The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

The three small States of the country, Delaware,
Rhode Island. and Vermont, has each Its peculiar
historical distlnction. Delaware was the first of the
thirteen original States to ratify tho Constitution in
1887; Rhode Island was the last of the original 'thir-
teen to ratify the Federal Constitution In 1899. and
Vermont was the nrst of the states to be admitted
after the adoption Of the Constitution in 1891.
There is considerable complaint among some of the
~Tammany Hall leaders at the apparent and easily ex.
plainable apathy OF the German.American voters who
participated in support Of the TammAny Hall local
ticket last year. The latter did SO under the pledge
that tho present Excise law would be, II not entirely
repealed, at least modified In some particulars, and
not only has this not been done, but practically no
EFFORT was made to do It by the Democratic represen.
tatives in tho last Legislature. In neither house was
there n vote on any proposed amendment to tho Elk.
else bill. and in the Senate, where the New York city
members controlled the caucus. there was no effort
to got one. The Ge~rman.American Democrats com.
plain. too, that they have been grievously discrlm-
mated against by Tammany in the matter of munich.
pal appointments.
The announcement is made that ex Congressman
IsidOr RSynor of the Fourth Maryland district is
spoken OF rs the next candidate for Governor OF
Maryland. The term OF tho Governor of Maryland Is
four years, and the tenure OF the Incumbent, Lloyd
Lowndes, elected in 1898. docs not expire until
Jan. l, 1900. The consideration of Congressman
Rayhers name, therefore. would seem to be some
"nHe premature more particularly IN VIC" OF tho
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nomination there is not considered to be OF as much
" ioE"orAS was
Ono result of the recent primary elections has been
~ ~ y IL IL An'rofSAu'AS'V
Republicans to control the nominating machinery in
more than possibly one Senate district. There are
now three Republican representatives from Now
w .Oun'y ~ III u ."teen'"'
Tho Fifteenth and Nineteenth have been looked upon
generally as INSTRUMENTATION districts. but as the re.
suit Of this years primaries the Nineteenth has
swung into the organization lines and the Fifteenth
Is close and doubtful, with no certainty OF success on
either side. There has been some talk of nominating
former City Magistrate Job Z. Hedges for Senator in
this district. He would reconcile. 1t is thought. the
views OF the two factions OF Republicans. 1t is the
strongest Republican Senatorial district in the city.
The result of the recent Oregon election has been
discouraging to many Western Democrats. but It has
strengthened the Middle Road Populists in
their determination to make n straight.out fight in
many States this year with silver advocacy as an in.
cident and not as an essential feature of the platform.
'otHi ~s 'ne " 'fs~n'ZA'ioh was con
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otousut "oOu ~ pon'ie"i ehAhSo except
."e " 'he III" ie"uoi u eho'heF
III NV Z uie'iic' "1Neh'ih j" IL pronA'
u u'Squie''ns feature o. 'hese primaries ior ram
pendent Democrats In New York who voted for Van
Wyck last year refused to take any part in them or
to be bound by their results.
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inree supreme Court Justices are 10 De elected IN
'"o 1T 'uuici~i uiS'rle'' no" iork county 'his
!eaf' ~ 'e'onu'o piooA,'h' "iS'iic' 'he term
VI uunee augustus a "y'h.a oro'ner oil mayor
Court OF Appeals Judges to be elected this year.
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nepu"hcahSoi Nnic"So III Fic'ni' nave neia
their oohsreSSionAi CONVENTION anu maze inc homiha'
lions ioilo"ihR' first district James Mann secona
aiS'fic', "iiiiam Lorifneri lnlru district, huSh II. BEL
KNAPP fourlh district u W. MiiiS' fHtn District
george 4. "hi'ei sixth d'strict' henry sherman Bon-