New-York tribune., 1890-07-17
SUCCESSOR TO CONGRESSMAN MOFFITT.
DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN DISTRICT
CONVENTION GATHERING AT PLATTS-
BURG-AssEMBLYMAN TREAD
WAY RETIRED.

Plattsburc. July IS (Specan.-A large number OF
eminent Republicans Of Northern New-lork arrived
here tonight 20 act as delegates 10 the Kepu0rcih
Congressional Convention. to be held here HihoI"N'
Among those who arrived were senator hrWIi o -
Lawrence County and Congressman Mpmu' Inc ''"-
cressional District for which nomination Is to be
made is composed Of the counties Of Franklin Essex
clinton and Warren II IS the custom Of the district
10 give only two terms to any man, and Therefore 'pn
gresham Mofitt, who has faithfully represented inc
voters is retired. II is conceded that Joh VI. "eVer'
cashier Of the Merchants National Bank of PlatS-
burg will be nominated by acclamatlon. lie haN 10
opponent for the domination. Mr.. Viewer IS one of
the ablest business OF Northern New York More
over he has long been a strong Republican party
leader At present he a member Of the state Com
mttce from thi, district No better representative OF
tie banking and manufacturing Interests of TINS locality
could DE ,elected His election by large majority Is
certain. the district being Republican one
The Judiciary Convention Will nominal" canfi-
date for Judge Of the supreme Court from the Fourth
District This takes in the counties Oi 81 Lawrence,
Franklin. Clinton. Essex, Warren. Washington sara
toga schenectady Montgomery. Fulton and Hamilton
There are only two candidates. namely. County Juds
: A. Kellogg Of Plltt-burg. and Martin d. >toVer' OF
Amsterdam The friends Of Judge Kellogg claim that
he Will be nominated On the first ballot and tlst he
has ten Of the fourteen votes in the convention
With 50 many politicians present there l. Eoo'
deal Of political gossip. Judge Kellogg sad 70 lle
Trbunc's correspondent tonight:
General y. VI. Curtis, Of It. Lawrence County.
was here Yesterday. and informed me thst he would
not be a candidate for denomination for ASSemblyman
from the Ist Assembly District II 81 Lawrence County
but that he should nevcrthec,, pnrNevere in his at
emp 20 pass hi, bill in the Legislature abolishinG
the execution Of murierrrS by electricity or by any
other Method
some Of the ST. Lawrence County delegates con
hrncd Judge Kcllosg's statement, and said that Gen
eral Curtis having withdrawn. the prominent Re
publican candidates for A-sembyman In that d~trc,
Aldrich. of CioUvcrlcur. and George II. Naloy, oI
Ogdcnsburg. They also reported that \. y tarker
would probably b. nominated for Congress In the -.
Lawrence and Jefferson Comfy District.
The Republicans OF Franklin County reported that
yesterday they rnominaed ". c. stevens for Assem-
bymau.
mated Walter u. Palmer. Of E>>cX for Ase"mblyman.
This district represented last year bv Assembly
rreidWaY, who wa OF the twelve kcpublran :
who followed the lead ~ AsScnblymen Fish and Gibbs
IN their frltor0us alliance with the DemO@rlt. The
r,tr,mtnt of Mr.. TrcadWay therefore obviously
necessary TO the Republicans Of Essex County, and
they adopted thiS policy without IN" slightest com
punctiouS today Mr.. Palmer Is secretary and treas
ur,r of the hor,cnail works a. Essex. lie i an eN
D" will ~ a lovul Republican,. and that there VIII
he no question O hi casting hi- vote for the cho'"
~ the Republicans Of the Assembly for United states
senator Leading Democrats here ~ay that Mr.
Palmcr'S nomination the strongest tn" R"publ
can, could have made, and concedc his election.