The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Bureau OF Elections for technical violation OF the
Election Code. Mr.. Allen, who 10 an authority on
all election matters and ia held In high regard oy
the political leaders OF both parties, was charged
with having registered from premises Of which no
has no lease but there arc many voters In new
York, fully qualified voters, too. who voted for
many years from premises OF which they had no
lease, and such voters. who number about two
thirds OF the electorate, have decided many cleo
tons in this city.
The majority Of the successful Republican csndi-
date in tho Fifth ds,riot 10 81 votes; the vote for
the Labor candidate Democrat. in the same dis
trict was 81.
Colorcd voters predominant In Charles county,
Nd. part OF the Potomac peninsula. II gave the
usual Republican majority on Nov. T.
By common consent Of Democratic leaders, the
success OF the Fusionists In the Nobrs,ks election
by . substantial and. in fact. Increased majority
makes certain the denomination Of Col Bryan sthe
Democratic National Convention Of 1900 In the
Eastern States wherein the Democratic conservatives
are supposed to be most influential. II not most
numerous. no results were shown which would en-
courage the idea that By concessions to the Bryanss
victory might be attained mort November. Upstate
New York as strongly Republican s In 1898 or
1900 New Jersey and Pennsylvania were over.
wheimingly Republican. Massachusetts, was car
ried by the Republicans by majority only 1000
less thhn Grant nhd IN <O.OOO krohttr thsu
Abraham Lincoln had In 1850. In Maryland tho
Democrats recovered control but Maryland has only
eight electoral votes and II 10 Of the few States
In which the unit rule does not prevail In Demo-
cratic conventions. in consequence OF which Its In
fuence is Of little importance whom candidates come
to be nominated usually tho vote Of Maryland 10 80
divided as TO be Of little importance 10 any csndi-
date.
The budget for 1909 provides for an expenditure
akw
for the Sheriff Of Richmond 900 for the District
Attorney of Richmond and 81. 500 for the Commits.
sioner OF Jurors of Richmond. In addition 70 these
items $500 has been set aside for binding
books required by the County Clerk Of Richmond.
$500 for servant hire including cook OF the Sheriff
OF Richmond. $500 for printing and stationery
required for the county ofhcers Of Richmond. $500
for tho salary OF tho jslsr OF Richmond and $1,000
for rent OF property leased for public of1css in
Richmond county. The whole expenses OF Rich.
mond county a. paid by the city Of New York arc
si38.ooo.
some Boston Democrats, are greatly encouraged
~ the result Of the recent municipal election In that
city in which Robert Treat Paine. Jr.. the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor. was successful by
moie than 5000 lority. There 10 Mayor 70 be
elected next month and the democrats have in Wow
tho nomination of Gen. Patrick A. Collins. and the
prospective Republican candidate against him IL
former Mayor Hart As an evidence OF the growth
OF Boston in voting population It 10 expected that
the vote Of tho muniop election this year will be
10000 in excess Of wha;it was . year ago.
Aloc.l political industry In Ohio has been dis
closed or unmarked IL 10 termed In that State.
by one George Jackson. Republican with 9 Demo
cratic name. VIII ,ss statements arc quoted by the
Democratic papers At the Independent Colorsd
Republican meeting the night preceding election
n colored man named X cka fell N . at on several
H.. Ina
pau.el until he could be removed. On election day
IL ia said Rcks told Jackson that he had been pad
for throwing the nts aud intsrrupting the meeting.
Among the appropriations 10 10 reeommehoed oy
the war department 10 inc heit congress arc Tue
follow ng IN the vicinity OF New ioTh' szo'ooo TOT
removing rock from Bronx hNer; s2o'ooo ior in-
feet in width sloo 90 for the Staten Island chan
mel bet Staten Island and New jersey; SO 900
for the ci Alnei In Shrewsbury River and 900
for tho completion q two new channels In RArtsn
Bay one disadvantage under which New York city
and its .ighborhood .ufer In the matter Of Con.
gressioual appropriations for nsedful public works
IL TO be found in the fact that the New York city,
Brooklyn and Jersey City delegation Is usually sol.
IDLY. or nearly soldiy, Demo cratic. New York.
which yield, much to the Federal Government in
customs postal and internal revenues. gets few ap
| preparations.
The majority OF 10000 recorded In favor OF the
Republican candidate for Governor or Iowa has been
described a. the largest majority ever given Tor
Republican Governor In that State It's. and 1t may
be added that 1t ia the Largest major ~ ever given
Tor any candidate In that State IN an election not Tor
Psesii'nt aud the most remarkably feature OF
Governor were the same men who ran In the election
Of two years ago and that the nght this year was
sluarely made on the issue Of expansion or Anti.
expansion the Republicans being explicit in favor OF
tho former and the Democrats lust a. decided in
opposition to IT, Itwas in Iowa that the Dem ocrats
RELYING on German. an support declared that
the Philippine war wa. .insp red By Great Britain
for the purpose OF producing conditions tina, will
4 fr.c An Apvlo.Amsrtcan alliance and disrupt tn.
! friendly relations which have uniformly sIis,ed
between Germany And the United States"
The estimated expenditure OF the city In 1900 to
DAY " mar cent or reyenue no IN ~ iaa Thu
! r,,.,,,.,. ..,,,., a., r., 49,. ~, =,
Nompu"Her' esunA'o " 'nA' 'nero viii DO IN al
500. 900 900 OF such bonds averaging period OF nye
nonth..,ch Th.r ,..u.nc. Il. au,ho-, "a a, 80.