The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-09
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Mayor van WICK will have the appointment OF suo-
cessors 20 al the present City Magistrates except
Judges Flammer. Cornell. Mott. Pool. Hedges. and
Meade. 1t has generally been assumed that the
terms OF City Magistrates date from Jan. l. like the
Mayors term. but in fact the date is July l.. Mayor
Van Wyck will have the appointment of SUCCESSORS to
Special Sessions Justices John Hayes and Jacob on
July /, 1901.
outside OF the city OF Baltimore, which won't Re-
publican this year. the Republicans elected forty.one
members OF the Maryland House of Delegates and tho
Democrats nfty.hve. Tho Maryland Senate Is thus
divided, seventeen Republicans and n'no Democrats;
the House OF Delegates stands; Rcpub.icans, forty.
I'VE: Democrats, forty.six. Nine Republicans and
three Democratic Senators hold over.
Tho fraudulent character Of the so-called Low en-
rollment has been clearly disclosed by the vote. In
Der OF enrolled Low men was claimed to DO 1885, Low
polled less than 900 votes. In tho Sixth district, In
which the alleged enrolment was 1924. the actual
vote was only 1.1oo. and In the Tenth district. in
which It was alleged that there was an enrolment of
e.o99. the total Low vote was only 1890. and fully
1000 OF this total. It Is claimed. came from the Ger.
man Reform Union. which Endorsed Low as O candi.
date after its alleged enrolment had been completed
and after Tammany Hall had refused to accord the
German organization a place upon the Democratic
county ticket this year.
The members of that once potent organization, the
A. p. A.. elected officers on the Thursday preceding
election. choosing a President. Vice. President, Seore-
tary OF State. Chaplain, Recording Secretary. Finan.
cial Secretary. pianist, Sergeant at. Arms. Guard. and
Trustees. The meeting vas held in the Thirty-nrst
Assembly district, and. by what ONE people have
come to regard as q coincidence. Frank McCabe. Re-
publican candidate for Assembly. and William Il.
Mccarthy. Tammany Hall candidate for Alderman
the only two Macs running in the d~istrict-were de-
feated. though the Republican Aldermanic candidate
was elected and the Tammnny Hall candidate for
Assembly was successful.
Maryland is not the only state whose Senatorial,
representation will be decided by this years election
Thirty States are to choose Senators before March 4,
1899. One. Mississippi. has already chosen Mr.. Money.
and three. Ohio. Virginia. and Maryland. have chosen
the Legislatures which will elect Senators. OF tho
twenty.six other Senators going out. ten are Repub.
lcans, twelve Democrats. three silver Republicans,
and one Populfst. Legislatures to choose their success
sors will be elected next year. The Senate now CON.
tains forty -four Republicans out OF q membership of
Eighty -nine. there being a vacancy from Oregon.
Though the Cts have persistently and enusively
declared that they favor n total separation and dr.
vorce Of State from municipal politics. Il IL observable
that they are beginning already actively and impu.
IDENTIFY to NEEDLE with the political divisions In tho
Albany Legislature. which 10 most distinctively not q
municipal body at all.
The Republicans won q big victory in Newark at
the recent election, electing tho County Clerk of
Essex county. of which Newark 10 the chief city, by
e.l0o majority. and their Register by Zoo majority,
though usually Essex county has been ono of the
closest counties in New Jersey. The Socialist party
In Newark made special Efforts In Newark this year.
and secured 800 votes for Its ticket.
The gain of q Democratic Congressman in BROOKLYN
to NIL the vacancy caused by the Presidents appoint.
ment OF the Brooklyn Postmaster was one of tho
wholly unexpected results OF the recent election. Al
last years election this district was carried by the Re-
publicans by 1000 votes, but the actual majority WA
5000 only. and the district is ono liable to sudden
political changes. Brooklyn's delegation to Wash.
ington IL no longer solidly Republican.
What will probably be worthy Of remembrance m
the last organised effort to cut a candidate for pout-
ical ONCE under the present system of voting was
made at this years election by some OF the labor ar.
ganizations against the judicial candid ature of Fran.
els d. scott on the successful Tammauy Hail tiok.t
Mr., Scott incurred the hostility Of some Of the most
active LABOR leaders in what Is known as the building
trades section. and they determined to cut him in
consequence. some favor!ng the candioature OF
Thomas Allison on the Republican and others favor.
ing George d, Andrews on the George and Low ticket.
Al all large political meetings circulars were diatrth-
uted designed to instruct voters "how TO scratch
scott" But the days for scratching candidates are.
under the present ballot law. about over. The only
easy way to scratch a candidate nowadays Is to v,te
se"' "Hicn hS name uoes not appear, and
the labor maloontents failing to do this, Mr. Scott
was elected by substantially the sam majority a. h.
associates on the T%ammany ticket.
John p. windolph. Vice, President of the Board OF
Aldermen. who was not n candidate for election tb,s
year Is being supported by many friends for Police
Commissioner. Two OF the members OF the Polio.
board OF the Greater New York are TO he Republicans
and two Democrats. Mr.. windolph has a record OF
several terms in the Assembly and he has been one OF
the most active and influential OF the present Alder.
men Other candidates suggested are Fred d. Grant
James X, O'Beirne and +. Seymour Gibbs.