New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
ERIE AND NIAGARA.
THE CONGRESSIONAL ITUATION-PRoBABLE
CANDIDATES IN THE XXX11D AND
XxXIIID DISTRICTS-NOMINA-
TIoNs FOR AsSEMBLYMEN.

York. Not only have the new election districts
made necessary by the ballot reform law been marked
out. but political parties have made canvasSes record
ing the names of voters having in view the necessity
Of registering voters under the registration law. The
provision of the Ballot Reform act providing that the
certificates Of nomination Of candidates shall be hled
in October has also had the effect of compelling
political parties TO call their nominating conventions
at an earlier date than in former years and as a
consequence the struggles OF candidates for nomna-
tions have already begun.
The leaders Of both the Republican and the Dem
ocratic parties perceived that they could not
afford TO neglect eny party work in Erie and Niagara
counties IL they expected to elect their candidates
for Offices in these counties. The two couiltes are
linked together by a Congressional Distrct' the
XXXIId; the district being formed of Niagara Comfy
the country towns of Erie County and the Twelfth
Ward of Buffalo In both counties also there are cose
Assembly districts which are Democratic one year
and Rcpublcan the next. In the matter Of obtaining
a complce list of the voters OF Erie County. for the
purposes of registration, the Democrats are ahe"u
of the Republicans They have alr5a ady coWPle'ou
their canvass of the county Some idea OF the cos'
of this work is gained when one learns that 'ie Ca
pense of making this canvass in Buffalo alone wa.
s3 600 The Democrats also. under the gmse oi
.rqanizinp auxiliary branches of the CieVeahu Do-
nocracy have greatly perfected their party machici!
In the rural neighborhoods OF Erie county i"o
Republican County Committee OF Eric County nave "so
perfected arran gements however. wnich VIII soon pun
the Republican party level in THIS matter oi
organization with the Democratic party. IL ""S
resolved at meeting held upon Monday his"' "
have a bouseto.house canvass made In every elecuoh
district of Erie County Caucus registrars anu c"n'
vaSsers have been appointed IN every e!eclon vi.
trict; and the looks have been dis1 l'n'ou
Object lessons concerning the ballot reform law nave
bcen held the past six weeks by both the Repuul'a'
and the Democratic General Committee OF BhIialo'
havin
committee roOnN ard "practloai Poh"''
how 10 vote under the new system ~
There are two Congressional seats TO De hileo o'
Erie and Niagara Counties. one OF these uis'r'''S'
ihe XXXIiId, is now represented by De'ho''''
Iohn Wiley while the other, the NAAlId, Is reprc
eer ted lv q Republican, John NJ farquhar' ho'h
have Republican majority; and therefore the Demo
cr,ts win one Of the seats when there is apathy or
discussion among the Republicans.
Faronhar is now serving his third term He was
elected in 1854 by plurality OF lo'' MS De'"o-
.,a,jc opponeft being Daniel n. Lockwood, VINO sue
,e,sively nominated Grover Cleveland for sheriff.
