The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
POLITICAL NOTES or LOCAL INTEREST.


1888.
Tho Eighth Assembly district, although ono OF tho
mos. closely contested In the city. has not enjoyed
much variety IN the selection OF It's Assemblymen.
Philip wissg has been In the Held eight times, Silver
Dollar Smith seven. and Johnny Brodsky i've. Smith
was elected i've tmos Brodsky four and wssig three
In tho space Of q dozen years Wissig has resigned
from Taminany Hail Brodsky has moved to Harlem.
and Smith has gone to the Board OF hdcrmen. The
slated candidate for election in tho district when
changed into tho Sixth, us II is TO be hereafter, Ia Ma
than \. Levy.
The Rspublica have arranged for formal ratinca
ton of the Minneapolis nomination in Carnegie Muso
Hall on June H. The Republican Club has charge nf
the selection OF speakers ono difficulty under which
the Republicans likely to suffer during the canvass
of this year duo to the fact that nearly all OF I'll"
qucn, and capable German. American speakers in New
York are Democrats. The number includes this year
Senator Roesch. Commissioner Wahle. Assemhlyman
Sulzer, John Fcnnel Louis Iianncman. AMI several
others bright workers IN Held which has heretofore
suffered much from tho lack " political ololnence on
the stump, II not elsewhere. All of thes, German.
American speakers are young men. AMI the Repuo-
Leans md themselves unable TO match thcn,.
There IN mach amusement among politicians over tho
selection the state Committee by the Syracuse anti
suappcrs New York city has eight representatives
It, Five are lawyers and three OF them reside In
Ass rnbly district, short distance from each other
They nrs fAirrhi.d Curtis. md McFhranh The Ji,.
trict from, which they hail ia. Of course Republican
Two OF the remaining representatives Of the antr
srnppers Of New York are men Of no political eN
pcirnce being dealer IN glass and the other tho
business manager OF one of tn" German newspapers
Tho only practical and experienced politician tho
list liz John ". Keprenhnggen, who for Alderman
the Republican ticket IN the Eighth district las:
year An odd thing about tho eight an;,snappers m
the Mhgwump state Committee from New York cityis
the fact that o; them transact business within
stone throw OF the Ereairg Post office Raprenhaggcn
being again the only exception II is rcrplc King
| Election. but II anything should happen to William
street the whole force of Mngwnnpery. New York
city and vicinity at least would be as weak shad
that had lost its back bone
The Seventeenth Assembly district Is to he divided
soon. OF tho upper part. state Senator George W
Piunktt will. OF course continue to he leader. lie.
Rnrdng the lower part. however, between for,ie,h
and Forty.sevcnth Streets there Is some rivalry
tween the friends Of James A. Ottoman and those Of
reter J. Doong. oGorman Is slated for the CIVIL
ticeship held by Thomas Is. Murray. lie WILDE
made the new leader. and Dooing Will be returned to
the Board OF Aldermen
June ~ date xed for tho NTH annual conven.
ton OF the Republican League Club. 1t is to be tho
city Of Rochester. aud without time limit talk.
The political import of the nomination of John A.
sullivan by Comptroller Myers to be Superin endent OF
CITY Revenue In the Finance Department has been VA
riouslv interpreted The truth is that Mr. Sullivan
selected bccau-e he business Of good stand
ing and qualified by service Collector of Internal
Revenue to denl with the problems which fall to that
department OF the Comptroler's office The revcnu"s
OF the city from 1t have greatly increased 1891
AMI many safeguards now exist which
thought necessary until the need OF them shown
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Its little early for candidates for Congress but
few have appeared in addition to those that have
referred to in TuE suy One ia Peter Mcdonald in tina
Thirteenth Congress district represented in mart now
by John DE Witt Warner whose .xcrtions in favor of
.he lection of lanes C,mpb. for ov.rnor NJ ohio
last November. While moro important anu moro
cfit"" contest WAS In progress III New ioE are well
femeho"Fe" ms ne" "'s'ti'' as hiaue up ny tho
Legislature. includes Inc seventeenth and twentieth
Assembly districts ana tha' part OF the T~entyhrst
which Is south OF f'ttyn'hth street. MT Mcdonald
| lie backed BY George ". PiunS:t.. Mr.. Warner balls
from the d trct represented by Ashbel p Fitch.
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one ehect or me new "pporohment 10 to be the re-
dncion OF the influence OF the downtown wards In the
Bohrc OF Aldermen. The Hoard as constituted now.
CONSISTS OF twenty-five district members. OF whom
Twelve come from the territory below fourteentn
street. eleven from the territory above Fourteenth
street ana Two from the annexed district The Chair.
man OF the fihan'e committee whose position makes
MN "e'hosF vi 'le ShA"s ru"u' 'ohes from
downtown "str'et' 'huer the new haporuonment'of
Ald"rinah'c districts Tie dow-town wards VIII little
more than hoia their own while those above Four
teenth street Will gain ut least hve members thereby
securing MINORITY fot I've hrst ume IN tue Guys
hist"ry
How the tim cs CHANCE Ten years oyo IN NovemhAr
william A. Butler was County Clerk and had bean a
| candidate In training FOR the Mnyoral,y W,ubona
LYNN Al, nsp,-inx youpp LAWYER was pocIe Clark in
| his Office II. did no. sunnort Mr. Rutler for "a.
| el.cton and the latter two d,ys af,.r his def.,t
| summnrIly removed him The other I,y Mr. Ru,,.r
psssed along Chamber. stre 4 almost unrnown Inv ,ha
crowd at the intersection of that with
Centre street and I'D Stair, few fee, from his Old
Office Mr. Lynn was prest,,uy AS Justice in IN. First
| District Court
New York sends to the Chicago Convention this year
| delegation of long. istnuc. political fighters. Tho
| members are not recruited from Mugwnmo ranks.
They represent the best forces OF the democratic
ghnnation In each OF the sixty counties They to
| Chicaso 10 make Winning light
$500.
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