The sun., 1900-10-30


Only four Congress districts In New York county
are conceded by the Republicans as likely 70 go
Democratic this year They are those represented IN
the last House by Congressman Muller. Cummings
Suler and Bradley. The nrSi three have been re
nominated by Tammany. In the district formerly
represented by MI Bradley. Henry NJ. Ioldfogle Is
the Democratic candidate this year, and with aSsur
ance Of election his friends claiming much Repub
lcan support for him Judge Goldfoglc, when elected
1857 and reelected in 1898 he was twelve years
Judge Of the clinton street court had the indorse'
mcnt Of the Republicans in his district
The baymen Of Long Island have determined TO
present bin Ht the next term Of the Legislature en-
powcting the State Fish and Game Commission 10
grant licenses 4, lobster fishermen In the waterSSi
this state, particularly in GARDENERS Bay, In and
around Fishers Island and Montauk Point
The general prediction In Washington is that the
total population Of the forty States OF the country
as shown by this years Federal census viii be TO-,
600 OOo that the bas Of representation will be 100000
Inhabitants Tor cAch member OF the House. and that
the total membership will be between 800 and 400,
is believed that the effect Of the redstctng Of the
country will be N diminish the influence Of the South
and Of the Fast as compared TO the Middle West and
Northwest and OF the rural compared with the city
districts,
The expenses for the maintenance OF the cana
system Of New York which were $4,000. 900 in 1883,
2 200 900 In 1890 and 81 500 900 In 1890 were $780,
900 last year
The terms Of the following Populist members OF the
United States Senate expire on March next and
the politics OF their viii be determined at
this years election Allen Of Nebraska Butler OF
North Carolina and Pettigrew Of South Dakota. In
Colorado. Idaho. Montana and Wyoming, four mining
and mountain States. the outgoing Senators are Re
publioans
Eight States Of the country and eight only, have
been uniformly Republican in every Presidential
election since and including 1864. They Nre Iowa.
Maine Massachusetts, MINES ota New Hampshire
Pennsylvania Rhode Island and Vermont
II is well understood in local political circles that
In number OF the Assembly districts in which there
were primary contests this year for control OF the
Tammany Hall Organization there will be no such.
contests next year Instead. there will be participa-
ton In new Democratic organization to be estab-
shed in the four counties which make up the Greater
New York.
Their. are nye State tickets in the field in Montana
this year and two Tinted States Senators are 70 be
elected By the Legislature TO be chosen In November
The term OF Thomas II, Carter Republican expires
on March next and the seat claimed by W. 4. Clark.
Democrat is sull the subject Of contest Montana
voted Tor the nrst time IN Presidential election In
1892 when II was carried BY Harrison by l,2Oo plu-
raity the chairman Of the Repu ublican National Com
mee In that contest being Senator Carter. In 1896.
under the pressure Of the free silver agitation (Mon-
,ana stands first among the States in copper produc
tlon and second In silver went for Bryan BY $4,000
majority and IN the election Of Congressmen two years
ago the vote was $4,000 Democratic $4,000 Repub-
lican and 1000 Popullst
New Yorks share Of the State taxes next year will
be nearly $1,000 900 $500 900 for the county Of
New York. S. Sa7 600 for the county OF Kings slSs,
900 for Queens and SOL 900 for Richmond.
lis estimated that 900 of the $4,000 voters Of
Chicago are OF foreign birth. as follows Russian
$4,000 German, 90 900. irish, $4,000 Scandinay tan,
25Ooo; Polish, 10000 bohemian, 10000; French.
1000 Holander, 5000; English, Welsh and Cana
dian. 1000.
There are thirty polling places In the Twenty
second ward ot Brooklyn, and eighteen OF them this
year are IN barber shops There are few Socialists
ir the ward,
Republicans claim Suffolk county by 5000 plu-
rolty, Nassau ky 1900 and queens by 1000 for
Mckinley and Roosevelt Democratic estimates give
The RepVDiCdNN SlUoK by l,hNO, Nassau bA SUI,
and claim Queens by $500 plurality for Bryan.
At the last session Of Congress $4,000 was appro-
pristcd for examining the vaults Of the Capitol and
selecting such records Of the Government for peserya
ton as have value.
Some question has been rnised in the Finh Assem-.
bly district as 10 the elgihillty Of 4. " Stump who
was defeated for Assembly ycHt ago on the Tam
many ticket, and who though now holding a place
In the County CLERKS once, the salary Of which Is
paid from the city treasury. has been r'uornatd
The State Constitution provides that the holder Of
municipal Once mus, yACate It al least thirty DAYS
before election IN order to be eligible for admission to
the Legislature and by persons the opinion is
sxpre ,sed that as Nj Stump was not nominated TO
win, the question of his eligibility will not enter into
the canvass THIS year
some effort will be made at tho hrSt session OF tie
Georgia Legislature which will assem- bic on the fourth
Wednesday IN November, TO submit n di>franchiSng
amendment TO the state Constitution Ike Tint rc
Gently adopted in Norh Carolina. Heretofore the
rcSt,tou NJ TIE SuGragC IN Georgia 10 The dctrimut
Of the co,otcd voters has bcon attained by the iupos
tlon Of poll tax and the requirement that II should
have btcn paid oonSocutivey for number Of years
By the last report Of the Deparu snt Of Highways
TIE payem,ntS in the borough Of Richmond appear
III miles ot paved str',tS u the loloush of which
l7o arc macadamlycd. There are no gravel. Cohb,c
stone or wooden payemcrtS
Wyoming, with total vote Of %. 900. had the small.
est electorate IN the Presidential contest four years
ago Idaho Win e?.Onu was the next smallest and
Delawarr with 81 uOu, followed. This year the yot
Ing population Of Idaho has been largely Increased
by the extension of the rcht Of suffrage to women
and there has teen = material Increase through the
prosperity Of the Sockmeu and the growth Of the bust
ness in the population Of Wyoming. Wilmington.
the chici city of Delaware which had 6iOOo popua.
tion ten years ago has 76.'oO by the recent census
and ths distinction Of having the smallest voting
population IS therefore uncertain thiS year the prob
abilities favoring Wyoming.
Daniel !. Riordsn, one Of the young men turned
down by Tammany Tor denomination to Congress Is
80 years oi age. Thomas !. Bradley. also turned
down Is 70, and Mitchell May. the only Brooklyn
Congressman turned down. is 20. Nicholas Muller.
who was renomina,ed By Tammany. is O.. lie was |
nIs, . candidate for the Assembly In 1871.