The sun., 1892-04-13
poEr11cAE NOTES.

POLr17CAL NOTES.
me Rspubiican primaries for the choice Of delegates
to the Republican State Convention In Albany be
held on Friday. April 1S,
Since the knock out administered to the radical tarT
rerorrners in Rhode Island on Wednesday there hns
been decided breakdown In the activity of the Nav
enrolment They md the task OF getting
names to their pads harder than before and In
majority Of the ds.rcts the idea Of having headquar
tiers or Of circulating any papers for signatures has
been almost abandoned.
Although the present Legislature has added to tho
number OF wards n various cities OF the State notably
Rochester Brooklyn. Yonkers. and Troy and thereby
enabled the voters In these cities to obtain fuller
measure Of representation locally. nothing has yet
been done toward an increase in tho number OF New
York wards A. the present time the Twelfth ward OF
this city extends from Ei0htysxh street to the end OF
Manhattan Island. both sides OF town. Its populh-
tion returned By the Porter census 2i3ooo but
the actual population IL nearer 100000 Its pop
uation is as large as that Of Cincinnati San Fran.
cisco and considerably than that OF New Orleans
Cleveland Washington Pittsburgh. Detroit. Buffalo,
Notwithstanding that fact. the ward boundary con-
tinues established April O. 1880 although at that
time the whole territory cont aimed only few houses
The New York city Republicans. who have not had
many crumbs Of comfort lately. bavo found come
melancholy satisfaction In studying tho results OF the
spring town elections In many parts Of the State,
although in the metropolitan end. where Republican
gaius most needed they not Forthcoming. and
in Queens and Suffolk counties they have sustained
losses How little IA the actual Importance Of spring
township elections the case Of Oneida county clearly
and aptly shows Oneida is a popuous and closely
contested county centrally located. and the homo Of
many distinguished leaders in times past. In the
spring elections OF 1890 the Democrats had jorisy
Of thirteen In the County Board OF fortythree nom
bsrs. Encouraged By that they awaited the
state election of 1890 with much confidence
but resulted contrary their expectations in Re
publican majority for 1902 Congressman. At the
spring election one year ago. tho Republicans OF
Oneida trained their political guns with better succe
and captured the Board BY majority of 13, exactly
reversing the previous years record but their hopes
were dashed. because Fassstt carried tho county by
only zee votes Republican loss Of moro than 100.
NJohn z. Milholland. recently from Brooklyn, could
within week stir up SO much disturbance among the
Republicans Of the Eleventh district. which now the
only Republican district in town. how much time
would be required by resident New York Republican
to put the members Of the other twsntythree districts
to night and into panic The does not display
the discipline Of the Republican machine in town,
within eight months OF the Prstidsntiai election In
vsfy good Light
The absence Of Oliver Sumner rean from the May
Convention movement Of the Provisional Committee
Fifty Mugwumps is suggestive. It was supposed that
his familiar vsage would bs At the helm.
PLANTATION OF his absence 10 based tho declaration
that the present movement Of stationsry.consumins
Augwumps has neither PROV nor helm, point pur.
pose head nor tail
That soeabity pays better than politics on the cas-.
side was shown in Pythagoras Hall week ago. whom
the oBrien Association tmotto I'VE Neither Bend Nor
Break'D had reception successful in point Of at
tendance and ENJOYMENT - any enjoyed BY the assoo
tion since the redoubtable John oBrisn was at the
ssnith Of his success a. statesman in dc Ate Another
evidence Of the proposition that good fellowship
10 morn enduring bond Of membershp for club than
political triumphs WAS furnished by the election of
ofosrs Of the steoksr Association the 9Th inst.
Nearly 1000 votes wore cast By the members.
With the Mdermans term two year.. as proposed by
the Legislaturs there would be decided falling OF in
the sale Of ball tckets and corresponding increase
the happiness Of those who fortunate enough
ducs campaign expenses. too.
Ths proposition to wipe out the Filth Assembly dis
tot By attaching the lower part Of to the First dis
trct and the upper portion to the Third District
not meet with much favor In the Eighth ward which
used to be famous for Its local Of them
remain now. having died and the Others wing
moved away. There has been much friction in the
Tammany Committee Of the Firth since the death
Of Judge Norton and the leaders Of the organization
win be glad Of the opportunity Of putting end to
any dinculty in the future by dividing the DISTRICT
It costs the city moro than 900 year for steno
graphic servteea The i've stenographers In the su-
preme Court receive collectively. the annual salary
$4,000 the 1--WE stenographers employed in the su
perior Court receive . similar amount and do the
i've stenographers employed In the Court Of Common
Pleaa Tho four stenographsrs employed in the City
Court get $4,000 the three employed the Court
General Sessions get $1,000 The eleven
OF District Courts get $4,000 and the Coroners
stsnosrapher gets 32boo. To those items may be
added 800 for the surrosats's stenosraphsr and
$1,000 for those employed In the police courts and
the Court OF Special ssssions.
Year, sso and in fact until recently political work.
ers Of both parties glad procure naturalization
papers friends and neghbors who desired
citizens Tho SERVICE small in is way led generally
good results because the intending citizen would seek
the aid OF member Of party with which he expected
Identify himself and thereafter ho could be counted
on generally to vote its ticket. Nowadays, however,
decline of tho standard OF emigration has been
grea: that majority VI the now citizens do not kno
any difference between tho two political parties and.
therefore, little dependence is put their support
that Il not thought worth while by tho workers
either party go tho trouble OF getting papers
for the now voters This years naturalization has
bsen thus far extremely Light for Presidential year.
The new apportionmeut of Congress districts in the
city gives the Democrats the following matorltes,
Seventh district. represented by John r. Fellow $500
majority: Eighth. represented by E. J. Dunphy. 5000
majority: Ninth. represented by Timothy J. Campbell
1O.6OO majority; Iehtn the~I SOW majority; EIeN
enth. represented by Amos J. Cummings 400 major
ity; Twelfth. represented by Bourks Cochran. $500
majoriy Thirteenth represented by j. J. Little 400
majority: Fourteenth. represented by John Dewitt
Warner. $500 majority: Fifteenth. represented by
Ashbel p. Fitch. 5000 majority Tho Twenty fourth
Assembly district. under tho propossd apportiou-
men.. continues to form part Of tho westcheser dis
trict. Tho Twsntyfourth has . Democratic majority
OF aooo. westchssier gives the Democrats usually
1900 majority.
Notes OF tho Hebrews.
The city OF Cincinnati has for many years been IA
yorte abiding place OF Jews At recent jewish cele
brat,on there Rabbi Wise said that Cincinnati would
hereafter bs tho Zion Of Judaism in America"
Tho convention of delegates from all tho jewish III
srary OF this city for the purpose of prepar
ing scheme OF amasamaton will! bs held on April -