The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-15
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Anunnm m l0NV phNNAsteA 80 - e.
,,on N the minority party, and one OF the 9uneeA
elected AZ that time was the Hon. Charles Audrowe
whose service terminates on Dec. 81 ofthisyear. fns
tribunal 10 now constituted as II was originally WIN
Eve members OF the majority and two OF the minority
marty. the only difference being that the majority
marty I'm New York In 1870 was the Democratic party
and the court was composed of i've Democratic anu
two Republican Judges, whereas at present 10 u COM
posed OF FIVE Republican aud two Democratic Judges
Tho election OF Alton b. Parker viii make the poiie
zeal division after Jan. 1 four Republicans and three
Democrats, Tho hrst OF the Democratic Judges whose
term expires IL John Clinton Gray, elected In tSes.
The Lieuten ant Governor OF Ohio gets $500 q yehft
the Lieutenant Governor Of Pennsyivania gets $500.
Their duties arc not dissimilar and tho vote or the
two States IL very nearly the same; that 10, the vote
OF Ohio IL q little above 1000. 900 and tho vote OF
Pennsyiy ania II a little below 300. 900. There are
lAp members OF the Columbus Legislature. however,
and abA members OF the Harrisburg Legislature. .
difference which may account for the disparity In ne
compensa tion OF the two ieutenant.Governor
II "a rather remarkable evidence Of the inability %
some political leaders to estimate correctly the hid
den forces Of public sentiment that at the recent cleo
ton In this city every one OF the socalled outside or
CARNATIONS, with one exception. supported for the
ONCE OF Mayor Seth Low. who was defeated bye
larger majority thnn had ever been before recorded
against n Mayoralty candidate In New York. Exclu-
sivc, OF course, OF the hepuDllcan ORGANIZATION Wnioh
supported Gen. Tracy. and the Democratic organiznr
ton of Tammany Hall, which supported Judge Van
wyck-the only two parties recognized as such By the
laws of this state in the allotment of election officers
there were eight outside organizations, Of which
seven supported Seth Low, and one didn't. &
A new tribunal is established by the Greater New
York charter on Jan. 1. II ia "the Municipal Court OF
the City OF Now York; succeeding to the business
and Jurisdiction OF the district courts OF New York
city and Brooklyn. There will be no change In the
powers OF these tribunals. The district courts Of New
York originated in 1901, and arc now tho oldest
courts in the State.
Tho Treasurer.elect Of Pennsylvania. the Repub-
lican candidate for that ONCE at the recent election.
10 named Beacon. The Treasurer Of Pennsyivania
gets a salary of e7,4Oo. He takes ONCE In May
though elected in November, and serves for tive
years, though all the other State officers Of Pennsyk
vania serve for four. IL was Mr.. Beacon who dc.
feated Candidate Swallow, the nominee of the Key~
stone Prohibitionists. ,
Jerry J. Sullivan, unsuccessful candidate for 70
election in the Tenth Assembly district, has been ap-
pointed q deputy collector Of Internal revenue In the
Third New York district by Ferdinand Ridmann.
Robert A. Van wyck, the Mayor-elect. Is one Of the
trustees OF the Holland Society, and his brother.
Judge Augustus Van wyck of Brooklyn. holds . like
ONCE. The Holland Society was organized in March.
1885. and the test OF eligibility for Its members 10
this: "The descendants In direct male line from Q
Dutchman native or resident OF New York or the
American colonies prior to 1873" The number Of
Vice-Presidents 10 regulated by tho number OF orig
inal Dutch settlements represented In the membership
Of the society. The descendants Of tho original
Knickerbockers are not often candidates for elective
ONCE in the city of New York, but where they are. 10
has been rema rked uniformly, they provo popular
candidates and almost always are elected. Judge Van
WICK has proved no exception to this rule. He h.a
twice been elected to his present orlce Of City COURT
Juatiee. and ha majority In the second instance va.
materially larger than in the rrst, and his plurnIitv
for MAYOR was larger than either.
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