The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

been invited to attend his advice Is that there shah be
Democratic unity on all local offices next falh
Tho local political situation will be different in New
York the coming fall from what II has been in . Presi
Dental election Tor number OF years In 1888 thcre
| were two Democratic candidates for Mayor and ono
Republican-Hugh J. Grant Ahram S. Hewitt and Joel
Erhardt. In 1884 It was the same. the candidates
| then being William r. Grace. Hugh J. Grant and Fred
| erlck s. Gibbs.
fthere Ia union throughout the city on candidates.
1t will leave tho workers and leaders FREQ to concen.
trae their attention to rolling up As big majority n
they for tho national ticket It will also insure
| Democratic gains In tho Assembly. In many OF the
downtown districts there 10 danger to Democratic
success by running several candidates for Assembly
| mon and Aldermen. as there are so many Democrats
that the Republicans stand little chance in any event.
II may be that effort viii be made to bring about
union in these districts as they are so overwhelmingly
Democratic that the Democratic majority Is increased
rather than diminished by local night. The regstra.
tion and vote falls OF Is to 20 per cent In districts like
the First Second and Fourth when thors 10 no eight
| over Alderman aud Assemblyman.
There is vacancy IN the bench OF the Court OF Ap-
peais but that 10 the only State once to be ned In
this case It makes little Difference politically which
party wins as majority OF the Judges will be Dem.
ocras even should tho Republicans elect their candL
date to oil the vacancy caused by the death Of Chief
Judge Russr Judge Maynard is at present filling the
place by appointment from the Governor.
rohi uRRt VIII DO over tno Ahtompy, Wnlcn
will be Of great Importance As the Legislature next
year will elect United States Senator to succeed
Frank Hiscock The Democrats now have majority
oftwo In the Senate and II the Assembly tie they
coSd eoct their NOMINEES: but II the Assembly wsro to
be Republican 1t would not only prevent the passage
of Democratic legislation. but Republican majority
three would eloct the United States Senator This
10 Of SO much more political than tho Chief
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals that the night will DO In
tho Assembly districts, not on the State ticket.
The Democrats should carry the next Assembly BY
majority OF at least seven. They have the present
sembiy. but they gained greatly BY chance as under
tho old ApportionmensA majority OF the Assembly
districts were naturally Republican. and under
binary management would have returned Republicans
As their representatives, But Last fall Mr. Patt and the
other Republican leaders fet confident that under
tho antquatad apportionnont they would carry both
houses of tho Legislature that they neglected tho local
candidates in their efforts to mako Mr. Fassett Gov.
ernor In chasing that rainbow they both houses
OF tho Legislature. and tho Democrats able to
pass Just apportionment bill giving the cities OF the
State representation proporouats to their popu latiou
Under this apporsonment New York city gains six
Assemblymen Brookly IN six and Erie one The Dem.
ocrats should gain twelve out OF tho threontho Eric
member. the six additional New York members, and
I'VE OF tho six new Brooklyn mombers This result
should be enough to make the Assembly Dem oerAto
by a fair working IN Ajority.
Tho old Henry George movement developed . number
Of young men in politics who have risen rapidly in
Tammany hall. Frank T. Fitzgerald was the candidate
of the Labor party in the Battery district for Civil JUS
ice He made good run and carried his district against
tho Tammauy organization under Police Justice Pat.
rick 1Avan Duty. lilo supplantoi Judge Duty as
TAmnnny district leader. was elected Register N
county ticket. and will probably be nominated by tn
Democrats next fall for the additional Surrogate He
has made of the Dos; Democratic districts In New
York. Joseph McKeon who il now an attorney for the
| Building Department was ono of Fitzgerald's
| usutenants in the Horny George movement.
In the apportonmcnt the present Fifth district
IL likely to have its boundaries altered Tho present
leader, John Purcell put in to have charge until
the districts laid out The real power in pol
itics in the district John Kelly who not only
for ONCE himself but would not take control Of
the district.
Misfortune to have to the leaders OF the
Fifth. 1t was the district of County Clerk Henry A.
Gumbleton, about whom tho bolt Of 1870 begun.
Judge Thundsrbolt Norton. tho Tammany leader died.
| Judge Peter Mitchell the Tammany leader who
| ceeded Norton died after severe illness recently.
Assistant Coroner Philip Z. Donn the County Do.
mocracy leader after Alderman Jaehne. who is now In
Sing Sing and Or. Donin killed q short time ago
by railroad accident Somehow other . bad namo
seems to have attached to this district and 1t is
thought that any district 10 to lose its Identity may
well be the Fifth.
Police Commissioner Jame' j. Martin OF tho Twenty.
first district and Commissioner of Jurors Bernard F.
Martin OF tho Seventh district tho only district
| leaders in New York who are brothers.
The warning words uttered at opportuns time
and In the most appropriate place by Richard Croker
| in Tamnany Hall. when he called upon tho members
Of tho Democratic organization In New York for carly
and active efforts in support of the national ticket
bearing fruit Tho energetic workers arc organizing
Assembly district batteries and election district
| pagn clubs in all parts Of tho city. Unremittns
efforts are to be made to aay dssatisfaction.
bring phenom Democratic this
| Tho Hen,n Democrats beyond the Harlem Bridge
have taken the initiative in pooling their Issues with
those fths Tammany Democrats there in loyal sup.
port OF tho national ticket this year.
| Arerthe Democratic Convention Of 1884 had nomk
| mated Cleveland and Hendricks in Chicago. tho
National Committee met At the DeiAvan HouSo,
Albany July 20 and mapped out its lAbors for the
| canvass In formal manner tho candidates were
notified Of their nomination report Of tue action of
the Convention was prepared by A. f. Stevenson the
Democratic candidate for Vics.Presdsnt this year
Uader tho new apportionnent OF Congress districts
throughout the State the Democrats likely have
twenty of the thirtyfour ConGressuen allotted to New
York State. Now York city gets ton members. and all
| are likely to be Democrats Brooklyn and the two
counties OF Long Island get six members. and nve Of
these there 10 every reason to expect, will be Demo.
Gratis 50 that 1t will be necessary for tho Democracy
carry only ye districts above the Harlem axe I'D
their quota OF twenty msmbers-an easy task. The
| new apportonnent does not increase tho En- pirs
States representation It remains At thrtyfour tho
Same as was BY tho apportt onmsnt Of nifty ysars
ago " has been less since.
Tho deliberations Of the Prshbitionsts their Con.
vention were not embarrassed by the existence of
unit rule Not OF tho States solid. its
favorito SON. California did not cast all OF its
Bidwsll: neither did Ohio solidly support Stewart
Demorest had only twelve votss Of dvIegation Of
ninsty-eight from this State.
Wright Holeomb tho orator statesman OF the Ninth
Assembly district. has sustained another political dis
appointment. Tho place to which he Aspred, tina, of
Clerk ofthe Court OF Common Pleas has been ned by
tho appointment OF ex Senator wagstnn former Pres.
dent Of the Brooklyn Bridge. Mr.. HocomD has osen
standing candidate for various offices for time.
and public curiosity AMI local expectations Will not De
| appeasrd fnly until bio Is settled somewhere. Col
wags,an has war record. md has been state soma
| tor twice.
william A. Sutherland, who has succeeded Frank &.
wtherbea ns Now YorSs member Of tho Republican
National COMMITTEES, Ia native VI Livingston county