The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

| POLITICAL NOTES.
| A Commissioner Of Public Works. two Police Com
missioners. Corporation Counsel n Commissioner of
Charities and Correction and City Chamberlain are
to BE- appointed by tho next Mayor.
The Republicans are arranging for conference In
this city to talk tho situation At last accounts
the party split into factions the question Of
whore tho conference ought to be held Some Rspub-
lcans insist holding at the Windsor. while Others
demand a. the price OF their participation. that Il
should he held At the Fifth Avenue. Johnny Simpson.
It 10 said advocates the Cosmopolitan. 0abe Cases has
some admirers among the mp town Republican, Others
give their preference to the Getty House. Yonker Until
the place OF meeting settled no meeting Of harmo
mixers be held and neither faction will give up
tts preference there fear that opportunity win b
| afforded for general talk over the situation.
The popularity of George W Lyon. Surveyor Of the
Port. 10 undoubtedly much greater among the Demo
cratic holdovers there than among Republican applt
Giants for positions In the Surveyors ONCE.
Senator Plunkitts bill to lessate out Of otoa after
Dec 81. 1893 the various clerks and attendants the
civil courts Of this city has been objected 80 much
that protest against Its adoption signed by majority
Of the Judges. is not improbable The Commissioners
OF Accounts In their latest report gave figures In
tail to tho volume of business transacted at each
Of tho civil courts and showed that tho pressure Of
business among tho downtown districts and not in
the upper part Of the island where Senator Punkits
proposes new court. Docks are more needed than
civil courts at tho upper part Of the island provided
the control rests with tho Commissioner Of Docks and
10 not transferred to any private individual
Tho three Commissioners who have charge Of the -
sessments for Wolf street, Charles W. Dayton Dennis
A. spellissy. and Lamont Mclaughlin have completed
their abors and announced that their report will be
submitted for confirmation on Feb 10 in the Supreme
Court. Wolf street win become Of the attractions
Of Gotham.
One reason why the candidates nominated By Tam.
many Hall do not receive votes In the twenty.
fourth district 10 indicated BY the preference the
FORMER opponents OF tho WigwAm to the neglect of
those who have boon lighting its battles and support.
Ing Its cause for many years John Royce who ran for
Alderman In tho Twentyfourth ward on the County
Democracy ticket in 1888 has appointed foreman
OF tho aborors in the training stabes of
the Fire Department at salary Of q 500 Eight Tam
many Hall men were spplicanta for the place. said
At the election OF 100 years ago 1856 votes
were cast Virginia led In tho number Of eleetorA hav.
ina 2l. and Massachusetts followed with Ia vhils
Pennsylvania had IT, New York and North Carolina
had II EACH and Maryland TO- The number Of sector,
this year 10 to BE- Az.
Aehange OF district adsrshp within Tammany Han
has been made in only district year. the rven
tysecond Last year the districts that had new COM
manders were the Eighth and Twelfth. In 1880 the
districts that had new leaders were the Third Thir.
toenth. and Twentieth. In 1880 the districts with
changed leaders were tho First Fifteenth. Six.
teenth. and Twentyfourth Tho year before that thu
changes were in the Fifth and Tenth 80 that a. NAV
DO seen. nearly every Assembly district has TO-DAY a
different Tammany loader from the one who led thu
forces OF the wgwam to triumph i've ysa ago or lsss
It is popularity Of the Cleveland psm.or.s. "a.
Called that they appear to BE- At their best after sun
down. the accepted period for spesohmatins At ban,
ouets They are most vigorous and energetic q, the
close Of the day when the battle may bs said Il over
Ont A0th AMI xhA-
Democrats is In tho carly hours Of tho morning when
their party expects them to DO up and doing.
According to tho figures of william M. wins IN. A..
pense of tho Mayoralty In 1860 was $2sles In 400
1t was SS0 1o1 and for this year it is sea ooo II An
pears therefore, that the expense of Mayors ocs
is ess nowadays than It thirty-two years aso Tn.
population has increased In the meanwhile from
statesp an much interested in the reapportoumsnt
OF Congress districts Is the Hon. Timothy Justinisn
Campbell lie belongs In tho Sixth Assemb Div distr,ct
II tho Sixth DO Joined to tho district to tho south of a.
Mr. Campbell 10 likely to spend tho winters of 1894 and
'95 in New York city. II 1t be Joined to tho d.trct
above he 10 likely to bs rsnominsted and reelected in
November.
fseems to be strange and undoubtedly Il 10 ,tranps
that Republican has not been elected to Conrre..
nom TINS city In twelve years In 1880. when GARFIELD
was elected President Levi P. Morton and Anson n
heCook were elected to Congress from two civ di.
trcts These were the last sraghtout Republican, to
be elected In New York In 1855 Ashbel P. Pitch now
one OF New forf's Democratic Representatives va.
chosen by combination Of Democratic aud Rsnph,I
can voters. He was at that time nomnally Rsnrh
hcan but he owed bis success to Democratic support
With delicate touch of bucolic sarcasm Senator
Charles T. saxton declared week ago that he vou,a
not DO prepared to submit the part Of tho Rspub
canf. any changes In tho present electoral law un,u
he had heard from the Peoples Municipal Leagu. Of
New York on the subject" Mr. saxton the nstis..
TOR ana champion OF kangaroo ballot on the Rspuh
can side OF the house. and he had frequent
with the representatives of tho Peoples Municin.l
League The result Of their united efforts was NOT n,
cuiarly consoling either to tho Republicans or to thu
ballot reformers In tho League Tho Republican. A..
In minority in both Houses and tho bsIlot.rsformn.
leaguers have representative in neither.
Some years ago David McAdam now ON. n, ,,.
Judges OF the Superior Court and Frederick O. Gednev
then Civil Court Justice in tho Eighth district COM
oined their efforts to bring about changes In tho Law
governing summary eviction for non-payment Of rent
mat would deprive It OF many Of Its hardshps "A
possible They tried for long time to do away with
what known the two hours notice to yacat. nm
the rst OF the month In tho interest of tho change
Justice Gedney went to Albany and he declared after
ward that he gave up in despair what he considered
humane effort when. after argument before III.
committee on Cities in which he had stirred the
OF the committee at the wrongs poor and lowl
tenants he was approached at his hotel by a legislator
who wanted TO know how much there WAS in ~ fo-
MIN. for there could not be in existence a New yorL
CITY man quite foolish enough to come IN to Ab.nv |
ana spend money for tho benefit OF humanity" what
could do after that Gedney said in relating the In
eident. IL went back home So
ons item OF increase IN the city expenditures which
seems to be little understood by the reformer. WIN
20 so OF tongue in tho treating OF its affairs and ever
ready to prejudice the ci'y's standing IL the paym.pt
OF money 10 departments wherein the fee nr.
TING |
sue sherirs office this year 30 to the Registers
.aa s8oooOfo the County Clerks onic,. From these
uepartmens the city viii get back the form of fee.
u IL estimsted. sls5 oOD335Ooo from the sherins nj,
nee 100000 from the Registers ONCE ana $4,000 |
.oin the County Ccrks ONCE. Instead. therefore or
'ho Tees going to the incumbtnts of tho three or |
nce named they paid directly into the city trsa.
uy' thereby securing more efficient adm nis rat,o,
aucing the opportunities for fraud and thu
expense to individuals
rermitted to Grow Nowhere Else
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