The sun., 1896-10-31
PoLITICAE NOTES.

In order to be In line with Jones of CHICAGO
Potter Of Texas, and Faulkner OF West virginia IN
sending out political buetina, the Joshua Lever
ing narrow gauge Prohibitionists have begun to dc
a little claiming In the political line. From vir.
Rinia they are receiving most encouraging reports.
"our party Is well organized in.this State md we
anticipate an increased vote" In Alexandria,
where Loveriag spoke tho other night the Prohibi.
tion candidates received IL votes four years ago.
They now have n club of a. voters there and ex.
pect at least 7o members before the campaign ends.
In his travels Levcring has found more interest
mani ested than in any previous campaign.
Judge irving @. vann is the only ono of In, tbreo
nominees the state ticket of either political
party who ia running to succeed himself In New
York this year, and Judge vann is not technically
candidate for reelection. for the place he holds
on the bench or the Court OF Appeals came tv him
by appointment to the vacancy created by the pro.
motion of Rufus W. Peckhnm.to the bench Of tho
United States Supreme Court. rris Is n year in
which mono Of the candidates for tho Presidency
for the Vice Presidency, and for Governor and for
Lieutenant Governor OF tho State OF New York, is
running to succeed himself.
There arc nve candidates In the field for Coro.
this year, the only county once to be filled by
popular election. Tho Republicans. have renomi
mated Theodore X. Tuttle, a west sido physician.
The sociaiists have nominated waldemer Dorr
nominated Jacob Bausch, wood turner. Tho Pro-
htbitionists, r. W. Palmer, o clerk, and the Ma
tional Democrats Robert p. Mullenbach, q drug.
S,s.. Tho voter. OF New York county who desire
TO be ntly served in once bv Coroner or, rathor
who wish others to be fitly served by that Official
have, therefore. two doctors and q druggist TO
choose from, irrespective OF tho wood carver and
the cold water clerk.
Considerable opposition has developed among
George d. Mcclellan for Congress In tho Twelfth
district for q reason totally disconnected with the
maintenance OF sound currency or tho preserva.
tion OF the public faith In the municipal election
OF 1893 Col. Mcclellan was chosen President OF
the Board OF Aldermen the Tammany Hall to-
ket. He presided such over the deliberations of
the Board. which was unanimously Democratic.
and during the absence OF Mayor Gilroy from
New York performed the duties of acting Mayor.
Mr. Gilroy wns gone for some time, and It
thought in some Tammany circles that Col. Mo-
ClellAn would bo tho candidate TO sucreed him.
In place of this he elected to Congress from
the Twelfth district, and the claim is now made
that Col. Mcclellan will bo q candidate for Mayor
with tho favor OF the gold aud silver Democratic II
elected to Congress this year. He was born in 1895
in Germany and graduated from Princeton College
in 1885. There is much opposition in TAmmany
ranks. to Col McClellans candidacy this year.
through tho annexation of Wakefield. Williams
BRIDGE and adjacent westchester county townships
in July, 1898. havo by no means closed. Through
William II. Robertson, its counsel. the county OF
westchester has filed claim against the city OF
Nav York for so7. .oa% for New York ctys share OF
the State taxes of the three annexed townships in
1895. Robert Wallace has hled a claim for $3.50
for his services clerk OF the village of Williams
bridge. Alexander NJ. Mayer has nled claim
for aa q
bridge. Thomas d. Hynes has nled . claim for
$500 for services inspector Of the IRE alarm
system OF tho late villages OF Wakefield ard VIII
Iiamsordge,' and Louis Catteberry has nled a claim
for 90, 900 for 4 balance claimed to be due him for
building u sewer aud appurtenanoes In DIN avenue.
In the village OF wIlliamsbridse.
Election onicers In New York city.this year had
to work two hours longer than. usual on reg
istry days, beginning at A. N. instead OF A. NJ.
as has been the heretofore, and closing at 10
2. N. instead of o p. NJ, and will ais serve ono
hour later than heretofore election day, until
p. NJ, instead of p. N. the pay of election on
GERS has been reduced from $50 $50 each for
nve days work.
The temperance OF the Central Labor Union as
element. II not q factor, In contemporary poll
tics recalls IN tho notice OF some ooservant persons
the part which II took In the III fated and disas
Coogan canvass OF 1888. Mr.. CooGan was
nominated for thss once OF Mayor by the Central
Labor Union in that year. and he paid on account
of the expeni ies OF tho canvass Sl4.o27, Ss35 OF
which the Genital Labor Union directly.
This in addition to the personal contributions
OF Mr. Coogan for the Central Labor Union canvass.
and in addition TO the expenses incurred by him
for the maintenance OF q political headq mar ,ers
and for the long remembered and disastrous Coogan
labor parade. In the contest following, 27a. .77O
cast for the olcc of Mayor, and OF these
Mr. ypd at
friends computed at the time. OF - a vote under
the nomination OF those stl active IN the political
AFFAIRS OF the Central Labor Union.
The sound money Democrats OF the State OF Mary
land filed. prior TO Oct. l4. their certificates the
6so signatures. and the National Prohibition Bent
ley party. with 577 signatures, also nied nomina.
tion papers. Both will have a place on the Aus
tralian ballot In tho Terrapln STATE 500 signatures
being necessary TO secure this privilege. Thirty
nine OF the sound money Democrats forgot to place
opposite their names their occupation, in accord
ance with the Maryland law. This apparent over
sight, however. will not vitiate the claims OF tho
Palmer Buckner advocates. The signers OF tho
sound money petition Include editors, publishers.
physicians, lawyers, merchants. librarians. arti-
sans and bakers. The iist Of sHners is headed by
Charles L. Miller of Sherwood. an associate OF
Johns Hopkins University. Among the other sign
erB was tnO librarian OF lHo ieaoouS
Tho emblem for the Palmer Buckner Democrats in
Maryland is q medallion full.faced portrait of
Thomas jefferson. For the National Prohibition
party the emblem will be picture OF Liberty hold
ing in hand scales OF Justice with the motto
OF the party. Liberty, Justice. equality below.
The intricacies of tho ballot law for voting under
the Australian kangaroo system were illustrated
forciby in the Slate OF Minnesota in the Prtsiden-
tial election Of 1892. The Republican electors re-
ceived l22, 900 votes. tho Republican candidate
for Governor 10000. and the Republican canal
date for Lieutenant Governor 1910 In declin
ing scale The Democratic electoral ticket polled
100. 900 votes. the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor 94, 900 votes. and the Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor 90 900 votes. in declining
scale. Tho Populist candidate for Governor poIIed
80, 900 votes, the Popuist candidate for Lleuten-
nt-Governor $1,000 and the Populist candidate
for secretaIy OF State $4,000. The Prohibition
electoral ticket polled 1900 votes. ana tho Pro-
hibition candidate for Governor 1900 votes Tho
reason for these discrepancies was as follows:
Many citizens marking the top OF an Australian
ballot failed to mark Il lower down, and thus the