The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

The State OF Pennsylvania is the birthplace OF
!, many of those who are now representing the United
States Government In foreign countries. The Am.
bassador to France Ia q native Of Pennsylvania. and
SO are the Ministers TO Austria. Hungary, Mexico.
Greece. Portugal. and Switzerland. Col. Hay,
tho Ambassador to England. Is q native of Illinois.
Gen. Woodford. Minister TO Spain. is q native of New
York. and Mr.. Draper, the Ambassador to Italy, Ia Q
native of Massachusetts,.
Alabama elects a Governor this year, and so do
Georgia. Arkansas, California, Colorado. Connecticut.
Idaho. Kansas. Maine. Massachusetts. Michigan, MIN.
nesota. Nebraska, Nevada. New York. New Jersey.
North Carolina, Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island.
South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont. Wyoming, and Wisconsin. Leddy. the
Populist; Plngree. the social reformer. and Jones'
Daniel w. Jones-Jones OF Arkansas, are among those
who retire. A lively fight between the Republicans
and Populists is probable in Kansas.
Congressman John Lamb OF Richmond ought to
know what It Is to have a man named Lewis run
against him. Congressman Lamb. who Is q Colonel.
having gained his title by service In the Third Virginia
Cavalry. was the Silver Democratic candidate in 1895.
The Republicans nominated q man named Lewis
against him. the Labor men nominated a man named
Lewis against him. and there was an independent
Lewis in the field as well. The voters preferred
Lamb to Lewis. and he 10 now a Congressman.
rather mournful account is given by the Harlem
Local Reporter OF the recent sale at auction OF the
goods and chattels belonging to the slverite stuy.
vesant Club OF that locality. Furniture, carpets,
pictures. and bric-a-brac; everything went but the
oil paintings OF Richard Croker. ex. mayor Gilroy, and
ex. Police Justice William II. Burke. These were
withdrawn Mt the last moment; but the cray on Of
ex-senator David B. Hill went under the hammer,
and brought 90.
The Forty-second Senatorial district. now repre-
sented in Albany by John Ra'nes. gave him in 1898 4
plurality OF .. 800. This district is made up OF two
counties. Ontario and Wayne, and Senator Raines
carried both three years ago. He is an aspirant for
denomination ca the Republican ticket with a pros.
pect. however. of having a harder fight on his hands
than in 1898. for the Democrats OF the district In.
tend, IL IL said, TO run against him ex.Judge Frank
Rice. who has hesl twice elected Secretary OF state.
and Is generally regarded as the most popular Demo-
crat in the ontario.wayne Senatorial distrIct. He
has been County Judge OF ontario. and. when n
candidate for Secretary OF State for the nrst time. no
carried that Republican county by a majority OF 800.
and lie has twice been a candidate for the Assembly,
and has reversed the Republican majority each time.
A few years ago Judge Rice. who had previously
been District Attorney OF the county, ran on the
Democratic ticket for the Assembly against Senator
Raincs, who has since been Congressman. and the
battle was close and exciting. The Republicans car
ried the county for their State ticket by 692 votes,
but Judge Rice defeated Mr.. Raines by e23.
me proposition OF Marion butter, North Carolina
Populist, TO establish an elective Federal judiciary
In the United States, is not likely to be very seriously
considered; but the more seriously It Is considered
the more certain It is that insurmountable objections
will appear to its favorable consideration. There are
now no elected Federal Judges in any OF the courts,
high or low. and there are no electoral Federal ON.
GERS chosen by the nation at large. The President, OF
course. is chosen by electoral colleges, not by popu.
lar vote; and while Representative In congress arc
chosen by the voters direct, tho basis OF such selec-
tion is not the vote cast for Congressmen. but the
population as disclosed by the United States census,
In some States, Mississippi and South Carolina, for
instance, there is an educational test which excluded
so many citizens as TO make tho total vote In a Con.
RressionaI district as little as 1000. where in a Now
York city district IL exceeds 90, 900. Again. some
States. Michigan and North Dakota, for instance,
permit unnaturalized citizens 10 vote pending the
completion Of the term between their application and
the granting Of papers, and In Colorado and wyo.
ming women vote. These dlsparlties. which make no
difference in Presidential or Congressional cleo.
lions. would make entirely impra.ticable the choice
Of a supreme Court Justice by the people at large.
-Four days before tho close OF his Official service aa
Reform Commissioner Of Correction Robert ].
Wright increased the salaries OF two Central once
clerksin the department from 81 200 to o.. 500. OF tho
Central ONCE female stenographer from Oh 900 to Si..
900, OF the Deputy Warden OF the penitentlary from
$1,000 to az. 800. OF two Central ONCE clerks from
5000 to $500. of the general storekeeper from eI..
500 TO $4,000. and OF one OF the workhouSe bakers
from SITS TO 81. 600.
The gold Democrats OF Kentucky arc not very for.
midRble numerically, but In Jefferson county, which
includes the city OF Louisville. they held the balance
OF power at last years election. tho vote being
silver Democrats 2I,7TB. Reputl cans 2O,Bb7. and
gold Democrats s,T9Y. The gold Democrats polled
$500 votea In the state.