast solidiy for the successful candidate.
twas claimed by Its advocates that tho provIsons
OF the new Electoral las woud . barrier
against slow false counting srt this years sxpe-
rIence with It indicates that they do neither The
Is slower than over before and the accusations
Of fraud both sides more numerous than usual
James 4. Cowc. who has Just been reslec:ol Alder.
man for the sixth time. AMI after absence OF two
yasrs ,rst chosen member Of tho Board from tho
Thirteenth district IN 1854. Not ono OF his col.
leagues In that yoar will he In the Board and Mr.
Cowis becomes therefore, to speak. the father of
the City Fathers. lie has served frequently than
any other Alderman As CVw:o comes IN, John aor.s
goes out-good exchange.
At the preAen. rate OF Increase and unoss thor. IA
change Of leadership OF methods the majority
against tho Tsmmnny Hal nominees may be expected
to reach 5000 in 1902 In tho Twenty district;
In 1890 the Tanmany candidate for Commissioner Of
Street improvements was defeated by . majority OF
6G5. In 1904 tho Tsmrsuy candidate for Civil Judge
was defeated In tho sxn,s district by a majority OF
1000 THIS Is ono Of the districts In which some change
OF leadership probable after Jan the others the
fifth and Twelfth. II Ia father odd by tho n.y. that
these thres distreta the Fifth, Twelfth and Twenty
fourth. the only 'hroe In town which Hugh Grant
when elected sheriff In $685. failed IN carry against his
County Democracy competitor. Andrew J. White
Quite lively trade 10 done the business of cssa!ns
claims o: election inspectors. whom the city phys
apiece. These claims bought up by spsc uA,ors at
NJ at.nuf