The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
POLITICAL VOTES.
Nelson Dinsisy. Jr- was an editor before he becaus
. political leader in Maine.

. political leader in Maine.
The rents which the city OF New York pays for
premises In the annexed district are not to be m.
earded, even by the most frugal, "a extravaEant. The
Volunteer Firo Department In Wakefield rcnta q
building to the city for police uses for $500 q year.
The City Island branch Of the Police Department.
costs for rental $3.50 a year, and the police promises
occupied in the former town of West Chester entail .
municipal expense OF 5000.
-Four oOroners are to 1e elected this year in place of
hessrs- Dobba and Fitzpatrick. Tammany Hall; Tut
hill. Republican. and Hoeber. All four are candidates
for reelection, Dobbs and Fitzpatrick on the Tam.
many. Tuthill on tho Republican. and Hoeber on the
National Democracy ticket. Hoeber has the support
OF william n, Grace. Tn re has been some talk OF the
nomin alton OF Johnny Simpson by the Citizens Union.
He residcs in the Assembly district next adIoininr the
ono in which Coroner Fitzpatrick Is the Tammany
Hall leader.
There were twenty-five bidders for the excavation
and foundation work OF the new Chicago Federal
building which Is TO be used as q Post once. Twenty.
one Of the bidders wero Chicago mon; one bid was
from 81. Louis. Tho 81. Louis bid was the highest in
amount, and Q Chicago concern got the contract for
esos,tos. The 81. Louie bid was $4,000.
The Virginia Popuiists, who poiled 81. 900 votes FOE
Governor at the last State election (1ses) in the Ola
Dominion, have gone into this years tight with only
one candidates. nominee for acknowledgements
He ran for Governor on the Populist ticket four years l
ago and polled q large vote in the rural districts of
tho state, but was badly beaten In the large citiea.
Virginia IL the only State In the Union which sopass
rates the vote OF its oitios from the vote OF it, coun. |
ties. In Richmond last year Bryan's majority was
9.7o0. In Norfolk II was l,loo. and In Petersburg I
1000. In the whole state. on . total vote Of nearly |
100000, Bryan's plurality was less than 10000. n iaI
the expectation OF Virginia Populists that the Demosl
cratic State Convention, which mosts on Aug. II. 4
I'LL nNNANt Cant CocEa fnr ,uton..tn~-.-- i
thereby making q fusion. so dear to the Populist heart. \
Moro than i've million pounds of broad arc dfrtrffs |
uted to the institutions under city direction in . year
and about 90 per cent. of this quantity goes TO The \
Department of Charities and the remaining 40 per |
cent. 70 the Department of Correction. The Depart. !,
ment OF Charities expeuds for supplies of ali kinda In 4
q year $40, 900. and the Department OF Correction
for supplies Of all kinds saso.ooo.
The city Of Baltimore has, with much Formally ana ,
after due invitation for the submission of bids and ]
estimates, awarded the contract for hauling. erect. +;
ing. and returning TO storage the election booths used |,
In the city Of Baltimore this year. The amount paid
for this service IL o., 085. The Bureau of Elections in
New York eIpends 10000 for the same purpose. !
The New York Bureau of Elections 10 Q rather expsn- !
sive affair. It began the year 1890 with q deficiency !
Of os1 900 on an appropriation for election purposes
Of nearly $500. 900. This year Its expenses have been J
largely curta,led by the act Of the Legislature extend. |
ing u DounuAlrcb ANU reducing numDeT OF cleo
ton districts in town, but nevertheless the cost Of
New York city's share In the contest will be In excess
OF $500, 900.
Tho Socialist party in Now York city, 10000
strong. 10 in q fair way, It seems. to be split In tive
with 5000 voting members on either side, in conse. /.
quence OF the dinculties which have arisen between
the Russian and the German sections. The enormous
increase in the manufacture OF clothing in New York
has added largely to the membership of those Social.
Cat labor upiona which y racrpitad from tha y u,Sfa.
newcomers, and some OF the leaders Of the German
Union. which contains many Socialists. are approhen-
sive that the control of the Labor party will slip out
OF their hands; though In what respect the control Of o
party which elects no candidates and is without In.
nuence on legislation is OF Importance no sooialiso
familiar with English has yet made plain.
There were at the beginning OF July Is, IT'S applf-
cations on ne for employment as laborers at the Civ1
Service Board. During the month preceding two
laborers resigned and one died. n total Of three.
Seventy mine now places were created or made vacant
by removals. There were additional applications
during the month from 637 persons. The unenn-
ployed labor List Of eltgtbles 10 now half Is large a.
the United States army. Indeed, in some respects, 10
Is larger. for 1t the beginning OF 1897 there were
fewer enlisted men. exclusive of officers, in the in.
fantry of the United States than there were eligible
laboren ON the civil service list in this city.
Thomas J. Hayden. who has resigned as superfn-
tCuhcht VI pIaueu Eo-t NV Sti ~ ~ u
date for the Tammany Hall nomination for Assembly
in the Twenty-third district this year.
The civil service standard for gardeners IL pretty
high or twelve applicants who presented them.
seives at the last examination eleven failed to pass.
Twelve aspirants for the post of gardeners appren-
tice" fell down also. A high standard Of efficiency
for nurses. too. Is insisted upon by the present Com.
missioners. OF tw eight applicants who declared
themselves qualified to be nurses twenty-five were
found to be incapable.
This years fight for the Governorship in Ohio seams
likely. from all accounts. TO be the closest and most
uncertain prosecuted in that State for many years.
James z. Campbell was the last Democratic Governor
OF Ohio. He has been an aspirant for sundry otheR
otnces, the Presidency of the United States included.
since that time.
Alton B. Parker. who Is being pushed by some %
the Hill Democrats for the nomination for Court OF
Appeals Judge this year. Is a native OF Cortland. N. Y,
the birthplace OF Daniel s. Lamont. Ell. Secretary
Lamont was born in Cortland on Feb. Q. 1881. Judge
Parker was born in Cortland on May II, 1851. They
are. therefore. of the same age. and both left Cortland
to grow up with the country. Mr.. Lamont went to
Schenectady. He was educated in Union College and
became . newspaper man. Mr.. Parker went to Albany
and was graduated there as Q lawyer. removing after
ward 20 Kingston. and being elected Surrogate OF
that county when 20 years Of age. BE 10 now one0e
tho Justices OF the Supreme Court in the Albany
S'uhty 'hH'ftS' eNA n va He'As thoubh hSt ~ y
known as Mr. Lamont, among Democratic politicians
throughout the State. 90.
Many obstacles are being encountered by those who
have in baud the task of Z" harmonizing " the Demo-
cratic party in the State. Various methods Of aeree-
ment have been proposed for bringing together the
two factions. This Is one OF them-a proposed plankt
We charge the Republicans with . mean Partially
in administering the Civil Service law" What this
e mean Partially is or how itdiners from the Tam
mRny method OF administering the Civil Seryica IArw
10 not stated by the thermometers. 1t Is thought by
some persons that the Tammany Hall plan OF har-
mony will not DO an entire success, and cannot be
one until J. Sergeant Cram returns from Vantage.
His plan is TO harmonic all Democratic factions by
proposing Richard Croker as . candidate for the
once of Mayor,
There are three Territorial delegates in the present
Congress- and all three Of them are Democrats. All
three Arc Southern men, too. and two OF the three
were horn in tho same year, 1852. The Territorial
delegate from Arizona is a Kcntuckiau, and his rise In
the politics Of Arizona AS raDtd. He arrived thero