The New York herald., 1876-11-07
The Congregational Candidates.

The Congressional Candidates.
Seven Congressmen are to be chosen in
the city to-day, and as all the districts are
at present represented by democrats any
break in the phalanx will be republican
gain. The present solid representation was
secured two years ago, when the democratic
tidal wave rolled over the country, and as
debatable there will no doubt be spirited
struggle for the ascendancy.
| We commence in New York with the Fifth
| Congressional district, which is composed OF
the First, Second. Third. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Eighth and Fourteenth wards. Nicholas
Muller is the democratic candidate and Mr..
S. Splitter the republican. and as the district
is largely democratic Mr.. Muller's cleo
ton is certain. He now represents the
First Assembly district in the State Legis-
lature.
The Sixth Congressional district is COM
posed of the Seventh, Eleventh and Thir-
teenth wards. The candidates are S. S. Cox
on the democratic and A. J. H. Duganne on
the republican side. Mr. Cox is also sure of
his election, his party majority in the dis
trict being about ten thousand.
The Seventh Congressional district con-
tains the Tenth and Seventeenth wards and
that part of the Eighteenth ward lying west
of Third avenue Mr.. Smith Ely, Jr.. the
present candidate for Mayor, wos elected in
the district two years ago by majority of
twelve hundred votes out of poll of four
teen thousand. The candidates now are
Anthony Eickhoff on the democratic side
and W. P. Groom on the republican side.
There is little margin for choice between the
two.
The Eighth district takes in the Ninth,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards and that part
of the city bounded by Fourteenth street
and Twenty-ninth street and Fourth and
Sixth avenues The candidate Of the
democrats is the present Congressman,
Elijah Ward, and of the republicans
General A. G. McCook. 1t is a somewhat
close district, Mr.. Ward having been
elected two years ago by less than one
thousand votes, out of poll of nearly
twenty thousand hence it is fortunate that
both are really good nominations. The dis
trict will be intelligently and faithfully
represented whichever candidate may be
successful.
The Ninth Congressional district is sup
posed to be held in sort of political mort
gage by Fernando Wood. who is again the
democratic candidate for reelection. 1t
takes in the Twentieth and Twenty-second
wards, embracing all that part Of the city
lying between West Twenty-sixth and West
Eighty-sixth streets, west Of Sixth avenue.
The republican candidate, Mr.. G. w. Da
Cunha, is q very respectable gentleman,
fully competent to represent the district,
but the democratic majority is too large to
render Fernando Woods defeat prob
able which is the less to be regretted
since Mr. Wood makes o desirable Repre-
sentative.
The Tenth Congressional district COM
mences at the East River, at Fourteenth
street, running along the north side of that
stceet to Fourth avenue; along Fourth ave.
nue. to Twenty sixth street, thence along
Twenty-sixth street to Third avenue, up
Third avenue to Eighty-sixth street, along
Eighty-sixth street to the East River, and
down the river line to Fourteenth street. It
also includes Blackwells Island. Here Mr..
Abram S. Hewitt is renominated, as he de-
served to be, by the democrats, against the
wishes Of the Tammany leaders, and Mr.. H.
Babcock is his republican opponent Mr..
Babcock will receive the honest support of
his party, but there is no reason to believe
that there will be any democratic detection
that can endanger Mr.. Hewitt's success.
The Eleventh Congressional district is
irrcgularly framed, taking in part of the
Twentieth ward, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues part of the Twenty-first ward, be-
tween Third and Sixth avenues part of the
Twenty-second ward, between Sixth and
Eighth avenues part of the Nineteenth
ward, between Third and Sixth avenues
part of the Twelfth ward, between Third and
Eighth avenues, south Of Eighty-sixth street
and between Eighth avenue and the East
River, north of Eighty-sixth street. In this
district Mr. B. A. Willis, the present repre-
sentative, is the democratic candidate, and
Mr.. Levi p. Morton the republican nomi-
nee. Mr. Willis was elected two yea rs ago by
over two thousand majority over competi-
tor who was not popular in the district. Mr.
L. p Morton is q strong candidate, and it
would be we'll if such nominations were
more general. AS leading banker and a
citizen of sterling integrity and high social
position he will command large vote in the
district
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