The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-02
POLITICAL NOTEs.

Thomas r. Gilroy; a Recorder in place Of Frsdsrict
sinyth; Judge OF the Superior Court. in place Of
Charles H. TruaS; President NJ the Board OF Alder.
men. in place Of George Mcclellan; two JudQeo Of
the city Court. in place OF Robert A. Van wyck and
Joseph Newburgsr. and thirty district Aldermen.
The Republicans BOILED 1900 NOR. vote, in King,
county than IN New York this year TIT, IL the IRA,
time in the history OF the state ths this has occurred
Though the term y, the little Judge has expired.
there 10 still Judge Duffy. lie IL Charles 7. Duny
| OF Long Island city.
| jaime, Black. who was the nrst candidate ot tho
Prohibition party for President OF the United states
| died recently In Lancaster. Pa, lie ran In lS12 and
the vote which he received 5Co' was thought at that
time to be phsnomsnsIiy large tor third party
| drdate. Pennsylvania gave him $50 and New York
POI This year the Prohbitonist candidate for sscre
tary Of state in New York received 3+.3oi six times
more than the vote cast for Mt Black in the nation
twenty-one years ago. But the Prohibition vote hs.
since 1888 ceased growing.
| twenty-five votes we're registered from the Bloom.
inRdsls Insane Asylum at the recent election The
Republicans carried the district by twentysix votes
Chicago IT, as has been truly said. a cosmopolitan
town and one ob'.rvant witness to this fact has dis
covered that Of elective Once. are held
! by naturnliled cltizenA The sheriff born in
Canada the County Treasurer in Germany the Prs,i.
dent Of the County Board in Germany the clerk OF the
Criminal Court in Germany, the Clerk Of the Superior
Court in Ireland. the County CLERK In Denmark the
Coroner in Ireland the City treasurer in Ireland the
Collector in Germany, the city CLERK In Germany, and
tho Corporation Counsel in Bohemia II lie very diner.
snt in New York. where naturalr,ed citizens tn.
| exception not the rule. in OH cehOl ling.
| After the Republicans revised the t.rin In 1898
the country went Democratic at the succeeding cleo.
ton after the Democrats attempted to revise the tsrn
by the Mills bill In 1897 the country went Republican
at the succeeding election. After the Republican,
vised the tArin in 1880 with the Mckinley bill the
| Democratic
and there those who believe that the presenta
tion OF the Wilson bill will be followed by an increased
| Republican vote.
The present cours. OF emigration greatly diminished
in volume since 1892 favorable in its political aspect
to the increase OF the Italian vote hereabouts These
are the figures at Ellis Island from Jan to Dec 10
| 1923 Italians landed 90 900: Germans. 81 oOo Hun
Earians and other AustranS 81 900; Russlans and
Poles, $4,000; Ireland. 10000 English. scotland and
Wales. $4,000. scandinavians, 2s.oOO
| 1t costs $40 900 year to paw the gas bill, OF New
| York Grammar and night schools
The term of Police Comm ssiousr Charles NscL.sn,
appointed by Mayor Hewitt. expires on May L. 1894
and Mayor Gilroy will appoint his successor.
The two counties which contributed most to tho
overturn Of the Democratic state ticket the recent
New York election were Erie and King. In Ere Gen
Palmer, tho Republican candidate for Secretary OF
state, received 5000 votes more than for
MIR. Harrison for President In 1892. and in Kings
county the Republican gain this year the Pres
dental vote was 10000. In these two counties there
fore. there was Republican gam of - oOO There
was an actual Democratic loss in Erie OF 1000. Pa
mers majority in the whole State - 5s4 fully &C
counted for in these counties OF Erie ana Kings
There has been political overturn among the Jener.
sonisns Of tho Ninth Assembly district Al the recent
annual election OF officers there consde able feel
ing shown The Boyle. or 1ammany. ticket had James
J. McCarton at its heal The anti. Boyle. Bahan,
IA W tad he sde
sonians OF the Ninth district are Democrats and are
the political rivals OF the Pioneer Corps OF Sinth
trict Republicans There has much friction among
the Jefersonians OF late aceabe to the that
club originally endorsed Mr. Bahan for the Assembly in
the Ninth district and aferward at meeting which
policemen were unduly numerou. revoked this en-.
dorsement The election district in which the Jefer.
pnn club roomo situated gave Mr. Cowis for the
| Assembly 1873 votes: Mr. McDernott tho Tammany
candidate. -. Ard Mr.. Bahan 81.
charles G. Burgoyne. the printer. hiss nl.d . claim
against the city for s74593 in the o'Brien a CLARK
aqueduct Ease.
There are two German.Am.rican district leaders 10
article in tho neld of politics. in charge OF A.
semby districts for Tammany this year Both are to
retire. George F. Roesch in the Seventh and Charles
weIde in the Twentyseventh. Germans and German.
Americans have a large representation all Tam
many Hall committees, but they are not onspIcously
successful as district leaders.
sminority Of the whole number of members which is
thirytwo. But what they lack represen alton in the
Legislature they will enjoy In the Constitutional Con-
vention fourn OF the embers OF which are mem.
bers of tho bar. Joseph H. Choate 1t Is general
pected will be chosen to preside over its deliberations
lie was elected as one OF tho delegates atlarge.
The present Fire Department. was established in 1885,
the present Police Department In 1852 the prssen.
Public works Department formerly the Street Depart
menp in 1870. and the present Health Department In
the same year
These are the States which hold elections In 1894:
ArEAnsas which elects Governor; California. which
elects Governor. Colorado which elects Governor;
Connecticut. which elects a Governor, Delaware
which elects Governor; Idaho, which elects Cow
ernOr: Iowa. which elects state officers: Kansas
which elects Governor: kentucky. which elects
ernor Maine which elects Governor; Massachusetts
which elects Governor. Michigan, which elects Tow
ernor Minnesota, which elects Governor. Nebraska
which elects Governor, Nevada. which elects GOV.
.rnor; New Hampshire. which elects a Governor;
New Jersey. whch elects a Legislature; New
York. which elects a Governor aud Lisutsn-
ant Governor, North Dakota which elects Governor.
ONO which elects minor state officers oregon. which
elects Govsnor Pennsylvania which elects Cover
nor and LieutenantGOVrrnor; Rhode Island. which |
e,ects Governor South Dakota which elects Cover
nor; Tennessee which elects Governor; Texas which
elects Governor; Wyoming. which elects Governor.
and Wisconsin which elects Governor In place of
q. W Peck. who Is now serving hts second term.
Hoks Smith is candidate for United States Senator
TO succeed Alfred H. Colquit whose successor will be
chosen by the Georgia legislature Senator Col
Quit 10 10 years Of age graduate Of Princeton Col
lege soldier IN the Mexican and a former Cover.
uf Ge1rgiA IIs health has been good late
whereas many persons In Georgia md the health OF
oSs 20 be his chief sndAton to confederation
as Cracker statesman
Tho AdvocNres OF the policy of running straight |
tickets In order that the members OF each separate
organization might stand up and be counted derive
great announcement from the AsemblAgs OF tie State
AID Democracy on Dec. ~ at Cooper Union. Ills
ceded by their opponents that the state Aid or anti
snap Democrats could duplicate in 1894 their record OF
lsHl when Franc NJ. Scott at the head OF straight
tcAet renewed 10 {52 II Is claimed by the
AnttsnAps that this year they could reach 49, On II
they did aud the Republicans pollsd as this year.
5000 votes TAmmAnY with 10000 votes would have
easy lead with many thousands OF votes to spare