The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-19
The Republican City Ticket.

The search for political obscurities to
serve ON a broken ticket which has be-
come the distinguishing feature Of political
science as understood by the Republicans
Of New York city, has been remarkably
successful this year. Never before here,
within the memory Of man or boy. has
such an assemblage of political nobodies.
unclassified and unlabelled. been presented
for the rejection Of the electors. For the
ofice OF District Attorney. ably admins
tered within recent remembrance by
, DANIEL G.. ROLLINS. Republican. his
nerveess successors have put in nominal
ton a gentleman named MURRAY. who
came into some celebrity in 1890 as the SUI
pervisor. and defender. Of the erroneous
and fraudulent Federal census. and of whom
our Republican contemporary. the Press.
says: He has great future"
For the important Office Of Comptroller
the Republicans have nominated a gentle
man named ROBINSON. resident in Harlem.
A year ago he ran for Congress against
Mr.. FITCH. now the Democratic candidate
!. for Comptroller. and was defeated by
majority of II. 800. being the worst beaten
candidate for Congress anywhere in town.
This year. with faulty almost sublime.
Lu0 1tepuDllCdub nave dRdlu plGLeu nlIn
I against Mr.. FITCH this time for the Office
of Comptroller.
For the responsible post of Surrogate the
Republicans have put up Mr. WILLIAM H.
; TowNLEY. who last appeared. as a can
didate for public Office. In 1888 He was then
defeated by $4,000 majority. and ran 1000
behind his Republican associate on the
I ticket. Since that overwhelming defeat he
has been heard OF only internationally and
rs terrible example to show how badly a
Btraightout Republican. without friends or
admirers. might be beaten in this Demo-
cratic town.
For the responsible ard important Office
OF Sheriff the Republicans have nominated
. gentleman whom the Herald names as
"FRANK L. HAMILTON" and the Press as
"THoMAs l.. HAMILTON" About his quail
fcations there appears to be as much uncer-
tainty as about his name.
For the other important and responsible
ofices, on their county and judicial ticket.
the Republicans have adhered sternly to
the condition that only obscure individuals
need apply The record and political ante
cedents OF the candidate for the office OF
Judge OF the Court of Common Pleas are
thus disposed OF by one Of our Republican
contemporaries: He Is too we'll known to
require an extended notice" Mr.. o. CoNHELL,
one Of the Republican candidates to be de-
feated for the City Court is. it appears. a
gentleman who will have to sacrifice a
large practice il elected" This sacrifice.
however, will not be demanded from him. as
he has about as much chance of election to
Judgeship this year as JAKE PATTERSON
has Of being elected President in 1896. Mr.
O'CoNNELL. 1t appears further, cloves his
country and hates bad government" These
are his qualifications for the bench. as made
known by his Republican friends His as
sociate In defeat for the City Court. Mr..
OLoorr. has lived in New York thirty-two
years. The Republican candidates for Cor
oner are PETER MCDONALD and EGBERT
FRITZ. NJ. ID. or Mr.. MCDONALD little au-
thentio information is possessed by his fell
low Republicans. or Mr.. FRITZ 1t Is de-
clared that :" a great deal can be said. but
Republicans who do not already know this
esteemed member Of their party. will be
eontented with the assurance that no 10 a
man beyond the suspicion OF reproach In
his private character as a citizen and In
his pnblic one AS a physician"
Such is the ticket which the Republicans