The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

Tho recent Legislature had the shortest session any
New York Legislature In twenty yenrs and did tho
most work. enactink rs meaaures Last years t~gs-
atnre enacted a that Of 40 500 that Of lHae So
and that 1889 bs2. More business OF needfui pub.
lie character transacted by the Democratic major
y Of the Legislature than by any preceding IeRisa
ture. Notwithstanding the brevi,y "f the scssion On
that record and tho pledges kept the Democrats will
appeal with confidence to tho In Novenn
The selection Of John Purcell Clerk Of the v1rs Ds-
trct Court to be leader of the rfh Assembly disirict
preserves tho nreponderance In tho Tammany Commit.
Twenty Of tNosc eced with tho
~ tho twentyfonr distrct leaders fur Police Jus
tces Ia the Clerk Of the Court OF 1ensva Sessio
Is Cerk of the Court Of Special sessinns one 10
deputy Clerk IN the Court Of Special Sessions one 10
Commissioner Of Jurors. one CITY Marshal. one
County Clerk ono Is Rexister. and two Police
miSsiurcrs. They. with Nr Purcell cons',,ufo n
jorty OF the M tho other. three state
Senators. one Is Fire Commissioner And mo 10 D"pn
~ Commissioner OF Street Cleaning The other do
not hold public oiIlccs.
James g. Cinrksou. WHO has been cutting . large
swath in national poliics by travelling in = ."n,i.
circle between Arknnsas and Washington and giving
his vie ws from time to time wns chairman ~ tho Ma
tionai Republican League Of Cnhs ia 1891 seventy.
nve OF thu cluls In New York. and great ihipas
Of them At the election II last korsn-
her butf they exercised my Influence on tho r"sns
favorable to Republican prospecs tho fact 10 MT de
closed In the election, returns Th"y are to hol their
State Con rnton In Rochester OH June "a. and great
are being ,ac for the The chief
work of their conventions thu. far has bsen the pAs
OF high sounding rcs"Iuions and the delivery Of
eloquent selrcongratuia,ory addrcsses Tho R~rnbli
League expects lake part In this years
Presidential election. Tue Rochester Convention viii
elect Slate officers.
Two OF the conspcuous Democrats In attendance At
previous National democratic Conventions who will
be absent from this years list delegetss from New
York city are Edward Cooper aud william G. whitney
~ ala t,NV A-H NAAn
1883. Mr.. whitney In 1870 1880 and 1855. Abrau i.
Hewitt went = delegate in 1915 and JsaA AMI Or
valid Ottendorfer In 1874 This years delegation hus
SOME other features worthy OF remark. 10 The hrst
twenty ysnra to contain Democratic District AGnr
nes from this city. and It has larger nnmbsr Of
hers OF Congress than any previous dsiegaton from
this city during the period aamsd IN lssN and avan
this year. the Democratic Mayor Of Now York Vas
delegate In 1872 and In 1870 the sheriff Of New York
WAS ono Of tho delegates. The County Clerk del.
eRate In 1880 THIS years. delegation from tho city,
unlike that OF 1884 aud 1885, contains NO mspber Of
tho State Legislature
OF the eight candidates elected In 1884, 70 repYeen
New York city In tho Fortyninth Congress three
dead. four have retired from politics. and the =. m.n
ing one has removed from the city accep, political
honcrs elsewhere
Ex,rolice Justice Maurice ). rower, who has been
absent In Alabama. where he has iron interests
neced with his foundry la this city has returned and
10 again taking an active part In the political anas Of
the town. Recent political rcSerses have not dimin
shed the number OF the friends Of Mr. Fewer md he
friends Of leader IN the days OF defeat has hesS
fore been remarked by an observer who had good
reason 10 know. arc tho most serviceable when the
days Of triumph come.
Something for tho Republican critics OF tho Demo
cratic State administration to think nnd reply 10
II they can; Lowest tax since 1886 ~ In Iaa
David b. I'LL Governor. aud Iesisisturs Democratic
on Joint ballot Next lowest since 1870 ~
In AaH2 Roswell J.. Flower Governor with Democrats
Legislature. Tax rate under latest Republican LeTi'lS
tnrs. 73< under previous Republican Legislature Of
1880. S62.
One eject OF the reduction Of the number OF election
inspectors In New York city from four TO thrss ~
year will be undoubtedly In tho ntercst OF fairness
cause the Republicans instead Of picking IN two mo
eslaneous OF uncertain politics has bees
their custom generally In majority Of The disirr,s.
will this year the advantage OF securing kcpu6
lican NJ Republican inspector.
II seemed probabie SIX weeks ago that tho New York
DemocrAc would be split in two and Its career ssa
loo al faction ,nded by divslon Of Its MEMBER
going into TsmmRny Hall and tho Others heading for
tho " May movement" II appears now. however. that
Of the twenty four district leaders os that organization
eighteen opposed to any association with the SYRIA
cuse Dolly yardens and are equally opposed to any
malrarna alton with TAmmAny Hall Tbs detection Of
Dem Biowitx Car, s'ho = Cleveland hsachmss. re
drees the Grace contingent from six TO hvs the
william street sasticsns express II. ioss Of los per
cent out Of possible 400 per cent errors and ouis
s,ons In classic alton and computation omitted"
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A Ever Aeaorabls Day.