The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-01


the Republican district leaders in these two
borouehs hold no once.
Massachusetts keeps at the head o. tho States Of
the country In the precsion CELEBRITY and accuracy
with which its election returns canvassed and
the results mad, known. There are p7o polling
places in the STATE. of which 1e1 in Boston and
a77 in the 81 other ctles In New York stats the use
Of the voting ma chimes IN aid TO quick and aocur
ate counting and last year Rochester was the hrst
city from which returns were obtained. Voting ma
chimes wsro used in Rochester.
The nominee Of the Union Reform party OF Ohio,
| for Governor OF that State Seth Ellis OF Warren
county, 10 farmer we'll known in the State and in
the National Grange OF Wayne, @. W seelye. the nom
inee for Lieutenant is professor OF Greek
| in Wooster University. The Union Reform has ono
plank only in its platform: Direct Legislation Its
| candidates poled 1000 votes ut last years. Ohio
| election.
During the quarter ending on July I, these werc
items OF city revenue towards the payment OF cur
rent expenses: Immigrant boarding house licenses
$50: Coroner fees, $40, c5 County Clerks fees
Sls.722. ga Registers fees t33.T52.51: City Clerks
fees, 81. Is; surrogate's fees s2.as4.eo Public
| Administrators commissions. ss.ors.sO; Board Of
Plumbsrs $42o counses' costs. 81. 20; sales of
| CITY Record. sl.271; corporation licenses ST.
| +o7.76. and 'consciencs." 81.
| The city Of Chicago IL 10 have Street Cleaning
Code substitute for the present vague, indefinite
| and sometimes contradictory ordinances. The
heads of each Chicago municipal department havs
| been called upon TO smbody in writing" their
criticisms Of the existing ordinances and their
mendntons as TO new After the officials have
agreed TO what ought to be done the matter 10 to be
submitted to the Corporation Counsel who il 10 draw
street cleaning ordinance for alIerrnnnic adoption
The Ohio Democrats whose dependence upon fac
fiopal pn{p n,r,uh hal .cp
their chief support thus far coming reluctantly
to the conclusion that outside OF the city of Cleve
| land, where Republican local politics, N we'll
Democratic local politics. much mil Cd there will
be Republican detection from the support of Judge
Nash the nominee for Governor. Atthe last cleo
ton for Governor Of that State the Republican vote
was 43o. 900, the Democratic vote 40l o 90 and the
outside parties, Populst. PROM bitonist Socialist
National Democracy. Liberty party and Negro party
$4,000.
The oourre Of the Silver Republicans Of the group
Of mining States In the wost in 1900 Is q matter of
some uncertainty TO politicians at present. Though
ordinarily Republicans in national Affairs. they gen
orally supported Bryan in 1890 the only candi-
date pledged TO do something for silver" They
have little in common politically. with the old-hne
Democratic party, especially now organized in the
South and East and have preserved their separate
organization in several States without becoming
Democrats. 1t il by means certain that any largo
number OF these Silver Republicans will be found
austa ming the Democratic nominee next year unless
tho issue OF silver 10 made the prsdominstine one
and Bryan 10 renomipnted.
The death last year Of Nelson Dineiey yr, and
the resignation this year of Thomas B. Reed will
greatly weaken the influence of the Maine delega.
ton in Congress in shaping legislation. Mr..
Reed was first elected TO the Forty NTH Congress-
and was reelected to every succeeding one Mr.
DnEley was nrst elected to the Forty-soventh Con
md NJ .pant
delegation which included Reed Dineley.
Ailliken and himself nrst elected to the Forty
ninth Congress. Maine 10 not large stAte and it's
electoral votes few but its past influence in
politics has been due in large measure to the infu
ence Of its Representatives in Congress and tho
tenacity of Maine voters in faithfully supporting
for re election candidates. whom they considered
worthy of such marked confidence.
There has bssn considerable oritcian among
Ninth district Democrats over Whist they describe
a. the peruistent political activity Of Thomas F.
Smith in his yoluble support Of the Goodwin pri-
mary ticket. The objection to Smiths activity In
based upon the fact that he In clerk of tho CITY
Court of New York. now civil tribunal of import
Ance. ranking Altar the Supreme Court, and tho as
ssrtion is made generally that by reason Of his ac-
tivity in speech tfor no other political labor IL
ascrbcd) tho rules of the Court arc dsrezarded II
being the practice of all Judges of this city to alb
stain from direct activity in factional politics Mr.
Smith was formerly stsnognpher of the Eighth
district court . place he secured by tho influence
OF Mr. sheehan. then Police Commissioner None
Of the Judges Of the City Court resident of the
Ninth Assembly district
new element of opposition to the continued
Tammapy Hall Leadership Of Commissioner Charles
Welde in the Thirty first Assembly district has made
Its appearance The Otis Democratic Club of Eaat
10th street and Madison avenue has hung ont a
transparency most OF tho TammAuy Hall fighting
in the Thirty-hrst district is done with trapspar
eneisS declaring that Isaac A. Hopper is the clubs
choice for leader Of tho Thirty First Assembly dis
net The opening speach made by derson
Stein. who warmly denounced the mismAnaxement
OF the affairs Of the district under Commissioner of
Jurors Welde. and whose numerous pointed salliss
were greeted with peals Of laughter. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Hopper who in conversational style
described existing political conditions Rafr,ab
ments were served during the evening
The three Offices to DO hled by the yoteru of the
State of Maryland this year are Governor Attorney
General and STATE Treasurer, and the Democrr,s
having already put their ticket in the field nj the
Baltimore convention. the Republicans a-e nrcnar
ing to make up the strongest ticket possble IJovd
Lowndes the present Republican governor will IL
10 believed by most Republicans be renominsted
for that office and T. J. shyrock will be renom
mated for treasurer. but for the ONCE of Attorncv
General. now an important in Maryland and for
one OF their strongest men. former Congressman
lsdor Rayner of Baltimore there Is talk OF the RI.
publicans putting mp former Congressman J. vi
FindlAy.
Suffolk is the strongest Republican county Of New
York in the Southern part Of the state and tbene
seems to bo general di sposiuon among the R.pub
lcans of SUFFOLK to avoid factional differences M,
understood that John Sherry will receive q unApi |
nous denomination for treasurer at tho county |
convention Mr. Sherry is said to be SURF of solid
delegation from the HAmptons. and enough votes
from BrookhANen and the other eastern touus To |
insure his nomination. and his opponent for |
nomination. Solomon KetehAm- will be nominated |
next year Tor County CLERK. Livingston Smith of |
smithtown will have lttlo opposition for tho nont-
nation for District Attorney. and Sheridan Wells of
Greenpon will probably DO the nominee for |
sherin Edward Kirke, OF PAtchogue and Eugene |
Strong Of islip. are in the ed for the
once OF superintendent Of Poor and R. Y. Guerney
O HUNTINGTON for |