The sun., 1895-05-26


for tho apportionment by the Board OF Aldermen OF
the city Into thirty.fve Assembly districts.
william C. Baxter. who was defeated for the Assem-.
bly, In the Ninth district by lOi votes on the Repuo
can ticket, is aga,n n candidate this year
one former local industry has been shorn of protsc
tion by the Legislature; the bill making II misdc.
to solicit a candidate for otice To buy ball
chowder tickets passed both Houses.
The next United states Senate will consist OF a.
Republicans 20 Democrats, and Popr,iss or Silver.
ites II Col. Dupont. the Republican from Delaware,
Is admitted, the Republicans viii have ~ senators
Instead Of ~, not enough TO give them control
Bernard Biglns trucks were among the 9,Sio seized
by Col. warlns In his nocturnal raids The cS.Assen
blyman does large trucking busness his brother ia
an active member OF the GraId Army Of the Republic.
Col Warnings sellers respectors OF individuals
or OF buttons; but Walton the Philadelphia riungcr,
eau stay their hands. would appear His partner In
scow.trmming is n former partner Of Waringa
Frederick O. Gedney for twelve years Justice OF the
Eighth District Court, is candidate for one OF the
judgeshipS under the new Police Magistrates at.
Commencing with Judge artlet, OF the Court Of Ap.
peals, his candidacy hos, with few exceptions the
endorsement OF Judge Of the courts of record
and his personal popularity IL extensive. Justice
Gedney has been consistent Repub,ican for many
years and retired from the contest for renom!naton
in 1887 Civil Justice In the interest OF Republican
harmony.
These eight side districts were represented by
Republicans In tho recent Assembly: Tho Eighth.
Eleventh. Thirteenth. Fifteenth, Seventeeth. Nine.
tccnth, Twcnty.thiri and Twcnty.eghth, being all
the west side districts except two north OF Houston
street These eight east side districts represented
by Democrats In the Second, Fourth sixth, Tenth.
Twelfth, Fourteenth. Twentieth and Twenty second,
being all the east side districts except north OF
Spruce street and south OF Eighty sixth street the
river line.
The Independent county organization. which has
fared well at the hands OF the present ndminstra.
tion is rapidly gaining recruits from tho ranks Of the
State Democracy. In many districts the state Democ-
racy Is d!sntcgra:ing in consequence Ot t'ic with
drawa! FROM leadership q; ex-Mnyor Grace and TIL,
substitution OF Charles g. Fairchild Tho anti Tam.
many or O'Bricn Democracy is now divided into two
wings or groups From present appearances there
will be only four political organizations In the field
this years municipal election: Tammany Hall. the
Republicans. ;he Indcrendert county organization,
and the oBr!en wing left wing OF the U'Brten
anti tlTam,nany Democracy.
The Police Magistrates law is to take effect July
l, and the Mayor has until juno 20 TO make his ap.
pointuentS 1t will be contested by the present Jus.
tices on several grounds First that II violates the
provisions of the ancnde, Constitution confirming
the respective term1 OF the present Justices second,
that it Is defective III form geographically and third.
The Police Justices law OF 1873 Involved many
Of litigation II abridged the terms OF tho Justices
elected by the people in 1889 and gave the Mayor the
appointment OF their successors One of the Justices
appointed under IT, Charles A. Flammer. is CAN'T.
date for reappointment by Mayor Strong twenty two
years later.
One OF the paradoxes OF city politics Is the failure OF
the Ohio Society to boom In influence and member
ship although having Ohio Colonel In the ofce OF
Mayor OF New York. with tho dispenslng OF a large
amount OF patronage some OF which has gone to Ohio
men. The Ohio Society was organized IN 1883. Will
liam L. Strong was prior to the recent election, its
President. The total membership is 300 and 1t is
the intention OF the managers OF the society admit
200 additional members without the formality OF
initiation fee inducemcnt to join which pc
culiar at time when membership In the Ohio Society
is almost certain passport to favorable considcra
tion at the city Hail. and be at the White House
after March !. 1897. II William Mckinley is the Re.
publican or Calvin Stewart Brce the Democratic can
didate for President In 1896.
The refusal OF the late Legislature consider the
Kern Excise bill has be a sad blow many temper
ance reformers, and the failure Of the Republicans
submit to the OF New York this year the ques
ton OF Sunday opening seems to have estranged them
from the liquor dealers who active in support
OF the Republican ticket last year. II was clearly
understood before the recent election that such a
proposition would he submitted to the voters. and
Mayor Strong. In his conversation with the liquor
dealers committee In January. went record sup
porting the principle of Sunday opening Soon there
after. however he abandoned this position. and II
liquor dealers OF the city or the patrons OF liquor
saloons 'sire hereafter favorng legislation they
must look for II to a Democratic legislature.
The only large city In the United States in which
the Populists have made any material number OF re-
crnts is Chicago. and they their success there in
considerable to the fact that the Socialists of
Chicago. who are n numerous body and have In fact
caused Chicago to be known In some quarters as the
Socialist city. do not maintain separate organize
tion but vote with the PopulIsts. Last year at tho
State election in Illinois the Peoples party. supported
by the Socialists. received 339B1 their state
ticket. In this city the PopuIists and Socialists main
tnin separate organizations and are bitterly opposed
TO each other and the practical erect OF their rivalry
is that neither has been able To make many recruits
At the November election the Socialists OF New York
city policd 1900 votes and the Popusts 1900.
Some up Republicans are urging the calling OF
an early meeting OF the State Committee TO recon-
mend new basis OF representation for Senate
District Conventions at the State Convention this
year there Will be nominated candidates for Secretary
OF State. Attorney. General. State Treasurer Comp
troer State Engineer and Judge OF the Court OF Ap
peals to succeed Francis n. Finch Republican elected
In 1881 Nearly all the candidates the Republican
State ticket OF two years looking for renom
ination. The State Comptroller. James A. Roberts Of
Buffalo Is the candidate against whom the strongest
objection Is made. His denomination is opposed by
all the Platt throughout the State. by many Of
his former Buffalo supporters, and by all those vino
opposed to civil service reform, OF which
Roberts Is an obstrepcrouS champion. last year
he set himself up as candidne for Governor
contesting that honor with Levi y. Morton. Joha
Palmer. the present Secretary. "f State. waa nori.
mated to please the Grand Army men and may he
nominated on that account Local factional differ
In Syracuse may mitigate against the rcnonla-
n Of A Tr nil NJ State
Treasurer the ticket Is not considered % first lin.
portancc, though Mr. Co!vin the Snccessfu RrVnbil-
can candidate for thar o1lce two years ago had n
majority 5000 greater than was given FOR the State
Comptroller lie had no opponent for the nomination
in 1893 This year there likely to be several State
Engineer adams is Plat man haIiing from oneida
county, and his political sponsor Is Charles w.
Iackett Chairman OF the Republican Siae Com
mttce. The Republican state tickct of 1898 was
made with special reference to the interior cities
OIL the line OF 'hr New York Central