New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS TO BE REDEEMED.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS TO BE HEDEEMhH'
The Assembly Of this state for 1891 Will
not be controlled by Republicans if David b.
Hill can help it. lie is anxious either 20 20 to
the United States Senate himself or to name
tho man who is 10 succeed Mr.. Evarts but
both these ambitions must fail unless 6S OF
tho Asscmblymcn who will be elected III No
vcmbcr are Democrats. The Legislature OF
1890 was made up OF 81 Eepublicans-lS sen
ators and ~ Assemblymen and OF CD Dem
ocrats-13 Senators and Sc Assemhlymen On
= Joint ballot for United States Senator ~
votes will be a majority so that unless the
democracy can elect GS ASscmbymen to act
with the IS Senators that hold over the Re
nublicans are bound 10 win the great prize.
II is hardly possible that so knowing poll
tician as the Governor believes that the Dem
ocrats can gain the necessary twelve Assembly,
Districts this fall. But very likely he Ii
wbistlnr TO that effect in order TO stimulate
the courage Of his followers. 1t is pretty well
understood that he and his fcllow-leadcr' have
nicked out twelve districts which went Re-
publican in 1889 by small maioritleS, and that
they will food them this fall with money con-
tributed by the saloons, and so hope to carry
them. But our friends in the districts III queS-
ton are aware Of the Governors intention, ana
can be counted upon to make canvass which
will render his desperate scheme useless. But
suDpOse some Of these close districts should 90
Democratic what then? An interesting an
swer to this question is afforded by the letter
from lIerkimer which is printed upon another
mage In making their calculations for the
next Assembly the Democracy is accustomed
Al Of tha fftv- civ dis
iricts which sent a Democrat to tho last AS
scmbly will 90 Democratic in November next.
This assumption, however, is without warrant,
as our correspondent makes clear No fewer
than seven districts which ordinarily elect
Republicans to the Legislature wero repre-
sentcd by Democrats this year, not because
or party had really declined in any Of them,
not because Democracy had grown in the con-
idencc of the people in any OF them, but owing
TO accidental reasons which are not likely TO
operate this year. In one district Repub-
lean nominees course on a local bill IN the
Assembly of 1889 cost him reelection one
lucky Democratic candidate was "pulled
through" by the popularity of the head of the
Democratic State ticket, both of them residing
in the same county the rest of the seven dis
Republicans or conspicuously unwise Repub
lican nominations.
1t is safe to say, therefore, that the Repub-
lican losses will at least be Offset by Repub
lican gains And if that is the case, our friends
will have n substantial majority in the next
Assembly, as they had in the last. Neverthe-
less, close attention should be given TO the
canvass for the Legislature in every district.
The fact that, as rule, the majority in both
houses at Albany is Republican has a tendency
to produce the impression that we can carry
the Legislature without half trying. This
impression leads to that spirit OF over-conii
dence and nder-exertion which has been re-
sponsible for so many defeats. Governor Hills
effort to carry the Assembly of 1890 will
doubtless be the greatest effort of his life up
to date. In order to bring it to naught it is
only necessary for the Republicans to put their