New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-04
ngton Heights Republican clubs large delegation ir'm
each orsanization being present
IN THE XXXITTH DISTRICT.
CHACTACQCA, CATTARAUGCS AND ALLIE
GANY.

CONGRESS AND WHO TO THE ASSEMBLY,
FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
Olesn. n. Y, Sept, 3.-Whcn the Democratic
Legislature of 1888 VIZ -crcymandcrinG the Con-
grcssonal districts Of the State. ii packed together
three Republican counties of the Southern tier
AllcgarY. Cattaraugns and Chautauqua-and
made them members of one district The obvious
intent was TO mass Republican votes IN certain
districts and thus give opportunity % carve
out Democratic districts by uniting two Demo-
cratic counties and ore Republican county IN
other districts. In consequence OF TINS gerry
mander the XXNINth Congressional District COIL
tanning tie counties Of Allcgany, CatfarauGus
and Chautauqna, has q tremendous Rcpubican ma
jority Ia 1898 Congressman Laidaw's pi"rahty
amounted to Il $50 votes. Even IN snch an OH
year" rs 1885, Mr.. INidlaws plurality wae ''ool'
The nomination hcing thus equivalent 70 an
election, It is natural that there should be fercc
strife over the choice of delegates 10 tie Rcpup-
lican Congressional convention This year is no
execution TO the rule. For n month past there
has been strgge OF great Intensity over inc
election of delegates TO the convention when IN
to be held here in Olcan September lS III every
on. of the counties of tho district there have been
two or more candidates seeking 10 bring ahon' the
election of delegates favorable to their candidacy
man Walter l.. Sessions. of .Jnmc>towy,. and War
rem =. Hooker, of Fredonia. The Cattaraugus
Republicans put forward as their candidates Con-
gresham Iadlaw, of EllcOttvile. and eX-State
Senator Norman NJ. Allen, Of Dayton. In Allie
gany County the candidates have been Hamilton
Ward. of Belmont formerly Acknowledgement: on
CONGRESSMAN ID. P. Richardson of Wcllsvillc:
District Attorney Fuller, of Friendship, and en-
Asscmhlypan COttrcll, of Richburg
In the Congressional convention the votes OF
the counties are uncvenly divided. Ale
gnny having ffty-two votes. Cattaraisns
fifty-six votes, and Chautaunua siXty-seven
votes 1t is big convention. Inc
caucuscs for the election of delegates I" it were
held this year first in ChautauQna County ana
a little later in the Western Assembly District OF
Cottaraugus County. None has vet h"cn held in
the Eastern Assembly District OF Cattarangns. and'
only few in Alcgany Therefore no candidate
M TO to-day can say that he has predomnatins
lead. At present. however. ". e. Hooker. &c
cordinc to reports received here, has majority
of tic delegates from Chantauuna. He It. is
said. will be supported by thirty-nine delegates.
Mr. Sessions by eighteen delegates, and Congress
man Laidlaw by ten delegates But Mr. Sessions
does not rely npon support from his own home
county of Chantauqua alone. Seven delegates
elected from the river towns OF Cnttarausns
have decided to support him. Mr.. Laldlaw also
naturally has some home support. SiX OF the
delegates thus far elected are for him. Ex-senator
Norman Allen is the leading candidate III
Cattaraugus, bis friends having elected fourteen
delegates who will back him. Congressman
Iaidlaws friends are naturally somewhat dIsheart-
ened by the small support he has received IN
Cattaranyus Mr. Iaidlaw himself has just come
lie lis
home newspaper organ, The Ellico,tvillc News,
in it's issue for this week, says:
Congressman Caldlaw Is at home few. DAYS and IT
Is reasonable to ,rcSum, that hc will look litlo
TO tho caucmses which ore soon to lie held. II he
does do mi. Allen and SESSIONS will not have such
fs'% Ssy'" al 's sss nave 0'e having '''
Mr. Iai1aw. it is suspected. las some sort OF
an arrangement by which he will receive the votes
yarncred for IIsu!ilton Ward in Allegany. Twice
Mr. IaiJlaw la: been nominated by the influence
of Mr. Ward md. moreover, il is said the Latter
does not desire the Congressional nomination.
but rather a Supreme Court Judgcship that is TO
become vacant within year or 50. The poll
ticians of tine Congressional distric, make their
plans long way ahead. Prohab" also Congress
man Midlaw will Lc able to pick MP few dele
gates in the Eastern Assembly District OF Catiar.
angus. The Albany Times says;
IN Cattaraugus County the Hon. y. NJ. Allen VII!
practically have the strength OF the Wserh or I'D
Pi.rc az WIN w the ak ds sepss recd to Nr
sessions now that their chief Is pscr;y out o; ,nc
su T T"baSlc that he Viii 81 into the convention with
majority Of C';taraugur Cmnty dcleEa,c, fay
prediction based upon facts and l,lnor, they have
reached us from various towns. NJ: Ladiaw hl- been
ioohing "v"r the Id to ,'mc eNcnt during tc Ia
as greatly 20 encourage him ~ his canvass IN ths
Eastern district. In some Of thee town thec VIII
tn IN
Mr.. Aleu- and in these the results are not a.snrn
Mingled with the Congressional contest have
been con;csS for the five Assembly seats Of Ale
are ar"i now held by Republicans. Asseubymcn Nixon
| and Towne Of Chautauqua, ASsemblyuIen Whippe
| aud Lewis of CattarauguS. and Assembly man
Thompson of Allcsany. All Of these gen'en,eel
have been candidates for denomination. Mr.
| Whipplc was named without opposition for u
| fourth term. Strenuous opposition. however, has
been made in Lhau1tauqua County TO Tie reenoa-
was of several Republican, Asscmhlymen who
followed the lead Of Assem- III, men Fish ind Gibbs
last winter in supporting the lamInany Hal
Transit bill. Mr. Nixon was such ardent fol.
lower of these two rcncgades that naturally the
loyal Republicans Of Chautanpna were greatly
| Of Sherman G. II. Wcks Of Harmony: Jcrom,
I,abeock of Busti. and Walter G. clifford. Of Hus,i
| clifford was nominated. lie is a leading farmer
| of Chautauoua County. and must. therefore ~
regarded favorably by the, Farmers Alliance
trict. Mr.. Clifford is lishly spoken of. and viii
command every Republican vote in his Asscubl,
district. Assemblymon rownc's chief opponcnt i
ex-Asscmblyman J. +. WILLIAMS. of Frcdonia
The reorganization OF Asacmblyman Lewis o.
Cattaraugus County. is conceded