The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

voters each, estimated on the basis OF the last
election. Tho number of election districts has
been reduced from 1899 TO 200.
New York city'a annual revenue from its markets
is 100000. Brookiyn's annual revenue from It's
markets is ESQ. 900. The expense of maintaining
New Yorh's markets IL 800, oooi the cost OF main.
tanning Brooklyn's markets 10 elo, 1000.
At the recent election. Wisconsin. which was
long n doubtful state and until March 4 was rep.
resented by two Democratic Senators in Washing.
ton. went So strongly against Bryan that OF sixty.
eight counties ia the State he carried only three
and not ons Of these by as much as 900 plurality.
In Milwaukee a,ono Mr.. McRiniey's plurality was
in excess of 1000. and he carried Wisconsin by a
majority OF l0s. 1000. On the other hand. Florida
gave Bryan 1000 moro majority than Mckinley
had votes in It, and OF tho forty.nvo counties OF
Florida, Bryan carried forty.four. one, Columbia
county, being carried by Mckinley by q majority
OF one vote only. In Dnde county, where there IL
moro swamp than land. the Bryan majority was
one vote exactly.
BY the rctiremcnt of John Sherman from the
United states sena,e, William NJ. Stewart ('silver
Bili'') OF Nevada becomes the Senator whose ser.
vice dates back the longest. Mr.. Morrill, OF Yer
mont has been In the Senate moro years. for he has
served continuously tinco 1857. while Mr.. Stewart,
who entered the Senate In 1904. was out Of It
from 1875 to 1887. There Is now nobody in the
| senate VINO was tnere Wnen no entcreu. ocnutOr
Morrill, wns born In 1870; Senator Stewart wus
born In 1887. Senator Stewart, lire Senator Teller
of Colorado. his siivcrite colleague. was born in
Now York State. Senator Morrill, has devoted sreat
attention TO tariff questions and 10 accepted as an
authority concerning them.
Frederick Bauer. who hos been appointed Super.
intendent OF the Outdoor Poor in the Department
OF Public Charity. is a Tammany Hall Democrat
who owes his original appointment in this de.
partment to Edw ard C. Sheehy, former Char
ity Commissioner. who was associated with John
McQuade in the leadership of Tammany in what was
at the time OF Mr.. Bauer's appointment the TWEEN.
tv.second Assembly district. Mr.. sheehy was made
Charity Commissioner by Mayor Grant on May /,
1859. and among his early appointments was that
Mr.. Bauer. who has been holding over under the
present administration. There are, II is said, q
larger number of Tammnny Hall hoIdovers in the
Charity Department than in any other except the
Chamberlain's ofice.
| Tho City Civil Service Commissioners have es-
sablishca now ruies for the publ, employees known
as 'iaborers." To facilitate the registration, though
not the appointment. Of applicants, they have d.
vided the city into two districts, one lying south
of the Harlem River and spuyten Duyvii Creek
and the other north of II. In order to facilitate 90
far as possible the employment Of non-residents.
they have adopted q rule that those applicants re.
siding outside OF the city limits shall be certified
VINO btnnQ ne3t upon the eltglDle lWt WITHIN a
radius OF nve miles of point OF locality stated in
requisition." The grammar OF this regulation is de.
fective. for. though the civil service lists nre long.
there 10 not yet one which is quite as long as nve
niles. There Is no grammarian in the Civil Der.
vice Supervisory Board.
There 70 q bill pending In the Minnesota Leg,s.
iature for the appointment Of O State phroaoIosist,
who Is to receive 81, 900 o year ana devote his of.
nciai attention TO the study OF the characteristics
Of those residents OF the Gopher State who have
not become Populisrs. For those who have be-
come Populists there Will. It is presumed, be no
mental examination II the bill becomes o law.
When Oklahoma was admitted as o Territory 10
included twenty-five counties, and the Kingfsher
statesman to whom was submitted the task OF nam.
ing them showed very little ingenuity. for he could
ind only thirteen names appropriate for Okla
homa counties. and called the others by letters.
'D,'' &C." "K." H." IN" IN" co. .'P," and
Co. Among the thirteen names which he chose
% appropriate for counties were Cleveland, Roger
Mills, Blaine, Logan. Payne. Lincoln. Beaver. CAL
adian, washita. Oklahoma, Kingnsher, and Potta.
watomie. Since tten and since the march Of civ.
ilization and Of emigTants in Oklahoma. the Ter.
ritory has been recognized into twenty. three coun-
ties and the letter counties. SO called. have all dis
appeared with the exception OF one. d. Little
originality, however, has been shown in the choice
OF the substitute names. Grant. Garfield. Custer,
sNOolcs "OuuNs u oouWh COu"tlcS Z among
them. Meanwhile the voting population OF Okla
homa has crossed the nifty -thousanu limit line. and
before II. reaches 100. 900 ID" county may disappear
and Adlai stevenson county. perhaps. take Its place.
The morel central States of the country are not
represented in the organization OF the Fifty NTH
House of Representatives. Tho Speaker. Congress.
man Reed. comes from Maine, the leader Of tho
Democratic siic, Mr.. Bailey. comes from Texas.
and the Republican leader. Mr.. Dingley. comes
from Maine.
A majority OF the members OF President McKin.
ley's Cablner resigned other orlces to accept once
as his MISUNDERSTANDING Sherman resigned bis
post in the United states Senate, the term Of which
did not expire until March 4. 1899: Secretary Gage
and Secretary Bliss arc both bank officials. and
Secretary Wilson was..director OF the Agricultural
State College OF Iowa. Secretary McKenna was
Circuit Judge on the Pacific coast, o life post.
No State in the:Union has q representation of
three members In the House OF Representatives
some States have four. Dome have two. not one has
three. Similarly no State in the. Union has hve
electoral votes. Some have six; some have four. |
There 10 no reason known for this. Il is accident
that's all.
democratic harmony hal been restored between
bath House john Coughlin and 'Hinky Diuk''
Kenns. They are both for Harriaon for Mayor.
tho First ward OF Chicago gave Mckinley 29o
plurality last November, but Altgeld carried It for
Governor by 90 votes. Bath House John when
elected Alderman In April. 1895. had 200 plural.
ity.
The Eleventh district OF Massachusetts includes
portions OF I'VE counties in which are three wards
OF the city of Boston. tho city OF Newton. and the
towns OF Dedham, North A~ttlehoro. and Hyde Park.
IL was represented in the last Congress by VII.
liam r. Draper. and In the. present Congress by
Charles F. sprAgue OF Boston. who is said to DO the
richest man in It. He Is forty years old. while his
wife. who was q Miss fratt OF BrovEline. Mass, 10
some years his Junior. The Joint wealth Of tho cou.
pie 10 estimated at $50. 900. 900. Mr.. sprague
comes from . historic Plymouth family. He was
graduated from Harvard College.
Tender Cnrnn fram uIInain.