New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
FOR THE SENATORIAL PRIZE.
STRUGGLING FOR THE NEXT ASSEMBLY.
HOW HILL EXPECTS TO KEEP SEVEN REPuBL1'
CAN DISTRICTS AND HOW HILL WILL

CAN DISTRICTS AND HOW HILL WILL
DE MISTAKEN.
fFRoa AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE.
IIerkimer, N. Y, Aug. 21.-When Democratic
politicians get to fighting upon the proDaolii"
of carrying the State Assembly at the fall election
and electlng o Democrat as United oIatcs ocn-
ator-David b. Hill, for instancc-they can see
nothing but Republican districts with small ma
jorities, which, in their opinions, can De easily
overcome by applying the money OF the liquor
dealers in certain places. They are conveniently
blind to the fact that half a dozen Assembly, D'e-
tricts that are ordinarily Republican went Demo
cratic last fall owing mainly-to local causes ana
that. in view of the fact that o United states
Senator Is to be chosen by the next Legislature
every one Of these Republican districts VIII return
q Republican, thus making good any losses the
Republican party may meet in other districts
Take. for example, this county of Herkmer'
The Republicans OF the other counties IN the
State were disagreeably surprised the morning
after election day year ago when they READ thau
n Democrat had been elected AssemDlynah iroih
IIerkimer County. This was considered tle more
remarkable because the Republican candlda'e 'oI
Secretary of State, John l. Gilbert, was repor'eo
70 have q plurality of 003 votes in the county
Nut the figures respecting AsSembyman GER
tain,v showed that DR.. W. J. Mescl, the Re-
publican candidate, had received only 800 votes,
while ]. d. Henderson, the Democratic candidate,
had been given 5,311 votes. What can all the
Penublican county Of Herkmer? That was the
usual question put by Republican politicians.
John w. Vrooman, former secretary of the
Republican State Committee, lives here, and, OF
course is we'll acquainted with the political con-
ditions of the county To-day he gave to
Tribune correspondent reaSsuring statement
concerning its political leanings. Herkmer
County," he said, ." is one of the strongest Re-
publican counties in the State The election oil
Democratic Assenlblyman year ago was brought
about. it might be said, by an accident. The peo-
ple of Little Falls were intensely interested III
a hill concerning the water works Of this village,
and Assemblyman MesiclS the Republican mem
Der. unluckily antagonzed good many OF tiie
residents of the village by his action on that Dill
They turned upon him at the polls, and dciea'eu
him, and that is all there was OF the aleSeo
poitieal revolution in Herkimer. The county, as
! have said, is surely Republican except under
extraordinary circumstances. As Grand Master
Of The Masons of the State, am avoiding any
nolitical action. and shall DO so until my term
Of office expires But | can see no harm IN
expressing my Judgment respecting 'he poii'i0"'
complexion of the county
Mr. Vrooman's opinion, strangely enough, was
ut once confirmed by Assemblyman Henderson,
the Democratic Representative presume nc
said. IL shall be renOminated, and | snail nave
10 run. But it will be only another case OF
man standing up 10 be knocked down. Iris IS d
Republican county beyond question. near tls'
the Republicans viii probably nominate Dr' H.
VI. Green. of German Flats. president OF inc
IIerkimer County Agricultural Society lie Is
an able man and one OF the most descrreoy
popular men in the county"
II o Republican seat can be regalned III
Herkimer County, perhaps also some other Nc
publican counties which went wrong IasO IAN
can also be reganed. There, Tor instance ""'
the sturdy Republican county OF ontario, ~nich
70 every ones amazemcnt elected s. W. ABBEY,
n Democrat as Assembyman, giving him a."
votes TO 4.G54 for o. c. Armstrong, the Re
,ublican candidate. In 1888 the Republican can
,idota for Assemblyman received 600 votes
while the Democratic candidate had only 5,oo'
votes For several years previous also hepup-
lean Assemblyman had been chosen. III Is, thefe-
fore apparent that in electing Abbey as an AS
eemblyman the Democrats won fictitious Vlctorv'
II was caused by the fact that Frank kice' an
exceptionally popular Democrat and resident OF
Ontario County was running for Secretary OF
State Local pride in Rice elected Abbey IL
would be strange indeed if Ontario County
should not swing back into the RepuDllcan COL
umn this fall.
Then there was Yates County, another re
publican stronghold, which surprised people Dy
electing a Democratic Assemblyman last fall,
giving Calvin ]. Arson, Democrat 25l4 votes
and William A. Carson, Republican, only 2,O2l
But every one knew before the election that
Carsons seat was endangered by a local faction
fight among the Republicans. With that SQUAD
BILE at an end the Republicans now have good
chance of reCaining the district.
II is also we'll known that the lst Assembly
District of Saratoga County was lost by kepup-
lican dissenson, and not because the pohticai
opinions of the district had changed When
one looks at the election returns OF Saratoga
County for 1880 and finds that NJ. l.. Kathan,
the Republican candidate for Assemblyman, re-
ccvcd only 1887 votes, while Frank NJ Boyce,
the Democratic candidate, got 2,00l one is apt
10 imagine that the district is Democratic But
look at the figures regarding the Assembly vote
for 1888: Donaldson rep, 4,l21; OConner
DEM, 1891
II is also a wcIl-known fact that the Repub-
Ican party lost Schenectady County owing TO
an unfortunate nomination. Austin 4. Yates,
the Republican candidate had been elected an
Assemblyman from the district in 1887 and in
1888. but had lost favor by his dcmagogical
course respecting labor-union bills in the Lcgis-
lature of 1890 IN 1883 he received 3,G14 votes
and his Democratic opponent only 1884, while
in 1889 he received only 2,G82 votes and his
Democatic opponent 5000 votes.
For several years also, until last year. the
LIST Assembly District of Niagara County has sent
to Albany Republican Assembyman. In ls9!
the Republican candidate, John f. Little, re-
ceivcd only 2,692 votes, while Ruthven Kill. the
Democratic candidate had 1915 votes But il
the Legislature of 1889 Mr.. Little had vote(
against the High License bill, and, like Mr.
Yates had made the mistake of bowling down tt
labor demagogues. In 1883 Mr.. Little received
1891 votes and Il. f. Taylor, his Democratic
onnonent only 3,ll6 votes. Moreover, for I'VE
Years previously the same district was represented
In the Assembly by Christian +. GOerss, Repub
lican.
I,Laro ,ras nlsn nnnther Rennhlican distric