POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS-Continued. The county ticket of the regular Democracy of Kings, although received with general satisfaction, did not contain the names of persons who thought they were entitled to places upon it and the nominations upon they promptly accepted ticket of the Citizens' Union, which was also the National Democratic the joint product of party of Kings County. The regular Democratic nominations on the county ticket were endorsed by the Democracy of Thomas Jefferson, the party of Henry George. The The state ticket cut but a small figure in the was for chief campaign. The only nomination judge of the Court of Appeals, and the State conmeet ventions of the two leading parties had in 1896 to State Committees authorized their Republican and make the nominations. J. William nomination was given to Judge Circuit Bench, AlWalace of the United States to Judge and the Democratic nomination the United Democracy B. Parker; ton endorsed Judge Parker: the Prohibitionists nominated Francis E. Baldwin; the Socialist-Labor party Theodore F. Cuno. The other parties made no nominations for this office, the The election was held on Tuesday, November 2, with the result that the Democratic candidate for Judge of the Court of Appeals, for Mayor, Comptrolier and President of the Council; for county officers in all the counties, and for the head of the borough in each borough were elected. A most interesting feature of the election was the large, vote polled by the independent organization known as the Citizens' Union. The full results of this election are given elsewhere: Campaign of 1898. The determination of the Democratic organizaNew York of the State and City of tion from its party drive the Republican to last strongholds, the State executive offices, House and Senate, as well as to wipe out the party's majority in Congress, gave an interest to the campaign of 1898 second only to that of the previous year. The enormous patronage secured by Tamof tha: victory year Its Ha by many had given it limitless prestige, not only in its strongholds below the Bronx, but throughout the State. Added to this, the Republican party was Great misbadly handicapped in several ways. the management in State affairs, especially in funds, amounting almost to handling of canal frauds, were discovered; similar carelessness and gross violations of law resulting in indictment and even conviction of officials, were found to be of the Republican administration in the record Added to this were many disafKings County. fections among local Republicans; many bitter in contests resulting eventually pre-convention placing the party organization in the hands of and Michael J. Dady Walter B. Atterbury, The treatment accorded Timothy L. Woodruff. several National Guard regiments by the military authorities of the State, resulting in the disbandment of one, and severe and, it was believed, unjust criticisms of others, ended in severe resentment on the part of officers and men, that resulted in strong feeling against Governor Black's Meantime the National adminadministration. istration was feeling the weight of serious charges of neglect and ill treatment of soldiers who gone to the front, and these feelings flected in the attitude of the people toward the Republican organization in the State of New York. It had were re dore Roosevelt was put forward. A man of un- County speedily succumbed to Roosevelt, and the Republican leaders, somewhat at a loss, began to cast about for a suitable platform upon which to run a war hero. It was finally decided, to the astonishment of the majority of logicians, to form An effort a platform based upon national issues. was made to defend this action by the declaration that a new Congress was to be elected and that it was well for the people to instruct their representatives as to their duties. The friends of Governor Black determined to carry the matter into the State convention, maintaining that they would hold a majority of the votes when his stanch and steadfast friends in New York City, added to those in the country districts, were counted. Suffice it to say that it was only necessary for a quick counting of noses on the day before the convention to satisfy the adherents of Colonel Roosevelt that they had the convention beyond peradventure. No attempt was made to measure the popularity of either candiColonel roll call first date in the preliminary vote, but when the ballote were counted on the Roosevelt had 753 against 218 for Governor Black. New York County threw 172 votes for Roosevelt had at first been considered so.id for the against 28 for Black, while Kings County, which ernor, threw 121 votes for Roosevelt to 38 for Governor Black. Gov True to his pledges, the Lieutenant-Governor the State administration. The Republican platheaded this corporal's guard which remained with form as stated above was built largely upon national issues as a consequence of the predominance of the war feeling and for the purpose of supplying a logical platform upon which the candidate could run. Outlined briefly, it