New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
A HOT CAMPAIGN IN ONEIDA.
DEMOCRATIC EFFORTS TO DEFEAT SENATOR
COGGESHALL
REPUBLICAN VICTORY PRoBABLE-THE OUT
LOOK IN VARIOUS ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.

LOOK IN VARIOUS ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
Utica. N. Y. oct. "a (specaD.-In this Senate DIS.
trict which holds within It's boundaries only the County
Of Oneida the Democrats putting forth great exer'
tons Senator. -Four tmos IN succession no"
four several Democratic candidates Senator nave been
defeated by man, Henry D. Coggeshal the present.
Republican Senator. 1t also happens that Mr. Cogges-
shalls Democratic opponent this year. Thomas f. Kinney
was his first antagonist. Mr.. Kinney was defeated In
1883, he promises to be this yeaF.
Senator Coggeshall however, is not man who VIII
ever be through overconndence He recognizes
the fact that Kinney working hard to be elected,
and he Coggeshal is also working hard to collect Votes'
The two candidates letween them, are making one oil
the hottest campaigns known in years IN oneua county
One decided advantage possessed by the ItepuOHeah
candidate that he has deal for his district
as Senator and also has passed bills which make MN
popular with the workngnen, farmers and soldiers OF the
district Last winter he passed ou making generous
appropriation for the instruction OF farmers at dary schools
In the best process Of cheese and butter making mas
much as Utca has the largest cheese market In New
York State, this bill has great local Importance ana MI
CoggeshaIs work this direction Is fully appreciated
Then he introduced resolutions which led TO the
passage the law against the sale OF oeomagarne
az butter thereby saving the millions Of dollars
Recently persuaded Legislature to pass resolutions
requesting Congress wholly to prohibit the manufacture
OF OeOmarga Inc.
In the interest Of workngmen Senator Coggeshau had
O law passed prohibiting labor by children
Oneida County is one Of the great hopgrowing counties
OF the State and therefore the rasers Of hops were
greatly pleased Coggeshal passed law pro-
hibtng the aduteraton Of malt liquors.
the line Of local measures, Senator Coggeshal
passed bill making good appropriation for the building
OF bridge Geneseest lie also secured an appro
praton to improve the sanitary condition oil the Erie
Canal the canal being menace to the health OF the
people OF Utica He persuaded the Legislature to pass
an act filing up Of the Chenango Canal In Utica
BY the filling up OF the canal and the sale Of the Land thus
acquired the city made considerable money In addition TO
improving its sanitary condition. In the last Legs
lature Mr. Cogsesha passed bill for the construction
OF an expensive cuvert the Erie Canal at West Utica
The voters of Rome yet forgotten that he OBJ
tanned $4,000 Deaf Mute Asylum in that
city.
The old Union soldiers were pleased when he passed
law making May 3d. Decoration Day. legal holiday He
also passed law providing that Union soldiers should
have the preference in Civil Service examinations, and
exemptlng soldiers from payment Of any poll tax.
Mr. Kinney was formerly Mayor Of U1ca, but gained
no popularity that Office lie IS especially supported
for Senator now by the Hi Democrats, and this does
not please the Cleveland Democrats who have heard that
Kinney favors the nomination d David b. Hill for Pres
dem.
The Republicans believe that they will two Of
the three Assembly districts Oneida County They now
have one Assembly district and the have two
In he LIST Assembly District the Republicans have NOM
mated T. S. Griffith, one Of the leading Weshmen In
Oneida County ard tie county has large number Of
Welshmcn in It. Mr.. GriAiths Is exceptionally pop
ular man and making strong run. The Democratic
candidate is Cornelius Haley, the present Democratic AS
semblyman. Mr.. Haley is no. entitled by virtue of his
acts Albany to reelection. On the contrary, he
should be defeated.
I'D Assembly District there is close tussle be-
tween d. c. Wacott Republican, and H. S. Patten, Dem
ocrat. Both lawyers and bo:h live in Whtestown.
The indications Mr.. WacOtt will be elected.
The IIId Assembly District IS strongly Republican and
there question Of the elect6f G.. w. Porter.
living The Of Stouben and OF the defeat Of
Leonard L. Adsit, the Democratic candidate.
Ex-Congessman J. S. Sherman said to-day "There is
question in my mind but that shall elect Senator
Coggeshal ard give large majority to FSsse for Gov
from oneida County. 1 also think tina: may
have three Republican Assembymen from oneida County
We shall complete october 81 with speech
here by Mr.. Fassctf that Will be worth hundreds OF
US"
The Republicans have made excellent nomination
FOR Assembman In Lewis County in the person
Crawford OF Chase's Lake. Mr. Crawford has already
Der during the session Of 1890. lie faithfully
represented his constituents and the people OF me State
being man always TO be depended upon the
forests OF the State. II will be a Pece OF great good
fortune 10 Lewis County IL he Is reelected. belongs
high ella OF members whose ought TO be in
creased at Albany. His Democratic opponent Assembly
man Gould. member of the whitewashing Canal In
vestgatng Committee and richly deserves defeat upon
that account, IL other.