New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31

Ex.Pouce Justice Charles A. Flammer, VINO has been
nominated for Congress in the XIth District. is fight
ing j. Dewitt Warner the Reform Club and Tariff Re
form League candidate. The Reform Club men are dis
gused with Mr. farmer account Of his trucking to
Governor Hill after having repeatedly denounced him
in speeches This was done by him to get Congress
man John Quinn out OF the race. Mr.. Quinn had
been nominated by tile Newly Democracy, but the
Governor compelled that organization to withdraw
him from the contest. Mr.. Warner Is another man
who has been nominated solely because he Is Free
Trader and the workngmen Of this district do not take
kindly to that doctrine. Neither did they to the
shelving of CONGRESSMAN Quinn. These things left
Mr. Flammer a lighting chance. and he Is making the
most OF It, He born In this city In 1S4b. OF Ger
man parents After going through the public schools
he entered the College Of the City Of New York from
which he was graduated with honors. For time he
taught the old Thirty fifth ST. Grammar School, and In
1872 he was elected q member Of the Assembly a. .
Republican by a large majority. He was member Of
the judiciary Committee Of the Assembly which Sc
cured the of Judge Barnard and the other
Tweed Judges. In 1878 he was made school trus-
tee in the Twertv-second Ward which place he re-
signed when he was appointed Police Justice by
Mayor Havcmeyer. This place he held Ntil 1881.
he is the author of a work known as the Committing
Magistrate which /, in extensive use. The dis
triCt in which he 1, candidate Democratic by about
1000 majority. But it is large manufacturing one
In which the pro- -cOh idea predOminates. and the
voters here are apparently anxious TO rebuke the
CARPET bagging ttze,-ncies Of the Tammany- Reform
Club candidate.
Charles H. Blair is the Republican candidate for
Congress in the XIIth Distinct, against Roswell P.
Flower, who has both the Tammany and the County
Democracy nominations. Mr.. Blair is making hard
fight, and Is giving Congressman Flower more trouble
than he has had fpr nfany years
Against the reneca Republican. free trader and
brewers attorney, Ashbel 2. Fitch. the Republicans OF
the XlIIth Congress District have nominated Percy
Republican. He will be. If elected, one Of the young
est members of the House. He believes In all young
as well old taking active and energetic In
forest in politics. He became an enrolled Republican
Immediately upon reaching his majority. and has CON
timed actively IN the ranks since then. This dis
trict has In times past put young men - the 'front.'.
wfthfn rs boundaries h the home Of Alexander Ham
ilton who represented In the Congress of 1852 SO.
where he first 10 advocate the principles Of ITO
tectve tariff. The thirteen oaks planted by HIM still
stand at Hamilton Grange embematlcd of the first
thirteen States OF the Union and strangely enough Of
the Congress District In which they Sir. Adams
WA born in Chicago on November g. ai3 but has lived
in Harlem which forms part Of his district, SINE
IT, on his fathers side he is Of New England an
cestry His mother was q Derarct a descendant Of
Role Demarest one If the French HuGuenots who
settled at New Rochelle. and was among the early
settlers of Harlem. He attended ard was graduated
from the public schools and City College. lie obtained
the degree LIB from Columbia College when he wds