The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Republicans will have ten more members
| In the next House Of Representatives than In the
last and the Democrats and tusioGists ninett en-
more. There are twenty nine additional mem
D~r.
Road taxation on Long island is an item OF i'm
portance Included In SouthnnIp tons tax budget
thl, year Is SlGoOo for Ihs maintenance Of nigh
ways. For the support OF the poor OF the town
81. so was provided.
Among the appointments TO be- made by tho Gov
ernor of New Jersey next year are a State Prison
Supervisor, a Port Warden VI Jersey Cny three
ms ptCtors OF steamboats, a member OF the Board
| Of Health, a member Of the Board OF Plumbing
| a member of the Board OF DentisTy, member Of
the oyster Commission, and member Of the Board
OF Visitors TO the state Agricultural College,
In 1901 the vote OF Boston on the question OF
licensing saloons WA: Yes. <S.734: a. 2.l93.
This year the District Option I'LL was submitted
to popular approval, hut was defeated The vote
was IS 6si for the measure and 6.03a ngains
The bill was designed TO divide boston into sew
cral license districts and TO allow each to vote
separately On the question Of license or no license.
There were two special elections this year fol
lowing the general election OF Nov T. to MI vacan
ccs In the dele cations to the tiry seventh Congress
In Connecticut and In Texas, The nrst vacancy
nllcd by the election of Republican. the second
was hlled by the election Of Democrat, Morris
NN"plFru VI ltAdtNdnt, W S'fNf hh' uHeAplicu
term OF his father John l.. Shepherd.
The Republicans OF Missouri poled $4,000 votes
A, the 1900 election almost the same by
the Republicans OF Michigan In the same contest
But while the Republicans OF Missouri have only
two Representatives In the next Congress. the Re
publicans OF Michigan will have eleven, dspro
portion explained by the fact that there was lar &c
partisan appor,lonment OF Missouri districts by
the Legislature, whereas the portonment OF
hs m Al le
basis giving both parties fa'r chance OF success
The election Of John Cur neen. Democrat. - a,
torney General has been pointed to as an indication
that there will be q lack OF harmony In the state
Administration after Jan. I. whcn he takes Once.
But the election Of n split s. ate ticket u no new
thing In New York In 1874 the Liberal Re
publican party i1dorNd At It's Nrtc convention
some Of the nominee OF the d. mooratic party
for state once and some o. the noL ,nees
the Republican party The election was close
and all the candidates irdorsed by the Liberal
Republicans were successful. The Democrats
elected the Secretary of the state. Attorney
Treasurer. state EnpiIeer arc Canal Commissioner
and the Republicans elected the state Comptroller
and Prison Inspector In 1881 the Republicans
elected their whole ticket except the State Treasurer
The Democratic nominee for the once was
successful.
There are 5OnO French Canadians In Chicago,
$500 In Detroit. 5000 In Boston, l?0O In Duluth.
l. Too In Waterbury. Conn., 600 In st Paul and 10
In Minneapolis. There are besides the French.
Canadians 10000 native. born Inhabitants of the
United states OF French Canadian parentage.
The Congressional representation OF the far
West Is pretty solid,y Republican this year. From
the three Pacific States California, oregon and
Washington. there are 10 Republicans and Demo.
Gratis; from the mining and mountain group OF
States Montana. Idaho, Colorado. w oning. South
Dakota. Ne"sda and North Dakota there are Q
Republicans and Democrats ano Kansas and
Nebraska chose collectively 10 Republicans and
| Democrat. From the whole territory west OF
Mississippi therefore, there are 20 Republicans
and Democrats Only. This does not include
Minnesota. In which the Republicans elected \
members and the Democrats I. John Lind.
Oliver W. Stewart, chairman OF the National
Prohibition Committee, was successful In his cam
paign for the Illinois Legislature. He was candl-
date In the ffth district In Chicago.
The expectations OF Increased Harlem River navi-
CATION, Incident to the improvement OF the channel
under authority OF the Federal Government have
not been entirely realized. The average number
Of draw openings dAily as reported by the Bridge
Commission is rs follows ship Canal Bridge +;
Macomb's Dam bridge. o. Madison avenue bridge
4 Third avenue bridge. u. and Wills avenue
bridge v