The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

Election day is less than ave months distant and the
time for iine local than four months
and half and there Ia vestige OF any opposition
the election OF the complete Tammany tiokstcounty
judicial and legslAtive-n New York city The Micaw.
bsrs are still waiting for something to turn up
Cornelius DAILY has the kindmng wood contract with
the Board OF Aldermen for the next school year.
Amount Of contract s1s.5oo.
Now York city had seven representatives in the last
State Senate; It will have nine under tho appor
tionmsnt in the next OF last years delegation. three
MEMBER Cantor. Cunnin AN. and P1unkitt pros
pective candidates for reelection: four not;
tor Roesch candidate for Civil Justice in Fourth
district; Senator Ahesrn Ia candidate for Police Judge
to succeed Judge Ryan: Senator Brown seeks Federal
appointment and Senator Mcmahon 10 now in . dis.
trict which is no longer close. politically. majority
Of the Senators from New York will be men, prob
ably six OF the nine.
Andrew J. White. whose appointment a. Dock Com
has been the cause Of 30 much grief to the
Mugwumps was originally appointed Police Judge
by william q. Grace In 1881.
Some very frail and rather shadowy claims to sx.
emption from removal from public ONCE have been.
from timo to time. presented by incumbents but 10
has remained for Superintendent J. Thomas stearns
Republican under Commissioner Haven. to submit the
oldest claim He says that he member Of the
Tremsnt Volunteer Fire Department when that town
was absorbed by this city In 1874. and that under
chapter SIT Of the Laws Of 802 he be
from ece except for cause. The Volunteer Fire Do.
psrtment OF fremont formidable organisa-
ton for putting out Ores but may b Of for
keeping In Republicans.
Yes Ex.Alderman Henry FlAesnheimsr. who pre-
sided At the Citizens meeting Of May ~
Beethoven Hall to denouncs Tammany Hail. 10 the
Same Henry F1aEonhemsr who I'VE months ago ct %
Second avenue I'VE cash prizes Of $50 the
captains whose districts poisd the highest
Of vote for Mayor. Asssmbyman and Alderman.
Much disgust says the Pres manifested By the Re-
publican district leaders the failure Of the Lsgis-
aturo to bill alIo wing fair representation to
the party in the Board Of Election Inspector at IL
almost impossible" declares one OF them, 10 sup
press fraudulent registration under the present law
The Board OF inspectors registry Gays from
NJ to ?. n. Ths inspectors out their meals
and II 10 NO uncommon thing for the Republican In.
spsctor his from dinner to md that his two
Democrats colleagues have done . 'rushiag' busi-
ness during his absence, and that dozen oiti.sus
have Qualissd. The opportunities for fraud in
this direction would be rather slim II The Re.
pubicans had two instead Of one Inspector
as at present. All this would be important II
true. but It 10 not true. In the nrst place.
section 50 OF the Electoral Law explicitly provides that
any eleetor may challenge the right OF any unauthor.
lied person 70 register. person challenged may
arrested when offering to vote. the being
supplied with thr . ohcals elseton day-inspector
ballot clerk. and poll clerk. 80 much for the hungry
Republican who prefera dinner to duty-rosss beef 10
patriotism . meal check dice for drinks to pres
srva,on Of . pure franchise In the second place.
about half Of tho election inspectors sppons by the
Republican organization In this city guard is 10.
terests are avowsdy and notoriousy Democrats. II
tho Republican district leaders DO not caro- enough for
the interests of their party they should not feel
" disgusted" because Q Democratic Legislature 70
not solicitous about the matter. FINALLY. In
the last contested municipal election, that of
Ind
in each district the opponents OF the TAmmany ticket
had three. Presumably every. Tsmmany man took
dinner on registry day. but We heard childish com.
plant this and u could have made much
difference in tho result for the TammAny ticket won
by 10000 majority. The plain truth of the matter, 10
that tho appointment OF supsrnuous inspectors 10
source OF revenue to many Republican datrct leaders
who made payments for such appointment an Item OF
yearly revenue. and they very dsRusted be-
cause the Legislature in its wisdom has done away
number Of Republican election officers at the same
time saving $4,000 year to tho city treasury.
Tho retirement Of the Hon. Charles A. Jackson from
the Chairmanship OF the New York County Democracy
MARKED in the opinion of most politicians the dsmiss
Of that organization aftsr existence OF twelve
,ears MT. Jackson was its 1rst nominee for public
ofcs In 1881. lie Its last Chairman In 1903 His
'igor courage. and sincerity made him popular In his
'wn organization and respected by its opponents.
The sons and daughters OF some local politicians are
coming forward prominently just now. Last winter
was . season OF sucooss for Tom wAsh's daughter
Blanche and for Comm :ssioner Holahan's daughter
Julia stewart. Senator Culien's was appointed TO
position in the Comptrollsrs ONCE last week Mayor
iiroy's two soma John and Thomas are both active
n q business way; one 10 in the o'Donoghue coffee
,rm; the other 10 pushing ahead as . lawyer Big
Tom CostigAn's son. Gregory. has established himself
Is physician IN West Thirtyfourth street. and 10
long we'll And these are but few cases OF youthful
lIdor and ambition for Advancement In life.
The assessed valuation of Long Island City (. SIS.
100000
Ohio 10 now the only doubtful or contested State
which has . Republican Governor. New York, Penn.
yivania, Illinois, hassachusstts Indiana. New Jersey
Connecticut. and Wisconsin have Democratic uovsrn-
,rs and the defeat OF dow Mckinley this year would
lsprive the Republicans not merely OF popular sx
cutive ofcsr but also probably Of prospective can
lidate for President In 1876.
II Is probably Just As well that the New England
equation requiring aOrty Of all the votes TO
sc does apply to Presidential electors for under
the result OF national election since 1879 could
ave been determined. In 1897 Mr. Cleveland had n |
majority of the votes cast In only two Northern |
hates. Connecticut and New Jersey. and Mr. Harrison
lAd majority only In Maine. Massachusetts New
hampshire. Rhode Island. Vermont. and PsnnsylyAnA
EuIaiia and the Poets.
They say there 10 hitting word
That with lnfanlA rhymes;
And yet our poets seem TO be
Quite equal TO the chimes
ofmsAsursd writing: than why sAnra
Poet Jingle 10 InfantAf
She 10 poem In herself.