The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

| POLITICAL NOTES.
| The funded debt OF the various boroughs of New
York jan I. 1898, the date OF consolidation. was
si3s 1926 1861 for Manhattan and this Bronx. $780,
$50 for Brooklyn 80 y2a, O2I for Queens and So.
! 3I4,b7 for Richmond total of s227 453520. Tho
| net funded debt of the city on Juno l. 1907 was
$3.50 100 an increase OF ooo, 900 since con.
solidStion. The revenue bonds issued in snticipa'
| ton OF taxes arc not In ,ludod In this total.
| The Democratic candidate for observation-disclosures
| Of Kentucky is less than 80 years OF age and tho
Democratic candidate for Governor is less than 20.
| Iorenz Zeller one of the newly appointed Police
MAGISTRATES has been candidate for elective once
only once. He ran for Alderman on the Republican
ticket In the Tenth Assembly district in 1889 and
was defeated. Herman G. Kudch, whom he sue
| ceeds as MagistI ate, had before his appointment.
| been candidate for elective office once only. He
ran for member of Assembly on the Republican
| ticket in Hoboken In 1882. and was defeated by
Lawrence Pagan. now Mayor OF Hoboken.
A new candidate for the Tammany Hail nomna.
ton IL the Fifteenth district to succeed Robert Muh
las appeared. lie is Patrick Mccormick. The FIT.
| tecnth is strong Democratic district. Mr.. Muh,
| the present Alderman 10 Chairman OF the Alder
| manic Finance Committee.
| n. S. Thompson. as Chairman Of the Union Re.
form party Of Ohio, the candidates of which polled
900 votes at the contest of year ago. has issued
call for state convention of that party in Coum-
bus on Aug. ~ The number Of delegates to the
| convention will he 900
| A Judge of the Court OF General SESSIONS, Sur
| rogate and two Justices OF the Supreme Court to
| succeed George c. Barrett and Henry ". Book
staver are be elected in November and there are
| already to be found those who favor the renomina
ton OF Justice Barrett for another term 10y action
| of the Bar Association i'll advance of the regular
| party convention. Such a course. however. will
| probably be unnecessary, especially in View of the
fact that Justice Bookstaver is not it In generally
, believed candidate for reelection. There has re-
Gently been some talk in Tammany circles of the re-
| nomination OF Justice Bookstaver as a means Of
hndicating. in tardy but practical way those con-
| nccted with the Mcneil. Bookstaver Flack.diyorce
| inquiry OF some years ago and still surviving. E1.
Sheriff Flack has recently returned to active poll.
| tics through an appointment a. street Opening
Commissioner, and Mr. Carroll. who Clerk in
the court i'll which Mr.. Mcneil was Judge. is the act.
| ing leader of Tammany Hail
| A Brooklyn deputy sheriff has made application
for appointment patroman on tho New York
police force. The Brooklyn deputy sherifls are paid
in fees New York patrolmen receive stated salary.
| The first census. that Of 1890. cost less than
| $5OO0O. The second census cost sS6. 900. and was
| included in volume of ~ pages. The census Of
1850 required twenty two volumes and cost So sH2.
| 600 while the census of 1890 required forty vol.
| umes. Of moro than 1000 pages in all, and cost
sll2O 1000. As the population OF the country in
crcasrs the scope of each succeeding census seems
10 have been enlarged but in 1900 an effort will be
made to curtail the subjects treated reduction in
the cost of the and the time required for ak
| Ing 1t is expected. mere enumeration of inhabi
| tants without other details could he made, II is
| computed. for s3,OUU.uOO.
| The Democratic State Convention in Ohio has been
called for an earlier day at Hanesvle than was orig
inay deter mined ON. Instead of being held at the
| beginning of September it will meet in the last
week Of August. The two leading candidates for
the Democratic nomination are both residents of the
capital county OF Franklin, from which Judge Nash
the Republican nominee. comes. According to a
report from the town Of Belletontane, e1-Lieut'
Gov. ". V. Marquis will be an asprant before the
Democratic State Convention for Governor
The plan generally asCrbed to the present Chair
man Of the Republican County Committee former
Congressman Quigg. of harmunzing the Republic
cans and the Citizens Union in support Of local
candidates this year has the merit of sincerity. hut
can hardly be regarded as novelty in the political
line After disastrous division Of the Republican
vote bet@een the organization candidate and the
nominee of the Citizens Union in the Mnyoraty
fight of 1907 aharmoni2ing of the two factions was
found Indispensable, and it was accomplished in
the nomination at Saratoga OF Theodore Roosevelt
for Governor. He hal the hearty, uniform and
thusastc support of all Republicans but the ticke,
he III AIDED came very far short of carry ing the
eut city Of New York or any ~ the borough dvis
ion, Of it, and proposition to continue thin ALI
the same lines as in 1898. while promising
and praiseworthy. gives no assurance of success
The city of Cincinnati is to effect loan of 81 90 ).
| 600 on July IA for the requirements of its water
works system. and the rate Of interest offered or
| A.. 4,
by the American Exchange Bank, is per cent. the
ruling rstc Of interest among American muncipali
ties having steadily decreased Of late years. de
| spite the large aggregate increase Of bonded in
dehtedness.
| The new Hall of Records. when built at the corner
| of Chambers and Centre streets at AL expense OF
| from $1,000 900 t. Si,OOD,ODU. will be a very
elaborate affair. The building is to be lighted en-
tircy by electricity generated hy a plant in the
| building. The heating and ventilation will be on
the blower system. the fresh air being drawn from
the street at the height Of the sidewalks. Heat will
also he supplied by direct radiation. There will bt
passenger elevators. four private elevators and
| ono sidewalk elevator. The elevators are to b,
worked the hydraulic system. Cold drinking
water at a temperature Of 4O'. will be furnished
throughout the building. The steam power Is to be
furnished by fye boilers There will be no wooder
floors in the building The foors of the vestibnlea
the rotunda and the corridors are TO he Of marble
| those or the rooms or mosaic y" wood IL to u
used in the building except for doors and window
frames The wood of window frames is to be GOV
cred by copper. The ceilings OF the FIRST story YES
tibules will be finished in marble mosaics.
Sheriffs to b. elected in New York county anC
in Kings county this year and already there is SOM
| contest the Democratic nomination in boil
counties, the Office OF Sheriff being lucrative one
It has been said that under the operation of the ma
tional Bankruptcy law the fees Of New York Sheriff
have been diminished considerably. but there hav
been no designations of sher.fs notwithstanding
and the number of candidates aspiring to the nomi
nation for that Office has not been decreased il
either New York Kings.
A Democratic candidate for Governor OF Marylan,
this year is Col. John Walter Smith. who is said t.
> have the support of the German faction.
: The reference in speech II: Tammany Hall bv Nj
Willett of Alabama to Capt Carter and Savanna