The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
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The largest plurality on the popular vote for .
Presidential candidate was In 1874, when President
Grant. running for reelection. had 100. 900, For his
nrsi term he had sos. 900. Mr.. MeKinley's plurality
in 1890 was 900. 900.
The estimated net aiy revenue from theatrical and
concert licenses this year Is $4,000. and from the
sales OF the chv Record $4,000. one-'en'h as much
The Republicans Of Wisconsin In their recent con.
ven,ion adopted a plank In their platform favoring
the abolition OF party conventions In order that nom
nations could be made at prim aries, a plan Of polit.
ieai action now followed with satisfactory results In
some OF tho States OF the South, notably South
Carolina.
There Is no positive way OF determining how many
votes were cast by Populists In the Presidential
election ofiso6. Tom Watson the Populist nominee for
Wee President. received ~ Electoral votes, 4 from Mia
souh. 4from louisiana from Nebraska, 8 from North
Carolina. 5 from ATkansas2 each from Washington
and South Dakota and one each from Utah, Montana
and wyoming. About 245, 900 votes were cast for him
In States In which there was no fusion between Demo
Gratis and PopuliSts on electors. $4,000 OF them In
Texas, 5000 in Kansas, 20 1000 IN Ohio. $4,000
In Alabama, 81. 900 in California and II 900 in Penn.
sylvania Probably the whole Populist vote was
1000, 900. or about $4,000 less than Gen. Weaver,
the Popullst candidate for President. received in 1892.
The present number OF Populists does not exceed
500. 900 probably,
wyoming. which Bryan carried By SIS votes In
1898. gave the Republican candidate for Govesnor
1894 plurality In the election Of two years ago and
the Republican candidate for Congress a plurality Of
$500. his regarded asa safe Republican State for
Mckinley this year.
The relation which United States Senator Marion
Butler bears TO the politics OF the State OF North
Carolina Is somewhat complicated. Although the
publisher Of the Cdueasidn. he opposed. at the
recent State election. the adoption OF the Constitutional
amendment, dlsfran chising eo'ored voters. Although
supportlng Bryan for President. he favored the Re-
publican candidate for Governor at the August
election. and although retaining his position as chair
man OF the Populist National COMMITTEES he Is re-
ported as favorlng the confirmation by the Senate Of
the nomination OF James Il. Boyd Of North Carolina
as United States Judge for the Western district Of tina,
State. MI Boyd. who Is an assistant Attorney Gen
erai. was, until his designation by President Mckinley
for a Judgeship, the North Carolina member Of the
Republican National Committee
The sum OF sioo. 900 has been appropriated this
year for corporation Advertising IN Brooklyn which
does not come under the provision made for onidsl
notices In the Chv Record
Information that the Federal Census has been eom-
pleted has not yet reached the Bureau Of Municipal
! StatistlcS one OF the ofnc'als of.whieh, in a letter 10
the editor OF the CITY Record. announces that he
thin lis It would be interesting for tho people OF New
York 10 know the present population OF the city.
The Republicans Of Missouri have substituted Gov.
shaw OF Iowa for Senator Mason Of Illinois as
their chief campaign orator In this years canvass.
An actlv. effort Is being made by the Missouri Re
| publicanS TO carry the State this year. II has now a
normal Democratic majority between 10000 and
an, 1000. desplt. the fac, that in the contest OF four
| - o. the city NJ CT I ouis yavs the Renuhiiran
candidate for Governor a majority Of 5000, and that
at the STATE election Of two years ago st Louis was
carried by the Republicans by 1000.
THIS years slate for Tammany Hall nominstonst 10
the Senate Is now as follows Tenth district John y.
Ahearn; Eleventh, T. d Sullivan; Twelfth, 8 J.
Foley: Thirteenth. wauhope Lynn; Fourteenth 7. p
Grady Fifteenth. Milton Roblee: Sixteenth, Patrick
Y Trainor: Seventeenth. George W. Plunkttt:
Eighteenth. Thomas J. Dunn: Nineteenth. Charles
l.. Guy: Twentieth. Thomas p. Donnelly. and
Twenty. hrst. Joseph p. HenneSsy. Senatorial states
In Tammany like vaudeville bills In continuous per-
formance houses. are, however. always subject to
change" There are now only two Republican Sena.
tors from New York county.
There are lively times among the Lithuanian voters
in Illinois Two Republican Lithuanian clubs have
been formed. one at wes,ville. with 200 members. and
the other a, Grape Creek. with rs members Doth
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snian club has been Incorporated In Sprin gneld IN
der the name OF the Lithuanian Algfrdo Social Dem.
ocra,ic club of Chicago, The 10 corporators are An
drew Apsnaitis, Martin DeHnis and Edward Van.
aSkL
job Hartman. who Is the candidate Of the Social
Democrats and Social Labor party for Vice-President
NJ the United States. was the nominee Of the Social
Labor party for Governor Of California. In which
State he resides, In the State election Of 1925 He
polled 5.14S votes for tina, once. McKinley's plur.
ality in California in 1895 was i,s2z.
One Of the hardest Senatorial nights dependent upon
the results Of this years election Il IN Illinois. THIS
term OF the veteran Senator. Shelby NJ Cullom, will
ex pire on March 4 next His return Is opposed by a
considerable faction Of Republicans Senator Cullom
has been senior representative Of nlinOi1 for a num-
Der Of years. lie succeeded David d. avis in the Senate
in 1883 and has been a member since. He Is opposed
by a faction headed BY Gov. Tanner and by a n lumber
Of the active Republican leaders IN Chicago. This
Democrats have no candidate for Senator in Illinois.
In tho State election 81 1898 IN Indiana the suo
oessful Republican candidate had a plurs lily o
1888. Three outside candidates for Secretary Of
State. Popullst. Prohibitonis, and Socialist polled
collectively 1899 votes.