The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
POLITICAL NOTES.
Topsy turvy politics 10 the rule in Michigan
The police Of Detroit are to investigate the Alder
men OF that city.


Tammany Democrat. His place in the Council Is
now held through the appointment of his assoc.
ates. temporarily by George II. Mundorf, Tammany
Democrat. who was defeated for Alderman in the
Twenty seventh district in the election of 1897 by
Joseph Oatman.
travelling naturalization court has been in ses
sion In Suffolk county, Long Island. and County
Judge benjamin II. Reeve of Gr export and County
Clerk william X. Duvall Of Mycrhcad have com.
pleted the tour of tie county. holding court in Rv
crhead. Port Jefferson. Northport. Babylon, lsp
Patchogue. sag HArbor and Greenport. First papers
were granted to fortyone applicants and final
papers to ninety nine newly made citizens. The
foreign born population Of Suffolk county. ma
jority OF the inhabitants Of which are of New Eng
land descent, Is inconsiderable.
The city OF Philadelphia recently voted to author
lie the issuance of bonds to the amount of 81, 55O
600 for local improvements and s.. 800 900 of this
sum is to be spent this for the purposes follow
ing: Filtration of water supply. 81 SOC. 900; Boys
High School. 5000. OOO ropavng streets 81 o5O. COOS
abolition OF grade crossings. sgoO,oOo; sewers
$500, 900; fire and police stations and subways
$3ON.opo; bridges. 500, 900: Philadelphia Museum
$500 900. grading and building repairs. $500. 900:
parks and squares $500 o, The work Of street
paving under this loan has begun.
The Republican State Convention in Massachu-
sets has been called 10 meet in Boston on Oct. q.
and IL has been arranged that Melville Adams shall
preside, Tho Republicans of Massachusetts will
nominate. according 70 present expectations, W.
Murray Crane. the present L,eutenant.Governor Of
the State, for tho office Of Governor Mr.. wolcott,
who was Lieutenant Governor before becoming
Governor. retiring in his favor. Last year tho Re-
publicans OF Massachusetts, held their State Conven
ton on tho day Oct q. The primaries for tho
election Of delegates to tho Boston convention will
be held on Sept. 20 and ~.
The Tammany Hall district leaders who have been
polled the subject declare that they will succeed
in carrying thirty Of the thirty six districts Of New
York county for Aldermen this year.
The number Of landlord and tenant cases inyoly.
Ing the occupancy OF the district brought
In the Fourth Municipal Court. OF which George F.
Roesch is Justice, was $3.50 in 1893. This district
has now the largest German speaking constituency
in town. and under the Democratic usage of second
term to n Civil Justice in Office Justice Roesch who
ia now serving his rst term will be renominated in
November
The salary Of the Governor Of the Territory of New
Mexico 900 year, Of Alaska So 900 and of Arr
IONA $4,000.
Tho determination OF some Virginia Democrats TO
contest the reelection TO tho United States Senate
of Thomas =. Martin. whose term expires in goI
by putting UP Gov J. Hoge Tyler, whose term c1
ptres on Jan. l. 1902. to succeed him. seems likely
to dsarrange of the plans OF the ardent anti.
Bryan men for making Senator Martin Chairman OF
| III" next Democratic Committee and manager of the
| 1900 Presidential campaign. Another reason found
against his political availability for such post in
tie momentous battle aGainat trusts and corpora.
tiuns Is the fact that he formerly one Of the al.
tVlneys of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and az
! such probably lacks the fury against chartered
! corporations which tho antit agitators have
| come to demand. Among Intelligent persons it Is
thought mpro bable that the Democratic National
| Committee seeking Chairman will 60 to Scots
| VILE Alb"marlc county. Va. for a candidate.
There are sundry indications Of factonAl contes
| for Democratic leadership after September In thai
| portion of the Thirty fourth district which lie.
| north of the Harlem River. In the southern por
ton Of the district the Tammany leader is Perciva
| f. NaGle. a distinguished Harlem Democrat, OF whom
! 1t Is said that ho can always be found on lc1tt
street The present leader in the upper portion o,
| the Thirty.fourth is Park Commissioner August
| Mochns who was formerly superintendent OF the
| movements. prescribed tho routes and supervised
| the collections Of beer wagons. The candidate CD
posed t" him is former Deputy Tax Com missioner
Anthony McOwen, now Bronx Coroner Each is said
Is looked forward To with confidence by the friend,
| OF tho Coroner. who is the leader Of the Seners
| Climb, social organization in the district.
y.
lsrN the Republicans carried it by -. votes in 1895
| the fusionists carried it by / vote.
W. 6. Taylor, the Republican candidate for Cover
nor Of kentucky, is resident of Butler county in
the western part Of the State a Republican count,
carried by Mn uIoy by 600 votes in the PresIentia
election Of 1891, and by the Republican canddst,
| for clerk Of the Court Of Appeals of Kentucky il
the State election OF 1897 bya like majority II,
was elected County Clerk of Butler in 1882 ant
| County Judge i'll 1855 and 1890. He is the present
| Attorney. General Of Kentucky and an active mem
Der. as such, of the FIRST Republican administration
in once in that state. Like most other candidates
for high hunurs III Kentucky this year, Mr. Taylo,
has been refereed 10 as the mountain boy" though
Butler county. the capital town of which is Morgan
| town. is not one of tho mountain counties Of Ken
| lucky There more horses In Butler count,
than there voters.
The Governor Of Louisiana has called special SEES
sion of the Legislature for Aug. TO provide the
additional expenses authorized by the residents o.
| New Orleans for the sanitation of that city.
Tho Democratic National Convention OF 1884, wa,
| held in Chicago that 1883 in St. Louis; that o.
| 1922 and that OF $500 in Chicago. and a special ef
fort is being made this to have tho Democrat,
| National Committee agree upon 81. Louis as tn,
place Of meeting in 400. An obstacle to the adop
ton Of this plan. however, is found in tho determi
nation OF the Kansas City Democrats to get tho con
| Ncntion They have already raised guarantee funt
| 1850 900. and the appearance of another Missouri
| city seeking convention honors would exercise al
nnfavorabe effect upon the pretensions of St. Louis
| KanHa7 City is now terminus for fourteen rail
| roads 1t has eight important hotels and lve publ,
halls one of them with seating capacity OF nearl,
| 5000 and 1t is In part OF the country upon tn,
vote Of which the Democrats OF the country will de
| pend chiefly FOR success in 1900.
In the State OF Alabama. which holds an Augns
| election for Governor IN 1900. three months in ad
vance ~ the Presidential election the Middle the
| Road Populist ticket Bryan and Watson, polled fou
times many votes AS the gold ticket. Palmer Ant
| Buckner. in 1890.
Joseph p Fallon has been for twelve years Justic,
| OF the Harlem Clvil Court. now known tho Nintl
Judicial District Court the Jurisdiction of which Of
| tends from Eghty-siXth street north aud from
| LcnoE avenue east TO tho East and Harlem Rivers
lilo is not candidate for denomination according Il
the gossip Of the politicians OF Harlem. and othe
candidates for tho Tsmmany nomin alton to the pos
| are ct. AsSemblyman John Z, Brodsky President o.
| he Sag H. Iicuiamin and pnrD, rJ