The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-27

hold q Convention 70 elect delegates 20 So, Louis on
April go. This faction ran a separate Harrison
electoral ticket In 1899 and polied 1900 votes foI
II, The dominant Republican faction in Texas IA
called the Black and Tan.
some effort has been made to derive encourage.
ment for Democrats from the result Of the recent
township elections In Columbia county, notable
always In Democratic annals as the birthplace and
last resting place OF Samuel J. Tilden. In the re-
cent township elections in that county the Demo.
Gratis elected twelve Supervisors and the Republic.
cans eleven, thereby reversing the majority OF the
year before. The gain OF one Supervisor In the
Board OF twenty three Ia OF no great account, and
no strong hopes OF future Democratic success can
he built upon II. In the township elections OF 1899
the Republicans elected ten Supervisors In Colum.
ba and the Democrats thirteen. Now. four years
later, the Republicans elect eleven and the Dem
ocrats twelve. The gain OF one supervisor in Co.
iumbla has been described as TRAILING Lou Payn's
colors In the DUST but Payn aud his Republican
associates. 1t Ia safe to- say, can stand n good deal
OF such trailing.
There arc thirty .nvo Incorporated cities in tho
State of New York, and more than twenty OF them
have Republican Mayors, and yet (such Is the
discipline of the Republican party for caucus meas
uresJ at the hearing before Gov. Morton on the
Raincs liquor tax bill only one Republican Mayor,
Jewett OF BUFFALO, appeared to oppose It. He's q
Mckinley man.
There are, It is known, seventy one candidates
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cratic aspirants is shorter. The last Democratic
state Convention to put In nomination q candidate
for Governor was held In Saratoga on Sept. 20,
1894. and the two most prominent aspirants at that
time were John Boyd Thatcher, since elected Mayor
OF Albany, and william J. Gaynor OF Kings. For
the Democratic nomination this year neither of
these candidates ia again named, the term of MIR.
Thacher not expiring until Jan. 1, 1893, and Jus.
ticc gaynor not being seriously considered. The
favorite candidates lust now are Daniel Lockwood
OF Buffalo, who was tho Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor in 1894; John d. stanchneld
OF Elmira. the leader OF the Democratic minority
In the Albany.Assembly, Horatio c. KIng.of Brook.
lyn, who headed the Democratic ticket last year
for Secretary of State, and Frederick Cook Of Roch.
ester, who was elected Secretary OF state In 1885
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The running expenses OF New York state. the
payment Of which Ia provided for from the pro-
ceeds OF taxation, amounted in 1909, the year of
the last Presidential election, to o., 7s4, 900. The
%, VI was .".n unuei ehoofa' .on.
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The Mckinley campaign managers, some OF their
good Judgment in securing the support Of the Chair
men OF the Republican state organizations in those
Southern States which have available Convention
II not electoral votes for Republican candidates.
The Chairman of a Republican State Commit
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overwhelming Democratic majority is ususally the
boss II not of the whole organization, at least the
local machine. In Georgia, Florida, and elsewhere
throughout the South, the Mckinley boomers &C.
cured, early in the winter, the Republican State
Committee Chairmen. In Illinois, Fighting Joe
Filter has been elected National Committeeman bv
the Republicans to succeed the late william 5.
Campbell. Mr.. Fifer was the Republican candidate
for Governor of Illinois aRainss Altxeld In 1899.
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me Deer question Is not likely to be taken entire
~ out OF poiitics whi'e' IN a year. New YORK city
consumes $500 600 barrels OF beer. Chicago 2.oOO,-
600, Milwaukee 100000, st. Louis 300, ooO, and
Philadelphia ana brooklyn l,Sou,uoo each.
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The Mavor,s commissioners NJ Accopnts who ara
I'm fact n.rsopal anpo,nt.es NJ the-Navor for rho
reasop tho, ,bev n Il, n TINA ha r.mov.d a, III.
Measure have withdrawn bv qualification THAR
r,Ji,nlons s,at,,nont tho, rho liz, q, or,n,o,aos m
der the c,tv Govornment has heep incrsa.ad AN
sine. Inst ve,r Tbav have ,ssuod n huIe,i, 20 ,a-
clare that the actual increase was on,v 7Io I'll.
trutb Of the matter is that the Commissioner or Az.
counts know nothing about whether there has besn
anv increase or otherwise, excep, in tho wav that
~ eIss n ASCERTAIN, nv n neru.s, n, m. r.nos
nuh,,.hod In m. ,,t, P,cord q, two ,ror,,o -
II "a made ono NJ the duties of tho poard of tbo.C,.
p..ord IN nub,,sb once n ve.r Tho nom.s y, ,hosa
dra,,,np nav from tho citv treasury ,or nrhI,c s.r.
VIC, and tho Commissioners or Account. ,.v.
,noro,v mado n cornnar,sop ~ rho Nance rr,,,.soS
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