congratulated the country upon the wisdom and courage of McKinley's administration, showered praises upon the Army and Navy, assured the nation's administration of its Hawali, renewed the allegiance of the Republican abiding confidence, commended the annexation of platform, condemning the policies of free silver party of the State of New York to the St. Louis con-ganization, and admonished the party in the State and free trade adhered to by the Democratic orof a necessity of electing a Republican Legislature to secure the return of a Republican U. S. Senator. It entered also in its platform an apology for the various planks by stating: "We are ready to meet the Democrats on all State issues, cannot escape and people our The apology but in a larger sense this campaign is a national its national consequences. and other continued, campaign, further still befitting the resolutions planks perfectly Convention were National Republican of Governor administration threw This was the situation when the suspension of hostilities in the Spanish-American war another disturbing factor into the ranks of the had been generally organization, Black's administration that Governor ceded outside the disturbing conditions above mentioned (i. e., the canals and the militia) had been generally successful and that the Governor was enThe local attempt to titled to a renomination. retire Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff had resulted in defeat for the opposition, and Mr. Woodruff not only secured a solid delegation for himself from Kings County to the State Convention, but al so for the Governor. The establishment of a camp Montauk, together at veterans hero returned of epidemic with the prevailing had continued throughout the war, ship that ied some citizen of independent proclivities to soldier candidate for Governor suggest that a for Was wor of a The as Black was endorsed in four and a half lines POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS-Continued. while the Raines law received approbation in more Other candidates for Governor in the field were: fulsome language than the administration of the Socialist-Labor, Benjamin Hanford; Prohibition, Governor. Labor legislation was suggested and John Kline. finally an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of the canals was pledged. In Manhattan much controversy occurred over the failure of Tammany Hall to endorse Joseph F. Daly, its candidate for two terms for the Supreme Bench. He was nominated by the Republicans and the Bar Association took up his cause. Its efforts resulted in his running considerably ahead of the other Republican Judicial candidates, but he failed of election. The trials and tribulations which surrounded the Republican party at the beginning of this campaign were strongly in contrast with the peace, unanimity and harmony in the Democratic party at its inception. Having complete official control of the municipality, for which it had always fought, while ignoring the possession of State or National patronage, it had united all breaches, had extended its party discipline over all factions and had even practically drawn to its support the Independent organization of Gold Democrats, the Democracy of Thomas Jefferson and Democrats who had even turned to the Citi-racy, resulting in the loss of many Congressmen, zens' Union in one compact and unanimous body. Possessing the enormous patronage of the five boroughs that constitute New York City, it not only looked with complacency upon the prospect of retaining the bailiwicks which it immediately possessed, but turned with a higher ambition to the purpose of securing control of the last stronghold of the Republicans in the State, the Governorship and the Assembly and Senate, as well as to take a share in wresting from the Republican party a control of Congress. There was much discussion in the early days of the campaign as to how the differences between Hill and Croker and McLaughlin, representing Tammany, the Kings County Democracy and the upstate Democratic vote, would be adjusted. It soon became plain that there would be little dillicuity between Mr. McLauglin and Mr. Croker. The attitude of Mr. Hill remained somewhat of a mystery up to the day of the convention. He believed that he held the balance of power and was determined that an upstate Democrat of good record and acceptable to the Democrats of the State rather than to those of the city should be nominated for Governor. It took but a few hours after the meeting of the delegates to the State Convention at Syracuse to demonstrate the fact that the New York and Kings County delegations would stand together and that if a combination were effected with a part of the State delegations Tammany would have full power to name a candidate. The claims of various aspirants were canvassed and the Tammany delegation, so far as it was able, urged the nomination of the present Mayor of New York, Robert A. Van Wyck. The Van Wyck name seemed to have a mysterious for the leaders and probably urged by the Kings County delegation, Justice Augustus Van Wyck of the Supreme Bench was selected. Mr. Hill, it is said, was opposed to the choice, but acquiesced, and Judge Van Wyck's nomination was made unanimous. The rest of the ticket was nominated by acclamation and was as follows: Lieut.