The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-12
POLITICAL VOTES.


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,oo, q Nondav Gen, a t.bor DaY
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A Republican candidate for the ONCE Of Mayor, whose
though thew NAV he before October. /, wiu,sm tes,v'
trovyp among nj. penubt,c. an ..soc,ate. /. a " p1,ht,no
Conere..,on., canvas. and surine n. prog,o.,
brought hnoviedee Of Its sfsc,ov 70 the reluctant M.
,,ce az The Hon. wW,.m Ivcurgv. provr vbo ON /.
broad pi.tsor, NJ Dewocr,tic h.rn,orv and concui..
"" pO'e' 1870 W IVY 1""0''s
Five year. ago an action wa. brought in the mama NJ
the peopie of New YORK To dIspu,e the eliaib,litv M
Jane. Duane, President OF the Board Of Aoueduct
Commissioners on the ground that. being . ret,red
army oncer. he wa. disqualified from serving a. A
Commissioner while in recent Of a pepsion from tho
Federal Government. The matter was disputed In the
court. with the ,esui, ,ha, Gen Duane vy.s .,cce...
full. and has since becn holding the onice Of Gamma.
sioner of Aoueduct Construction. This how.
ever. has not been the end of tho matter
az FAR "a tho civ "a concerned %, In Decsm'
her. 1901. James G.. Carter nut I'm . hin for
nrofeas,opat servicp. rendered In the case for a. hto.
IL was settled for "a 600. but another attorney Edward
wInsIov PAGE paige. NH, in a hin for az ooe. that ia
about IN be settled FOR Al Aes. ThI. i,tios,,op ha. cost
the c,tx In ali .op,e Al ooo IN establish a propo.,t,or
mot seriouslv disputed nv anv one. that Gen Duans
eligible At the time Of bia annolntment nv Mavor
Hewitt. did NOT became ine,Ie,hle under M.vor Grant
and his uooessor. Mayor giIrov.
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The total vote Of the United States increased from
A,876, 900 In 1880 to IL, $685. 900 in 1892.
The expenses of the old Rapid Transit Commission.
legislated out OF once by the legislature Of 1894,
foot up e1i,4Il, for which revenue bonds have been
issued. They will be redeemed from the proceeds of
taxation In october, and the city hopes that the sue
cessful bidders on the rapid transit franchise, when
they appear, will reimburse IL In accordance with the
terms Of the law. II they don't the city will have to
stand the expense.
oeconus'snt may DO uunheo oy tnose having ousl-
: viz ~ pepertment VI [uonc "orks IN sccoru'
ance win .ne toilowins omciai ouiietih issued oy Hi
Appneah's . oi's |ro'on "aoerIens % re-
'urneo W man win p'esso FURNISH stamps 70 inc
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Alexander Law. the Popuiist candidate for Mayor,
AYERS that he Is not simply the nominee OF the New
York city Populists for the highest municipal honor
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y,o,,on =, 49, - a..,,a,n.,or ,n ~. $500.
,..nos,.. ,,, ..,..,. -. t. .s. $1,000. :, a.
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=, I.ho, .,d ~. c.n,-., H., r.t.,s,to,
$50
John Bigelow, whose name has been under some
discussion among the Tammany leaders as a possible
Mayoralty candidate this year. IA anatiye of Maiden.
N. ". and wa, born in 1877. He vas United States
Minister 10 France from 1895 TO 1857. and wa, elected
Secretary of State of New York in 1878. His last
ornciai appointment was Al United State, Treasurer
for New York in 1851 post he declined. He 1. one
of the trustees Of the Samuel J. Tilden fund. and IA n
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The total vote cast in the city OF BROOKLYN at the
national election of 1892 was 1871. us, The total yot.
cast In the municipal election In BROOKLYN last year
was lsl,l77. and there IA no previous instance I'm the
politics OF this neiehborhood wherein the yot. cast at
the national election was 40 nearly duplicated at the
succeeding local election.
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The claims OF harmony get from no class OF local
Democrats more genuine and responsive support than
from the holdovers whose period OF service expires
vember. Corporation Counsel Clark. whose term Of
office expires in Nav 1907 for instance IA HEARTILY In
favor OF harmony, So is superintendent of Building.
Brady, whose term expires In April, 1898, and Com.