The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21
POLITICAL Z

POLITICAL N0TBG
Tho fog Of controversy and dispute having cleared
away. the results of this years November elections
may be summarized as follows; The Repubitcana
won In Ohio, in New York Celecting n majority Of the
Assembly,. In Iowa, Maryland. and New Jerssy. Tha
Democratic won In Kentucky and Virginia The lines
OF the 1899 fight are preserved. except thas ths Ma
tional Democrats who supported Palmer and Bucknet
in that contest have disappeared.
The post Of Mayor Of Long island City becomes
after Jan. l one Of honorary designation only, like
that OF Mayor Of Williamsburg. which lasted for TIVE
years only. between the Incorporation OF Willianoa
burg as a city in 1859 and its consolidation with,
Brooklyn in 1854. There have been eight Mayoru q
Long Island City, but during the twenty.seven yeara
OF the municipal existence of Long Island City three
persons have held the ONCE OF Mayor for twenty>twa
years. These three Mayors wero Abraham d. Dfts
mars, Henry 8. Dc Bevoise. and Patrick Gleasen.
Ditmars was the nrst, Gleason iS the last.
The contract for dredging along the Hudson Rivot
water front north Of Thirty-fourth street has been
w Arded 20 Charles De Bois. Ills sureties are Jacob
and Abraham De Bots. The contract for the work
between tho Battery and Thirty fourth street has
been aw arded to P. Bauford Ross. The ComptrensH
has approved the bonds given on both contracts.
The agitation for new primary election laws II net
wholly limited TO the state OF New York. for . like
demand has arisen in the State Of Maryland. whsre,
II appears, the matter will be the subject of one Of the
INST bills to be introduced At the next session Of the
Legislature. The bill 10 now being prepared by Oscar
L. ouinian Of Baltimore. The primary elections held
this year by both parties were under the law OF 1sess
and they were the nrst legaliEed primaries ever held
in Baltimore. The law OF 1899. Il is claimed. 10 NOT
broad enough, and by leaving the management so
fully in the hands OF the party committees enables
the controlling faction to make rules designed TO Per.
petuate Its control, The new law, n adopted. wiz
tend to establish more confidence in the primaries.
william Aston Chanler. the Assembly man-elect In
the Fifth district, heretofore Republican. has been
resting since election at Barry town.on.t the Hudsons
He prosecuted a vigorous and thorough personal canp
vass with excellent results. .
New York. New Jersey. Massachusetts,. Rhode Isls
and. South Carolina, and Georgia are the only States
that do not have biennial sessions OF the Legislature.
Judge Van wyck's vote in New York county at the
recent election was $4,000. Thomas y. Gilroy In
the same territory In 1892 received 1880. Ros-
well p. Flower. when candidate for Governor in
1891, received in New York county l40.Oi7 votes.
William sohmer. the County Clerk elect. succeeds
Henry d. Purroy In that onlce on Jan. !. Mr.. sohmor
has had the somewhat singular experience of being
on the Democratic county ticket in three elections for
the three principal county ornces-Sherin in 1904.
Register in 1895. and County clerk in 1897 The
first time he was q candidate for county ohdoo he
polled lie. 900 votes. the second he polled 10000.
and at his third candidaturs he polled 10000. Mr..
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pears to get stronger with the voters each time.
The late Col. James J. Mooney was one of the best.
known annexed district statesmen. His nrst poll.
tical honors came to him In 1859. when he was elected
70 the State Assembly in what was then tho Third
district OF westchester county. He ran for re-olec.
ton In . strong Democratic district In 1870. but was
defeated through Democratic divisions by q. Hilton
Scribner, Republican candidate. Mr.. Scribner's suo-
cess led the next year to his nomination for the once
OF Secretary OF State at tho head OF the Republican
State ticket. which was successful. and Col Mooney
was therefore. indirectly. the means OF promoting the
success of his Republican antagonist. Four yearD
later the town Of Morrisana- OF which Col. Mooney
was a resident, was added to the county Of New York.
and the Colonel was active in the development OF
this region, nrst in the Department of Public Works
and atterward in the orice which he held until his
death, In the Department of Street improvements.
The proposition to divide the State OF New York
in two. separating the metropolitan and Hudson
River count es from the other portions of the State.
has again made Its appearance. The project has in
view the establishment Of . new State to DO called
Manhattan. the population Of which, 1t 10 claimed.
would DO larger than chat Of any other State In the
> country except Pennsylvania. while the forty-fouR
. counties remaining would continue to be known 20
' New York and would exceed in population all Of the
present States with hve exceptions. The new State
of Manhattan would have a territory of 5000 square
miies and what was left OF the present New York
would have territory of 40. 600 square miles.
Elliot panforth as q candidate for Governor on the
Bryanite Democratic ticket next year ts being quits
seriously discussed. Mr.. Danforth is ~ years Of ago.
: and this incident OF his martial career may b now
I recalled: when the war broke out Danforth waa
=; only IL years old. an age which prevented him from
Joining the Union Army, but his patriotism only
a awaited an opportunity to prove his high regard for
0 those who shared the trials OF 4 soldiers life. and
0 when IL was proposed to establish 4 soldiers home
o Mr.. Danforth's efforts In favor of 1T were unceasing.' -
The term of the Governor OF Pennsylvania 10 four
years, and Pennsylvania is one of the States (New
York 10 another) which are TO elect Governors in
: November next. New York, Pennsylvania, and
] New Jersey. by the way, are the three Amer
lean States which pay their Governor $4,000
. year. but the terms In nll three vary. New
Z York elects its Governors for two years, New
y Jersey for three. and Pennsylvania for four. In
o Pennsylvania. Robert +. Pattison is once again. as Id
has been almost alwa avs since 1852. an aspirant for the
Democratic nomination. Patt'sOn and Cleveland both
70 became Democratic candidates for Governor In thu
same year. Pattison in Pennsylvania and Cleveland In
" New York. Pattison owed his success TO an inde
pendent. boiling Republican candidate who polled
$4,000 votes. assuring the defeat OF the regular Re
publican candidate. Gen. Beaver. Cleveland owed
n his success TO ths Republican detection from Score
d tary Folgsr. the party candidate. Party politics ara
l. somewhat muddled In Pennsylvania this year
through the formidable showing made by the Pro
hibitonists. who polled more than 100, 900 votes al
the recent State election. and who. II they persist IN
the course which they have marked out. may prove q
menace. though not. perhaps, a serious menace. to tho
Republicans next year.
Another Federal census is to be taken in 1000. but
It will not be completed in time to affect tho rear
IL rangement OF Congressional districts or the reappor
tionment OF Presidential electors. The census will
IN be taken under the direction OF Republican omcials
and II Is a somewhat significant fact that there hA'
been no Federal census under Democratic direction
ID since 1850.