-Governor, Eliot Danforth; Secretary of State, George W. Batten; Comptroller, Edward S. Atwater; Treasurer, Elliot B. Norris; Attorney-General, Thomas F. Conway; State Engineer and Surveyor, Martin Schenck. attraction con The platform adopted congratulated the country on the successful termination of the war, demned the President for distributing army commissions among inexperienced and incompetent civilians; promised that a Democratic Congress if elected would rigidly investigate alleged abuses in the conduct of the war, condemned the alleged abuses in connection with canal administration; promised relief from burdens imposed by the present excise laws, and repeal of the Metropolitan election law; pledged economy in expenditures; opposition to unnecessary specia: legislation, and a fair and just enforcement of the state civil service laws; condemned "Tillinghastism" and promised a rehabilitation of the National Guard, demanded just and equal taxation; pledged fair administration of the railroad laws; condemned the present senatorial apportionment, and favored biennial legislative sessions; construction of good roads; conservation of the rights of labor and capital; and the repeal of Chapter 655 of the laws of 1898 affecting Gubernatorial appointments in recesses of the Senate. The Citizens' Union, in whose ranks there was much opposition to its participation in state affairs, nominated Col. Roosevelt for Governor before the meeting of the Republican State convention, but upon his refusal to accept, withdrew his name and substituted that of Theodore Bacon. The campaign was carried chiefly on the lines above laid down by the leading organizations, Col. Roosevelt making an extraordinarily active and aggressive campaign. The result was the election of the Republican State ticket by a narrow majority, but N. Y. City was swept by the DemocSenators and Assemblymen and greatly reducing the Republican majority in Congress. The State Legislature remained Republican, however, thus insuring a United States Senator to succeed Senator Murphy. The full figures of the result are given elsewhere. Campaign in Other States, 1898. While the Fall campaign outside of New York was of more of less interest and importance locally in the various states, the determination on the part of the National Democratic organization to reverse the majority in Congress and secure such Legislation as has been pledged to the country by the Chicago platform gave the contests in each commonwealth a national importance. The possession of the government in New York City by the strongest Democratic organization in the United States, greatly encouraged the Democratic managers to begin their attack upon the delegation from the Empire State, and the result, as aiready known, may be said to have been somewhat encouraging. Many districts represented in the Fifty-fifth Congress by Republicans, elected Democrats. The same may be said of nearly every state in the Union, having Republican proclivities, except those having early elections. The Democratic party failed of success in the aggregate, but succeeded in reducing the working majority of the Republicans in Congress to a minimum, the majority of the present Congress, 55, being reduced to 13. The only state in which the local contest assumed proportions of national interest was Pennsylvania, where a determined effort was made to break the power of Senator Quay. charges of the misuse of bank funds, in connecStartling tion with the difficulties of the Peoples' Bank of Philadelphia, whose cashier committed suicide. were made against Senator Quay and his son. The Independent interest bent every effort to secure the defeat of the Republican ticket the election of Dr. Swallow who had been nomand inated by the Prohibitionists, but was supposed to be the strongest Independent candidate in the State. The Democrats had nominated George A. Jenks, a prominent lawyer, connected at time with the Cleveland administration and personally popular with his party. one The violent attacks upon Senator Quay seem to have aroused the temper of his friends, and the State was carried by the Republicans by an old time majority, Stone, the Republican candidate, having nearly 125,000 plurality. Swallow, the Prohibition candidate, made a decidedly disappointing run. An interesting contest occurred in Nevada which resulted in the election of a Silver Legislature, practically opposed to the re-election of Senator Stewart, although he himself had renounced his allegiance to the Republican party in the interest of silver some two years before. The Democratic party in the following states in convention assembled endorsed the Chicago platform: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington. Population of Chicago. According to the city directory published in July, 1898, Chicago now has a population of 1,893,000, an increase of 65,000 