New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-08
IN THE XXIXTH DISTRICT.
STEUBEN. ONTARIO AND YATES.
RAINEs WILL DE REELECTED TO CONGRESS-
THREE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS TO

RAlNES WILL DE REFLECTED TO CONTSESS-
THREE ssEMDLY DISTRICTS TO
BB REDEEMED.
FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Hornellsville, Sept. 6.-This is one of the sure"
Its number is the XXIXth. and its counties are
Steuben. Ontario and Yates. In 1883 it gave John
Raines. Republican, 4,s25 plurality.
The Republican Congressional Convention this
year will I've held September 10. at Penn
Yam. Mr.. Raines will he renominatcd.
He has no opponent. Some admirers of
Assemblyman Milo NJ. Ackcr. of Steuhen
County. at one time thought Of putting
him forward to contest the nomination with
MIR Raines. but Mr.. Ackcr swiftly brought to
an end their preparations TO canvass for votes Tor
him. My desire was and is TO remain in the
Assembly," said Mr.. Ackcr to-day. land there
fore l discountenanced any attempt to nominal"
me for Congress- Mr.. Ackcr will he re-
nominated for the Assembly by the unanimous
vote Of the approaching Republican Assembly
Convention. Then Mr.. Acker's friends THINK OF
pushing him for the Spcakership of the Assembly
The last year he was chairman oil the JndicidiS
Committee Of the Assembly. and was ~palpahiy
one of the three or four leading RcpnolcahS VA
the Assembly. His friends believe he wonid
MAKE a HOOu INItdhfI. III
ceived the large plurality in his Assembly, DIS
trict. the I'D of Steubcn, of 4.60@. The Demo-
Gratis concedc his reelection this year by a large
majority. IN
The Democratic Congressional Convention WIZ
he held at Grove Spring, September TO- f''"
present appearances the nominee VIII I've ran.
Wolf. who represented the lst Assembly Dis''p'
at Albany a few years ago. Mr. kaihess III"
iority will not he reduced hy such a nomination.
The Republican party lost three OF 1he lo",
Assemblymen in Congressman Ralncss oisi''' a.
the election of 1889. Mr.. Acker's was the only
district. carried by them. The districts lost were
yo,.s Ontario and the LIST of Steuben. These lost
districts the Republican leaders are Determined u
redeem. In Ontario they have nominated FRANK
@. Chamberlain, one Of the most popular young
business men Of the county. Inc county Il
.,ronClv Republican, although il did give >. W.
Abbey. Democrat, a plurality OF L." votes at 'ne
election Of 1889. But every one knows 'ha' MI
Abbey swan through to the goal oil an eec'ioh III
the wake of Frank Rice, the popular Democra'
and resident of Ontario County who was running
for SECRETARY Of State. But for years before lSN'
the voters Of Ontario had sent a Republican TO the
assembly. In 1888 Robert Moody, Repuphcan'
had q plurality Of 7l3: and in lss, he had a
plurality of 1900. In the Judgment OF the lead
inc RepubIcahs Of the district. therefore. MIR.
1 ham lid NIL bt NNNNN ~ " 'e
MFR. Abbey will be renominated by the Democrats
Yates County was los, to the Republican party
in 1889 by discussion among the Republicans
The matters of difference between the Republicans
of Yates at that time have since been settled, an"
there is a bright prospect that the county VIII ~
rccaircd. An excellent nomination has pech
made-one that has TIE cordial support OF 'he
Republicans oil the county. inns. canoloale Is
Everett Brown. an abe young man. MI, Dio"H
WI, A Harrison Presidential elector In 1855, anI
he Is descrvcdiy popular among the hepuoiica.'
of The count. The Democrats will renominar
Assemilylnan IIusOn. His course in the Assembly
Judiciary Committee last winter in Opposing the
repeal If the law declaring that no laborer EN-.
pluyed by the State should receive less than - a
DAY has mace him unpopular among the farmers
of the county, who believe that the Stale shouiu
pay the market rate for labor, and no more. -,
In the list Assembly District of this county OF
Steuben the Democrats were successful last year
owing To the superior canvass made ny REFER a.
Pcaler, their candidate, TO that made by, CharleS
u. McMaster, the Republican mime q e Re nuI =,
district. Mr.. McMaster himself carried 1t In lsss
Tx a plurality of 6lS. His predecessor, a. -
Brundage, had 415 plurality i'll 1857 and 400
in 1886. The Republicans may possibly nominate
Mr.. Drundase again, but the indications are that
they will nominate a cousin Of his. Grafton brun
dace. one Of the most popular men In the district
and ono of the ablest Of Republican politicians;
The Republicans feel. confident thai thcS VIII
carry the distric with either A! s. Brundage or
Grafton Brundage as their candidate. franz
Wolf lives in the district and probably the Demo-
Gratis are thinking Of nominating. him for Ton
gresham. with the idea that he VIII alo Assembly
II the Republicans should elect the congress,
man and the four Asemblymen, the district VIII
once more take its place among the leading ke-
publican strongholds Of the state ne hepuo-
iican leaders are determined that 1t Shall.