The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-13
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The hrst Of the States 10 hold a general eiecuo, 4,
1899 Will be Rhode Island. which will chose A Coz.
ernor on April rs. At the election Of last year wh,.
Elisha Dyer was elected Governor Of Rhode Island
he poled $4,000 votes, against IL. 900 for his Demo.
cratic opponent. Rhode Island has become ono =,
the New England States in which soslalists ou,nun'
Der Prohibitionists. The Socialist vote for Goyerno,
in the election OF a year ago was 2 $500; the Prohlbl.
ton vote was 1000.
The retiroment on March Z OF Arthur p. Germs,
a. a United States Senator from Maryland, att,,
eighteen years Of consecutive service in that lev,,,
latlve body, has made some striking changes in IN.
usually placid course OF Maryland politics. MI. Ma.
Comas, who was electsd on Jan. 25, 1898, to succeed
Senator German. IN . Judge Of the Supreme Court n,
the District OF Columbia, aud the vacancy arising
from his promotion has been hlled by the desiups.
ton OF the present Attorney General of Maryland.
whose term, four years, would expire at the close Of
Iese. The salary Of an Associate Judge Of the su.
preme Court Of the District OF Columbia is s6. 900.
Recently, in the city OF Chicago, there was a civil
service examination for typewriter to all two VA
candles arising in the Chicago School Department
The competitors included thirty women and only
ten men.
The spring elections held In interior counties ~
New York have been generally favorable to the r.
publicans up 10 date. but not to an extent so great A.
materially to alter the representation OF the two par.
ties. By degrees the various counties are doing away
with spring elections and are choosing their local Of.
hcers at the time Of the November contest at q consid.
cradle saving of expense and the manifest benefit Of
local business. The last OF the cities OF the State To
obtain Legislative authority to change its municipal
election from the spring to the autumn ia Dunkirh,
Chautauqua county. Dunkirk was Incorporated in
1880 and The time fixed for its municipal election
was the frat Monday in March. Prior TO tina
Arat Mnoday In March hownver Cav Poo..-
welt signed the bill. permitting Dunkirk 70
change its Mayoralty election to November In the
State contest of November last, though the Demo.
cratic vote in Chautauqua county. in which there
are many Silver Democrats, fell of from $500 to
$500. the vote for Augustus Van wyck was larger
than the vote cast for wilbur r. Porter for Governor
on the Democratic ticket In 1898. Porter carried
Dunkirk by 9 votes; Van wyck carried IL by 15p. II
IL the only Democratic city or township in Chautau.
qua county. Jamestown ia strongly Republican.
The Tamndnv Times refers to "a striking instance
Of the unusual excellence in the public service
under ~Tammany Hall shown last week by the result
Of the inquest in the Adams poisoning case"
Connecticut has been Joined to the number Of
States In which some progressive liquor Legislation
In accordance with that of New York. Ohio and Penn.
Sylvania Ia proposed. There has been introduced in
the Legislature at Hartford . bill which provides
that any proprietor having q hotel license shall be
obliged to serve liquors at any time. Sundays in.
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square feet. furnished and equipped. The number
OF rooms must be. in cities Of 5000 population or
less, at least twenty.hve; in cities from 5000
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Commissioner Maurice j. Power has been elected
Presidento OF the Board of Aqueduct Commissioner.
in the establishment Of which, in 1882, he was
largely instrumental. Il Is a fact recalled by those
familiar with political conditions that the Aqueduct
Board was originally a State commission. it's r.en.
bers being appointed by the Governor Of New York.
ment was vested in the Mayor Of the city. Tho
Aqueduct Commissioners have prosecuted and are
prosecuting TO . successful completion q mammoth
public work, the benefits Of which are seen in the
almost nominal cost of water supplied to New York.
the daily Of which in New York county
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Union Reform party. . combination Of the various
minor factions outside Of tho Democratic and Re-
publican organizations in Ohio, was established. is .
~fsvorite starting place for political organizations
lacking permsnenoe. Tho ill-fated Liberal Repub-
hcan party was started In Cincinnati in May, 1872.
The National Imitation party was started for the Ohio
State campaign Of 1875 In Cincinnati. The first
national convention Of the United Labor party.
which advocated the principle of the single tax. met
In Cincinnati on May IT. 1888. and nominated its
hrst. last and only Presidential ticket there. A
year ago the Middle-of-the-Road Populists.
Internationally opposed to any fusion with
any other party, organized for the campaign of 1900
at Cincinnati. and nominated Wharton Barker of
Philsdelphia for President and IgnAtius Donnelly OF
St. Paul for Wce-President OF the United States.
The Union Reform party. after the transaction OF
routine business. adjourned its Executive Commit
tee tat the head Of which there iB an Ohio man. OF
course) TO meet In Buffalo on June 20. Tho accessi-
bility Of Cincinnati by railroad has not been changed