The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

There 10 q renewal Of the suggestion that the Cor.
poration Counsel. John whalen. may be nominated
by Tammany Hall this year for the vacancy In the
Supreme Court caused by the expiration Of the term
OF Henry W. Bookstaver. Mr.. Whalen has been sug-
gested as q candidate for elective oice in every
test since that OF 1884, but he has never yet been
the nominee for an once to be filled by popular vote
In this he differs from his associate In tho Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment. Mr.. Feitner who
ran once for judicial once. many years ago, and was
defeated.
Many Of the Baltimore Republicans profess to be
disgruntled the failure of the recent Rspublt
can state Convention to commend the municipal
administration of Mayor Master. Mr.. Master
was defeated for reelection on the Republican
ticket this spring. and though he Is holding over
until the inauguration OF his Democratic successor.
some Baltimore Republicans believe that as the
frat Mayor of their party in the Monumental city
for many years he and his associates were entitled
to some word of recognition from the party whose
cause they are sustaining in the present hght for
the re. election of Gov. Lowndes. The Republicans
OF Maryland took their candidate for AttorneyGen-
eral from the Master administration selecting for
tina. ofioo the City Counsellor John v. L. Findlay.
In last years election in Maryland the Republi-
can plurality IN the city Of Baltimore was 100.
and in the whole State loo the Republicans being
in q minority OF 900 votes outside of Baltimore.
Tho vote OF Annapolis was close. 500 Republican
and 100 Democratic.
Among politicians of oil parties there 10 hostile
criticism OF the course OF County Clerk Sohmsr in
asserting to the removal from that ONCE OF two OF
the employees members OF the TRmmany oraaniza-
ton in the Ninth district, who owed their appoint
msnt to John C. sheehan. 1t was Mr.. sheehan who
secured the promotion Of Mr. sohmer TO the place OF
Chairman Of the TAmmany Hail County Committee
in 1928. and a steadfast advocate of his nomna-
ton for the Mayoralty in 1897, and through his
Intervention only Mr.. sohmer was nominated for
Ed .rA
Levy, the slated candidate OF Mr. Croker and former
TAmmany Hall leader In the Tenth district.
The socialistic party of New York city is now
divided into two warning branches. one of which has
already put its candidates in the field for all once
to be filled in November.
A lively contest in the Seventh Municipal Court
District 10 thought probable this year In this district
John b. McKano was elected on the Democratic
ticket in 1898. defeating Thomas B. Odell by Q
plurality said to have teen 900. though pluraiss
very uncertain in thaI year and were in many
districts unduly swollen by fraudulent votes
Before the close of his term. Judge Mexican
resigned to be appointed . Judge in tho
Court Of General Sessions and for the vacancy
Herman Joseph. who IL candidate for
the Tammany nomination this year. was appointed
blythe Mayor. Mr.. Joseph ascribes his selection to
the fact that he procured . larger number Of new
members to the Democratic Club after Richard
roker took hold II thAn or Mo assocates bft.
how far this diligence will secure the support
the voters of the district at time whom the Demo
cratic Club does not stand very high in their esu
mate 10 q question not readily decided. The Repub-
lcan candidate In the Seventh Municipal Court dis
trict against Mr. Joseph will be Charles Il. Lexow.
In the election held in 1890 in this district the vote
OF the Democratic candidate was 1851. OF the Re-
publican candidate 1891. of tho Socialist oandi-
date 1.152. and there were 8648 defective and
blank votes large majority of the latter Repub-
lcan The nominee OF the Repu blioan party in that
contest was Charles A. Hess. whose defeat 10 gem
rally ascribsd among politicians to large numbsrs
OF blank votes polei through the failure Of the
Municipal League reformers OF that period to put in
nomination = candidate for Justice their toket .
formality which escaped their notice.
The municipal debt of tho city of Frankfort-on-
Main. Germany. the population of which 10 24o. 900.
f. 1t has been discovered, just double the debt Of
Louisville. KY, city having substantially the same
population.
There will be moro than 100 Democratic members
of the Fifty sixth Congress. increase OF 90
the Democratic membership Of the proceeding Con-
gress aud already there is some contest over the
Democratic leadership. Its wholly limited. how.
| ever, to Southern member among whom are John
| II. Bankhead OF Alabama, and J. d. Richardson Of
| TENNESSEE Mr.. Richardson has been in wAshn gton
| of and on all summer and has made q number Of
| trips to New York and two TO Now England. He isa
veteran of eight Congresses and Is excellent par
| Humanitarian. Congressman Richardson, who 10 Q
resident of MurfreeSboro. ia . native Tennesssean
and served In tho Confederate army during the war;
his legislative service having begun in the Nashville
Legislature In 1871. He IL one OF the most distn.
| euished FreemAsonS in the United States having
| been Grand Master OF tho Masons of Tennessee
twenty 1--WE years ago. and Grand High Priest Of the
Grand Chapter OF the Royal Arch Masons of that
State ton years later. He has received the thirty
| third degree.
William H. walker, who is contOstinR the Tam
many Hall leadership OF P. ]. yder in the Third
district formerly its representative in Albany.
| aud in tho State Legislature introduced, and was
| successful in securing the adoption OF. Sundry
measures OF local interest He iS the originator Of
the plan OF recreation piers the hrst of which was
opened at the footof Barrow street IN his district,
and he instrum entail in securing the legislation
necessary for the Establishment of st. Johns Park.
| between Leroy and GARRISON streets in tho Ninth
| ward. Mr. Walker lisa builder. and many OF HE
friends sanRuine Of success in the contest which
| they are now waging.
Tho cause of municipal ownership or State social
| ism gains occasionally an impetus from strange
| quarters. 4 real estate bulletin announces thaa
| Congressman Nicholas Muller has started move
ment for mum cipAl ownership of tho ferry from
| Staten Island to New York Tho city government ID
| Gays. s pledged to this. II the movement 10 Suo.
cessEul and with Mr.. Muers ability Aad force back
Off who can doubt It's successj every lot on Staten
Island will double in value" Heretofore. Congress-
man Muller. who has been for many years New
York immigrant agent Of trunk line railroads, has
not been a couspi,u pus advocate Of municipal own
srship-certAnly not in railroads.
Though the Republicans of Virginia have shown
generally q latte disregard Of the pend ny State
| election for members OF the Legislature there are
some indications of reyiyng activity notably 80 in
| Rockbridge county. in the Valley OF the Shenan-
doah. The Republican County Committee there
held = meeting in Lexington and determined ito
place In the field candidates for tho Assembly op.
position to the Democratic cAnd dates They issued
| call to hold district primaries Sept 10 aud .
county convention Sept. 20. Rockbridge is Repub-
lican county NJ. Mckinley carried II in 1899 "
>mAioritJ Of 400 oyer Bryan.
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