The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-09
POLITICS OF THE PRESENT
City and County Oficss To lie Filled At
The Local Noxember Election.

The Local November Election.
-Four important judicial Offices and twelve
judicial posts OF minor importance are to
be filed at this years November election by
the voters OF New York County. Tho four Inn
portant offices are two Justices OF the Supreme
CouSt. q Surrogate. and Judge Of the Court OF
General Sessions. The two latter posts are
now held by Republicans, James NJ. Narnum
and james A. Blanchard. both appointees OF
Governor Roosevelt: one filing n vacancy
caused by the resignation of the incumbent
and the other a vacancy caused by the promo
ton OF his predecessor to the bench OF the
court OF larger Jurisdiction. Judge Barrett
one OF the Supreme Court Justices whose place
Is to be filled. was the nominee OF both the Re-
publican and the Democratic organizations
when he was chosen in 1885. The twelve
minor judicial Offices to be filed at this years
election are two City Court and ton Municipal
Court Judgcships corresponding to the District
Court Judgcships OF other days.
Thrty-nve members Of Assembly are to DO
voted for in New York County this yer and
irty-six Aldermen. There is also TO be chosen
member Of tho Municipal Council in the sec
ond Council district in place OF Charles i. Al
len. deceased. The Assembly districts and the
Adermanjc districts 81 New York County are
now Identical in boundaries except that an
extra Alderman is to be voted for In that por-
ton OF the annexed district" which was Of
1cially Joined to New York in 1880 This dis
trict votes with New York. OF which It is now u
part. on the Alderman. and with Westchester.
OF which 1t was formerly part, OH the member
OF Assembly. Its total vote is $500 Wako-
field is the chief town.
Tho Constitution OF New York State pro-
vidcS that such constitutional officers. rcmova-
able only by the Governor on charges. as Dis
trict Attorney. Sheriff and County Clerk, shall
have either u two year, or a four years term.
as the Legislature may provide The former
three years term fixed in the Constitution
for nearly 0ty years for such offices was done
away with by the Amendment Of 1904. This
change was intended to remove elections for
county officers from the years in which nu-
tionsl and State elections occur. In the case
OF New York County the terms OF the County
Clerk and the District Attorney were made
fou- years. while that Of the Sheriff was made
two years. The oillco of Sheriff being u
lucrative ono. 1t was thought that the
choice of the incumbent for a four years
term would he an invitation to corruption in
the campaign expenses. The Sheriff receives
salary OF $4,000 a year and one-halt OF the
legally collected fees of the Office. and it was
supposed when MIR. Dunn was chosen that
one-haf of which, added to the fixed salary.
would give him an income of nearly $4,000
year The operations of the Bankruptcy law.
however. coupled with the general prosperity
OF the country. have diminished the Sherif's
revenue very much. sheriff is to be voted
for in New York County this year Under the
Constitution the present incumbent is not
eligible to re- election
George G.. barrett WAS first chosen III Stipp Of
the Supreme Court in the year 1871. when no
was the nominee Of the Republicans and the
anti-Tammany Democrats. He was reelected
IN 1889 with the unanimous support OF all po-
litica parties except the ProhiDitionists, who
ran candidate against him. hut polled less than
l.OOOvotes Judge Barrettis now IN the twenty
eighth year OF his service as Il Supreme Court
Judge. He was previously Judge Of the Court
OF Common Peas. taking Office two years be-
fore the election Of Joseph +. DAILY. who served
twenty-eight years on the bench Of the Com
mon Peas and the supreme Court
The Democratic candidates for the Assembly
were successful at last years election in ~ Of
the 80 districts in town. In the other eight
districts the Repu Dlicans had substantial ma
Jorttles in six and small maJorties In two
namely. the Fifth and the Eighth. In no dist
riot Of New York County where Democratic
candidate was elected was his majority SO
small as to put the district in the doubtful list
on the same lines OF political division as existed
year ago the Republicans united on one
ticket and the Democrats on another. In the
twenty sixth Assembly district the Democratic
lead was. 100 votes. No district carried by
Democratic candidates was closer than this.
Ten Municipal Court Judges are to be voted
for this Nav York > H..
list Of probable Tammany Hall nominees is
outlined by politicians as follows: First dis
trtct. Wauhope Lynn. renominated: Second,
Herman Bolte or John Rogan; Third. William
+. Moore. renominnted: Fourth. George F.
Roesch. renominatcd: Fifth Benjamin Hofr-
man. If Judge Goldfogle. the present Judge, is
nominated for ono of the City Court vacancies ;
Sixth. Daniel +. Martin, renominated: Seventh
Herman Joseph: Eighth. Joseph H. Stner;
Ninth. John Z. Brodsky: Tenth, Ezekiel r
Thompson. The judicial districts in which
there elections for Municipal Court Judges
this year are. most of them. strongly Demo-
cratic but two exceptions are the Eighth and
Ninth districts. In the former the Tammany
Hall lead In 1893 was 1900. and in the latter
2.4OO; but in 1893, as some persons may re-
call. the number OF fraudulent votes cast in
New York County was put generally at 10000
OF which each OF these districts ad share
Some Republican votes cast in each district
too. were not counted
This yea.. for the first time in the recoec
tion OF even .'the Oldest inhabitant." there is
nc State ticket to be voted for in New York
There are likewise no Congress candidates to
be balloted for. In all previous elections prior
to 1875. the Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor were chosen-the Governors term was
then two years. as 1t has since again become
or the alternate years between tho elections
for the other State offices. of which that OF Sec
Rotary Of state was considered the chief Be
ginning in 1876 the Governors term was made
| three years, and at every second election for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor they were
on tho ticket with the other State officers. In
the years, few in number. 1879. 1884. 1895 and
1890. when neither a Governor nor State
officers were to be elected. there were vacan-
cies on tie bench of the Court Of Appeals
This year there is none and for tho first time