Mayor, Governor and President. Mr. Lockwood was
rcrsaps the strongest Democrat in the district ana
thee was genera. surprise therefore when the eecloh
returns showed that FaTquhar Lad defeated him bu'
Nr Farquhar had been nominated at the sohcltaloh
of ,hc hhor organizations and they Loyalty supporting
him, he was elected. in 1856 Mr. Farqnhaf Goa,
t,rdcd with a weaker Democrat General Rogers ana
his nrraltv rose to 1858. In lass his pluraHN
diminished 10 1.cO9 Eat all these voes sho"eu
that the district Is naturally Republican one anu VIII
only le lost by unfortunate nomination. or N
o..ive Marty mana cement. Mr.. FarquhaT i can
d9,e for e--mnation but in view of his three terms
/, j. douhtful II he will Lc granted fourth one
Moreover there is some Republican oppo>lhoh 10 his
nomination on the grohnd that Buffalo needs a Con
c,cs. man of a different type Buffalo, said icaoihg
Repullican to-day. is a rapidly growing conmcrclal
CITY our lake commerce is becoming Of vast pro
flgtrtp
ler our coal trade is gigantic We badly nee1
iulproyemcns to our harbor. There is feeling tha'
uufalo harbor has been starved In TINS hatG Oh
appropriation by Congress owing to Congressman
Tarquhar's lack of influence. Buffalo stands almost
al ihc foot of those cities which have harbor appO-
ptiatons We would like to nominate "a Republican
for congress therefore whose very name wouln DC
an assurance business men that he wonid secure
larger larbor appropriations There Is sood uc"
Of cvassng Of names of prominent Republicans there
fore with the thought of selecting one OF tleih "io
VIII be A good representative Of the mel chants. manu-
f,ca,,ers and lake and canal shippers Of the city At
one tine it was thought that Morris Morey' dis
Unc1shcd lawyer OF Buffalo, would be named but nc
declines the nomination. Among others mentioned
as a possiblc candidate is ex-senator Benyanlh H.
Williams The Democrats will make a strong effort
TO carry the district. Daniel " Lockwood: who Is
now in Europe will he their candidate if he consents
10 ran. But they also thinking Of running
Herlert p Bissen or Howard Hutchinson.
Congressman John Wiley, the Democrat who repre-
sents the XXX1ud District, has returned home from
Washington this week look after his feTiees' II
is said that he has stated that lie does not care for
a denomination, but this is not believed Mr.. Wiley
will unquestonabK be candidate if he thinks ,lcre
will be the Republican discussion IN his district
a. that which brought about his election IN 1888
The district I, Republican one as IS atteSted BY the
fact that John y. Weber QiepJ had plurality Of
5as in lss4 and Of 1913 in 1856. But in 1883 there
n .bn nj
owing to the circumstances under which Richard
Crowley of Loclport Niagara County, Eoriinatcd
The Republicans ~ Erie County had promised to sup
port for Congressman whoever might be chosen BY the
Republicans Of Niagara County. When the Con
crcssional convention held large majority of the
Niagara County delegates went into caucus ard chose
JOHN T.. POND As Niagara COunty's representative
Int Mr. Crowley who had secured the support Of ii
few OF the Niagara County delegates persuaded sufh
ecnt number OF the Eric County delegates u vote for
lin 20 nominate him. This regarded a vlo
lation Of the agreement between The two counties, and
Mr. Crowley not Only failed IT, obtain majority in his
own county Of Niagara, but also in Eric County.
Despite the ill-fxling among the Republicans, the
plurality Of Mr. Wiley, the Democratic candidate, was
only 5O4
Republican affairs in this Congressional district are
again in an unsatisfa tory state owing to the strife
Niagara County over the nomination II was believed
that the Republicans had secured candidate who
would 0e acceptable to both the Crowley and the anti
Crowley faction iii Niagara County. This candid,t"
John Hodge, Of the leading business and
bankers Of Lockport. Mr. Hodges IN 1888 had sup
PORTED Mr. Crowley, and ii was thcJ corc thought the
latter would acquiescc IN the nomination and there
would be peace once among the Republicans Of
Niagara County. Fat NJ Hodge Informed
that Mr.. Crowley was again candidate for the Con
grcssional nomination. bisllMng TO interrupt hi,
business pursuits and enter upon an active con
test for the nomination, Mr.. Hodge iherenpon
declined 10 permit of the use OF his name
for the honor. Mr. Crowley therefore IS at
present the only active candidate for the nomination
IN Niagara County. The friends of John f. Pound
have urged him 10 become a candidate, but he also
declines the nomination. Within few days past ex.
Congressman Burt Van Horn. Of LOcKport, has been
suggested as a candidate: and II now looks IL he
wonld he the chief candidate Of those Republicans in
Nia.ara County who are OLpOsed % Mr. Crowlcy, 3