The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

U tue CltlEenA Union u oOmh'ouuou ny many per- |
sons as opposite and appropriate. The Statue OF Lib
erty il an ornament to the harbor Of New York, but
It has not proved very much of n success as a beacon
light, for oftener than not, and especially on dark
or foRgy nights. the light is either put out or goes
out. or cannot he distinguished. In this respect IL
bears some resemblance to the Citizens Union,
which. u 1t has not been oItinguished yet. from pres
ent appearances Is not likely to be distinguished either. |
Emil W. Hoeber threatens TO run as an independent |
candidate for Coroner on tho platform Of If at nrst
you don't succeed. try. try again" The emblem
selected by the Coroner is a dictionary.
The remodclling Of the New York City Hall Ia to
cost 5000. 900. one OF tho most desirable improve,
ments IA to he a permanent reporters room for the
accommodation. while at work. OF the representa-.
tives OF the press, and another feature OF the recon.
structed building Is to be a marriage bureau. The
improvements. in the City Hall are to be under the
direction OF the Department OF Public Works, and
there is to be no Interference, IT Is promised. with tho
architectural features OF the historic building.
The bond OF the new Surveyor OF the Port IL
$4,000. and Mr.. McKinlcy's a~ppointec succeeds a
Brooklyn Surveyor who has retired. John C. Mcclure.
For some reason Surveyors of the Port OF New York
seem usually endowed with longevity after the ex-
piration Of their term OF onice. only a few days ago
Emanuel b. Hart. n venerable figure In city politics,
who was appointed Surveyor In March. 1887. died.
and his predecessor. John Cochrane. appointed In
1888, still survives the vicissitudes OF politics. Alonzo
h. Cornell. appointed in 1859. is still active in politics.
and. in fact, It may he said generally OF Surveyors Of
the Port that. though many resign. very few die.
Surveyor MCGUIRE proved n very popular official.
THE SrS first called attention many months ago to
the fact that in the establishment OF the boundaries Of
the Greater New York an error had been made by the
surveyors, who fixed as the easterly line OF the terri.
tory one running from "tho southeasterly point OF
tho town OF Flushing to the middle OF the channel
between Rockaway Reach and Shelter Island" Chan.
nels made on the seashore shift from time TO time.
AMI As the southeasterly boundary line OF the Greater
New York had been located. practically, on the sand.
II was quite evident that there would be some con.
troversies as TO how much OF the county OF
Queens was lawfully included In the territory
OF the enlarged New York and how much
OF It will remain in Queens county. The
matter has been brought to q settlement by the
Town Board OF Hampstead. which has accepted. ON.
cially. as the permanent dividing line tetween New
York and queens. the line laid out by the original
survey OF 1894. This determination is In compliance
with the decision OF Judge Garretson. who directed
the Town Board to nx the boundary in accordance
with the survey OF 1894. This adds TO the Greater
New York three quarters OF q mile to the eastw ard.
and includes a stretch of beach and other lands
worth nearly 81, 900. 900.
The candidates Of the Tammany ticket for Sheriff.
Register. and District Attorney. three OF the four i'm.
portant county Offices to be Allied Mt this election,
have never before been In the neld for elective posts.
Mr.. Sohmer. the Tammany candidate for County
Clerk. has been several times acandidate. and he has
an unbroken record OF strength at the polls. He has
always led his ticket. and with one exception only
has always been elected.
In the annexed district. the Bronx Valley towns
Joined to New York in 1895, the total registry on the
first day OF 1895 was one.third that of the Second
Assembly district. On the first day OF this year 1t was
onehalf. The annexed district was the only portion
OF New York city which registered more voters on the
nrst day OF 1897 than on the first day OF 1890.
Van wyck has never been Mayor OF New York.
though in the old days OF New Amsterdam the Van
was more important as a %unifying force than It is to.
day. Van Cortlandt was ono of the early Mayors. but
since New York became an American city, at the
close OF the Revolutionary war. Vans have been can.
didates for ONCE. but not successfully hereabouts.
The term OF Joseph T. DAILY. Supreme Court Justice.
expires in ls9s and that OF George c. barrett and OF
Henry " Bookstaver in 1899. The terms OF Edward
Patterson ard p. Henry Dugro expire in 1900.
Edward W. Hart. the Tamma1y candidate for Cor.
oner to succeed Emil W. Hoeber. was a member OF
the Albany Legislature in 1895 and again this year.
He represented the Seventh district.
Thomas l.. Hamilton. Republican candidate for
Sheriff, is one OF the subway Commissioners. James
r. o'Beirne. Republican candidate for County Clerk.
is one OF the Charity Commissioner. W ". Il. Olcott.
Republican candidate for District Attorney. now
holds that onice. The present city administration is
not, therefore, without representatives on the ticket
Hamilton and Olcott ran for orice together In 1898.
For a considerable time during the second AdminiS
tration or President Grant. Long Branch was re
garded as the Republican summer headquarters, as
Saratoga, at the same time, was tho Democratic head
quarters. President Grant, Mr.. Childs. Collector
Murphy. Senator Chandler. and other ReDubIirau
leaders were to be found at Long Branch every
summer. while Mr., Belmont. Mr.. Schell, Gov. Sey
mour. Mr.. Tilden, Gov. Hoffman, and Mr.. Corn
ing were TO 10 found at Saratoga, OF late year
neither place has had much distinction as a polItical
headquarters. but an EFFORT has recently been made
to revive Long Branch as 4 summer capital. but
among Democrats, not Republicans. this time. United
States Senator James Smith. Jr. of Newark. intends
TO become q permanent summer resident of Lons
Branch. He has Just p~nrchased four cottages. on,
of the cottages has been remodelled for the Senator
use, Senator Murphy of New York is another resi-
dent OF Long Branch and John C, Sheehan 10 q third
During the past summer the preference of the Re
publican leaders has been given pretty steadily anc
, very conveniently to Manhattan Beach.
There have already been some estimates made O
the probable composition OF this years delegation
from New York city TO the next Assembly. The Re
{ publicans carried last year the Fifth, Eighth. Tenth
Nineteenth. Twenty-nrst. Twenty. third. Twenty. NTH
Twenty'seventh. Twenty ninth. Thirty first, Thirty
third, Thirty. fourth. and Thirty NTH districts. The,
do not expect to hold this year the Tenth. but the,
hope to make up that loss by success in the Twenty
: sixth district. which Tammany carried last year b.
: only sixty seven votes.
Tho plan OF illustrating the achievements of '' re
form onicialS.' as the amateur politicians call them
selves, by the medium of illustrated lectures AM
, portable stereopticons, nnds great favor among tn
a members OF the Citizens Union. Putting . low esti
mate on the public intelligence. their notion OF whA
, they call making proseiytes is to throw q picture of
q ferry. for instance. on . screen with the legend
Ferry as 1t used to be-" Then another picture .
I the same ferry twenty years later is cast upon tn
same screen with the legend; Ferry ~ It is now.
: The difference between the two Is to show. In wha
the retormers call "concrsto form. what they CLAIM
to have accomplished. The principal reason why thi
plan OF eleotioneerng has not been tried In the pas
Is its self-evident futility. There are few localities q
New York which are not better known to the voter
a yf.a- - HaI.n