The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-09

tnt huvElchu ptopio support the oXpAunf0A
policy Of the President and dsspissiths sr,soh.
cry OF the ''anti-imperialsts.- Next. 10 h thst
as reasonable and sensible PEOPLE that thsy
are not disposed to make q change simply foy
changes sake. Whore the administrator.
State or municipal. was In Republican hands
before, IL will be In Republican hands here.
after; and whore. And most notably In the CITY
OF New York, II has been In Demo cratio hands.
II will be in Democratic hands next year. The
general disposition Of the voters appears to bs
to make few changes. Times are prosperous
II may be assumed, among other things.
that the year 1899 will be notable In the DO.
litical history OF New York city az the last IN
which an incongruous alliance between the
Republican party and the so-oalled Labor
party" was attempt In the most populous.
most wealthy, most representative, most sub.
stantisl city OF the United States.
The inability OF Grover Cleveland. Away, 4
grotesque figure In contem pofary politics, to
east his vote in the right election district OF
Princeton, N. j.. was one OF the few humorous
features OF Tuesdays contest, otherwise very
serious affair.
In the last years elections in New York I'll.
voting machine for recording the preferences
Of electors and canvassinR tho vote withoutth
use OF ballots was utilized successfully In the
city OF Rochester and In one Of the wards OF
Utica. This year II was In Use at Buffalo and
Ithaca also and worked we'll In Ithaca the
result OF the voting was known seventeen min.
utes after the close OF the polls, though II was
an election at which split tickets wore very
numerous.
The Democrats carried Virginia with q
sweeping popular majority. though $4,000
wp raa fnr Max nj
1t was not a Republican defeat. however. for
the Republican State Committee early this
summer decided II to be mex pedlent for tho
party to make fight. and advised local com.
mittees against making nominations: oonss-
qusntly there were only eleven Republicans In
the field with 121 legislative candidates TO BE-
elected to tho State Senate and Assembly. The
only issue involved In the campaign was the
Democratic nomination for the United States
Senate In place OF Senator Martin, whose suc-
cess Tuesdays election assures.
Under Section OF the Primary Election law
IL 10 made the duty Of the Board OF Registry in
each election district on the Tuesday next
succeeding election day NOV. IA this year. to
open the box containing the enrolment GER
tinoates marked by electors at tho time OF reg
istration. These blanks corresponding with
the numbers OF the vstsrs enrolled. are TO be
separated according to political divisions and
the work Of classifying the enrolled voters In
each dlstrict 10 to be completed not later than
Dec 10 by the Bureau OF Elections.
The city OF Milwaukee has put In . claim to
be considered as an applicant for the Demo.
cratic National Convention OF 1900. and there
is being circulated by a committee OF Milwau-
kee delegates pictures OF the Auditorium In
that city. Heretofore Milwaukee has not been
regarded by either party as a desIr-
able convention city. though It is in State
being in the doubtful column. Milwaukee,
however. has one advantage for convention
July. when Democrats national convsntions
are held. beer 10 a very popular beverage among
pemocrstic delegates. especially those from
De m ocrats look with disfavor on the claims Of
the Milwaukee men.
II will remain for many days one OF the fms
mysteries OF the recent m unic-
ipal canvass how tho Republican organization
in tho city OF Now York. tho chairman OF
which Is a resident OF the Nineteenth Assem-
bly, district. happened to enter into an alliance
with the Citizens Union. 80 called. which did
Of the Republican candidate. we'll worthy Of
support, in the Nineteenth district bu'. on the
Ha Sandidste psss worhy Of p su sps by ths
Citizens Union in that district.
There is nothing absolutely sure and very
little that Ia positive In politics. but 1t is safe
guess that no Bryan Democrat. dollar-dinner
p rtisan or single tax advocate will be nomi-
mated for any ONCE ~ honor or emolument on
2 Republican ticket in Now York county again
Tor many years TO come.
One OF tho States In which there was no elec-
ton on Tuesday was Alabama. and the absence
Of any report from it-even weather reports
was matter Of surprise TO some Democrats in
New York on Tuesday night. What's the
matter with Alabama" was asked by such
Democrats in somewhat the same way as In q
year OF Democratic success soma ardent Re-
pa hlicans inquire. Has Vermont been heard
rom2' Late in the evening OF Tuesday a dis
his effect: Gen. Charles Shelley tonight an
nornced his candidacy for Governor. He
ion Will occur next August
Tho defeat OF the Fusion ticket in South
Dakota. heretofore the closest State in the
Union. and carried by the Fusionists in 1890
md 1899, is not an item Of encouragement. TO
in South Dakota is Richard +. Petit
II osss and s sfSsI wa, Tor
The question has been asked how. under the
operations THE Primary Election law persons
Who did not participate in New York at Tues
lays contest will be enabled to take
part in this years. election for pos
itlcal committeeman or New York's cleo
Ions for delegates to State and National
conventions. This Ia the official an
'wer. furnished by the Bureau OF Elec-
ions: A voter who did not register at the
general election 10 not entitled to enrolment
hereafter. Thi. oG,nion. however. ,is qualified
~ section OF the Primary law. which declares
hat during the month Of February In any
'ear IN which President Of the United states
. to he voted for. any citizen who was regis-
cred hut not politically enrolled may become
specially enrolled In sworn certificate en-
bling him to participate In thu primaries OF
'entem her succeeding. Persons not registered
4 the recent election are DISTINGUISHED for pri-
nary purposes in 1909,
In no previous election has the disparity be-
wsen tho two political parties In tho m after OF
lection expenses been as clearly marked as 10
las been this year. From the beginning OF the
ontsst to tho close. tho Tammany Hall Demo-
rats were well supplied with funds The. Re-
on the other hand, were without
unds and the alliance with the City Club on
he one hand and the labor organizations on
he other, instead Of adding TO their rasourcaa