The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
THE WAKE
OF THE NEW S

that the sun begins to give light the
Franklin even understated his case
that the sun actually gives its ligh;
before II rises and after MS sets. They
explain that the retroactive property
Of the atmosphere acts a. a perlscope
and that the bending OF the rays out
Of their straight paths enables the
sun TO be seer when below the horizon.
No single congregation in tho city
realizes the horrors Of the European
war more keenly than that Of the Kali
varian Synagogue. In Pike street. on
the lower East Side. It's membership
Of nearly five hundred 10 composed IN
tire!y Of former residents Of Kalvaria,
. town Of some 10000 inhabitants In
Russian Poland. less than five miles
from the German line. The residents
Of this town many Of whom have rela-
tives In New York, are suffering se-
verely from hunger, and large num-
bers. according to reports received
here. have met death since the present
conflict started.
At Q meeting In the Kalvarian Syra-
gogue . few nights ago DR.. Samuel
schulman Of Temple BETHEL. told the
congregation that the Jews have SUI
two years than at any previous time
since the destruction Of the Second
Temple. He described them IA inAo-
cent victims Of the Many towns
In Russian Poland have changed hands
more than once and each successive
transfer Of authority has resulted In
greater oppression. Five hundred
thousand Jews. he said. are now night
ing In the various armies Of Europe.
Thanks to the telegraph and the
ne newspapers the people Of New York
Will keep track Of the proceedings Of
the Republican national convention
this week almost - promptly - the
people OF Chicago. where the conven-
ton 10 70 be held. It vas not % In
the drst half Of the nineteenth cen.
fury. The announcement Of Polk's
nomination was the first ever sent by
hi"ShStAS tVENbtnpu. \ wA0 tI0tucLIlits
ted from Baltimore. the convention
city that year. TO Washington on May
90. 1914. Previously the people had to
wait for the malls to learn political az
we'll AZ all other news.
The idea Of a national nominating
convention had It's birth In New York.
the Tammany Society having sug-
sested II A. early a. 1913. A period
Of transition followed until 1881. dur
ing which State Legislatures and State
conventions made nominations. The
national convention Of the Anti-Mason
party In Baltimore September 20. 1881,
set the precedent, which has been fol-
lowed ever since. In the very early
days Of the republic nominations were
made by private informal agreements
among active politicians. or an as
pirant announced his candidacy and
stood to- cn'ce without other non.na-
nation. Then came the legislative
caucus, which grew out Of the feet that
party strife frst manifested itself in
the Legislatures.
With three Now Workers mentioned
in connection with the Republican
nomination this year II "a interesting
to review the situation In this State
In regard to tho Presidency. Van
Buren, and Cleveland. the only New
Workers who first attained the Presi-
dency by election. were defeated for
successive terms. Three mon eIectea
'ice-President from this State be-
came Pres!dent-Ffllmore Arthur and
Roosevelt. OF Ave Presidents who died
In office three were succeeded by New
forkers-T Taylor by Fillmore. Garfield
by Arthur and Mckinley by Roosevelt.
Ten OF the 'wenty-eight Vice Presl-
dents were elected from this State.