The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-09
REGIMENT OF CANDIDATES.
MORN THAN 1000 RUNNING FOR
oFFICE Nv GREATER NEW YORK.

And at Least as.O 10 Men whose Sole Ruui-
ness Just Now IL Political Work-A Parade
and Review Of the Candidates surres,ed
TO Let the People Have q Look Mt Them,
There arc more than 1000 persons running
for elective offices In the Greater New York
territory to-day and tho returns are not all in
yet In the 1922 election districts in the terri
tory there are probably 25.0o men at the pres
emit moment who are d~evoting their time ex-
clusively to politics. This is an underestimate.
politicians say, rather than an o, erestimate.
It.. is not possible at the present time to give tho
exact figures even In the matter of candidates.
II each party that is in the field had a candi-
date for each office to be filled there would be
almost 1000 candidates running In the greater
city, but as some parties indorse the candi-
dates Of other parties the total number of ac-
tual candidates cannot be computed at present.
Besides, there are four days moro for the nomi-
nation Of Independent candidates., so the list of
candidates may stil be largely increased. So
far there are seven candidates in the field for
first Mayor of the Greater New York. The
Republican party, Tammany Hall. the Demo-
cratic party. the Citizens Union, the Prohi-
bitionists, the Socialist Labor Party and the
No-tea.no-tiger party have each its candidate.
There would be eight candidates, but the Popu-
lists have Endorsed Henry George. Each of
these parties, too, has candidates for members
Of the Municipal Council, for members of the
Board Of Aldermen, for members of Assembly,
for Justices of municipal district courts and of
the Supreme Court, for Comptroller, for Sheriffs
in four counties, County Clerks in three coun.
torncys in three counties, Coroners in four coun-
ties and borough Presidents in each of the Aye
men to be elected. Including the President Of
the Council. and an average OF seven candidates
number pf candi1ates for the SiNty-One Alder
manic berths and the flfty.nine Assembly jobs.
There are, or, will be-, seven candidates for
if, County Clerk, Register, and District Attor-
ney, about as many men running for Justices
of the supreme Court, and there arc seventy or
seventy five men who are trying to get them.
solves elected Justices of the municipal district
CORONER IN hhe the are sfes s0me city tish and 'a about tSir tgt
five candidates for borough President. Every
body who goes to the polls to vote in the borough
of Manhattan will have eighteen men to vote
for and about $50 names to select from. In
some districts no will have more and in some
Let's, get up a parade Of candidates and
helpers" said a politician yesterday who was
great number of men engaged exclusively in
politics, We, can have a reviewing stand at ono
of:the big parks. The voter, can assemble there,
and the thousand or fifteen hundred candidates,
divided in battalions, either according to part!
or according to the offices that they went,ean be
reviewing stand. Thus the voters would have
a chance of looking over the men, and could
DICK tnelr cholce. Every man might wear q
corresponding numbers which would tell the
name of the candidate, tho office for which no
was running. and give his pedigree. The receipts
from the sale of this catalogue would pay the
expenses OF the show. We might wind up with
a barbecue, where all the candidates could get
acquainted with each other. Personal acquaint.
anceship would lessen the bitterness of the fight.
This would be fun. and politics is fun. or course
We might leave the candidates for Mayor and
Comptroller and the candidates for Judicial
places, out, OF the parade. The dignity attached
IN fDair nlQrRa wnn11nt narnif nf THAR tnkinD
TO be lined up SO that their constituents might
have q chance to see them and discover their fine
have any. Then on election day n man would
be able to vote inteliigently. He would have
more of a personal interest In the election. 1t
would add to the gayety of nations, and any
thing that would do that, IL seems to me,
ought to DO ENCOURAGED. What's the use Of be.
ing solemn and serious all the timei Line up the
candidates., i say. and let's look EN- over"