The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-28
POLITICAL NOTES.


POLITICAL NOTES.
me element Of chance entered largely into
the election Of Judges OF the Court Of General Sessions
Cunning g. BEDFORD. whom elected City Judge. lad
majority Of 90 900. but whom ne was the Tammany
candidate running for reelection. he was defeated by
$4,000. Recorder smyth. whom . candidate the first
time. was defeated by 1900. but Judge Gdcrseeve
who ran an opposition Ticket and in whose success no
confidence was felt. easily by nearly 10000 ma
jorty. When candidate for reelection three years
ago. and having the TammAny Hall nomination. Mr..
ddorscove was beaten by James Fitzgerald With tho
circumstances in View great confidence Is felt BY
any ono in tho outcome Of the election for Judge Cow.
ings successor. the Judge elected As Republican.
being q candidate for reelection and having as his
most probable adversary Henry u. Purroy
The bill apportioning tho state the basis Of tho
census Of 1855 passed the Legislature April 49, 1867
two years later. Tho bill apportionng tho state on
the basis OF tho OF 1855 passed April 10.
1855, one year later Tho bill npportoning the State
on the basis Of the Of 1878 passed April g.
1870 four years later Not until the present year has
the Of the inhabitants and tho division Of
tho districts been undertaken in the Same year.
Tho big Nineteenth Assem bly district Of the Rver.
sde continues to be tho Mecca OF politicians. Among
the FIRST Of the now arrivals exAlderman Kirk
Of the political landmarks 10. many years OF the Fourth
ward Among tho very latest additions to the colony
T.
and Judge Alfred Stecker b,th Of tho Tenth Assembly
district John E. Brodsky heretofore OF tho Eighth and
Richard A. Cunningham Of tho Sixteenth district. Two
members Of Congress-John r. Fellows and John De
witt warner-hnil from tho Nineteenth. which Ia the
only ono in town that Is honored to that extent
Among tho other officials residing within Its present
boundaries are Mayor Grant Commissioner Brennan,
Corporation Counsel Clark. Police Commissioner Nc
Clave. Building Comm ssoner Brady. Superintendent
Byrnes. Police Justice McNAhon Dock Commissioner
Phelau. and Tax Commissioner Barker.
Tho reduction Of election inspectors from four to
three this year the saving TO the city OF $780,.
600. Tho election expenses too high and they
have been growing lately.
Tho most diissnt OF Now York citys representatives.
in the Senate George ". Plunkt: the least active
in matters Of legislation was George Roesch
From 1ss5 to 1885 tho Seventeenth Assembly dis.
trict had different representative in Albany every
in 1885 however had three terms, and his Successor
had three terms also This year Thomas J. McManus Is
serving his first term, and A. he 10 member Of the
New York. or voorhis Democracy. the prospects OF
to the old plan OF new representative every
year good deal better than Mr. McMauuss friends
would like them to be
It's one OF tho unwritten laws of Now York city poll
tics that Register should be reelected and that
account the First district who constitute SO large
part Of the clerical force Of tho Registers once ut
present. should view with regret the unkelhood OF tho
denomination of thei- leader and netghbor Frank T.
Fitzgerald Tho appropriated for the expenses Of
that ONCE this year. by the way. $685. 800. Of
which the Register receives $4,000. lie can appoint
] 10 subordnates. who paid most OF the balance.
Mr. Fitzgerald IL tho Tammauy leader In the First dis
trict and most popular He was elected Register in
1889. having successfully for Congress In 1883
and unnecessarily for Civil Justice in 1887.
Oddly enough. and accidentally. too. no doubt more
Ninth district applicants appointed to the police
force last wsekthers were eleven OF them the other
wards averaging less than thrss each-than in any
previous week for several years. although the Ninth
distric. through tho resignation OF Commissioner
voorhiA Is now. for the first time since May. 1885,
without . representative In the Police Board
new apportonment OF Assembly districts means
for the Democrats OF New York and Kings larger Rep
resenttton in the OF the party The basis
OF representation at Democratic State Convention Is
three delegates for each Assembly district Accord
ingly OF the 33i members New York city has hereto
fore had u and Kings county So making together 1oS
less than . third of the Convention although tho
two counties nearly 40 per cont OF the Democratic
vote Of tho state. Representation In Republican Con-
ventions 10 not based the division OF dstrcta but
tho cast At the preceding national election for the
Republican candidates and no apportonment. there
fore. can affect tho delegates to Republican Conven-
tions In or out Of tho metropolitan district.
inc Don ii. Dlckinhon pan OF campaign. Wnlcn con-
ssts OF attending banQusts at points remote from tho
state OF Michigan which he represented in the Cevs.
land Cabinet. and announcing extravagant political
propheses. which afterward turn out to be entirely
incorrect bids fair to keep the name of Mr. Dickinson
green and fresh before all voters who are Of curious
or speculative turn On the Thursday preceding the
Presidential election of 1885, Mr. Dickinson addressing
Cleveland AMI Thurman meeting In tho city of Do
sro.t said: II bring you good news from the East
from the great United States Ite you that the battle
line 10 formed. and In tho centre OF that line OF the
great Democracy stands the great State OF New York
Our right wing rests upon the States OF New Jersey
and Connecticut. loft upon the States OF Indiana
and California, and great reserve Illinois. Ohio.
And Michigan. with Michigan TO the fore. And when
the battle won, with the great Northwest line broken.
with our people the broad line OF intercourse with
all parts OF the land Interchange OF trade with all our
country and with foreign countries. tho centre Of
political power will change from tho East and vii! be
In tho centre of the Northwest" Michigan was carried
by Harrison BY 22.9ls votes. Now York by 1873,
Indiana by 23As California by 1851 Illinois by "a los.
and Ohio By 1880.
Tho failure OF the Legislature to pass the bill designed
to terminate the OF ONCE OF the present Clerks in
Civil Courts. coincidently with the terms OF tho
JudgsS will leave most Of these tribunals after next
year With hodovsrs whose tenur, will not be affected
BY the elections OF November. 1898.
senseess and uutruthful assertions against the New
York Board Aldermen have been seldom answered
and refuted that by constant repetition many OF them
have been accepted correct The latest number OF
the Rsrfee Of Rssns has this familiar atstsment Tho
Board Of Aldermen IL obscure body OF twenty-five
members with limited power except for mischief It's
members being almost to u man either engaged dr.
Tectly IN tho liquor business or IN one way or an
other connected with that interest" That paTtaIes
pretty literally of tho qualities OF bald and unahashed
falsehood The present Board 10 composed OF
twenty-five members. fourteen OF whom have no
connection even remote with tho liquor business
The membership very fairly represents the business
trades ~ follows Retail butchers 2; shoe manufsc'
turers !: plumber. l; coal merchant nsh dealer.
wood dealer ]; boss blacksmith !; cigar manufac.
turer !; builder !. In the limo Of trade and transpor
tstton arc steamship ticket agent and railroad
ticket agent. There three lawyers and ono clsrka
larger proportion Of men than the census OF
any community In the United ststes
Of the three awysrs John H. " Arnold. the President
OF the Board, attorney Of extensive practice and
acquaintance. and = prominent candidate on more
IN Aim for If tha hiRhA Judu hins