over the figures for 1897. The Mayor's estimate is 1,850,588. GREATER NEW YORK. The question of creating one large city by com-, vetoed the measure and Mayor Gleason, of Long bining New York with Brooklyn and several Island City, approved it. These messages were smaller contiguous cities and towns first took read in the Senate chamber on April 14 and on tangible shape when the Legislature by Chapter April 15 the bill was repassed over the vetors of 311, Laws of 1890, created the Commission of the two Mayors by a vote of 34 to 14. On April Municipal Consolidation Inquiry to inquire into 22 the bill passed the Assembly by a vote of 78 to the expediency of the proposed consolidation and 69. The number of votes necessary to pass the to submit a report with recommendations. The bill was 76. From New York city 33 votes were commission was composed of 11 members: Andrew cast; of these 25 were against the bill and 8 were H. Green, President; Frederick W. Devoe, John L. in favor of it; 23 of the 25 negative were supplied Hamilton, J. Seaver Page of New York; J. S. T. by Tammany Hall and 2 by the Republican party, Stranahan, Vice-Pres.; Edward F. Linton, Wm. D. Of the 8_atfirmative votes, 6 were Republican and Veeder, of Brooklyn; John H. Brinckerhoff, of 2 were Tammany Hall. From Kings County 21 Queens County; George G. Greenfield, of Rich- votes were cast; 15 were against the bill-3 Remond County; Charles P. McClelland, of Westpublicans and 7 Democrats; 6 were for the billchester County, and Campbell W. Adams, State 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats. Engineer and Surveyor, ex-officio. Albert E. Henschel was secretary. This Commission presented a bill to the Legislature of 1893 submitting the question of conso.idation to a vote of the people of the district affected. Although this bill was supported by a petition of over 10,000 names from Brooklyn and by a large visiting delegation, it failed to come to a vote before the Legislature of 1893 a fourred. The same bill, however, was reintroduced in 1891, passed and was signed by the Governor. This law (Chapter 64, Laws of 1894) provides merely for a public vote and for an official certification of that vote to the Secretary of State. It also states that each ballot "shall be deemed and taken as an expression of the voter, as the case may be, in favor of or against the consolidation of the territory under one municipal government." The Commission of Municipal Consolidation Inquiry made this statement concerning the vote on Oct. 15, 1894: "Your vote is only a simple expression of opinion. Actual consolidation does not come until the Legislature acts. Electors will please observe that this vote amounts to nothing more than a simple expression of opinion on the general subject of consolidation. It is merely the gathering of the sentiment of the electors of each municipality advisory as to the future proceedings. If every ballot in a city or town were cast in favor of consolidation there would be no finality about it; no consolidation would result until further action by the Legislature prescrib ng methods, terms and conditions." The following is the vote cast at the election (Nov. 6, 1894): New York, for consolidation, 96,938; against, 59,959; Kings, for, 64,744; against, 64,467; Queens, for, 7,712; against, 4,741; Richmond, for, 5,531; against; 1,505; Mount Vernon, for, 873; against, 1,603; Ea tchester, for, 374; against, 260; Westchester, for, 620; against, 621; Pelham, for, 261; against, 153. All the districts voted in favor of consolidation except the city of Mount Vernon, the town of Westchester and the township of Flushing (1,144 for, 1,407 against). The majority in Kings County in favor of consolidation was 277, in a total vole of 129,211, but the City of Brooklyn proper, as constituted when the act passed authorizing the vote, and exclusive of the county towns, annexed five months prior to the election, voted against consolidation by 1.034 majority. On the first day of the session of 1895 the Commission of Municipal Consolidation Inquiry presented a report to the Legislature, and with it a measure declaring the entire district affected (with the exception of the city of Mount Vernon), consolidated with the city of New York. This measure failed because of the adoption of a referendum amendment in the last hours of the session of 1895, too late for further action. As a partial result of the consolidation movement, the Legislature of 1895 did, however, annex the towns of Westchester, Eastchester, Pelham and other parts of Westchester County to the city of New York. Early in January, 1896, the Legislature appointed a joint sub-committee of the Cities Committees of both houses, consisting of four Senators and five Assemblymen, to inquire into the subject of the proposed consolidation and report March 11, 1896. The committee, with Senator Lexow as chairman, made a report and submitted a bill favoring consolidation. On March 27 the bill passed the Assembly by a vote of 91 to 56 On March 11 the bill passed the Senate by a vote of 35 to 8. was then submitted to the