The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04

-'f 1NN N~ NS faNa' AhhN " IL
liquidation, at maturity. of city bonds.
There are four tickets in tho neid in Kentucky thi,
y~ear-the Republican,. nominated BY the party which
polied at the last election $4,000 votes; the Dem.
ocratic, representing the party which at the last
election polled goo, 900 votes; the Popuilst, represent.
ing the party which at tho last State election tohed
$4,000 votes, an the National Democratic, represent
ing the party which at tho last election polled o,loo
votes. A Clerk of the Court OF Appeals 10 to b.
elected In Kentucky this year. The soiu Democrat.
are claiming a vote of 5000 for their candidate, ex.
Lieut.Gov. Hindman.
There arc only two districts in the city whers th.ro
will DO an election for Civil Justice this fall. Jus.c.
Davenport Is q candidate for the Republican nom.na.
ton in the Thirteenth district, and so IL W. z Ben.
Jamin. Tho cand dates for the Tammnny nomination
are William z. stillings and Alfred J. Baker. There
is a considerable Republican majority in the Thir.
teenth judicial district. and the Republican nom.na,
tion there Is probably equivalent 70 an election
Tho success Of the enlarged New York pro,eoo
brings no increased representation in the LegtslG .ure
to the territory included. New York. Brooklyn. Rich.
mond. and the towns included in the Borough Of
Queens will have the same representation 0 hereto
fore. but tho Legislature is empowered under the
Constitution TO delegate TO the General Assembly of
New York matters and questions which were never
RENTED and could not lawfully DO referred 70 the
New York Board OF Aldermen.
A proposition has recently been made thu. the
Commissioners Of Estimate and Appraise nent ap-
pointed on the application Of the Corporation Coun-
sci shall combine In q separate nomination for u ayor
OF New York. There are about 100 of these Commits
sioners, exclusive Of those holding two or more
places. and !t Is said that q nomination by them coli
lectively would not be without " moral influence"
IA political influence might be less important.
The success Of the primary election for q Senatorial
candidate in South Carolina seems likely TO lead TO
the adoption OF q similar method for choosing Sen.
aiors In other Southern States. It was tried 10 good
advantage in Illinois some year, ago. and led TO tho
election Of q Legislature the members OF which were
committed to the nfterward successful candidacy Of
Gen. John NJ. Palmer. who was the National Demo
cratic candidate for President Last year.
The municipal expenses OF the enlarged New York
during the first year OF It's existence az such are est
mated at 500. ooo. 0o0-S75. 900, 900 for running OF.
penses and 925, 600. 900 in bonds.
Nineteen OF the forty State Senators In the virrtnin
Legislature in Richmond are to be chosen at the No.
vemter election. At present thirty.four OF the vir
gfnia Senators are silver Democrats, two are Popu-
lists. three are Republicans and one 10 . gold Demo
crat. All the Senators elected viii participate In the
election of Senator Martins successor. The friends Of
Gen. Fitzhueh Lee arc active and they claim thas
Gen. Lee. rather than Senator Martin. Is the favorito
AuiNat " kHc ALA auu ue o tt DemOCrauO
party in the Old Dominion. Senator Martin was
chosen to the vacancy which arose in the senate by
the death Of John s. Barbour in December, 1893,
Gen. Lee was his chief opponent.
The number o. outside organizations is larger this
year than It has been IN any previous municipal cleo
ton since ISIS. In 1878 there wero more Of them.
and they all. without qualification or exception,
combined against Tammany Hall. TAmmany Hall
was beaten that year by &c, 900 votes.
The members of President McKinley's bimetallio
conference are enjoying abroad what many persons
would call n good time. Two o: the three intend TO
remain in Europe enjoying a holiday while waiting
for the reply OF the British Government to their PRO
posals. Senator wolcott OF Colorado Is in Carlsbad.
former Vice Frcsident Adlai f. Stevenson OF Illinois
is in Paris. and Gen. Charles Jackson Paine of Mas.
sachusetts has been In Germany. but is now on his
way home. He will aw ait the response OF the British
authorities AZ Sarragnnsett Pier.
The death OF Daniel G. Rollins, which took place in
somersworth. y. H, last week. left four surviving
former District Attorneys, all of them Democrats.
The Oldest In point of Official service OF the four 4.
A. Oakley Hall. who was elected District Attorney IN
+'ofehDer. 1891. His successor. still surviving and
devoting his professional care to extensive corporate
and real estate interests. was Peter n. Sweeney,
elected In November, 1857. The third Is Peter r
oiney. elected. not appointed. District Attorney. on
Nov. 10. 1883. and the fourth is De Lancey Sicoll.
elected in 1880. Wheeler II. Peckham was for ten
days District Attorney by the appointment OF Grover
Cleveland, hut he resigned the ONCE before tue
expiration OF his term. and before another
onice was offered to him-something Cleveland
has never done since he began his career
as an oriccholder as Sheriff OF Erie county, 20 which
he was elected In November. 1870. From November.
1870. until March. 1897. more than a quarter Of a
century. Grover Cleveland was in ONCE most Of the
time. and there is not recorded to his credit In poli,,.
a AnnaIa .
Candidate, or any surrender of tho emoluments Of
public station for tho revenues to he earned in pr.
vate or quasi privA life.
The Middle of. the Populists. who held their
State Convention on Aug. 10. are predicting for their
party candidates a total vote of sc, 900 this wear.
Tho Populist party In the Presidential election Of
1909 polled 10000 votes. and in the year before theiY
fusion with the Democrats they polled 8p. 900.
Albany Legislators and those having business IN Al.
bany during the winter session OF the Legislature
will I've Interested TO know tn at there is 10 he ron.
structed a now 5000. 900 hotel In the State cap,tal for
tho accommodation OF the travelling public and for
visiting patriots at the Capitol.
TWO Important county onnces arc to be nlled this
year in so much OF westchestcr US has no, been In.
ciudc In the territory OF the Greater New Yorg. They
are those OF Sheriff and Coroner. and OF the two the
sherir's post is. OF course. the more important. IN
w" republican side the contest for the nomination
FOR sherin Is between Edward b, Long. editor Of the
White I2dfns Nctrs, who has the backing Of the Fair
child Burns wing OF the party. and William V. Monoy.
Postmaster OF New Rochelle. who Il the choice al III,
Rooer''"n'ward Republicans. The Democrat, u
Wcstchester county have n NUM- or OF candidate. FOR
Sheriff. the principal among whom ar, Frank y
schirmer OF Whit Plains, ex Sheriff and SUPERVISOR
ex'Shcrin John Duny OF White Plains, John Hr.i"r.
TEX Of ionkers, Thaidcus Green OF BEDFORD. ucursr
v. II Fna NJ I rI..H-. UHINn L-.
ana "ili-m LjDu OF Bcu iaJi. S'.a, l,ri. ".rn
three strong Democratic tow n,hip. were wt,n,rwa
from Wes'chester county, Il has been stron Nv ErUul-
iican' and It is no longer closely contested A. o., r"nr
Tore Al last years election Gov. BLACK carriri ~
nearly 1000 majority, and there wouII nc up ,I"''
ZION OF Republican success brt for the fact iLlt ths
Republicans OF Wcstchcster arc divided into 'w1
rival and contcstlng factions. the difference. l"'vrrn
which arc such that they ran last year rival rrr-r."
slonM canlllatcs. Thrre werc. LnM.Nnr- W. M