The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-25
NOTES.

There are fortyseven election districts in the
borough Of Richmond this year. and seventy six In
the borough OF Queens. q total OF l2S in suburban
New York. There are $40 election districts In Kings
and $50 In New York. q total OF 1899 In the whole
territory.
The Attorney.General has given an opinion on tho
much.disputed point whether q person whose twenty.
nrst birthday falIh on Wednesday. Nov. 8. this year 10
entitled to vote. The oficia decision IL that Nov. 2.
the day preceding the anniversary OF his birth, com.
pletes bis majority. and he 10 therefore entitled under
the law to vote.
AZ last years election 1870 registered voters In
the city OF New York did not cast their votes. Tho
smallest number Of such voters was In the Twelfth
district. where the Socialist vote was larger than in
any othor district.
These are tho States which have Legislative cleo
lions this year: New York. Mass AchuSetts. New Jer
Sey. Iowa. Delaware, Maryland. Ohio. Pennsyl, aniA,
Virginia. Nevada. and Washington. The longest ticket
to be voted In any State this year win be In Ohio.
in which there are seven State Offices to be nlled. In
Iowa and Massachusetts there are six each. In New
York there is one only-Judse Of the Court OF Appeals.
There 10 Q candidate for Governor OF Ohio this year
running on what Is called the Negro Protection
ticket. which has o candidate In the neld for each
ofice. The nominee for ieutenant.Governor IA
named Jason lilly; the nominee for Supreme Court
Judge is Graham Duckwrll. The candidate for At
| n u Shaflto iilbtreu IL S1uuIAhbS
for state Treasurer 10 Moses Moore.
Justice willard Bartlett. q candidate for TO collection
as Supreme Court Justice in the Second Judicial dis.
trict. and favored by Democrats. Republican,. and in
dependent citizens generally. was chosen in the same
district In which he is now running by . majority OF
5000 In 1888. tho larger part OF which majority was
recorded in counties outside OF Kings. Justice Bart
lett carried Richmond county hy 1900. Queens by
1900. westchester by 400. Rockland by 600. Orange
by /, 900. and Kings by 1000. In Queens county. in
which the Democratic vote for the head OF the State
ticket was 1907, Justice Bartlett'S vote WA s.2s4.
and In Kings county he led tho head OF the Demo
cratic ticket by 1000 votes.
The loyal complication which has arisen in tho city
OF Chicago over the civil service ordinance promises
to be protracted, The most serious objection to the
constitutionality OF the ordinance is based on that
clause OF It which declares that no civil service ON
ploye e shall "pay or contribute money to any politi
cal party or organization" This Is held to DO an In
vasion OF the lawful privileges and immunitles OF
American citizens. and q violation OF the Illinois
state Constitution US well, It is not expected thai
there will DO any determination of the controversy
before December. Chicago voted for civil service
some years ago.
The receipt OF election returns at Police Head
quarters this year will BIO under conditions very differ
ent from those which have existed heretofore. By vot,
Of the Police Board. the superintendent OF Telegraph
| has been ulTeCttu W bcCuto w heOcbhaIy nucb hnt
make arrangements for tho transmission OF election
returns TO the Central once from the various pre-
cincts, and also from Long Island City and tn,
boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn. and Richmond. ant
towns of Jamaica. Newtown. and Flushing. Some O
the polling places In this years New York election
must have a very unfamiliar sound to old campaign
ers, particularly Linoleumville. Middle Village
pleasant Plains. Nassau Heights. Dutch Kills. Au'
Edgewater.
In the following states this year Legislatures will
he elected, tho members OF which will participate Il
tho choice OF United states Senators: Maryland. Ohio
and virginia. The Maryland Legislature will vote 70
n Auccessor to Arthur p. German. the Ohio Legislatur
for a successor 60 Mark A. Hanna, and the Virgtni
Legislature for a successor TO John W. Daniel. Il
somewhat peculiar. by tho way. that q successor I
senator German. long the representative oAmpaig
manager OF the Democrats. and OF senator Hannl
now campaign manager OF the Republicans. should b
cho.eu at the same time. In Virginia, the re-electio
~ senator Daniel 10 as good as settled. but Con. Fit
hugh Lee has announced himself AS a candidate
aucceed Senator Martin. whose term expires In 1850