The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06

for Cleveland. one for Harrison, and one for weav.
or. Tho plurality OF the highest successful elector
was less than goo. This year in South Dakota
Bryan received 40, 800 votes and Mckinley 10. aBs.
giving the former a plurality OF 19S. There were
g9p Prohibition votes.
The direct cost to the city OF thu sundry Rapid
Transit Commissions has been $500, 900, tho indi.
rect cost imposed upon the city by the impediments
which they have put in the way of practical rapid
transit Is almost incalculable.
Kings county elects next year q Shcrin. q Regis.
ter, and a County Clerk. New York will elect sim.
liar officials and folr Coroncrs besides. OF the
coroners now in office hero two are Tammany men.
Edward T. Fitzpatrick and william II. poUbs.
Both ae candidates for re election. jacob Bausch.
who was a candidate on the Tnmmany ticket at the
recen, election, is likely TO be ngain III the ncid on
the same side. and so is Jacob A. Mittnacht. defeated
on the Tammany ticket in iSy4. The third Coroner
now in ONCE is Theodore X. Tuttle. recently elect.
cd. The fourth Is Hoebcr. whose nomination by
any political OF organization seems. at this time, I'm.
probable. A District Attorney Is to DO elected In
Now York next year. and, unless otherwis provid.
ed for In the Greater New York project. a Comp,
trollcr ne well.
An anicabie controversy is In progress between
some Louisiana and some Nebraska statesmen over
the longevity OF Governors elected in tho 80 two
othleb. mo Louis ana mcn claim tnnt OF the SIX
Governors who have been IN ONCE In Louisiana in
tho last twenty. eight years. nvc arc stiil living,
which is certainly II favorable showing for Louisi.
ana; but the Nebraska men claim that Of nine men
who have held the ONCE OF Governor of Nebraska
in tho same period of twenty eight years, eight are
stiil surviving, which AZ n larger proportion. Tho
fact. however. is to be taken into consideration that
white the term OF onice of the Governor of Louisi.
ana Is four years that OF Tic Governor of Nebraska
is two ycars only. Moreover for n clpnr under.
standing OF the controversy. the fact should not be
lost sight OF that Louisiana AMI Nebraska are Two
States IN which hero have been frequent ,ontro.
versics over the tile TO the Govcrnorship. In the for.
mer State the Intervention OF the Federal troops
was twice deemed necessary to settle the matter.
and In Nebraska there was. only a few years ngo. n
similar controversy, though conducted on moro pm.
cinc lires. New York does not make any serious
claims OF longevity for her Governors. but. with one
exception. ali of them who have been elected with.
In the Inst twenty years are still surviving. The
ono exception is Lucius Robinson. The survivors
are President Cleveland. Senator Hill. Roswell p.
Flower, and Alonzo u. Cornell. Gov. Morton closes
his term in better health than when he entered
upon the discharge OF the duties of Governor In
January. 1873. and his predecessor. ex.Gov. Flower.
is strong and clipper.
The late William II. Gcdncy, who was elected As
scmblymnn in the Ninth district on the Republican
s'N"NN 80 49, 'e' o"o y e"S ~" "a I ihk VIM
ward Republicans who wero conspicuous in Its af-
fairs when the Ninth ward was a Republican
stronghold. which It has Since ceased TO be. In the
biographies OF Mr.. Gedncy the fact has been gener.
ally omitted that he was Republican candidate for
Sheriff OF this county IN 1876. running on the same
ticket with John A. Dix for Mayor. At the pre-.
cedins State election. Gen. DIX. then Governor.
was q candidate for reelection. but was defeated
by Mr.. Tilden. Two years later Gen. Dix ran for
Mayor OF New York and Cir. Tildca for President of
tho United States. Gen. Dix vas defeated.
The term as Commissioner Of Cia!tns, of Wilbur
F. Porter. Popocrat candidate for Governor Of
New York ut the recent cicctIoL. expires on Jaa.
'2, 1878. He was appointed by Gov. Flower on
Jan. l2, 1899.
Both political parties intenI !. II appears, to main
tain permanent heaaqaarters In the city of Wash.
inston during the session OF Congress and probably
throughout the year. The experiment OF n Chi.
caZo headquarters for the Bryan campaign di not
prove to he a success. New York city continues to
be the political capital of the United States.
DR.. Godfrey Hunter. who has been diligently
seeking the Republican caucus nomination for
United States Senator from Kentucky and claims TO
have thirty-two OF the thirty SIX votes necessary to
secure 1t already pledged. is a physician. was a
surgeon In the Union army curing the war. and was
a member of the Fifty fourth Congress from what
s known as the Bowling Green district.
The number of applications now or file FOR up.
IN tho Labor Bureau OF tie CIVIL Service
Board is lo.528. The number OF appointments
made from this list averages fifteen = month. AT the
recent examination for paymaster's clerE thirty.
rve OF the forty-scrcn applicants who appeared for
examination failed TO PASS.
Gov. Black will have the appointment of three
n-.s-- 49,.
coed Commissioner Beardsley on Jan. 20. one TO
succeed Commissioner Chaplin on May IL, and one
to succeed Commissioner Richard on Jan. 20, 1897.
Gov. Morton. who has found abundant reason for
satlsf iction in the service rendered TO him In onice
by Col. Ashley w. Cole. his private secretary, has
ecommended to his successor In Office, Mr.. Black.
the designation OF Col. Cole as Railroad Commits.
sioner, and the appointment is confidently expect
ed. Dir. Morton, On tho reco 1imendation OF mis-
appointed Jacob Worth County Clerk OF
Kings county. now the most lucrative ONCE in
Brooklyn. Tho salary of a Railroad Commissioner
Is 81. 900 q year. The fees of the County Clerk
OF Kings are estimated u $50 900 ut year. Col.
Cole served in the Tenth New Jersey Volunteers
with credit. Grover Cleveland's former private
secretary. Daniel Lamont. Is now Secretary of War.
There was or Nov. Z n balance In the city treas
ury of s6o.ss OF unclaimed salaries and wages.
Lawrence Godkin, john @. H. Meyers. and Har.
wood II. Pool are three Commissioners In charg of
the opening OF Barry street In the annexed dis.
tr.ct. Mr. FOOL is an OHIO man. Mr.. Meyers was
the former collector of arrears of personal taxes in
the Corporation couusel's ONCE. Mr..Godkin repre-
sents the Interests OF those who have long been dc.
sirous OF seeing the uame of Barry, tho nrst Commo
dore OF the United States navy, honored by hav-
ing n street In the annexed district called after him.
The Godkins and the Barrys are old Irish families.
Barry was born in Tacumsbane in
l740. lie died In Philadelphia. Barry street is to
run from L~ongwood avenue TO Lafayette avenue.
Tho Barry Street Commissioners are not serving
gratuiIously. for their bill OF ''costs. charges. and
expenses has been deposited with the County
Clerk. Mr.. purroy.
In no previous Presidential election have there
been so many OF the minor States carried by the de.
fcated candidate as is the case this year. Bryan car
ried Eine States casting three or four electoral
votes each. Apart FRI these he carried thirteen.
hr. dcKiuley carried twen,y,one States having four
or more electoral votes. Missouri was the largest
State that went for Bryan.
A very keiious objection urred aDainst the con.