Mayors of New Yor city, Brooklyn and Long Island City. Mayors Strong, of New York, and Wurster, of Brooklyn, It On May 11, 1896, Governor Morton signed the bill and it became a law. On June 9, 1896, Governor Morton appointed the following gentlemen as members of the Greater New York Commission: Seth Low, Benjamin F. Tracy, John F. Dillon, Thomas F. Gilroy, Stewart L. Woodford, Silas B. Dutcher, William C. De Witt, George M. Pinney, Jr.; Harrison S. Moore. The following were those named by the act: Andrew H. Green, State Engineer Campbell W. Adams, Attorney General Theodore E. Hancock, Mayor William L. Strong, of New York; Mayor Frederick W. Wurster, of Brooklyn; Mayor Patrick Jerome Gleason, of Long Island City. The Commission organized on June 25 with Benjamin F. Tracy as President and George M. Pinney, Jr., Secretary, and a Committee on Draft was appointed, consisting of William C. De Witt, John F. Dillon, Thomas F. Gilroy, Seth Low, Andrew H. Green and President Benjamin F. Tracy and Secretary George M. Pinney, Jr. Mr. William C De Witt was appointed chairman of a subcommittee to prepare a preliminary draft of the proposed Charter. This committee submitted its report on September 21, 1996. In preparing this draft Mr. De Witt was assisted by David J. Dean, Assistant Corporation Counsel of New York The charter having been submitted to the Legislature, was amended in many particulars, and adopted by that body, as Chapter 378 of the Lawe of 1897, under the following title: An act to unite into one municipality under the corporate name of the City of New York, the various communities lying in and about New York Harbor, including the City and County of New York, the City of Brooklyn and the County of Kings, the County of Richmond and part of the County of Queens and to provide for the government thereof. The charter was approved by the Governor, May 2. 1897, when it became a law. Amendments to the charter enacted by the Legislature of 1898 are to be found in No. 27 of the Brooklyn Eagle Library. (Charter Edition.) Wards. Population of Queens. First.. Est. State Federal Federal State 15,587 8,903 Third Total estimated population, 1899, 131,500. Fopulation of Richmond. Castleton.... Totals..... Rd. of Est. Pop. July 1, State Federal Federal Census, Census, Census, 1892. 1890. 1880. 20,628 17,261 16.423 12 679 13,260 11,477 10,557 9,029 12,322 9,641 9,811 7.014 8,345 6,324 6,644 4.980 10,372 8,611 8.258 3.289 64,927 *58,452 51,693 88,991 Inmates of institutions, 101. POPULATION AND STATISTICAL TABLES. Population of Brooklyn. State Federal Police Federal Census, Census, Count Census, 1891. 1890. 1890. 1880. 18.729 9,254 18,271 12,819 18,517 35,457 31,663 17,388 15,044 27,140 The Growth of Brooklyn in Twentyfour Years. Table prepared by EDWIN BOLITHO, of the Depart ment of Taxes and Assessments. In the following is presented a comparison of Brooklyn's development since the year 1875, at which period the yearly number and assessed valuation of the new buildings erected in the city was first computed in the records of the Department. The table includes the population as enumerated in the State census returns of 1875, and also as esti mated at the present time from the latest official data obtainable; together with the area of the city by wards, based upon recent legislative enactments governing the boundaries thereof, and carefully revised measurements compiled in the Department of City Works. The density of the population to the acre (Block area) in each ward is also appended. POPULATION BY NEW BUILDINGS. Towns. Wards and Towns. 1898, INCLUSIVE. to the Acre, 1898. Area in Acres, 1898. 27th... 39,565 2d.. 8,860 10,512 1,404,600 3d... 15.809 23,588 4,168,170 316 151.4 233 4th.. 12,616 4.234 4.075 6th.. 34,072 45,938 5th 18,591 22,199 694,130 108 119.4 300 8,744,160 661 802.9 243 49,943 Total.. 1,197,100 995,276 838,547 853.945 Population of Manhattan and Bronx. 599,495 8th.. 12,127 47.479 9th.. 13,643 10th.. 24,866 45,487 3,926,520 934 11th.. 21.629 29,538 2.044,760 291 252.6 187 12th.. 17,525 W'ds. Health, Census, Census, Census, Census, 12th.. 19,547 32.424 1870 1860. 14th.. 23,925 29,674 15th.. 21,255 2d 1,138 929 1,608 1,312 2,506 17th.. 23.998 16th. 39,206 40,635 3,592,540 891 3,757 18th*. 17,459 21.994 19th.. 21,908 22.337 20th.. 21,430 29,696 21st.. 24.834 39,982 22d... 17.736 73,127 27,724,775 5489 1.361.6 86 39,406 23d... 10,005 77,227 44.385 24th.. 5,799 29.168 8,656,825 2588 1,198.5 39 29.004 24,837,920 7108 567.8 147 26th. 11,047 55,494 7,272,770 4587 3,590.2 30,651 27th*. 37.861 1,394,350 327 400.7 32,917 28th*. 28.080 29th. 6,940 31.882 27.587 27.587 86,015 75,407 67,519 71,349 61,725 213,758 Population New York City. Tot ls 509,154 1,228,160 $211,156.726 53004 38,977.84 **51 *The Eighteenth Ward was divided into Wards 27 28 and 18 in 1892. +New Lots was annexed to the city May 13, 1886. Certain changes in the boundary lines of the Wards The figures given are estimated by Board of Health. Miscellaneous area Statistics is 3.545, 99. 1.903,191 Cemetery area 1,049.74 660.1 26 373.2 403.2 Totals.... 38,977.84 66 .03% 46 66 .014% |