New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-16
THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT.
WHO SHALL REPRESN ITS INDUSTRIAL
HOSTS IN CONGRESS?


MP. sANFoRD's DENOMINATION IL RECOGNITION
OF FAITHFUL SERVICES DEMOCRATIC
PLANs-THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
,YxoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Amsterdam Oct. l5.-Among the Congress
Districts which Governor Hill has selected as points
of attack for the Democratic politicians VINO arr
laying plans to capture Republican dis'ric'N WV"
thus send Democratic Congress to Washington ID
the XXth District of New-Iork. This ci!y OF
Amsterdam, in Montgomery County. forms almost
the geographical centre Of the distrirt-ha' 3D. vi
the inhabited portion Of 1T ohe-han VI '"e
district is composed Of the County OF Hamilton,
tie maj r part of which is Adirondack WILDERNESS
Within the dstrc, arc the counties OF hamilton,
Fulton. Schenectady, Saratoga and montgomery.
The counties of Fulton. Montgomery and
Schenectady are noted for their manufacturers
At Glovcrsvillc and at JohnsOwn. in Fulton
County. there are congregated practically the
glove factories of the United States. Two great
RAILWAYS. the Ncw-Nork Central and the West
Shore, wind for thirty miles along the Mohawk
River through Montgomery County Every lew
miles in tran cling upon these railways one scS
an evidently prosperous manufacturers pace. lhls
city is filled with factories. One OF them, tIiat Oh
Stephen Sanford Il sons, manufacturers OF carpets,
EMPLOYS over 1000 hands. Further eastward, at
Schenectady, in Schenectady County. one secs
another busy manufacturing city The Edison
General Electric Lighting Company in schenectady
employs $500 persons. Nor Is saratoga county
without its factories The paper mills Of George
West. at Ballston. and the woOd-pnlp mills OF
Warner Miller at Corin,h. are among the largest
concerns VI the kind in the country.
In view of the prosperity of the district $"
largely depending upon the prosperity "f INC
manufactures it was natural that the Rcpubllcaas
in 1883 should nominate a manufacturer ior Noi-
gresham. This manufacturer WAS john Sanford"
a member of the firm of Stephen Sanford SONS
carpet manufacturers of this place. Mr.. SANFORD
proved TO be an unusually popular candidate. be-
iny elected by q plurality OF 1901 over H. ,
Westbrook, the Democratic candidate.
Mr. SANFORD has shown by his crcditahle career
in Congress that the confidence expressed III his
ability by the voters of the district was )uSlled
In all tie conflict over that excellent protective
measure the Mckinley Tariff bill. so important
for the interests of this manufacturing district
he has given vigilant attention 10 the needs "l
his constituents engaged i'll manufacturing rs
O consequence of the general satisfaction with his
course he was unanimously rcnomnated at the
Republican Confessional convention recently
held in Schenectady. In his canvass Mr.. SAN
ford will have the hearty support OF the fnaNn-
facturcrs Of the district irrespective OF party
Several noted Republican Consicssinen Will make
addresses in the district in aid Of Mr. SANFORD '"-
fore election day. One al these speakers Will I've
William Mckinley. OF Ohio.
The Democratic candidate for Congress is en-
Senator Alexander Baucus, Of Naratera County.
All the hope that the Democrats have Of carrying
the district rests in the Republican dissensi'n in
Saratoga County. That di>-en>ion is caused by
quarrel over the representation Of saratoga
vilas, in the Republican county conventions
The dis>clslon. however. among the Republicans
Of Saratoga County orcr this tr.tling matter is
much less than ii fortnight ago. Sin"e
that time Lewis Narn"y Il pop1lJr Republican
lawyer Of Say.to "a VILLAGE has been nominated
for Asscmbl yn,n in the Hi Assembly District vi
Saratoga County Mr.. Narncy for several years
past has had friendly political relations with the
Republicans of saratoga village who have been
threatening TO bolt. NJ Narncy himself did not
JON in the revolt. bat LcNcrhr!,'s, his Former
friends do not feel like opposing lis election as
Assem- ;nan. With the Republicans all support
in. Mr.. Narncy. as they seem Inclined 10 Go, the
present Democratic As>emblyman, DR.. frank VI.
Bnyce, has Cnancc OF reelection. A!i indirect
Republican support # Mr.. Baucus for Congress
also vanshcs with this support Of Hr. NaIn"y
for A,scmblymIn. 1t Therefore seems hkelr tia,
support in Saratoga County. despite tie fact that
Mr.. Baucus, his Democratic opponent, ilvcs IN II.
and therefore Will have home votes
The Democrats, nevertheless do not give UP the
t.ca of pulling down Mr.. Santord's vote i'll Sara
tGga County. IlaYin. lost cons. Icrah.c of ther
faith in their ability T. defeat Mr.. NarrT', they
are now attempting T. de.cu or c!ius l.. Shch'r,
the Republican Candidate Tor Asfcnii'lyman IN the
lst Assembly District of Saratoga Comfy In
1851; Tin, Democrat, carried this district, AMI H.
decd the Dcn.octatlc and the Rcpublican No'e
is more evenly balanced iu il than III the district
in which Mr.. Naln'y is ruIning, wh!cn usually
Cts,s IA large Rcpu iicdn vote. Inc democrats
iA,vc Nominated I;,bcrt .. Davis, iarmcr,
against Mr.. Shc!fer. and are making a 'iriFc i|f
Tue farmer vote. All oven the t1r -rcS."ndl as
,rlct, III Iac, the Democrats are Attempting l."
parsua," the farmers to vote TIE DrIn"rii'i i;
ticket this wear. Tie Republicans have Srhliiti'd
70 the farmers III reply the following tahc, SNOW
Ing the reduction Of state t,Acs nade by the he,
publican Legislature III Tie VARIOUS counties oi
the district:
STAT. .,Nr, STAT tlAc, H'',u~ ,I0n OF
In Is.. ia $50. TX, In ~ n 90: