The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11

Thert has been sfnaion between me penoora.s.
gold ana silver wings. the anti-ouay Republican,,
and the P-rohibiaonists in Blair county. Pa. which
includes the city Of Altoona. where the Democratic
State Convention was held this rear. Blair county
has two representatives in Harrisburg. md both ere
Republican.
The oiky's revenue from excise taxes this year n
larger than its income from all other sources except
tAxation-lArGer in amount than the school moneys
received from the State, department fees, railroad
licenses and franchises, costa. commissions, penal.
ties. and the sales of the 0itv Record.
Anew and voxatous peril o~onfronts the Popuiists Of
Barber county. Kan, which includes Lake City. Red
Creck, Medicine Lodge and New Kiova, and which
gave . majority for Bryan at the election OF 1890.
II appears that some Of the farmers Of Barber have
been taken In By an oily-tonRuod rascal who pro-
posed 70 ship for 81 . one-Gallon jug OF whiskey, 20
paohod in . case Of twenty-four bottles OF beer - TO
escape detection. He invariably collected In ad.
vance. In Barber he got orders and cash for 5000
worth Of liquor.
The Republican candidate for Secretary OF State Of
Iowa IL George TSDobson Of Polk county. in which IL
the city of Des Moines, the capital OF the Hawkeyo
State. He 10 the present Secretary, and the policy OF
nominating = resident of the capital for Secretary Of
State has been followed to advantage elsewhere. The
Of Albany.
In tho CONTEST, o. yet unQotormino0, potWoeN
Queens county villages included within the new
county Of Nassau for the position Of county town.
MinoolA. one Of the aspirAnts. has won . preliminary
advantage. The Republicans of 20 much Of Queens
county a. IL 10 be included in Nassau county altar
Jan. 1 have called their County Committee 70 meet
at Eiremen's Hall In Mineola on Oct. 4. and the oon-
tosti In Nissan will be directed from there. Nassau
will elect county ohacers this year.
The somewhat unusual campaign IN his own be-
half Of Mayor James K. MCGUIRE Of syracuse for
the Democratic 0ubernatorial nomination this year.
recalls the fact that among tho large cities Of the
State Syracuse 10 about the only one which has not
furnished either political party with Its candidate
for Governor in recent years. On the Republican
side New York city, Brooklyn. Troy. Elmira. Geneva,
Herkimer. jamestown. Bath. and Geneseo have been
recognized, and on the Democratic side New York.
Utica, Albany, Elmira, Buffalo. and wstertown. but
no candidate for Governor, in recent yeAra. has been
chosen from che city Of Syracuse by either political
party. though Syracuse has long been . recognised
political centre, and tho action of many inter-central
New York counties iH Influenced by its course.
During his candidacy for tho once of Mayor on
the Democratic ticket in Brooklyn In 1925. Edward
M. circuit. now President of the borough Of Brook
lyn. took an active part in the advocacy OF the prin-
ciple OF municipal ownership Of public fran
chiscs." He II now opposing any increase of tho
payment by the city for water privileges service by
private companies. Within the territory Of the
Greater New York there are nine Of them now in
operation supplying 5000 are hydrAnta for s1Ao.-
1850 . year.
The Republicans Of California have ~ronominated
4. P. Colgan Of sonomA for Comptroller. He was
chosen in 1894 for that oface when the head OF the
ticket Mr.. Estee, failed OF election by q small mar
gin. The Republican candidate for Governor, Mr..
Gage. IN . New York man by birth, q native Of Cen
eva, and . hne campaigner. as 10 his Democratic op-
A0nnpA InduA Na01,iHa 1ha PapuhIirnn candidate
6or t-Governor is a Placer county miner.
The Peoples party In Wisconsin ran its own can
didAtes for ONCE in 1894. with the result that the
Populist ticket polled only $4,000 votes in the State.
This year again the wisconsin Popultsts refused to
form o fusion with their former Democratic allies,
and have put an independents ticket in the field. IN
like the Populist party elsewhere. the Populists OF
Wisconsin are most numerous in the large cities Of
that State. Elsewhere the Populist party is ecner-
ally made up of farmers. with q scattering following
In tho largo cities. Tho Populists, however. are
likely to lose some Of their urban strength this year.
as the o,ial Democrats Che German branch Of the
Popullst party has started up asa separate affair with
q platform SO long and SO mixed as to mako o close
call on all Socialists.
There IL no local election In tho territory OF the
Bronx this year for President OF the borough. Civil
Judges. Aldermen or Ooroners. the only posts to be
filled being Legislative ana Congressional. n State
Senator and two members of Assembly and o mem
Der of Congress. The Republicans have made their
Senate nomination. and express no doubt Of electing
o Republican successor to Mr.. Burns. The West
chester district. however. il additionally uncertain.
and success In It can never DO counted upon with
confidence by either of the parties. The district 10
made up of Westchester county and of 30 much Of
the annexed district OF New York as was added to
the city In 1895. The latter portion of It Is Demo-
cratic. Westminster county is usually Republican.
It was carried by Judge Wallace last year by nearly
300 majority, though he failed to carry the city Of
Yonkers. which is usually Republican.
It lisa matter of political gossip in Brooklyn that
for one Of the vacancies on the Supreme Court
bench Of the Second district the Democrats will
name Justice Augustus Van wyck to succeed him
self. For the other vacancy in the Supreme Court
Stephen d. Stephens. County Judge of Richmond Ii
being urged by many for the Democratic nomina-
ton. Mr.. Stephens was originally elected County
Judge OF Richmond in November. 1881. Judge
Stephens Is q native of Staten Island, and before
being County Judge ho had served in the Albany
Assembly. Both his Rrandfathers. paternal and ma
ternal. served in the war OF 1912. while their fathers
distinguished themselves in the war of the Revolu-
ton. Judge Stephens was graduated from Columbia
College in 1868. he represented Richmond county
in the Legislature of 1876 in the nrst term of service
Of Samuel J. Tilden as Governor.
The Democrats Of steuben county have long
claimed the distinction OF being "true friends Of
silver" In the election of 1905. under most adverse
circumstances for Democratic candidates.. Bran
polled within 200 Of tho vote polled under most
favorable circumstances for Democratic candidates
by Roswell p. Flower for Governor in 1891 In Steu-
ben. Outside of the town of Corning. where gold
Democrats were moro numerous in 1895 than else
where In Steuben. Bryan's vote was actually larger
than that cast for Mr.. Flower. Notwithstanding
this, the Democrats Of the Second district o. Corning
have nominated for member of the Assembly u can
didate said to be the nrst banker in the State to have
declared for free silver.
The late Edward T. Wood. who was ct one time .
conspicuous ngure in Tammany Hall politics In New
York The was the brotherin-lAw of Mayor FranKlin
Edson). enjoyed the peculiar distinction of being .
de juIe Corporation Counsel for Q few houra. On the
alato of pecenber 1884, Mayor Edison nominated to