The sun., 1894-02-01
THE ELECTION COST ABOUT 100000,
Not Ineiudinr What Was Spent by Cssdi-
dates and Their Friend-.

dates and Their Friend-.
II costs som ething to elect two ConGressme en-
at a special election in New York city; how
much is indicated by tho amount OF money
expended or to be expended on account OF the
election Of last Tuesday. This sum. will ap-
proximate slO0,00u
The biggest item will have to be borne By
the city. This will be about S6I 900. divided
as follows: For salaries OF 900 inspectors at
S24. s23.o78; salaries OF 1892 poll and
ballot clerks at Sl2. $l5.9S4; ten poll
ing booths at s125. sl.25o; rent OF 323
polling places ut $40. $1,000; ballots.
$1,000; other stationery and printing $1,000
carriage 500 fuel and light for ten polling
places. $50; advertising polling places and
names OF candidates. 5000; county can
vassers and printing statement OF canvass.
$4,000 or more Then there is an item OF
Sl5OO0-probably more-which the United
States will be called on to foot forJoh l. Dav-
enport's Interference.
The am cunt expended by candidates and DO
liticaI organizations can only be estimated.
Mr.. Quigg acknowledges that he had three
workers at each polling place in his district
Ills campaign must therefore have cost more
iested Republican candidate in tho other dis
trict. did not receive such substantial ala.
Hal had 5 i2sr spssoS pS w0thsts distscss Hs
and expended much for meetings. 1t is safe
TO place tho expenditure on behalf OF the two
The election OF Mr.. QulgG did not particu-
larly please two elements OF the Republi-
can party In this cityIIthe Keorganiza-
ton COMMITTEES and the Patterson .uG: 10:
wanted to nominate him for Assembly
William Brookneld and James A. blanchard
opposed him. QuiCg has been with the NIL
ception. and has not gained In the esteem OF
tho Union League men Of the Twenty:hrst dis
trct by this stand Ihis accounts: In a
the Republican vote in the part OF the
Twenty-llrst district included In Quigg.s 5
Congress district. 1t was said yesterday.
the election: Il am glad because Of the Ra-
publican Victory in the Fourteenth district. but
an sorry that Mr.. sigris' was defeated In the
hut two or three Of the wealthy members OF
the Reorganization Conn ittee. including Cor
nelius \. Bliss, contrihutsd to Mr.. Ouiggs
election expenses. Most OF them had wanted
Gen. Horace Porter nominated, but they could
not get T. Z. Flatt to consent to Porters nomi-
Mr. Qulgg received teleGrams Of congratu-
lAtion yesterday from Gov. Mckinley OF Ohio.
Thomas iIrncIett Reed Julius Cesar Burrows.
and other Republican members OF Congress-
One OF the lessons taught by tho special
election on Tuesday is that the intIicacies OF
the present ballot law are difficult OF mastery
by the Intelligent class OF voters men who
are certain that they can cast their ballot
without previous trai ming
acknowledged that they did not know any
thing about tho requirements OF the law and
sought instruction. experienced difficulty in
voting. In one election district in the TWENTY
a Judge. had such an experience. They had
expected a ballot similar in length to that
used at former elections. and folded their bal
lots the long way thus folding In the endorse
melt.