New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
CLOSING THE CANVASS.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.

A possIpuIry THAT THE REPUBLICANS MAY CARRY
FOUR OF THE SEVEN DISTRICTS IN THIS CITY
The contests in four. at least, OF the seven Con
grcssonal strcts IN this city promise To DE sharp
with the chances in favor of the Republican canui-
dates The VIllth and XIth Districts are now repre-
scented BY Republicans. There IS possibility tha' III
addition 70 these tn lXth District, row repro
sented bv Fernando Wood. may be carried by the
Renubliean candidate. Mr.. Woods old Democratic
connection John Hardy, being again III the field.
Two wears ago General Arson q. McCook and L. T.
Morton carried their districts the With ana
Xlth, the former by plurality Of 5'3lZ
and the latter by plurality OF
7O1S These figures are apt To miS'aI Nelther
of these gentlemen expects to have so easy "s"t
this wear. Four years ago Governor Tildsn carried
the Villa District, hui General McCook's MAJORITY
over Ehiah WaId, the Democratic candidate was
s19 This was due m good part 10 General Me
Cooks popularity. and to the fact that ne worked
p,gNt and dav for the two weeks preceding the
election Fouv years ago Nj Morton Was Dea'en III
his district by a majority oil -" ,, H.
The With District is 20 o'r'NI c'm'ugiN beiuo-
cratic that although there ate Two Drmocialc can
didatos N the field. ther' II 70 ci"hce lor NAtIi's
l.. Brockmeicr the hepuHnca"' p H'rS iS la ="
Democratic split IN the district. BON Ncuoas
Nnller ana Benjamin Wood claim % be the REGULAR
candidates. Mailer has represented inc dlsillc. I"f
two terms. -Four years ago he was elected, ny
majority of 1O.JO1 over Jane, f. ker1ga1; Inie-
peHdent. aud two wears ago over Thomas f. Bourke
Gv n nInrnlitv of 1870
I'm the Win Di-trici :. : Cox il apparently sure
Of reelection. -Four years ago he was eeejed
practically without opposition. iw" years ago n.9
competitor De Nrc' ANTI "inWahF' was pCtttn
by 1851 votes. VICTOR iieinbeigci Is ,lv "'p""i
can nominee and Wll. receive the idrf VOC H.
W W. AsiOr Is making vigorous h-h, III .uo
Win u stflct and VIII probably succeed. four
vcars 400 Anthony FIcGhofT was elected by ma
ioritv Of 71fS. Two years later + VIZ ~ ''"'
Republican. defeated him by pfuiah'' @' 40:
IL. ii. e.. \
&c mining for the tlird mae. Ike ls working nara.
Although hc was elected by large p.ul'.iF Two
wears ago. b" realizes that ire same cohou'nN ca
no; now cXiS and that % is more pliU'ht 10 A''lr
ON the cauvtss oi i0ur years ago. when I'D Il to't
OF 25.629 votes, -, he received a Ma
ioritv OF S13. The rc"'st'T Is very
,,nncI layr-r than four years ago Il is Net - be
seen wne her tins viii be an aid or hn"rapc' 10
General Met ooh. Meanwhile hea ana ms friends are
confident that with he requisite amount OF WORK lac
viii hat his Democratic c0mpeut1r,JOhu g. DAVIS,
bv funy as many votes as he beat Elijah Ward.
The Republicans are making vigorous canvass
in fue lNfl District. oNedrs ago the N"tt Ct-3'
Mood 1877: Hardy. G.4SO; Bccrtman. .. 20;
Noo.'s plurality. 797 The Repubhc3nS VIII MAKE
n strongcr fight TINS year. Hardy VIII AGAIN dViue
thc Dcmocralic vote with Wood WHO mas lost great
many votes on the tariff question IN the manuiac-
torres in his distr Ct Inc Republican candidate
Joan /. v Hunt. j. well known throughout the
district and H. making an cucr9ctc canvass.
Abram :. Hewitt tour years ag0 vas c.ccted IN
the Xth District by majority OF 1851. lWo
wears later O. Il. Potter tie IanlaaHX cahdida,e'
was d-fcatrd Dv james . BT'cn ANTI iammalW. oY
n plurality of 2.27j. James Ialco.t. the Kepuoh-
can candidate, is wc.l-knOWu ciIz-l ana VIII re-
celvc a large vote. - .,
Tie contest In the XIth District viii be fully as
Sham as IN the With. Mr. Morton Is very popular.
aud " n mas" heavy iuro.d- on the Democratic
vote HIS Democratic coDpriltor James W
Gerard, has not the magnetic quantities Whch us
tnclish AT. Morton. and will lose votes III conNe-
oucnce. Nr Morton dors not expect 70 receive
the large maiputy OF tWo years az, Wheu more
than 600 ID macra refused 10 N0L. Ior MS D'ulo-
cratic competitor. The registration IN TINS district
is very large but the Republicans believe that this
Will aid them.