The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
POLITCtL NOTES.

ne ruaon Populis,s are considering the project
Of holding Q national convention In Indianapolis In
the month Of June. June will be the convention
month In 1900.
The reinstatsmsnt By County Clerk sohmsr Of the
two Ninth district employees who were removed ~
him in consequence Of the Sherhsn.0oodwin con-
troverry In that district restore. political relations
which we're begun by the selection Of Mr.. sohmsr
- chairman Of the Tsmmany General
and were thought by many to be likely TO cuiminats
In the nomination Of Mr., sheehAn for Mayor ~
Tammany Hall In 1897.
Senator Allison Of Iowa 10 the sen'or,senator from
that STATE not only In ths length OF his ssryice. which
began In 1873 and mas continued consocutvely ever
since. but also In the duration OF bis present term
In the senate. which does not expire until 1908 SEN
ator Allison 10 not. however. tho senior Senator In
point OF year,. for hs colleague. senator Gear.
whose torn expires In 1901. Il. four years older and
will At tho time his successor IL to be chosen 10
IL years OF age. an argument used In OPP
position to his return by many ssplrsnts. Iowa lisa
stAunchly Republican State. 1t has been kspublt
can since the sstablishnen t OF the party. md al.
though Republican candidates have coca ionally
been defeated In Il and thouIh there have been
Demo- ratio Governor elected, there has never been
democratic senator sent from Iowa to Washing
ton and the chances Of the election OF one are WY
poor. senator Gear Was born at Ithaca. n. Y, Ben
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The total mum Der OF paid en- ployess Of the New
Yorh state Government Il s.32i. OF whom fully
5000 ais directly connected with Albany depart
msnts, and . majority Of these reside in Albany.
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There are sirty.two lawyers In the present Legis
| lature, less than one-thirI Of the mem b-r,hip Of tho
two houses which IL 200, 90 In the senate and 100
in the Assembly,
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deleaatesf r Alaska. This plan OF admitting terri
torisi do egates to the National convention OF e'ther
polio al party is based upon the theory that haV'h2
representative IN congress they snouio DO repre-
scented in National conventions TOO Tue TACT ID
that resident OF Territories have n" vote on Pre-i'
dent They have no presidential electors ana their
Representatives In Congress are not authorized or
permitted to participate In a canvass OF the Pres-
N"AHes WV "a "' 'A' '
should have representation In Nat o1al conventions
except AZ a matter OF harmless courtesy ques
ton which has long remained A. nnsol'aoie az the
identity OF the citizen who. aocostng Wilham Pat
tefs n on the street, struck HIM, without revealing
his own Identity.
The blrnios Of the Syracuse AlhAmbra, in which
IN rsc.p, GEAR. ~polit,c.l con vent, NJ. in ,bs, city
have h, an bs,a-,h, Las, WA, m. cony.ntiou which
nominated Van Wyck for Governor In iss--"hI
probably nave the enect OF eliminating syracuse
from the number or convention cites hereafter
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Inc democrats OF LOUISIANA nave oomple'ed 'heir
State ticket. at the head or which Is the present Audi
tor OF the State. Mr.. Heard, for Governor They
have rsnominate the present secretary OF state and
tho present superintendent or Pubic instrucuon.
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Two tsouona' groups An 'hs hepuoI'Sh 'a'onA'
'ohNenuon iN''' ee'en i ,ne Lou'snns "Hie'
gates s''" 'ne'r support 10 "T h'h'u'e' anu u'e"
otuer eanu'ua'es'a ihSet ptop''Hoh OF 'ne 'ouA'
'o'e to' otneF eaua'dA'es 'hAh N~ q IN my o'hef
oou'he'h o@"'
In the opinion Of many Democrats the fsot'onsl
differences Letween the supporters OF HArr son
and tho advoca,es OF Altvrld In tho city ot
CHICAGO will operate to exclude that city from con.
alteration By the Democratic National mint
when 10 meets on Feb. ~ e. AZ the time and place
for holding the National Convention Of 1900. nhss
almost come to be accepted IS an unwri,ten lpw in
American politics thst where local fat onal differ
ehces eis'r@' . party IN any CITY shu msnScs
oon"oi III favor OF TINS r's' party sn'n cay 10 20
oiresSrueu IN rsspeo' 10 CONVENTION purposss'
elA'o or hauonsL
Tn, total number Of en- ,loyees Of municipal Do.
partm en,s In this city IL 81. ooo, and the Department
Of Street Cleaning. which ha. $500. employs twice
ss"Ahy III DepAr'hsn'o' r"oNs'nAneos' "hioh
a LOW -
An i'm portant eleme emit OF the voting population Of
the cosmopolitan city OF Buffalo Is composed n. the
Polish voters. A Number Of thee who are Republic.
cam met rorh'Iy " oucnou''AIe nai anu eiec'eh
" h'urAA' ''AnA haisno"rAi' h'oareA'A ana
'onh oV"'%AA . oHioers Oh 'HeiF orSAni-AHon'
lney are preparing Tor the Couhst OF l0OO.