The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-02
THE FIGHT FOR THE SENATE.
SoUB REPUBLICAN SEATS THAT MAY
BE WON mr. THE DEMOCRATS

srse Orange District Likely - be Redeemed
-ce-.oaore vesser's Defeat Predicted
=. the Chaatssqua Distriet-ceeeeshsI
Has Hard Fight :. the Utica District
The Denocrats Ssneaine OF Carrying
the Ouondaga-C Cortland District.
aosHrS, Nov. 1.-Thore Is strong probable
wvof electiug c. Fred Lamont. the Democratic
candidate for State Senator. thus making q
esin In the Senate for the Democrats. Sena.
TOR richardson. his opponent. has made an
nnenyable record. and although Platt and the
nacbine Republicans are sacrificing every
thor candidate for him. IL Is believed they
csnpot pull him through. Two years ago he
defeated the late Senator Peter Ward By an
insgnicnnt majority. and were Senator Ward
his opponent Ia this election he would
bury him ont OF sight One Of the things
the people Of Orange county have against him
"A his connection with q secret attempt to run
. bill through tho Legislature to increase the
salaries Of the County Judge, Surrogate, and
District Attorney. two OF whom are Republi-
Sans and ono Democrat. The scheme was
discovered in time and q protest from the in
dicnant taxpayers gave 1t q death stroke. the
Senator being compelled to kill it himself after
Il had been pushed through tho Assembly by
George W. Greene OF this place.
But the RECORD nc mau0 IN COnnCCslOu Win
the Birkett East River Bridge bill has made
his constituents blush ever since. He first
presented favorable report On tho bill from
the Committee on Commerce and Navigation.
which was signed by three other Senators.
making a majority OF the committee. He ad-
vocated the BILL said tho bridge was neces-
atty. and that action on the bill should not be
DELAYED. The bill was recommitted to allow
Senator O'Connor to DO heard on It Then o
certain interested New Yorker appeared in
Albany. and 1t was soon discovered that Sem
ator Richardson had changed front His only
excuse was that he did not know as much
about the bill before as he knew then. Evil
IDENTIFY that was the case.
The prospects for his dofeat are excellent
Lamont is assured TINT he will carry Sullivan
county despite the tremendous efforts Of the
@ a tse rams o
StansS 6 that sf s RoSarsons
t There viii be 70 change in the political com.
pexion Of the three Assembly districts in this
Senato district tss ft
district. his opponent being tho third candi-
S ess to o. stand Hssembiyman viii Be re-
elected III Sullivan. but Assemblyman Taylor
IN the First Orange has hard I'd fight His
and last year he was elected by only about ~.
This year. although he has stronger ,oppo-
@ and ao Fiat are o 5%asns
vEppEE LIKELY TO BE DEFEATED.
JAMESTOWN. Nov. 1.-The political situation
some peculiar features. and even those best
csr Is that ss Perry
yc,,ler. the Republican nominee. has encoun-
r no one . VIII" e' has "N witnessed the e an.
usually vigorous canvass he hos pros
sssa v the fer Better 81 ,o dSq ts
themselves against him. but he is also opposed
by na Hnns ssssons a and w hs
Dr. j. I. Edwards. is gentleman against
w wD Of s sure and With ths cembned Vote
Of tho Democracy and independent Republic
'4 anot IL warm tis%t IS in the Fi5st Assembly
district 81 %sr eGHy The If
achieve any great as blecsaitSs
IGNORED sad custom not of eh tn" tho AS
would have andoahtedly. been defeated
party fs whip was sufficient 70 Keep the delegates
in line. George II. Jewett. the Democratic
With another and more exciting local issue.
and with no past record to explain. Ginord was
y es sat esn s a2 s ss h
Another close contest will be in the Second
syeneer ss nom
nee. is opposed by Scion 9. Lang, who has
made vigorous canvass and entertains strong
The usual Rcpiblican vote will be polled by
all the other nominees IN this DISTRICT. and In
candidate for Comptroller. will probably run q
little ahead OF his ticket.
IN SENATOR coGGEsHALLs DISTRICT.
UTICA. Nov. 2;-Oneda is a Republican coun-
rstS IN fsspf ba that Was he stall
Harrison nearly 1000. The estimate made in
hs ynS
I they get that shsy will be doing better than
hhe ssS m Ds de'
and Fassett had about as big crowd last
very close. and the registration in the city and
county has been very large. Both sides will
f s as they
many personal friends. here and win have q
Of Irooman. whose home Is less than twenty
Qunliitance here. Flower Will LEAD the state
ticket on his side by about as many as Froo-
man will on the other.
There is some local fractional disafYection In
both parties. In the cnucuses there vas q big
fight between State Com mitteeman Beardsley
and the Cleyeund Democrats, aided by District
Attorney Jones and David A.. Dischler:
beatdsley won in every Assembly district. and
th., defeated faction Is sore How far this
will 60 Mt tho polls no one knows, for neither
side talks about it.. That it will have some |
factions among the Republicans. but their
light vii, DO most felt by county candidates:
An investigation into the adminisi alton of |
recent oherifIs. Coroners, CLERKS. and Superin |
lehdents oi the Poor has been going. on three |
weeks. and some startling revelations have |
been made. tits found TINT the county has been |
swindled out Of thouaands Of dollars byfraudu-
lent and exharbitunt charges. One Coroner |
charged and was paid for nearly thousand !
miles OF travel alleged to have been done In |
Dne day II was II frequent occurrence to hnd
miles of travel In q day in CoronersIbiils. II |
vas proven that hundreds Of dollars were paid |
Tor rotten meat sold to the county house and
buried on tho farm or fed to tl,e hogs as soon
rs delivered. Bills for merchandise Of all
sorts were shown where from 70 to i
l0O per cent oyer ordinary prices were /
charged. the bills audited by the Super /
stsors and paid by the county. The evidence /
hal haa ~