The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16


Representatives There will be ak Popullsts In the
next House, a loss o one.hnlf.
The next state Senate will consist Of twenty Repub-
licans and twelve Democrats. counting a. = Repubii.
can Daniel Bradley, elected In the Fourth district OF
Kings county. Eight of the twelve Democrats hail
from the city Of New York-two-thirds OF the whole
number. OF the other four. ono comes from Brook.
Ign, one from Ulster. one from Rensselaer, county,
and one from Albany county. The Republicans have
the representative in all the other districts.
John r. Mnholland Is back from tho gloriou, climate
OF California.
Compared with tho vote Of last year. tho Socialist.
showed a falling OF In New York city Of sal. the Pop
ulists OF 1 ,2ol, and the Prohibitionists OF 1878 tho
largest decrease of all
When tho formnlltles incident to the admission Of
Utah as n state arc complete, the United States Sen.
ate will consist Of ninety members. From present ap
pcaranccs, there VIII be. exclusive OF the representa-
tlves from Utah, forty four Republicans in the next
senate, thirty nlno pemocrsts, and Ave popullsts or
Silveritcs. Should the last vote solidly with the Dem
ocrats this would give Vice President Stevenson tho
deciding vote. should they vote with the Rcpubll.
cans, as they are more likely to do, except on ques
tons relating to currency and coinage. the Republi,
cans will have a majority, and will be able to organize
the Senate.
Under the provisions OF the amended State Constitu.
tion there will be no apportlonment OF city districts
until next June. The basis OF representation in tho
Tarnmany Hall organization Is tho Assembly district,
and as the number of districts Ia to be increased from
thirty TO thirty .nve In juno. It has been held in some
quarters that tho attendant uncertainty will compel a
postponement of the ordinary December primaries for
six months. In the month following each municipal
election Tammany holds Its primaries. and ut these
such changes are made as arc expected to conduce to
the strength OF Tammany Hall at the succeeding cleo
ton. II this year that record Is broken and. for any
reason, the primaries are postponed, there can
no No nra,,icoI rc,r,.nt,.,,on mt, no,, Inv
and tho several leader. viii becomo IN ,.c,
boldovora un,n that tim. To .xot, .,ch . co,,I,
pepcv. the nrono.,tlon has been MAD. N cboose ten
d,s,r rio, leader. for a service ,ntu Jun. - From, ..ch
sena,ori.ld i.tr,ct tho s.n.,or,a, d,,,rIc,. he,rg a.
ready defined nv tho Constitute, pr,msrie. could
be held in tbe.e ami . Ieader I'm Zach cbo.e, N .arv.
for al. month";.
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twenty ciues IN nhesachusets eIected mayors on
tuesday Dec = ana nineteen OF tho suceesnui candi.
dates nave moustaches. In haVerhih the Republican
cahdiuate Tor Siayos was oeteateu py an odd comoina'
uon maze up OF fopuiists' socia'ists' Prohioiionists'
ana the A. 4. A Last year when the Republicans
carried the town IL voted Tor the granting OF saloon
hcenbeb ny amaJorIty o loo' MS yehr wheh inc OUT
was 528 votes.
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National Convention OF 1890. The Republican party
was practically organized At q convention held at
"" hhheey AouN
months before the formal Republican National Con.
vention In Philadelphia which nominated John c.
Fremont for President. The Republicans held their
National convention OF 1879 In Philadelphia, but
since that time the Convention has always gone West
Pittsburgh is one OF the strongest Republican cities
In the United States, and, historical memories aside.
IL. nron,no..a . ..a,. 80 - NN..H
It's prominence as n protecuon CITY OF extensive
The vacancy caused In the Tenth Conversational dis
trict OF this city by the death OF Andrew J. Campbell.
the Republican member elect, will necessitats A spe-
ciai election. but not necessarily an election on a diff.
ferent day from the general election OF November
next. Already two candidates have appeared In the
field. Martin 7. McMahon. now a State senator. on the
Democratic side. and John Murray Mitchell, Repub.
lican. Mr.. Mitchell ran for Congress in the strongly
Democratic Eighth district last month and was beaten
by n union Democrat ny only 857 votes. The obstacles
to the success OF a Republican were much more seri.
GUS in the Eighth district thaa they would now be in
the Tenth, and Mr.. Mitchell as the Republican candi.
date who came nearest to winning without being
elected last month, is. under the usages OF the Repub-