The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-04

The Republicans carried more of the States in
which there were elections last Tuesday than the
Democrats. 1t was not a Democratic year.
Municipal elections in New York are often pecu.
liar in their results. Gen. John A. Dix. who had been
United States Senator. Minister to France. Governor
Of New York, and Secretary OF the Treasury. and who
was the author, In december. 1850. of the patriotic
sentiment telegraphed by him to New Orleans, Z" II
any one attempts to haul down the American dag,
shoot him on the spot" when q candidate for Mayor
of New York in the year 1915, was defeated by 54,.
900 majority in a total Of 17o.0 900 votes. In the
same election. at which Gen. Dix received 81. 900
votes. Richard Croker. running on the Tammany
ticket for q county once. received So, 900.
The Mayorelect of the Greater New York will have
a larger amount Of political patronage than any of
his predecessors, q larger amount, In fact, In the mat
ter OF individual appointments. than all the Mayors
OF New York and Brooklyn have had collectively for
more than twenty-five years.
Two OF Mayor strong's appointees to lucrative pub
lie offices were not registered; three are known to
have gone out of town. and ono was in Coney Island.
The Prohibitionists of the United States have not
usually much to be thankful for, but in Pennsylvania
they certainly made on Tuesday a great squirt for q
candidate with the suspicious name-suspicious for q
Prohibitionist-of Swallow. He was their nominee
for State Treasurer and he appears to have polled as
many as lCs,Oo0 votes in the State. after having
travelled 5000 miles, visited sixty.three Of the sixty
seven counties of Pennsylvania, and delivered 227
addresses. In Philadelphia alone he polled is, 500
votes. aud reports Indicate that he carried q dozen
Pennsylvania counties. Q remarkable thing for u Pro
hibitionist to do.
New York's first italian Coroner will enter upon the
discharge OF his oficial duties on Jan. !. He is tho
nrst elected Italian onicial in this city. where Italian
voters are becoming more numerous each year.
The experiment OF q Plattdeutsche Sheriff in once
is not to be repeated. All the political parties in New
York nominated for the once of Sheriff this year can.
didares familiar with the English language. and tho
successful nominee. Thomas J. Dunn. win not, after
Jan. ], require an Interpreter.
Tho Indians in Utah and Colorado have returned to
their reservation, and the homeward march began
simultaneously with the beginning of voting in the
Greater New York on Tuesday. Nov. q.
Baltimore appears to have become q safe and
sure Republican city, as strong in its allegiance to
the Republican party as Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
Long a Democratic stronghold, and tho chief city OF
a State uniformly Democratic since tho beginning OF
the civil war, Baltimore has become Republican. and
seems likely to stay so.
In no preceding election in or about New York have
there been larger or more numerous meetings than this
year. The Tammany Hall organization be.d for Judge
Van Wyck l,Ol8 meetings, and there were In all 1000
political meetings in New York city this year. exclu'
sive OF 900 In Brooklyn aud 100 In Queens and Rich
mond. There were twenty MONDAY meetings In this
city ana one midnight meeting held In Gansevoort
Market by the independence Hail Democracy in sup
port OF judge Van Wyck. The attendance at all POI
ntical meetings this year was larger than usual.
Gen. Benjamin y. Tracy made the most dlsnined,
impressive. and convincing personal speaking can
vass OF any of the nominees. lie discussed with elo'
quenoe and cogency the important issues OF tbs
municipal fight, and did so without self. glorthcation
or personal assault upon his opponents.
The Home Rule Democracy seems to haze adjourned
sine die. and tho GermAn.Amtrica Reform Union
Will not resume political operations until 1901.