New-York tribune., 1901-06-17
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
MAJORS OF NEW YORK AND
BTFFALO TO BE VOTED FOR.
TORS AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
ASSENIRLYNIFN WILL BE CHOSEN
IN NOVEMBER
IN NOVEMBER.

Albany, June rs Cspecian.-New-York State
viii have no State officers no electors of
President TO choose this year. but nevertheless
the voters at the polls will be called upon To
make some important decisions which will great
ly affect the welfare Of the State.
The separation of city from state elections Will
be emphasized by the simultaneous selection of
city officers in the largest cities of the State
There will be no appreciable admixture of State
or national politics in these city elections. The
theory that if the city voter is left free to act
solely upon city affairs at an election limited
mainly to city matters the government of cities
can be improved will have a fair trial. Two
Mayors will complete their terms of office
Mayor van Wyck of New-YOrk and Mayor
Diehl of BuffalO-and thus an opportunity will
ne afforded of reviewing their administrations
and holding to accountability the political party
responsible for them. Robert A. Van Wyck and
Conrad Diehl are Democrats. and therefore it
Will be the Democratic party that will be on
trial in New-YOrk and Buffalo-and certainly on
the defensive in both cities. But there are Re
publican administrations also that will he sub-
jected to the voters review, since the terms of
Office OF Mayor Blessing of Albany and of
Mayor Carnahan of Rochester both RepubIi-
cans expire with the year, and their successors
must be elected. All Of the second class cities, In
fact. elect mayors this year; and therefore sue
CeSSOIS VIII Oe elected 10 Mayor conway (inOe-
pendent Democrat of Troy and Mayor Mcclure
Irregular DemocraO of Syracuse Mayor Sher-
man Irregular DemocraD of Utica. a third class
city, also has term of office which expires with
the year
Thus more than one-haIf of the voters of the
State will have before them important subjects
for consideration next fall New-YOrk will make
trial of what is virtually new charter; and
the fact that the incoming Mayor will be armed
with authority to remove most heads of city de-
partments during his term of office and appoint
their successors makes the responsibility of
voters in choosing the Mayor the greater.
Buffalo has chung TO a four years term for
it's Mayor, and its citizens feel that they must
take great care therefore, in the selection OF
the man who is TO have charge of the admin
tstraton of it's affairs for such a long period.
So important is the election considered by many
leading Republicans of Buffalo that by their in
spiration there has been talk in the city in favor
of the nomination of Edward C. Knight of
Buffalo. the State Controller for Mayor. Mr..
knight. as shown by several elections has
great popularity in Buffalo. Edward Fl. Butler
is also prominent candidate for the nominal
tion-
One important proposed amendment to the
constitution VIII be submitted 1t is that Of
County, further restricting the right OF the
legislature 10 PASS special bills exempting prop
TO be a serious evil The proposed amendment
will guard the taxpayers interests. and
political opposition TO it is discernible.
In the XXINth Congress District, composed
of the counties Of Jefferson OswegO and Lewis.
a Congressman will be elected to I'LL the va
cancy caused by the death of Colonel A. d.
Shaw.
In several judicial districts Supreme Court
justices must be elected-three in the Ist Ju-
dicial District, to take the places of Abraham
R. Lawrence, James A. Blanchard and John
Proctor Clarke: in the lid Judicial District,
% succeed Samuel Edwards. of Hudson, Co
lumbia County; in the WITH Judicial Dis
tTict to succeed Judson s LandOn. of Schenec-
tady. and two in the With Judicial District, to
succeed Garrett a. Forbes. of Canastota. Madi-
son County. and Charles E. Parker. of Owego.
Tioga County.
There are two vacancies in the State Senate
which viii be filed. One of these is in the
XXXth Senate District. and was brought about
by the recent death of Senator Michael Russell.
of Troy. Early in the year Senator Cornelius R.
Parsons, of Rochester, representing the XLIIId
Senate District, died. but his successor was not
elected
ASSemblymen will be elected in the $50 dis
triCts. The leaders of the Democratic party. il
is said. We're greatly dissatisfied with the
suit of the election for Assembly in the fall OF
1900 and are resolved TO increase the number
Of Democratic Assemblymen-