The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
PoG1rroA1 :

Among this regulations made upon the Board OF
CITY Record Il one for two pints OF green ink for the
Mayors once. IL Is said that the commission OF
Jacob Hess a. Police Commissioner was written In
green ink, under the idea that he was a Republican.
Thero is an election in Arkansas this year on sept.
D for Governor, Secretary OF State, Treasurer and
Attorney General, and the Middie-ot.the.RoNd Popu.
lists are preparing to take IN active part in the nEht,
though II Ia doubtful whether.they viii be able TO OK.
orcise much Influence ON tho result, having at the last
State election polled $4,000 yotes. or less than 10 PSF
cent. Of the total vote OF the state. This was In Sep.
tember. 1895, the Democratic vote at that election
being 1000. II was 1000 creator for Bryan. who
was the Popnlist az well as the Democratic candidate
In the November election of that year. and the Re.
publican vote. which was SO 5000 In september. was
$1,000 for Mckinley and Hobart in November.
Gsiusha A. Grow. whom the Republicans of Penn.
sylvania have nominated as a conRressmAn.St.iarge.
was born in Connecticut In 1928. and ia accordingly
now 40 years of age. His colleague on the Repub-
lican ticket for Congressman N. at. large in Ponnsyl.
vaniu, 8. A. Davenport of Erie, was born at watkins.
n. Y, in 1884. and Is therefore % years OF age. The
Republicans OF the Keystone State evidently believe
in the merit of " old men for counsel"
Tho gold or National Democratic faction OF the
Delaware Democracy has defeated the silver or
Saulsbury faction In New Castle county. OF which
Wilmington is the chief town. The friends OF senA.
toT orhy nave chplureus tno ORGANIZATION. Whihe
willard Salisbury has q number OF friends In the
committee, they were unable TO down the Gray men.
Senator Gray's successor Will be elected by the next
Delaware Legislature. and, should the Legislature be
Democratic. Senator Gray will DO a candidate for re-
election. The Gray mon, being in control of tho
county organizations, will have considerable to do
with the nomination of the legislative ticket, and It
10 expected that tho entire ticket in New Castle
county win be composed of friends OF the Senator.
The relation between politics and the Fire Depart.
ment in the Borough Of Richmond seems to be very
intimate. At the recent primary elections much OF
the voting was done in engine houses. The Demo-
crnts In Castleton met In the quarters OF Alert Hose
Company and Lafayette Hose Company, and the Re.
publicans in those OF Monroe Engine Company. In
Middletown Neptune Hose. Rescue Engine, Excelsior
Hose, Herman Hook and Ladder, Ben Brown Hose.
and Protection Engine threw open their doors 20 par.
tisaus who desired to enroll. and in Northneld Acque.
honRa Hook and Ladder. arlington Engine. Gran.
lite Hook and Ladder. Active Hose, Port Richmond
Engine Company, and Oceanic Hook and Ladder
Company did the same.
Prior to the April election in the city OF Chicago
an addition of $4,000 voters was made to the regis.
tration OF n year ago. There has recently been a
revision OF the voting rolls IN the city OF Philadel.
phia, where in May, 1892, the total number of quail
ned voters was found &c be 209. 926. In May. 1898.
the total number OF Philadelphia voters is found to
be sos. TO5. These figures are not materially less
than the total vote cast for Mayor in what was until
Jan. 1. 1898, the city of New York. This total was
3o5.o7S. but the latter figures represent the actual
total vote, whereas the Philadelphia list represents
the total number of qualified electors. In the former
city OF New York the total number of such qualified
voters was 100, 600 in excess of this.
Tho death OF former Recorder James NJ. Smith, al
the age of 81, recalls the fact that the ONCE OF Re.
corder, OF which Mr.. Smith was the oldest survivor
has been held relatively by few persons In recent
years. Recorder Smith held the post from 1883 &c
1858. He was succeeded by George @. Barnard. who
was Recorder for three years. and left the onice &c
become a Supreme Court Justice. Justice Barnard
was succeeded by John T. Hoffman. who afterward
became Mayor and then Governor. and Mr.. Hoffman
was succeeded by John K. Hackett. who held the
post until his death. when he as succeeded by Fred
erck smyth. Recorder until Jan. /. 1898. Since thu
beginning of Mr.. Smiths term, more than forty year
ago. there have therefore been only ak Recorders o.
New York.
Tho Republicans In the spring elections in Ontario
county. the home OF John Raines, made gains thi
year. and some opponents OF the Raines law do no
nnd any encouragement in this new proof Of its pop
ularIty In the interior counties.