The sun., 1899-10-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

taxpayer, is omitted. aud In place 10 given some
what ambiguous account OF valuations,
There is NO doarth OF labor parties in the s1tesntA
Assembly district where the Independent Labor
party, so-called, has nominated Samuel Prince
President Of the Central Federated Union, for the
Assembly The De Leonte Socialists in this distriot
have nominated Daniel De Leon for Assembly and
the anti.Ds Leonitos have nominated Morris Hill
quit Last year the united labor vote OF the
Sixteenth district thu population OF which IL largely
Hungarian. was ZOO against 3 400 Democratic ana
LOO Republican ou the Assembly.
There will be . municipal election for Mayor q
Boston In Dccembf and the statement l. made that
while at tho recent Democratic primar in boston
the Mayoralty nomination was not directly involved,
1t is apparent that the nomination OF successor "
Mayor Quincy was considered aud those who adves
cate the selection Of Gen Patrick A. Collins are en-.
eouiAs-d by the result Gen. Collins. who long rep.
resented OF the Boston districts IN Congress 10
very popular among the Democrats Of that city.
Thore is renewal OF the rumor that Patrick Kss-
nau - to he nominated for sheriff this year. and
that the vacancy caused by his retirement from the
Office or CLanberlsiu will be allied BY the appolnr
ment to tina; Office Of Rioharl Croker who held 10
during the hrst Grant administration
Tho Virginia Emancipation Association had an
elsboa obs OF the thirtysi1th anniversary
Va. Thoma~ L. Jones Of Washington. delivered the
Grafton, MAguus L. Robinsou OF Alexandra, pre-
sided and William G. Carter reai President Lincoln's
proclamation.
The total State taxation In New ork sl3 ooo.-
ooo this year. si8ao" % in 1928 and l2.hoo. 900
in 1882 1t was largest in 1874 when it arno intcA
to ta 400. 900 Since 1872 the city Of New York has
increased very largely in wealth and population.
and the expenses OF the state have been greatly
All o. nal tha 4,,.i.
dicton over many Mates previously left to local
control Anon these are tn. care of the ind gent
insane and the supervision Of quor laws and taxes
The State care Of the insane coats g. 90 900 yesy
in Now York and tho expenses Of the maintenance
Of the cansl, which for nttesn years have been op-
Grated without tolls. Is half ss much.
The Executive Com mittes cf the Democratic No
tonsl om nlittee. of which Mr. johnson of Kansas
10 chairman has determined to meet In the city Of
Chicago now the Democratic national head dquartera
every nrty days T. discuss plans for carrying the
nezt national campa gn. What urgent necessity for
such meesingS exists has not been made plain,
though Is said etimss that the purpose Of thsss
Ratherir ss 4, to provide tho suuas necessary for
the campaign expenses OF the g atss which have
elections this year. Tho most important of these
States is Ohio In which ba. heretofore been a.
sumed that Mr.. N Lean. the Democratic nominee
for Governor. would pay the fre hit In Kentucky,
In which there 10 no shortage OF Democratic funds,
In Ma yaud. in Hhich all the candidates nomin atea
on the Democratic ticket are gold men two OF them
bankers and one counsel for banks. Gnd Massaohu-
setts. in wAich the aid Of the antimp sriAlists 10
counted upon.
The Sheriff Of Richmond county receives for his
services S. 600 year and two mem bsrs OF his stsI
the jailer and the cook The jaler recevos 5000
year. the cook $500.
The term OF senstor John 7. Morgan Of Selma
sentsd the state for twenty-five years, thare 10 q
demand for the selection OF . new candidate,
especially In view Of the fact that Senator Morgan
10 now 1B years Of age. and would II reelected In
1901. be 80 at the close OF ha term. His col.
league Senator Pettus 90 far from representing the
younger element In Alabama politics. 10 the senior Of
Morgan by three years. Former Governor and for
mer Congressman Oates, who has announced him.
self az candidate to succeed Mr. Morgan. 10 40
years Of age and served in the Confederate Army ~
. Colonel. he was . participant in the battles
which marked the siege Of Richmond In 1894. Gov.
Johnson and Congressman Bsnfhesd are also oandi-
dates for Senator Morgan's seat.
Among the defeated candidates to ssrvs o. dole.
gates to the TammAny County COMMITTEES in the
Thrtyfrst district at the recent primaries was sx.
Mayor Thomas +. Gilroy. He was on the wslds
ticket
Local nominations for Assembly BY Republioaa
conventions have been made much earlier than
usual In . number OF counties this year and In
some. where the rule of two tsrms only for An In.
oum5en has long been established It has been %.
rogated on the Rspubli side by tho nomination
Of candidates previously elected in 1897 and lsee
Tho Democrats OF Yates county have nominated
Frank G lin Of Benton for Member of Assembly.
Mr.. Collin wSs candidate for Senator in that dis.
trict last Yates and stsubon counties conSa.
tute one Senatorial district.
The current appropriation for horse shoeng In tn
Fire Department in the Borouxhs OF Manhattan and
the Bronx 10 Sl2 600. for forage S8b. 600 and for
harness $4,000. For 1900 these tho ApproprtS-
tons asked: Horse shoeing SIS 900, forage $40 900
and harness -. 900.
At this years elections in Now Jersey. where No
State ticket will beivoted for Senators will be elected
In eight counties. seven OF which repre-.
sented by Republicans and ono BY Democrat The
seven republican counties are Salem. Gloucester
Camden. Monmouth. Union. Somerset and EsssI.
Tho Democrats expect to capture EsseI county and
thereby change the situation in the Lexislature now
Republican. There viii mot be an election for Cor
srnor in New jersey until 1901.
Two City Court justices In New Yorl county
dhsre still county Offices. irrespective OF aur
borough divsionS are to be elected this year and
unlike the record OF most previous judicial elscons
in New York neither Of the judges whose terms eI.
pire is An appointee temporarily 1lling . vacancy.
Mayor Van Wyck WAS City Court Justice when
elected Mayor and the vacancy thus created was
nllsd by Mr.. olco through tho Governors appoint.
meut Judge EsHberger OF the Court Of General
Sessions was Cry Court Justice when elected.
There we're eight Republican AnSemblymen from
New York county elected last year and siI OF the
eight Henry In the Fifth. Adler the Eighth, MaGst
in the Sinsteenth, Fallows in the Twenty nrst Davis
in tho Twenty. Seventh and slater In tho Thirty
nrst, are candidates for reelection In tho Twenty
fifth. now represented by +. A. Ware DR.. p II.
Murphy 10 tho prospective Republican candidAtei n
the Twsuty-ninth. now represented by Frank Bulk
ley Homer Fo!ks has been agreed upon the Re-
publican nominee. The Repu ioanA expect TO hold
all their New York dstrcsS this year; the Democratic
expect to capture two Of them.
BY some person. familiar with Thirty. first Assem-
bly, district politics the projection OF reiR.
ious questions into fGetonal contests in which they
have part il given ono OF the reAsons for the
defeat OF former Judge Welds and thu election Of
his opponent. Mr.. Hopper.
The sStmAtsd cost OF repairs 10 Now York Irmo.