The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
POLITICAL VOTES.


-
The stats Canal Board has approved e,timntos rr
work upon the canals this summer 70 the amount q
ea,eTs, 900. OF this sum q, zoe. 900 Is for work on
the eastern and o., soo.o 900 for work on the middle
division OF the Erie Canal. Tho total expense Of the
States canal Improvements will foot up $4,000, 900,
and the advantage to tho State arising from thia' In
vestment viii. It ia expected, be Considerable.
The free silver candidate for Governor Of lowe on
the joint nomination OF the Bryan Democrats, silver
Republicans and Populists, IL . German. He came 10
the United States in 1857 and settled In Keoka. He
served in the civil war and after its close returned TO
Iowa, became q farm owner. and has since prospered.
A sensational report was sent out from washington
some time ago TO the effect that an Ohio man had 70.
fused 20 accept . pension for meritorious service on
the neid Of battle and in the trenches from tho
United States Government II wa coupled with the
statement that he had been declared crazy. .Furthep
investigation OF the episode shown that some mistakes
were made. and, these corrected. the narrative may
be reconciled with the probabilities. The man who
refused the pension was NOT an Ohio. but an Indiana
man. He resided in CrAwfordsyille. and his name 70
George W. voris. A bravo soldier during the
war. he wss bitterly opposed to The enlargement
OF the pension list, and. though suffering
from n.health. has refused 10 mako apph-
cation for q pension. Some superservfceabio
Charlottesville friends made application for him,
and hearing Of this Mr.. voris walked TO Wanhfngton
to enter his formal protest, II was successful. buo
tho effort unnerved the patriotic veteran. and he hao
been adjudged 70 be Of unsound mind In the Draw
fordsvilio Circuit Court. such arc the true details q
the occurrence. and the fact remains that no one
man has Jet refused q pension from tho United statoA
The Corporation Counsel has appointed Hbsrhard
J. wulH Q computer OF accounts In the Bureau a
Street Openings a. Q salary Of eeoo. ri Il . oivfi ssr
vice once. .t
Tho Greater New York WIN register this ysas ness
Sh,. ha,e . r,tuto, -oNnr. a lnrr>r 0uv,h~- (n~n 80.
tcipated in the nnt Presidential election IN %
United States which was by popular vota. That eleo.
ton was In 1924.
There are 70 rom aining public lands In cny a ~
States OF New England. in New York, Pennsyfvnnias
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland. Virginia, wess Vha
ginis, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Ten
nessee, Kentucky. or Texas. There are rs, 100000
acres Of public land in Ohio, e7.ooo.ooo IN florida.
%. 900. 900 In Alabama. 10000 900 In Louisiana,
1000. 900 in Michigan, and 1000. 900 In wisoonsin.
Tho other public lands are In the Western States ana
in tho Territories.
Tho proposition to nominate J. Boyd ThAohsF foQ
Mayor Of the enlarged New York on q platform vas
ranted 70 omit all references to national ana stato
issues has not made much hendway.
Four Of the seven stenographers employed IN %
law department of the Corporation CounsslI o1boo
reaide in Brooklyn. Three reside in New York.
Scandinavian resident OF the city Of Chicago, Pc
ter Hoist by name. has shown reprehepsible tardt
ness in becoming . citizen of tho United States. Mr..
Hoist has been o resident Of tho United States fog
Vwenty nine years. His eldest son In aged 65, and he
has among othe. relatives three Observation-Disclosures.
Recently Mr.. Hoist thought Il would be q good thing
to forpwear allegiance to the King Of Norway and
Sweden and to become O citizen OF the United States.
he 10 OF year, OF age. his citizenship papers were
granted him by the Chicago court, and he hopes to DO
participant in the next Presidential election in the
United States. Heretofore there have been more
naturalizations in Chicago Of boys than OF nonogo-
narians.
One of the candidates for Circuit Court Judge On
the Bilverite ticket in the recent judicial election IN
Chicago was named Satalecki. Another was Smell,
another was Crews. another was shackleford. an
other was Penepacker. They were all defeated.
with one exception. the Governors Of all the States
receive q definite salary without the addition OF fees
or perquisites. The exception Is the Governor Of
Oregon. who gets 81, 500 in cash and some extras.
His is the smallest salary paid any Governor Of an
American State except the Governor of Vermont,
who gets o. 800 without any extraa- The Governor
OF Vermont, too. serves only two years, wherens the
Governor OF Oregon serves four. But. on the other
hand. the Governor OF Oregon has q Legislature on his
hands which Is restricted to o session OF forty days,
whereas there is no limit TO the session OF the Yer
mont Legislature. Its members remain until there
Is no longer any business TO be transacted. The Orc
son Legislature is composed of ninety members; the
LtBlbiAturo u coulpoocu u Vi
Gabriel L.. Lowenthal. whom Mayor Strong has ap-
pointed q City Marshal in place OF Henry Loewy. 10
one OF the most active members OF Jewish benevolent
orders in the United States. He Is q member of sew.
eral and q Mason Of exalted degree as well. and 10
now Grand Master OF the Sons of Judah. the member
ship OF which is largest in the eastern districts of New
York city. OF which Mr.. Lowenthal has long been .
resident.
It Ia one OF the enigmas OF municipal politics why Q
political organization which includes among its lead.
ers the Hon. James o'Brien. nrst q candidate for cleo
tive ONCE in 1898; A. Oakley Hall, hrst q candidate for
elective ONCE In Novemb 1894, and Francis N.
Dixby, an active and influential leader during the
Federal Administration OF James Buchanan, should
be known as the Young Democracy" Such. how.
ever. is the name OF the organization. and this is one
OF the planks OF Its platform: IAN citizens who be-
lieve that the principles on which our Government 10
founded are worthy OF preservation and that monop.
olies and trusts should not he allowed to concentrate
the wealth OF the commnnit in the hands OF q priv.
legged few are entitled TO membership in the Young
Democracy"
There has recently been much complaint IN the
State of Florida over the inequitable representation
of the counties OF that State in the Tallahassee Legts.
lature. Although the total vote of the State Of
Florida at last years Presidential election was
very little larger than the vote cast for Mr..
Mckinley in Erie county. n. Y, there are forty.nve
counties in Florida. and they average about 1000
votes each. The Tallahassee Legislature recently
adjourned without making a red'strtcting OF the
State. though the Constitution of Florida provides
for a rcapportionment in 1897 and every ten years
thcr after. Under tho present arrangement. st.
Johns. with only 7.7os people, and Lake. with only
I, s.3ia. have as many representatives In the lower
branch of the Legislature rs Duyal, with "a, 7o6, and
Marlborough. with 81 .a02. Duvai county includes
Jacksonville and Fernandina, and Marlborough In.
cludes Tampa and rArpon Springs. The land area o1
Dade county, which cast $50 votes. is nearly as large
!. as the State OF New Jersey.
Tho public spirited citizens OF Wakefield township
=, annexed New York. have established a local taIpay'
en' club. tho meetings of which are held at tho
. = Junction OF the White Plains turnpike and Kossuth
= avenue. The Chairman OF the Committee OF Public
. improvements OF Wakefield has sent q letter to the
New York BOARD OF Aldermen asking for gas on
the following Wakefield thoroushrares, Twenty mrs,