The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
ASSEMBL ASPIRE HIGHER.

Some who viii Not Sock denomination,
but Aim for More Lucrative Ofhces.
In the general New York elections Of a year
ago contrary to what had been the rule OF
politics for half century. Congressmen who
represent New York districts in Washington
and State Senators who represent them in AL
bany were elected on the same day with mem
bers OF the Assembly. In consequence Of this
arrangement. as fixed by the amended State
Constitution in 1894. there will be no election
for either Congressman or Senators this year.
and members Of the Assembly. therefore. can
look for promotion to neither office. content
ing themselves generally with either q re-elec-
ton to the Assembly or to retirement from he
contest for that Office. None the less. the
present members OF Assembly. with very few
exceptions are looking for something higher
than their present posts with emolument OF
only 81 800 a year and the peril Of two or more
extra sessions for which no extra compensa.
ton ia paid/
In the First Assembly district Daniel f.
Finn, veteran in Legislative service. is a can
didate for Municipal Court Judge In the First
Judicial district to succeed Wauhope Lynn.
whose term expires this year. and another
candidate for the same Office in thS event OF a
contest between Judge Lynn and Assembly
man Finn becoming irreconcilable is Michael
7. sharkey. Assemblyman from tho Third
district. a resident OF the judicial district and
pTSiyer The ssm RnnTn from the Sec.
in the Fifth district Nelson II. Henry. iePub pub
lean, will not according to political gossip, be
from the Ninth district: has allied him ELI with
| fight there and should the Sheehan party win
| In the September primaries Mr.. Phillips ia
the prospective candidate Tor CITY tourt Judge.
on which bench the west eide districts OF the
city are not now represented Assem- hlymen
the Twefh re candidates. Tor 5I I e ELECTION hut
| Che rles $ Adler, Republican, Assem- blyman
from the Eighth, district who has i've terms
but viii receive al appointiye ONCE rom from
the Republican orGanization BENJAMIN Hon.
Judge. a place held for liye years BY his neigh:
Gem SESSIONS co" E &S~ fn III vnc
| Republican representative of the Twenty-hrst
ns'vs IN w.t. hs srs
political gossip, become. after Jan. l. a deputy
Attorney; General for the prosecution Of cases
OF G. D. b. iasbrouek. Samuel slater is the
sen,by. a Republican district. and It is pro-
posed by some Of his friends that he shall be
Judge S 10 The Ninth Iuiicial district Ia la which
according to political rumor. Joseph 7. Fallon
In the Thirty fourth Assembly district Ly-
man W. RedinRton, who in 1884 was the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor OF Vermont.
Is not to he renominated by Tammany in con.
sequence OF the sou ewhat independent stand
the Tammanv Hall local leaders in the Astoria
gas matter 1t was then threatened that he
would he turned down-a process to which Yer
mont Democrats are Rccustomei-and MIR.
1iedinGton has In consequence. been looking
elsewhere for honors. Il is a somewhat nota-
BILE circumstance that he polIed for Governor
of Vermont IN 1884. 1880 votes whereas Gro
yer Cleveland. Democratic Presidential candi-
datee In the same year. noled only lI7OO.
George j. Grossnan. tina Tanmany Hall AS
n position contrary to that Of his organization
in the matter OF The Ford Franchise Tax bill.
and the assertion was made at the time that he
would not be renomlnated. However. no
other d,date has yet appeared for tho office.
Frank Buckley. Republican emblVman In
the Twenty ninth district. will not be a cand-
date for reelection on the Republican ticket
there this year. rs Homer Folkes. independent
Republican and now Alderman for the dis arict.
Is slated to succeed him. MIR, Buckley is an
Robert >Mazet. Republican AssembIyman
from the Nineteenth district, who heads the
Investigating committee. aSpires not only TO
denomination in the Nineteenth district this
year. but also TO the leadership Of the Republic
cans on the floor OF the Assembly. Patrick +.
Thirteenth district. has served several terms
and liz the nominee for an aDpointive Office of
q moro lucrative character Louis Maister
Tammary Assemblvman In tho Fourteenth
Councilman in the event Of tho promotion Of
John Y: Oakley. Representative OF the Four
tenth In the Council, To the post OF Sheriff
For the post now hold by c. +. Collins. Assem-
byman In the Twentieth district, stephen II.
Heating. son Of Comm issioner Of Highways
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