Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01

tlC working organization, and is one of the few who, understanding the useful ness of a banner, bravely decided to put It's hands into its pockets to collect the means thereto and spread over its head quarters a canvass with its party's name ant the full name of its candidates, These are, besides those running for State and County offices, Christian man for Assembly and Adolf Jabhnows, ky for Alderman Next ill line is the
 FOL KTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
 This is one of the most promising, It consists mainly of tenement houses. Tompkins Square is within its hounde- ries and is a standing memento of the police outrage of 1874 at one of the first prOletarlan demonstrations during this generation, when Labor began to de- mand justice and it's right and received brutal clubbing instead In 1886 this district was carried by Labor; in the following, the "Progressive Year, 1t still poIled good vote; and even two years ago, despite the inetliCiency and incompetence that then characterized the management of the party, it come out among the best. It's meetings have been numerous, well attended and drew quite perceptible number of new faces never before seen at labor agitations. It's certificates of nomination were quickly filled; its organlzation is strong, well disciplined, active and enthusiastic. Here also Christian Ensminger runs for Congress, for Assembly Joseph Langen- auer is the candidate, and for Alderman Henry Pein. The
 FIFTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
 is the lowest one on the West Side where a complete organization could be set on foot in time to collect the requisite sig natures for the certificates of nomina- tion. As much as from the Fourteenth, is not expected from this district. Still, the activity of the members of the orga- nization may be rewarded with tangible results. The field is here good; the ele- ments to whose interest it is to stand by 'the Socialist Labor party is numerous in the district; it Is the home of thousands of workingmen who, although they are not yet fully affiliated with the progress. sive wing of their fellow toilers. already have ghmpses both of the insufficiency of the purely economic struggle and of the capitalist features of all the other parties who bid for their votes How many of them have been converted in time to cast an intelligent, independent vote this Fall remains to be seen that there will be a goodly number cast there can be no doubt; at any rate, the seed has been cast far and wide in the dis trict through direct agitation in the shops and the unions, and if the new crop is not gathered this, it will begin to be gathered next year. For Congress August Freudig is running, for the As sembly Albert Modrow, and for Alder man Carl Finkenstaedt. The
 SIXTEENTH ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT lies again on the East Side and it's com plexiOn Is much like that of the Four. teenth. For some unaccountabIe reason, however its certificates of nomination were the last to be filled. This might indicate weakness. Nevertheless, it's known strep h, it being the home of many of most progressive working men, and the steady agitation which these have conducted throughout the campaign, remove all apprehensons of its failing to come up to the mark on election day. It is a portion of the Tenth Congressional and its candidate to Washington is Charles Wagner, the po- pular and active member of the Frame Builders Union; Herman NJ. Stoffers runs for the Assembly, and for Alder. man Charles Behncke. Across the line, on West Side, is the
 SEVENTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
 Unless the Nineteenth, just above it, and whose prOletarlan population has latterIy increased stupendously with the barracks of tenement houses that have gone up in it, should develop, as it might, unusual strength, this district is expected to be the banner one on the West Side. It is the home of the party's candidate for President of the Board of Aldermen, James A. Bostwick, who was taken from the Nationalist contir gent at the nominating convention. Au- gust Freudigs canvass for Congress, covers this district too Samuel Philips is the candidate for Assembly, and Charles Stephan for Alderman. Here reside a large number of the party 5 most intelligent and active workers who, thoroughly familiar with the field, ', have carried on d pushing campaign Their meetings have been uniformally well attended, and the arguments made there i'll favor of the Socialist cause