NEW YORK. 



NEW YORK CITY. 



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our flag has gone there the liberty, the humanity, 

 and the civilization which that flag embodies and 

 represents must remain and abide forever. 



"In the interest of American labor and com- 

 merce, we believe that American products should 

 be carried in American ships, and we favor the 

 upbuilding of an American merchant marine." 



On State issues it said : 



" State taxation of the liquor traffic has steadily 

 grown in popular favor. There has been collected 

 under this law, during its brief period of existence, 

 more than $33,000,000, which has been applied to 

 the reduction of State and local taxation, and has 

 thus relieved the earnings and the savings of all 

 the people of the State. 



" New York is foremost of the States in the Union 

 in caring for the interests of labor. Factory in- 

 spection has been extended. The prevailing rate 

 of wages has been enforced upon all public works. 

 Railroad corporations have been compelled to adopt 

 a ten-hour law. The law securing the weekly pay- 

 ment of wages has been extended to include all 

 joint-stock associations, and its violation has been 

 made a crime. The right to use labor labels has 

 been secured to labor organizations. Elaborate 

 provisions have been enacted for the security of 

 employees in factories and stores and for their 

 better treatment. The mechanic's lien law has 

 been amended so as to prefer all labor for daily 

 and weekly wages before all other claimants, with- 

 out reference to the time when such laborers file 

 their notices of lien. Subletting of contracts has 

 been absolutely forbidden without the written con- 

 sent of the responsible awarders. Qualified engi- 

 neers are now alone permitted to run stationary 

 engines in New York city." 



In making nominations for Governor, the names 

 of Frank S. Black and Theodore Roosevelt were 

 presented, and the ballot showed a preference for 

 Roosevelt, who received 75U votes against 218 for 

 Black. The remainder of the ticket named was: 

 Lieutenant Governor, Timothy L. Woodruff ; Comp- 

 troller, William J. Morgan ; Secretary of State, 

 John T. McDonough ; State Treasurer, John B. 

 Jaeckel; State Engineer, Edward A. Bond; and 

 Attorney-General, John C. Davies. 



Subsequently a new State committee, consisting 

 of one member from each of the 34 congressional 

 districts, was formed, and Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., 

 was chosen as its chairman. 



The Democratic State Convention was held in 



Syracuse on Sept. 28-29. It was called to order by 



' Elliot Danforth, chairman of the State Committee, 



j who announced George M. Palmer as temporary 



chairman. The convention adjourned over night 



and a permanent organization was effected, with 



Frederick C. Schraube as chairman. A platform 



was adopted containing the following: 



" We rejoice that the Democracy has been con- 

 nected with every honorable and creditable step in 

 the war, and with nothing that is dishonorable or 

 discreditable. The scandalous abuse by the Presi- 

 dent of his power of appointment in scattering army 

 commissions among inexperienced and incompetent 

 civilians, as reward to personal favorites, and almost 

 lo the exclusion of experienced officers in the serv- 

 ice, is largely accountable for the fearful siiffer- 

 1 ings and the appalling loss of life among the gallant 

 soldiers, that have brought disgrace upon the Ad-, 

 ministration and a sense of shame to the nation. 



"Reform in the canal management of the State 

 is the supreme issue of the hour. No squandering 

 jf public moneys, no more millions to be stolen, 

 wasted, or needlessly expended, as reported by a 

 Republican investigating commission to have oc- 

 urred with the $9,000,000 canal improvement fund ; 

 ill public contracts to be fairly and honestly awarded 



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to the lowest bona-fide bidder ; no special privileges 

 to pet surety companies favored by political influence. 



"We demand the restoration of the National 

 Guard to the high standard of efficiency which 

 under Democratic Governors was long enjoyed ; no 

 more " Tillinghastism " incompetency or red tape 

 in the Adjutant General's office ; a capable Adju- 

 tant General and a reorganization of the National 

 Guard are imperatively demanded. 



" We demand just and equal taxation ; no tax- 

 dodging. We denounce all attempts to evade the 

 burdens of taxation upon personal property by pre- 

 tended changes of residence or otherwise under the 

 Constitution and laws of our State." 



As candidates for the governorship, the following 

 names were presented: James K. McGuire, John B. 

 Stanchfield, Robert C. Titus, and Augustus Van 

 Wyck ; and the result of the ballot was : Van Wyck, 

 351 ; Stanchfield, 41 ; Titus, 39 ; and McGuire, 19 

 votes. .The remainder of the ticket was as follows : 

 Lieutenant Governor, Elliot Danforth ; Secretary 

 of State, George W. Batten ; Comptroller, Edward 

 S. Atwater ; Treasurer, Elliott P. Norris ; Attorney- 

 General, Thomas F. Conway ; and State Engineer 

 and Surveyor, Martin Schenck. 



A new State committee, consisting of one mem- 

 ber from each of the 50 senatorial districts, was 

 formed, and Frank Campbell chosen as its chairman. 



Owing to the failure of this convention to reaf- 

 firm the National platform adopted by the Demo- 

 cratic party in Chicago, in 1896, certain Silver 

 Democrats met in New York city on Sept. 30, and 

 under the chairmanship of Henry M. McDonald, 

 President of the New York Bimetallic League, named 

 the following ticket: Governor, Henry George: 

 Lieutenant Governor, Elliot Danforth ; Secretary of 

 State, Gideon J. Tucker; Comptroller, John T. 

 McDonough ; Treasurer, H. C. Caton ; Attorney- 

 General, Ole F. Snyder; and Slate Engineer and 

 Surveyor, James A. Lee. Subsequently Mr. George 

 declined to serve, and Mr. McDonald was chosen to 

 succeed him. There were also tickets in the field 

 representing the Prohibition, Socialist-Labor, and 

 Citizens' Union parties. 



The election, on Nov. 8, resulted in the success of 

 the Republican ticket, with pluralities ranging from 

 17,786 for Governor to 8,664 for Treasurer. The 

 average total number of votes cast was 1,359,190, 

 and of these Mr. Roosevelt received 661,707. Much 

 delay in canvassing the final results was due to the 

 soldiers' and sailors' vote. The State Board met on 

 Dec. 29, and declared the Republican candidates 

 elected. According to this report, 4,503 ballots 

 were cast by the military, the preponderance of 

 which was in favor of Mr. Roosevelt. 



NEW YORK CITY. Government The city 

 officials who held office during the year were : 

 Mayor, Robert A. Van Wyck (salary, $15,000) ; Presi- 

 dent of the Council, Randolph Guggenheimer (sal- 

 ary, $5.000) ; Borough Presidents, Manhattan, Au- 

 gustus W. Peters (salary, $5,000), who died on Dec. 

 29, but his place was not filled till after the new 

 year; Brooklyn, Edward M. Grout (salary, $5,000) ; 

 Bronx, Louis F. Haffen (salary, $5,000) ; Queens, 

 Frederick Bowley (salary, $3,000) ; and Richmond, 

 George Cromwell (salary, $3,000), all of whom are 

 Tammany Democrats and took office on Jan. 1, 

 1898. Also there are the following county officers: 

 County Clerk. William Sohmer (salary, $15,000) ; 

 Sheriff, Thomas J. Dunn (salary, $12,000 and half 

 the fees); and Register, Isaac Fromme (salary, $12,- 

 000), all of whom are Tammany Democrats and 

 took office on Jan. 1, 1898. 



Finances. The conditions of the debts of the 

 city of New York including the boroughs of Man- 

 hattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond, 

 Jan. 1, 1S9'J, is shown in the accompanying table: 



