New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

that would prove embarrassing TO the cause. An
immense regiment Of Rough Riders has been or
ganized in this city and parades, speeches and
banner raisings are planned for the remainder Of
the campaign.
The attack on the Republican management of
State affairs by the Democratic managers and
newspapers is disposed Of by the official tables of
expenditures of the State just from the Con-
trolers Office The report shows reduction Of $4,000
as compared with the previous fiscal year. The
expenditures Of the Legislature which appeared
in the report for 1899 do not, Of course, appear.
These were s14S 0N0. and the difference of $4,000
does not apparently account for the difference
favorably. Permanent improvements in the Capitol.
in the Insane Hospital $4,000 in this item
alone), in the State Prison and IN the Soldiers
Home, ordered by the Legislature than
count for the difference. and show that the run
ming expenses of the State have been low and. in
addition. 100000 in State bonds have been retired
and much Of the debt wiped out. 1t will be diff
cult for the Democratic press or orators to make
any political capital in this line. One expense
which has been large in former years has been
greatly reduced, the clerks Of the courts being
paid by salary instead Of retaining the fees Of
the office and the latter being turned into the State
Treasury. This reform. one Of the most notable
In the state is a strictly Republican measure, and
has been Of much pecunary benefit while the
services Of the clerks Of the court amply paid
for. instead Of being overpad, as under the fee
system.
Thursday TO assist in the dedication Of
rnent to General Griffin A. Stedman was the fourth
general gathering Of the veterans OF the State since
the war the first being Battle Flag Day, the
ond at the dedication OF the Buckingham statue
and the third at the dedication of the Soldiers
Memorial Arch. As matter Of course. the gath
ering this week was much smaller, as II was con
fined in some sense to the members Of regiments
which left the old camp field in this city for the
war but there were nearly thousand veterans IN
line-a better showing than was thought possible
under the circumstances. The statue unveiled is z
credta bile piece OF work. and the ceremonies and
the speaking of high order. The grafton on
the life Of General Stedman was by Colonel Will
lam H Cogswen OF New-Ynrk. and Governor
Lounsbury made n most effective address the
duties Of citizenship in and IN peace. The
parade, which Included the 1st Regiment and all
the independent military organizations In the city,
was a notable one and the decorat tons along the
line OF march were profuse and tasteful. pleas
ant feature the marching salute given to Gen
eral William B. Franklin. at his home. in Wash
ington-st General Franklin is one Of the few
naming division commanders Of the war now liv-
ing
The sudden death Of Charles S. Landers. Of New
Britain removes one of the towns progressive men
and power not only in its industrial advance, but
in the general welfare Of the city. Mr.. Landers
was the Of a lifelong Democrat, George NJ;
terms in Congress. but was himself Republican
member Of the State Central Committee of the
larger cities. where the products OF the firm oI
head. marketed.
The Congress convention hed by the Democrats
Of this district or Iuesdsy was & enc @ 6 ms b city
Less than one-third Of the delegates chosen weISs
With at the suggestion Of the chairman on the
81 grIGn6 acds 5I agr q" that fact one delegate from
the town OF Coventry spoke against sending cam /
Paign literature into ITO his toEn E6od The nomnee is
Joseph P Tutte Young g aW3et ~ o he took the
nomination four years aga When II Tds for his
Consistency.
The annual meeting of the state Board Of Trade
will be called upon 70 consider the dlsposar 5 ~
gear aPG P9 the fme HaTford Board of Trade len
CGmttse tie sme f9T reBoad BBoard setting forth that
inequalities OF legislative for
9I e9cb i've thousand inhabitants. This would con
ragtber one cent letter postage. the subms-
sion Of all public or private acts aHeG.ns me them
10 me Legislature for action. extending the po%e+
~ the Railroad Commissioners or the sta{e ,,y 0erg
and the interests Of the en orr referred 70
committees for report
An interesting event of the week in in TN this ReT Sy
the installation Parts1 on of fushing Long
Island 10 the plstoraIe ot for3 ne tbe Dutch Re
sorned church 10 this stronghold Of Congrega.,
tionalism and succeeds a Iong me t 0i .bs days
~ the Rev Thomas Hooker, the founder OF Iie
u oa,orT9 70 the late Rev. DR.. Lamson. the presl
ient Of the American Board The church edinG9 1
- hean restored old colonial simphcly Al
\ slass-sttan and with the reha bilitation OF Golu
st and the burying ground IN us rear hSS S5 Pot
p -l+tad 60 60 fine an appearance as now. MI To-
pr * only twenty-eight years old the youIgeS yt9s
IJa+res - Who for half a century was az
~ head OF the church was only twenty-5IH yeTrs Tpr
.I1on SlL ~ The Old South Church, OF Boston was
~ nreecher of the sermon oi installation
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