The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-01
POLITICAL NOTES,

Tho revocation OF the license Of wulfsrss House IT
Lords. o. Wulferss Roost IS 1t was called commonly
deprves many seventh District politicians Of wait.
ing place in the immediate vicinity Of the Iroquos
Club The number OF applicants for public ONCE. fed
hopes and nourshed by promises has been growing
oflate and wulferss Roost was their meeting place.
The earliest National Convention Of the Democracy
In recent ysars was that OF 1888. which assembled In
st. Louis June 8. The latest was that o. 1884.
which assembled In Chicago on sspt.1.
John J. Knox who ,llsd recently was ono OF the Re-
publican candidates for tho ONCE OF Comptroller lie
the nominee at tho election OF 1887 surviving
candidate Is John +. Pummer. Until 1872 the ONCE
Of Comptroller WAS elective. and the term was four
years. From 1872 to 1885 It was appointlve. Since
1886 1t has been elective the term being three years.
Sergeant John wiesand Of the Charles street station
who the favorite Of the New York Democracy for
appointment to the command made vacant BY the 70.
tirement Of the late Capt. Philip Cassidy. 10 an old
ocer with good record. having been connected with
tho Police Department s,nce Dec g. 1852 His friends
were confident that he would secure the appointment
but they were disappointed.
"Ths best testimonial that man can pr,ssnt Il tia
opinion OF his neiRhbors."-Ralph Waldo Emerson. At
tho elections this month tho Democrats have gained In
Chemung county the homo county Of Senator Hill and
in Schuyler. his native county.
Tho absence Of the Municipal League typewriter.
from the Cleveland headquarters in Wall street 10 one
Of the mystfyng sights of tho day those who had
expected to them intrenched and In readiness for
the reform battle OF 1892 But tho click Of tho ms
chine grinding out fierce protests by fairy nnssrs il not
heard yet tho Aston building and that
gives the Wall street headquare an odd appearance
to those who have been out. and very much ont In
favor of every crank reform reformer for number
ofyears past.
The Relief Fund Of the Fire secures about
$4,000 year through fines penalties collected BY
the Bureau Of Combustbles. This 10 tho scale Of
charges: For each nre caused by defective chimney
Is fne for each open hostway $50 for kerosene oil
license So for gunpowder license S1O special DER.
mitto store combustibes 81; for wholesale nrswork
permit. $50; for license to use explosives. $40.
Tho total to be cast this years election In New
York city will probably not fall short of 100000 II
was 27s.o0etn 1888 22o 900 in 1884, POS 900 In 1850
and ITO 900 In 1875.
Al the recent election tho Republican candidate for
Alderman in the First Assembly district carried the
Fifth ward. tho first time such thing has ever hap
pened under the existing division Of districts.
Atthe charter elections held on tho 9th inst tho Re.
pubicans were successful in Onondaga and steuben
counties in which tho controversy over tho disputed
election figures was most active last year. Dutchess
county does not vote until March. Supervisors in
Columbia are to be chosen on the same day.
Tho number Of delegates TO tho Chicago Convention
Is to be 400 with two-thirds 600 votes necessary
for nomination The roll Is to be called in tho alpha
b.tca order OF the States Before tho State OF Now
York can be reached twentv.seven States will VOTE
With total Of 503 delegates ninety short Of
twothirda Alabama the frst State tho list 10 for
Hi. Wisconsin. the last State. is for Cleveland
The Board Of Health put tho present population Of
the city Of New York at I7ll.%72. which 10 less than
! 600 than the police census OF 1870.
Besides having its quota o. Asscmblymen Increased
by the next apportionment from 20 to 81. Nav York
city will probably gain two SenatOrs getting instead
Off At last years election three OF tho districts had
subs antally the same voting popuationSenator Mo
Mahon's district. o743I Senator Ahearns 27Oel, and
Senator Roesch's 1904. On the other hand tho two
big up town districts had also subs anta!ly tho same
voting ulaton-senator Punkitrs 81 556 and sen-
ator Canors 81. 2l+. Between tho two wore Senator
lIagans which gays $4,000 votes loss than eithor
senator Browns. In the Nav York city portion Of
which he district includes Staten island tho vote
600 The Cantor and Plunktt districts are likely to
he eht up the boundaries OF the Hagan district to be
reduced and OF the Brown district increased while the
three others are likely to remain about the same.
The times change and men change with them. Ats
recent meeting or tho Board OF city Record. wismP
MITCHELL who has been suing the city for large sum
Tor work done during the administration OF Mr. Hewitt
appeared, the R>rrd says before tho Board aad
stated that for years he had printed and bound the
indexes OF the blrts marriages and deaths to the sat
sfaction Of the Health department and asked that he
again bs ?oyed to do the Same work at o. 20 per
page the price paid" Tho contract has been 70.
,ordnd In the Comptro!lers O!ce but bond accom-.
oaniesit II was the only contract hlei last wsek
Inacconip panied by bond.