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ton. They have usually been elected. RuEer and
AndrowA both Chief Judges OF the Court Of Appeais
were ayrscuse men-the last Democrats and the Last
Republican elected , the votsrs 10 that once.
james ", oiesry IL . candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Alderman in Thirty third district
and said to have been assured OF gctting the nomi
nation, though BY whom II Is not stated.
The Payson wilds boom OF the citirens Union for
District Attorney on the platform OF "He Knows
neither friend nor foe; o stranger in New York" IL
proceeding slowly but surely. suboomm ttee OF
the Otis has inquired into the qualifications Of the
Deputy Commissioner OF Public Works aud nnds no
valid objection 70 him. There IL mono. II elected
District Attorney on the nomination OF the cits Mr.
wtlds would know neither friend nor foe-nor any
one else In New York.
There h Q paragraph being published in mp
State newspaper to the effect that tho state Sen.
ate which passed the Raiues Excise law. and the
State Executive who siGncd the Ra'nos law, will
remain In once year longer and hence q demand
for tn modification repeal IL futile this year"
This ts Q mistake. The Raines Excise law was not
signed by the present Governor, Mr.. Black. but by
his predecessor. Mr.. Morton.
The town Of Lapeer. Cortland county, II the only
in the State which has bern returned in tho
census a. not containing q naturarred voter Atiast
years election IL gave " votes for McKne and 80
for Bryan.
indiana the only state which pays its minor state
ofncislr larger salaries than II docs its Governor
The Governor OF Indiana gets Ga ooo the Secretary of
state $4,000, and the Auditor Of the State 800.
Some points about present United States sonators
Neither Of the asouri senatnrr hal. from Louis
both OF the Hampshir~ Senators are residents II
the town Of Concord; San Francis % has no repre.en
tstivc In the United States Senate; both OF tho
Indiana Senators hail from indianapolis; Senator
Clay of Georgis comes from the town Of Cobb; SEN
stor Bacon comes from Macon.
The Bronx Borough Convention OF Tammany Hall
b be held Oct g. and. from present indi stons
meeting At Ehrbach Hall will BE- Q somewhat lively
AFFAIR. 40 n ariy all the Tammany leaders in this
borough are newcomers in the ann~ xed district and
OF them profesa the opposed To the prom
inenoe accorded to Others. The growth OF the Rrpub
hcau vote In the Twenty. third and Twenty. fourth
wards has b on much NOR rapid than the growth of
the Democratic during the last four nve years
ana the Purroy detection has deprived Tammany OF
the service OF many OF those long active in Its
afairs above the Harlem River line The local Re.
publican leader, expect 70 carry the Porough OF tho
Bronx for local ofaoes Itwas Republican year ago.
The late John Sedgwtck the only elected Re.
publican Judge the bench o. the SUI RENE Court
In Firrt Judicial datrct, and his SUCCESSOR vii.
liam n. Cohen. appointed by Gov. Black to nlI tho
vacancy caused by Justice Sc gwick de- mise 10 now
the only Reputli The amended Constitution pro-
vides that Judicial vacancies arising earlier than
three months hefor" election be fll-d at tho
election next ensuing but vacancies arising less than
thrre months before election are to be filed tho
election OF the year ensuing. Under these cir
cumstances Justice Cohcn will hold the post whch
he ia appointed until the end OF the present year.
would he the OF q county officer but III III
Jan. l. 1899. THO Ere ino Post. which makes many
claims 10 superior accuracy IN ro' tcai matters.
made In tn obituary which Il published Of Justice
sedEwiek the mistEke Of confoundinE the Cntsd
States District Attorneys ONCE. d"rh depart
n,ent with the New York pi.trct Attorneys Office
State department. Il also added the he was Judge
OF the Superior Court until isa.. at which tims he
assigned to the Supreme Court ny Gov. Flower"
Gov. Flower had no power to make any such assirn
unenI for though In the supreme Court 'or
time by Executive designation. Justice s~dgwick
continued TO be q Judre Of the Superior Court until
the consoidat on ~ that tribunal with the Supreme
Court. which took plase on the LIST Of January 1899.
nominated william r. Thomp-on for state Trr asurrr.
They did II ct a mass meeting held In the city or
Ptushurg Pitt-burg has long been Q strong hold OF
ane antiQuay Republicans
william + wardwell. the Prohibition candidate
Z.
formal &C eptance OF the nomination: .It may be
sail there IA NJ the election of
your candidate. and II will be said that will no
doubt, ede this Ny answer TO that Il. i con.
cede nnfli I never mad anything in my business
or social ifr by giving w.. He ia very poor business
man. very weak politician. and good for no h ng
and detesiArlr moral retormer who de. defeat
before the battle Is 70 GI.' The anil ate Prnni.
bitloui.t t. OF New York. KinEs, Rchmoni. And the
Queens county will not give up. They will he
done up In Sovemb'r
Tho demise Of the veteran Isham O. Harris. for 80
long period the senior United st tea senator from
Tennessee left vacancy In the delegation from that
State which IL ned temporarily by the appointment
of Mr. Turey. In 1892 two yeArs hence. Tennessee
II TO choose United States SenAtors and SENATOR
Turley that he Will stand for tho short
term and will not oppose senator Bate. who ia a
ddAte for reelection. Gos. Taylor has SAID that he
will not oppose Mr. Turlry and this is rpr"ted to
m an that ho u a candidate for the long term Ten.
nessee Ia of the States in whi uniformly tho
Senators u, mo rati', however largo the RepuL
can may be. unusua cOnd ition duo Ia tho
| listing legslatiS. apportionment. Geographically.
there three divlSions OF Tennessee. tho mountain
Gus Of the East. which Republican, the
highlands the midi" OF the State. which are Dem.
ocrat' by fair majority. and the iowiaudA OF west
| ern Tennessee. which arc overw beninsiy Republ
majority OF tho Tennessee counties alway.
Democratic.
| Attorney General Hancock has decided adversely
TO the upstate Populiss their demand for separate
column the Official ticket ths ear. and II J.
| somewhat Interesting crcums ance that under tho
oper tou OF the present ballot law since 1890 the
| only real benenciaries from the change nave been
those who opposod It and tho only victims Of its
technicalitcs tho,e who loudly advocated tho intro
ducton OF the Australian alot. SO called. Fore
most in tho number OF these the o.cAed labor
man. who demand d the right to rand dates II
was . right wLoh they already hal, bnt it hAa
In fact. been sinoc taken away from them by the
ballot law which they demanded. Last year
the Populista ran no separate cAndidAtss for
Governor and Lieuten ant Governor. They indorsed
| the Democratic nominees. They ran. however.
sandi ats for Court Of Appeals Judae but his vote
fell below the required percentage which Ia 10000
thus 10 that under the op nion OF tho Attornry
General In order N gtt on the Ofo'a ballot through
| out tn state tho Pnpuists must nls petition
containing 5000 signatures gathered from the sixty
counties aud iess than nifty from county. which
| implies canvass OF every portion OF the STATE.
| Mayer G. Goldman Is . candidate for tho Tammsny