The sun., 1896-08-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

| days, and, as a consequence, tho former rush for
citizen Iapers in September aud october has ceased,
| and now closes in August The last day upon when
naturalization was effective this year was Aug Z.
| The total number of naturaiiZations in January
this year was %. In February i2o in March el, in
April 1854, in June $780, IN July 400, and during the
| nrst four days OF August 100, making total OF
1910 naturalLations this year, against 1,O3t for
the same period year ago. Heretofore the number
OF natrallzatons has always been largest in Presi
| dental years.
Tho growth of the Pest onice business of the coun-
| try has been amazing At the close OF the Reyo.
| lutionary War there only 10 Post ofnces in
the United States. At the close OF tho OF 1919
there were 5000. At the beginning of the civil war
there were 2S $50, and nve years after Its close in
1870, there 2S, ,402, or about 100 fewer. the
only step backward during tho history OF the Post
| once Department. BY 1880 the upward rise had
started again In full force. and the number of Port
onices in the country reached $4,000. There are
now 90 900 Post ofnces In the United States, and
| the number ir constantly being Increased
Ex.Consressmon Sessions OF Chautauqua Is one of
| the few sil-er Republican recruits IN New York
| State. Chautnuqua and the adjoining counties OF
Cattaraugus and Alesauy constitute the only taint
ed silver constituency In the State and it Is re-
markable how many sllvcrites hailed originally
| from this ncghborhood. Senator Henry NJ. Toller,
| the rilver Republican leader, was born in Allie
hailed from chautauqua; Senator Stewart of Ne.
vada ia another former western New York man
(he was born in Wayne county,, and Horace Boiea.
once of Erie county and now Of Iowa, 10 . Fourth
Various statutes have from une to time been
passed by the Legislature to do away with what
was, at one time serious municipal abuse: The
holding by person OF two'or offices, tho
payment to ono person OF two more salaries for
| oniciai services. ny an amendment TO Article X.
den and adopted. by the voters on Nov Q, 1874,
mo officer whose salary is nxed bv the Constitu-
tion shall receive any other additional compensa-
| ton" The rule then laid down that ON %
| for public Official was enough. and there is no
| longer such thing ono man holdrg, as once
the case, the onlce OF State Senator, Commits.
sioner OF Public Works, and Supervisor while an.
| other was State Senator anil Commissioner Of
Taxes and Asse ,rments. Nevertheless some of
those who date their FIRST appointment to an carly
| administration, adhere 10 the methods OF other
| days, which it the object OF the Constitution
| and OF the statutes to do away with. William II.
| Brady. veteran ofIce holder who has been EN-.
pluyed In the Corporation Counsels ONCE since 1879
| and receives 81 900 year fo- his services there
from the city. has fled claim against It for S5.550
| notaria fees. an amount larger than three years
salary; So, 800 for notaria fees is n large sum.
member OF Congress gets $4,000 year.
| The straightout Democratic candidate for Presi-
| dent In 1879 pulled In New Jersey, n State which
took the lead in.demandlng a.thtrd ticket, $50
votes. while 900 New.Jersey Democrats voted the
Republican electoral ticket 1t carried the state by
| l4.UO0 majority.
The Prohibltionlsts OF Illinois have some ustri-
| Gus citizens at the helm OF their affairs. Chair.
man PetcnSh looks after things In Cass county.
| Chairman McStavIck In Peoria. Chairman Rlggle
in Washington. Chairman Easterdey Ir Alexander.
Chairman Glotfelty In Carroll, ami Chairman
| Slack IN Johnson. Daniel Webster Puterhaugh OF
Makinaw hea led the Prohibition ticket in Illinois
| In 1894. and received 40 voter in his own town.
He received 1913 votes In Thornton, Chicago sub
urb. and l56 in PEORIA where the big disteres
are located. In Jasper county, from which Hale
johnson, the Prohibition candidate halls, the town
OF Muddy turned out IL cold.water men, Crooked
| Greek 5, and Willow Hill also.
| The published report of the Department of Public
| Works. signed ny Howard Payson wiIds in the City
Record OF Aug. is dat ed at '3l Chambers street,
though for several months the Department of Pub
lie Works of which Mr.. wilis is deputy commissioner.
has located In the Tract Society building Mas
| and Spruce streets
The Lily White Republicans beat the Black and
Tan Republicans in Jasper county. Tex. at the last
State election. but Il was close shave. The Lily
| White candidate poed So votes in Jasper, tho
| Black and Tan candidate polled so. The Demo
| cratic vote a,512.
There this yea. for the nrst time, two separate
Prohibition partcs.with two rivai:Presidcntial tick
| cts. The Prohibition third party came into exist
| ence In 1872, and from that time until this year
the forces Of the frohibitioiists showed a substan
| t,al growth. The breakup at the Pittsburgh Con-
ventlon Of May has.had a dsorRaniang effect upon
| the Prohibionists, and some of them have OF late
been making alliances with their former political
enemies and have In consequence started the disin-
| tegrltion OF their party. The Middle OF the Road
| ProhIbionists have DR.. Bentley OF Lincoln, Neb.
| townsman OF Bryan, for their candidate. They
! have as their candidate for Vice President Col
Southgate OF Durham, y. C., North Carolina's rep,
resenrative on the Prohibition National Commit
| tee. Political honors are falling rapidly North
Carolina, and Nebraska Is also sharing In the poti.
| cal benefits Nebraska has two candidates for tho
| Presidency North Carolina has a Vice. .Presden.
tial candidate and the Chairmauship OF the Popu-
| list National Committee.
More Germans were naturalized in New York this
year than men OF any other nationality. The irish
came second. the Hungarians third. the Russians
fourth. and the Italians seventh. Tho naturaliza.
tion OF Italians Is on the decline
Philadelphia surety companies are now furnish.
ing bonds for various puulIc ofcials in this city.
one OF the latest nic such bond is Austin E. Ford
Treasurer OF the Fire Department relief fund
| The amount or the Donu Is &2U.OUO. commissioner
| Ford recently succeeded Commissioner Sheffield
MS Treasurer OF the Fire Board. and this o1lce
ries with It the post OF Treasurer OF the nrc
relief fund the pos; of Treasurer OF the Foiica
Board carries with It the Treasurership OF the police
| pension func.
At no time in thirty years has the position Of
| the onre invincible Democracy OF Sew Jersey
| been what It is day. with tho Republicans In
full control of the State Government and claim
Ing 10000 majority over Bryan, a candidate
whose nomination has been repudiated by rcoIes
| OF Jersey Democrats.
West Twenty fourth street, between broadway
and Sixth avenue. is beginning to be a veritabie
ponicians' row. There are eight political organ
izatIons esra bllshed there for this campaign.
Asscmblyman Nixon has been renomln,ted in the
Second DChautauqua district by the Republicans and
this has revived talk about him as a candidate
| for Speaker. with Mr.. Fish out OF the way +, h