The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-13
POLITICAL NOTES.


ocraey of the state In the National Committee
has that most important attribute of q successful
leader the prestige OF unvaryinv success lie was TIE
Democratic candidate for Assembly in tho rst district
Of Erie at different elections and was on each
occasion triumphant. After having been chosen
Speaker Of the Assembly he was last year. contrary to
the representations Of many ensmies, elected Lieu
tensnt.0overnor by majority OF $4,000 His law
partner Charles Tabor has twice been elected At
torrey General OF tho State and Mr. shcchan has had
larye share In tho snccsss which has attended the
career Of David B. Hin. from hts election Alderman
In the strongest Republican ward in Elm,ra to the
post United States Senator for the State OF New York
The reason correct assigned for tho refusal OF tho
New York city Republicans to readjust their districts
the basis OF the new arporttonmont Is this Tho
three uptown districts. Nineteenth Twcntysecond.
and twenty third have collectively. under tho apror
tionment. nine all OF which are now solid FOR
Hungry Jake Patterson whereas were Tie districts
redvided he could depend upon no more shan three
votes this territory and the remaining six would DO
cast against his continued leadership.
The Police Commissioners on Tuesday recons dered
their frst dissemination and agreed upon 1877 tho
number or polling districts that should lie in this city
this year cannot be raid that this division puts the
new in the most favorable light for IL
the division of voters DO admitted to have been
fairly made thu Assembly districts then the number
OF election districts in each should correspond In.
stead or this there arc many serious inequalities.
thus the Second Assembly district has fourteen moro
polling places than the Third district which ndjoins
It. and the Twenty seventh has fosty.ccht dis.
tricrs. while tho Thirtieth, in tho same neigh.
borlsood has but twcnty'sx. Tho new Third
district has thirty election districts and tho new
Seventh which adjons 1t on tho north. has hfty.seNen
As legislative apportionment will before tho
Court Of Appeals for consideration In Oct ober
sooner. the Police Commissioners would have done
some hing to sustain its fairness H. in dividing the
election districts OF New York. they hci end-avored to
avoid surN va1ances As have been pointed out.
Presidential eiector fo7 his services tho
OF Sic per day for each day in attendance at Al
bany. together with 10 cents per mile each wny
from his place OF residence. by the most travelled
route. to tho place OF meeting" Ten cents mile
leaves margin OF pront for railroad is permitted to
charge than three cents milo.
Talking about tariff and FREQ trato whie Force bin
rnenaees tho liberties OF the people ia waste OF tm.
ltIs like dis cussing the cut of mans trousers while
he being assaed in default OF measures for his
Mot. 1t 10 like disputing about the dimensions OF .
house and quarretng over Its height CT frontage in
feet and inches while it is on fire. with view to set
ting chat question before the flames shed.
Stncsthe reorganization OF tho various districts
cordnr to tho new apportionment by ramm1ny Hall
rivalry has to re question OF senior.
y of leadership and friends OF Senator George Wash
ing.ou Punkit declare that. like his ,ustrious name
sake the first President of the repnbic he has been
FIRST iu peace rst in and first in the hearts OF his
constituents This claim is disputed by the friends OF
John Reilly. who has certainly been longer in Tam.
many Hall than his rival district lender Pankit, and
who enjoys be.idcs the celebrity of having been
sistAut Alderman which Piunkttt never was Bur. on
the other hand. Punki,t has been nearly everything
else. and holds an Office now. while Reilly doesn't.
James II. southwrrth is candidate for tho judicial
nomination in the Eighth judicial district and James
A. OGorman is candidate in the Eleventh. Henry
Seinert is probable candidate for the non:n
the Seventh, and william y. Moore who has made a
popular Judge tho Third is OF all the District Judges
the most certain t" be renom!natod. Elections for
full of years all tho district except
the Tenth. In 1893.
You can get campaign banner in pen.wOrk net ac-
companied by portraits. cannon. hags. ami an eagle.
s1G5 size 20 feet by 80 feet For $500 get
such banner just twice large. Oh! portraits OF tho
candidates from Sc so each. according
and style. Tho more banners the less votes.
Charles Seckler has returned from the Adirondacks
where he has been staying for month and will be
town sntil November
According to tho Metropolis, Alderman Morris OF the
Eleventh district Il the Oldest member OF tbs hoard OF
Aldermen and he will decline to for another term
giving his for this resolve the fact that the
position of Alderman Is All empty honor and that he
~ tired OF continuously voting no" with three other
Republicans. while twenty Democrats In the Hoard
IN the affirmative. Alderman Morris is not the
oldest member OF tho BOa.d in lie was born in
Springfield. Mass. IN 1913. whereas his alert Demo
colleague from tho First district soldier Flynn
WAS born in Wales in 1880. and Is tAus than
dozen years older than the representative f.na the
Eleventh. Sor is Mr.. Morris the oldest Aldermen
In tenure Of service lie first elected to the Board
In 1883 His Republican colleague. James \. Cows,
hntedates him b four years. There will! be OF
twenty to four hencefor,h for the Board of Aldermen
will be composed OF th!rty'0ne embers and will be
of as much surprise Rs satisfaction 70 Demo
Gratis henceforth If there are not than
publican members in the next Board.
A meeting OF the New York or voorhis Democracy
held ut the Second avenue headquarters tia,
gsniZation on the came night that the Democratic
State Committee met n. the Hoffman House. but the
secret of what done rather of what is TO he
done has been well kept In this respect reticence
tho New York Democracy is justly entitled a word
of praise for at no time during the years
its conferences been divulged whereas other organ
izatons in town have been less fortunate. The New
York Democracy evidently believes in the
the proverb which declares that il Is no. well 10
hunt ducks with the apartment Of brass band
Nercenary considerations are believed By many 10
prevail 10 remarkable extent among the shift
lens class Of coored voters sad election district
worker the other day: when you could call them
ringers their votes worth IL dollar n head
When hey came TO DO regarded negroes the price
raised TO two dollars Wien spoken O. as coored
people the prIco reached Ave. but this year Lord de-
liver u.s. They known Atro.Ame- cans. and .t'u
cost ten oilars head and not u cent less"
II but fair TO that this is Wow which does in.
Justice to many and patriotic ci'zsns color
who accustomed TO subject their principles
| an annua! pecuniary test
The investigation OF the affairs of the Market bureau
by Commissioners OF Accounts Barker and liOahan.
was. at the time that their report WAS made very gen
| crafty commended as a most rarefr aud thorough
sitting of abuses in department OF city government.
Some Of the against delinquent officials stu
pending In the District Attorneys office and at the
rate Of speed the disposition OF cases which has
marked Its Affairs this summer they will probably
como up for tral. District Attorney Sicoll was the
attorney OF the Commissioners, and all the neces
sary witness understood now to be IN tho city.
though two were absent. whom needed. n year ago.
Sncc the market investigation those active III prose-
cutting 1t have all been promoted. Mr.. Barker is now
| President Of the department Of Taxes and Assess.
mems Mr. lolahan Is Deputy Commissioner of Public
Works: Mr.. Nicol is District Attorney