The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-04
POLITICAL NOTES

Mayor assistant clerk OF the Ninth District Court
Of which Mr. MeGown, whose name most people spell
Incorrectly. was Judge Aud a nrstrate clerk Mr.. Gil.
roy was. too.
These are prices paid by tho Fire Department. Hook
and ladder truck, 5000! hose carriage, 5000; en-.
CINE $4,000.
Saratoga has a 500 900 convention hail this year
and the bleak. old.fashioned rink will longer be
used for convention assembinee Saratoga has ALWAYS
been popular convention city. not only on account Of
It's halls and Its accessibility by railroad from all parts
Of the state. but chiefly because OF its splendid hotel
accommodations. Years ago state nominating con.
Nentionb hsu In the Saratoga opera House. bnt
has been abandoned for such uscs Before that when
Utica, Rochester. Syracuse. and Albany were the ia
vorito convention cities in New York state. Demo
cratic convention consisted OF 1923 delegates Now the
number is 1874. and there has been corresponding
Increase In tho number OF alternates ana Of visitors
This change has made Saratoga popular convention
city, and its new 100000 meeting hall i expected 10
attract both political parties this year to the Syringe
The last Republican state Convention was held In
Rochester The last Democratic state Convention was
held In Saratoga Conventions to choose delegates to
national conventions and TO select Pesd cleo
tor. meet usually during the session OF the Legislature
and are by almost invar!abe rule called together
In Albany.
Tho Independent cltizens Democracy launched in
May by Mr. otto Rempner. has practically collapsed.
No Roadway has been made In gaining recruits outside
Of tho Seventh Assembly district and. q Tnmmany
man said the other day "kempner's was never 4
movement; there was no move in 1t from the begin.
ming" An AnttTammany man expressed somewhat
similar views. Ho said: THE fatal weakness OF all
such movements as the one bombasticaly started by
kempner 10 this: They claim unjustinaby. solid
backing. as Eempper did-the Federal Administration
But tho Administration Ignores and repudiates him.
What. then. does he represent Nobody but himself
We AnttTammany men take little stock In Kemp.
ner or In any movement originated by him. A
vanr aOO ho W
many Hall. but he accepted none the less
her nomination for Assembly. and then in a
treacherous manner repudiated the solemn ante cleo
ton pledges he had made to secure It, Posing In Al
bany an opponent Of Tammany. he refused to vote
for Edward Murphy. Rensselaer, county Democrat
not identified with fractional troubles in New York. for
Senator. But he cast his ballot In the caucus for
Bourke Cochran. whome every ono knows as the most
eloquent and efficient spok esman that Tammany has
to-day Apart from the Inconsistency OF tho act what
assurance does 1t give of good faith in the movement
he inaugurated two months ago. and hch has per
ished qnick;yr The district in which Mr. Kempnsr
had expected to be candidate for Senator has Demo
cratic majority of 5000. and 1t ia question among
politicians IL he could. an Independent candidate
get many votes as the Socialist candidate Tor the
office. There GOO Socialists in the district
Comptroller Myers has appointed william H. Howells
Of 215 West Twenty second street Collector Of City
Revenue. 81 100 place. and he has raised the salary
OF Edward II. McGurk Deputy Collector. from sllOo
to S1.25o Both Tamm any
At the beginning Of the present century this was the
yearly cost OF running New York city: Almshou
$50 ooo watch (polce) S25 ooO roads, $500: lamps
$1,000; jail So ooo Streets So 600; support prison.
$1,000: wells and pumps $1,000; Salaries pur-
chases. and incidentals S31 900 Total $4,000. It
Is authortatively known which tho municipal
reformers Of that period most particularly objected
but is supposed that they looked with disra
vor on the approx alton for wells aud pumps.
There is no Tammany Hall social club In the Ninth
Assembly district other districts have tho Sycamore
Pequod. Pontiac, IroQuos. Anawanda Monticello. JEFF
ferson Powhatan. Algonquin. Cayuga &C. There 10
some talk of establishing one in the NINTH and the
Oyster Fry In compliment to Leader James W. Boyle.
has been suggested as an appropriate name.
Tho fact that majority of the Republican members
OF the late Legislature voted for tho bills which Re-
pubcans propose TO desounce the stump this year.
and upon popular objection to which they hope to
carry the State is an embarrassing nircumstanos.
John r. Nelson renppointed City Marshal In place Of
Henry Sphinx, who killed in the Parkvle tunnel
accident. 10 brother-inaw Of James d. McCellnnd.
OLD Pythagoras Hall Canal street. near tho Bow.
AMI will be turned into clothing house. 1t built
twenty.one years ago. ami among the twenty lodges
and societies which he'd their meetng there were Dis
trct Assembly 40. tho Foresers. East Side Athletic
Club. Crystal Coterie. and the Dauntless Club When
tho labor organizations w.rs at the height Of their
power IN 1880 they purchased Pythagoras Hall for
eehfhi neaaquAr'erH ihe'e was no"e'er' mortgage
upon " "eh tue noiuer re useu 10 cameo! thoush the
purchasers Nv 'he tn'e tne money 10 pay u on IL
was put to other uses. aud aterward when the labor
agitation aee"hou. 'here was NOT money enough In
~ 10 pay mo Aoefuea ih'eres'' inc mortgage was
foreclosed and the labor men lost tho property.
Pythagoras Hall was intended 10 outshIno WaihalIa
hall orchard street for social and political meetinRs
Nall an xRaa aban OnatR Maui,
Pythayoras Hall follows it. Apollo Hall In Clinton
street serves most of the requirements Of side
politicians nowadays
In ,hrss n, tho ,o,,vfopr s,.t.. wasb,,oto,,. p,,
M, ,.,.I h,,d.y ~
The United Labor party in New York city was in ex
istence four years tho hrst election 1t polled g.
900 votes: at the second 81 600; at the third 500
and at fourth vote was mingled with the blank
and scattering" The Popust party did not amount to
much In the East last year. but this year fpds arcey
trace of it. Weaver polIed less than co votes in
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