The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-23
PoLITIOII NOHHA

There,verso7ooo votes east ss'the recent URINARY
election undsr the provision OF the oNiitornia
law in the city Of Ban Francisco.
The Speaker ofthe next House Of Representatives
will be an Iowa Republican. The last Democrats
spesksr OF the House was Georgian Both were
born abroad, Mr.. Henderson In sootland and Mr..
Crisp in England Indiana has had three Speaker
Davis colfax and Kerr; Kentucky four Clay. whits.
BOYD and Carlisle. and Tennessee two, Bell and
Polk OF the other great States OF the West OF Dor
der, Ohio has had Speaker, Keifer and Illinois
has had none. Generally speaking. however, the
middle and New England States have been most
favored in recent years in the choice OF Speaker OF
the Houso-RandAil and Grow of Pennsylvania. and
Blame and Reed of Maine. notably.
There are $500 voters, . majority of them Demo-
ernts in the district annexed 10 New York city from
westchester county in 1895. Those Of them who are
In TammAny to have primary election contest
in Neptember and feeling both sides runs high.
The present Tsmmany leader OF the district 10
Thorn Us H. oNsill of westchsster. who has received
the n Norsem ont OF the Chippewa Club. His oppo-
nent 10 Thomas J. Mulligan. Deputy cotnmisssonsr
of Water supply for the Borough OF the Bronx Az
the last rinary election o Nell beat Muiligan b. no
votes only MulliRans friends now my that for
some time pa Vt oNeilrs forces have been diainish-
ing and that We will be beaten at the primary sisc
ton. They alsO say that the upper end Of the
district waken el,N, williamsbridge and Brou1das.
are sodly in favo.y of Mulligan. while CITY Island
A nght between the TSmmany mon OF ThroeEs Heck
and of Wakefield woul,1 be ss serious the histor
cal night between the Mnlligsns otMulnenr and
the O'Nels OF Tpperary.
or LIS bills passed Ivy the last United States
senate BIT, orless than ors~haf. verspasssd By me
House Of Representatives. lut In the ncxt Congrsss
1t IL computed that harmonious relations viii
exist between the two branches In consequence Of
the fact that there will be lars infusion Of Rspub
hcan mem bership in the upper branch. diving thu
Republicans there q good working nstoriH.
An Indisna Judge at Vincennes has returned an
the railroad passes sent him with hotter 10 saoh
of the companies. There three m uroads hsvina
q terminus at yincennes-
On January /, 1890. there were 1.esa psrsons On
the payroll of the Department. Of Highways. not
withstandng the fact that public work In Hsw Jerk
has been practically suspended this summsr thrungh
lack Of bond issues for IL and ths failure
Of the Board Of Estimate and Apportonu,snt 10
make the appropriations called for. In Brookyn
Borough especially very little wor4 has bean done
by the Department of Highways. and It In SAID that
the present force could be reduced to 400 without
| impairment Of its efficiency.
The Democratic candidate for Comptrollsr OF
Maryland is DR.. Herring. Of Carroll county. HIS
neiGhbors sent special committee Of reprsasnts-
tive citizens to the Baltimore Democratic CONVENT
ion to endorse his nomination AZ tho had Of this
,
were Ben Grouse and NICK Steele and their influence
| was not exercised In vain.
| ATAmmany physician in Harlem who has lost an
| $500 year lob -phyEician 10 ths efty lodging
house is referred to by the HoSsn Local Reporter
one OF the victims Of tho White ctvl service lau.
The Federal census Of 1860, the year preceding
the civil war; cost less than 81. 600 900 and showed
the population Of the country ut that period 10 be
MI. nz1~
years LATER cost 81 900 and showed tho popula
ton of the country 10 be 81. 100000. Ths populA-
| ton had doubled in the intervening thirty yssrs.
| while the expense OF the census vas Gtx tina -
great
Tho Gold Democrats. they can thsnasslvss. 81
Westchester county have determined 10 Fsunfk
| themselves with their nlvcr brethren under
diton that tho lstter win thnt Destination
they make In favor of oliver coinage - ths milo
| OF 10 to will not DO accepted a. atnooIe. nsst-
| ing Of these Gold Democrats II 10 be HID bsfors
Sept. l. In this city, to 'rsstors harmony IN West
chester" Fortunately for their prospseso Of R1surs
| success. the Republicans Of WestrhsseeR. tao1gh
| they have had number Of factional a,nsrunsss In
the past not separated By any sush dBvWgsoosa.
Last year Mr. Rooseyelt carried wsstahestsr- county
| by 900 plurality.
| There 10 o rumor that Dock oommissionsT ohar1es
| Murphy may be nominated for Sheriff Of Rsv York
| county this year and that Sheriff Dunn VIM b sp-
| pointed Q Commissioner In the Dock Board Mr..
| Murphy Is the Tammany Hail district lssdsr N ne
Eighteenth Assembly and Mr.. Dunn heads NE
place in the Twenty sixth. both east Eds d1sssots-
1t said that tho last downtown Sheriff" siestsd
| by TAmmany Hall WAS nominated In 1909
A great dignity in political way has eom&A0 ne
| Eastern shore" Of MArylsnd In the nomtna1ton e
| . resident Of that neghborhood. John w. smfn se
Snow HILL for Governor the Dsmocratio sishsA
| The Chesapeake Bay divides MARYLAND GsoEraVht-
cally those counties which arc to the esstof being
| known tho East Shore Counties Tormsdy
they possessed certain unwrittsn political Ki8htAu
of which was that one of tho United stsAsa Ben
ators should be chosen from the East Shore md t@
other from the other counties Of the bfatas Thsro
larue cit ON