The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
POLITICAL NOTES.
Chicago ha. a smaller debt than Jersey CT,

| Commodores in tho United States navy receive
$4,000 syear. the salary OF the Commissioners of
Accounts. Admirais receive $4,000. tho pay OF
| New York Clvn Court Judges. 1t looks as II some
| one was overpaid.
The year 1890 was remarkable for TIE number of
former Governors who died. They included ex.
Cows Anthony OF Kansas. Begolo Of Michigan, Fair.
child OF Wisconsin. Jerome OF Michigan, Jonas of
| Wisconsin, Jones of Nevada (John E). Koerner of
Illinois. Robinson OF Massachusetts, Russell OF Mas.
| sachusetts, seay OF Alabama, Williams OF Maine,
| and woodson OF Missouri. There was no mortality
| among the former Governors OF New York. Every
Governor of this State since 1870 is living.
The city 10 to borrow $500 900 on Jan. 80 on Fire
Department bonds. aud s0t8. 900. on the same day.
on-schoolh'uso bonds. The increase Of tho debt OF
| New York goes on uninterruptediy. With the ex.
ception Of Brooklyn. no other city In tho United
States has half 80 large bonded debt as New York.
and the increase In its funded obligations in 1890
was In excess Of o., 00O. 900.
| In his brief speech at the central rammany Club
or the Twentieth district, the district in which he
| was the former Tammany district leader. Richard
Croker sad ~ held great many ofices during my
time, but never held the same offico thrss times"
Sun correspondent asks II this declaration Of Mr..
Cookers is literally true 10. Mr.. Croker held for
| two terms tho once OF Coroner. He was defeated
whom ho ran for third torn
There appears to be some hidden mystery about
the appointments OF prison guards In Ludlow street
| jail. IL Is asked why Germans only. or persons
| speaking either German or Piattdeutsch and not
English. should be appointed to these posts by Land.
vogt Tamson. ono explanation offered Is that tho
Sheriff signed paper when the Endorsement OF tho
German American Reform Union In october, 1924,
was offered to him. that he would not appoint any
person speaking English to a place in tho Ludlow
street Jail. md by Rcruuuloug adherence this
plan he has been able to show his fidelity to an anto
election promise thing very In American poll
ties. Tho most turprising thing, however. about
such an explanation Is that those who requested
Landvogt Hansen who does not understand Ens-
lish. TO sign it could not have known OF the exist
enco or section IL OF the Penal Code. which makes
| IL an offence for candidate to make In advance .
promise OF the kind upon condition or considers.
ton OF receiving election TO n public ONCE"
The penalty Is two years In prisonment and nne
OF not morethan So 900. Copies OF this portion of
the Penal Code have been printed In German. but
not in PlattdeutSrh. at tho public expense.
or the seTen Republican legislators who voted for
Joseph II. Choate for Senator In the Republican
caucus three. DR.. Brush. Senator Paycy, and scna-
or Tibbits. arc members OF the State Senate
Ing their FIRST term. All three reprcseu tatves
OF cities ordinarily Democratic. New York, Brook.
Ign. and Troy. All three college graduates, Mr..
Pavey OF Yale. and Mr.. Tibbits OF Union. The four
Republican Assombymen who voted for Mr.. Choate
were Bates OF Tompkins. who served In the war,
Noohihs OF Ahcsany. who was elected as an indie.
pendent republican against the regular party eau.
didaie; Laimbeer OF New York, and Sanger OF San.
seFncld MI. laimbeer Is graduate Of the Colum.
bia College Law School and Mr.. Sanger q graduate
OF Harvard. II was OF the pecniiaritic, OF the
Choato movement that those who gave their sup.
port 10 the candldature OF tho brilliant New York
lawyer dd -. for the most part. from consdera.
ton, entirely spnr, from politics. and IN, choot,
boomers. 80 called, had, therefore IL may be said
only their abors for their pains, for they broupbt
no vote In the Republican caucu. TO Mr. cboate,.
| standard.
d, 20. $500 'o'e '''es IN "e' virginia
- '"a" e'e'e'Aha aiu IN i''s'
"o Is n'ov contest among the Republicans
,,.N 80, 'oo io' eonIo' OF 'ho party
,',,,, le''' - w 70 oa'e 'he hoocsNonian
n1,,,' ~ eAneu, appear 10 10 IN the lead. inc
~ VI Sun''k county, 100 nave recently
- -, s-.o'io 'iouo'e' Oh 'neir own over tue
su'ouaon Oh feuerAi patronage, and
y. 'uen iAe'oHAi ainerehees In counties
a.. , As'o ooen 'Aie' a" 70 DC
,ou'. IN .n' TACT 'ha' 'ho Hepuohcan majority In
O - nv" - 'so ~ w Ichus' tacuonAi harmony
n,,,I -, 20 mas un"o'hv oeeh
~ i "1oHVi "esonester mas
""u "neh nos pemo-
~ W, N''''' ~ '"o 'eeeh'
.'se''oH. 'he hepuo"esh eAhuiuae Tor DIS
Wv, n''o'., y. ouHo'A county ma e'soo votes 70
s''oV 'o' MS psn'oe'a''' opponen'-more majority
u'" '"o Deto"' n"' 'o'cs' anu on 'he Governor
s".p '"e HepuoHeAh majority In "es'ehester was
800, A"s ." p'e''ois records moreover.
TO New York since JuIy lsp5 are r.mocr,,,c 90
Thu, leaves westebes,er .ysn pndsr r.,,,,I noi,,
cal conditions. win . p.nphu,,r rr.,orI,r
Tho c,tJ's revenue from ferry rents last year wa,
s3S5, ooo from water taxes e. o0o o0o exclusive of
nccrued interest, from court nnes and fees $685.
900. exclusive OF $4,000 from zines imposed In
the criminal courts and $4,000 derived from stem
ographcrs fees. The city of New York was also en-.
rlchcd from another source. though a modest er-
tent, interest on the West Farms gas tax, 5000.
mere mas oeeh III" IN 'ho movements or the Ma
uohai democracy toward an organization In town,
t"o ucuy IN inc way OF progress being the reiuo-